1997 MFJ Grand Prix Superbike Race in SUGO - Sugo - Overall qualifying

1997 All Japan Superbike/Sugo

1997-10-31 to 1997-11-02

MFJ Grand Prix Superbike Race in SUGO

Sugo (Permanent circuit, 3.7375 km)
Attendance: 36,600
Entries: 52 / Practised: 46 / Qualified: 40

Sessions

1 Nov, Sat

2 Nov, Sun

Warm-Up

Final

Overall qualifying

Results

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P.	#	Rider	Bike	Q1	Q2	Time	KM/H
1	20	Wataru YOSHIKAWA	Yamaha	1:30.629	1:33.037	1:30.629	148.46
2	4	Keiichi KITAGAWA	Suzuki	1:30.745	1:32.215	1:30.745	148.27
3	8	Noriyuki HAGA	Yamaha	1:30.775	1:30.971	1:30.775	148.22
4	6	Shin'ya TAKEISHI	Kawasaki	1:31.199	1:32.181	1:31.199	147.53
5	5	Katsuaki FUJIWARA	Suzuki	1:31.464	1:31.306	1:31.306	147.36
6	2	Akira RYO	Kawasaki	1:31.609	1:37.688	1:31.609	146.87
7	12	Shoichi TSUKAMOTO	Kawasaki	1:32.009	1:31.729	1:31.729	146.68
8	72	Shin'ichi ITO	Honda	1:31.877	1:31.853	1:31.853	146.48
9	45	Yuichi TAKEDA	Honda	1:32.085	1:33.163	1:32.085	146.12
10	14	Hitoyasu IZUTSU	Ducati	1:32.197	1:33.118	1:32.197	145.94
11	41	Takahiro SOHWA	Honda	1:32.349	1:43.332	1:32.349	145.70
12	11	Tamaki SERIZAWA	Suzuki	1:32.374	1:32.673	1:32.374	145.66
13	21	Manabu KAMADA	Honda	1:33.078	1:34.533	1:33.078	144.56
14	29	Yuji HARAGUCHI	Honda	1:33.139	1:34.728	1:33.139	144.46
15	31	Shin'ya NAKATANI	Kawasaki	1:33.466	1:35.413	1:33.466	143.96
16	25	Toshiya KOBAYASHI	Honda	1:34.155	1:35.798	1:34.155	142.90
17	16	Ryuji TSURUTA	Kawasaki	1:34.413	1:34.593	1:34.413	142.51
18	32	Yasuhiro ONODERA	Ducati	1:35.022	1:39.058	1:35.022	141.60
19	30	Yukihiro AOYANAGI	Yamaha	1:35.614	1:35.111	1:35.111	141.47
20	17	Katsunori HASEGAWA	Yamaha	1:35.118	1:38.419	1:35.118	141.46
21	47	Kiyokazu SATO	Honda	1:35.171	1:36.327	1:35.171	141.38
22	78	Katsushi FUJIBAYASHI	Yamaha	1:35.208	1:35.410	1:35.208	141.32
23	37	Hideaki TSUTSUI	Kawasaki	1:35.279	1:35.869	1:35.279	141.22
24	48	Takayuki SUZUKI	Honda	1:35.752	1:35.294	1:35.294	141.19
25	62	Eiji SASAKI	Suzuki	1:35.513	1:36.758	1:35.513	140.87
26	58	Takuma YAMAMOTO	Kawasaki	1:35.513	1:42.819	1:35.513	140.87
27	24	Hideo SENMYO	Honda	1:35.556	1:35.574	1:35.556	140.81
28	71	Katsuhito KOSHIYAMA	Honda	1:35.996	1:35.910	1:35.910	140.29
29	55	Ken'ichiro NAKAMURA	Honda	1:36.009	1:36.469	1:36.009	140.14
30	50	Izumi MATSUBARA	Kawasaki	1:36.082	1:36.245	1:36.082	140.04
31	51	Hiroshi OTA	Honda	1:36.218	1:36.305	1:36.218	139.84
32	56	Hitoshi TANIGUCHI	Yamaha	1:36.502	1:42.364	1:36.502	139.43
33	63	Ryuichi OSAKI	Suzuki	1:36.586	1:38.688	1:36.586	139.31
34	34	Takahiro FUKAMI	Yamaha	1:36.800	1:38.643	1:36.800	139.00
35	67	Keiichi NAKAZAWA	Kawasaki	1:36.906		1:36.906	138.85
36	771	Yoshihiko NAKAMURA	Yamaha		1:37.048	1:37.048	138.64
37	35	Kazuhiro IMURA	Kawasaki	1:37.181		1:37.181	138.45
38	76	Tamotsu NAKAMURA	Yamaha	1:37.950	1:38.822	1:37.950	137.37
39	59	Katsuya WATANABE	Honda	1:39.285	1:38.096	1:38.096	137.16
40	61	Hidenori MAESOBA	Honda	1:39.209	1:38.454	1:38.454	136.66
41	89	Tomonao AOKI	Suzuki	1:42.284	1:39.260	1:39.260	135.55
42	53	Katsutoshi ABIKO	Honda	1:38.968	1:39.234	1:38.968	135.95
(43)	46	Atsushi YOSHIHIRO	Honda	1:40.680	1:39.946	1:39.946	134.62
(44)	75	Kazuto ANZAI	Honda	1:40.269	1:42.733	1:40.269	134.19
(45)	54	Masayasu MAKITA	Honda	1:48.249	1:41.333	1:41.333	132.78
(46)	57	Ken'ichi SHIMODA	Kawasaki	1:46.253	1:42.709	1:42.709	131.00

Positions in parentheses denote riders who either did not receive a grid space, failed to meet qualifying requirements or withdrew after qualifying.

Sources:

Official results/ Official grid sheet/ Official program/ MotorLand2 TV coverage/ MFJ Magazine No. 330 1997⁠-⁠01/02 pg15/ MFJ Magazine No. 341 1998⁠-⁠01/02 pg64⁠-⁠66/ europark.com/ Motoracing⁠-⁠japan.com