| P. | # | Cl. | Rider | Bike | Best Lap | Gap | KM/H | On | Laps | Spd. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 41 | W |  Noriyuki HAGA |  Yamaha | 1:31.337 | 147.31 | 17 | 19 | 259.6 | |
| 2 | 39 | W | Shin'ya TAKEISHI |  Kawasaki | 1:31.496 | 0.159 | 147.06 | 22 | 23 | 263.4 |
| 3 | 3 | W |  John KOCINSKI | Honda | 1:31.651 | 0.314 | 146.81 | 23 | 23 | 260.8 |
| 4 | 52 | Shin'ichi ITO | Honda | 1:31.674 | 0.337 | 146.77 | 24 | 24 | 260.2 | |
| 5 | 2 | W |  Aaron SLIGHT | Honda | 1:31.739 | 0.402 | 146.67 | 20 | 23 | 265.3 |
| 6 | 8 | W | Akira YANAGAWA | Kawasaki | 1:31.754 | 0.417 | 146.64 | 19 | 24 | 261.5 |
| 7 | 22 | W | Scott RUSSELL | Yamaha | 1:31.856 | 0.519 | 146.48 | 16 | 22 | 255.3 |
| 8 | 37 | W | Keiichi KITAGAWA | Suzuki | 1:31.903 | 0.566 | 146.40 | 20 | 22 | 260.2 |
| 9 | 33 | W |  John REYNOLDS | Ducati | 1:31.987 | 0.650 | 146.27 | 15 | 23 | 253.5 |
| 10 | 7 | W |  Pierfrancesco CHILI | Ducati | 1:32.079 | 0.742 | 146.12 | 21 | 22 | 258.9 |
| 11 | 36 | W | Norihiko FUJIWARA | Yamaha | 1:32.163 | 0.826 | 145.99 | 21 | 24 | 256.5 |
| 12 | 15 | W | Piergiorgio BONTEMPI | Kawasaki | 1:32.288 | 0.951 | 145.79 | 19 | 21 | 258.3 |
| 13 | 6 | W | Simon CRAFAR | Kawasaki | 1:32.319 | 0.982 | 145.74 | 19 | 24 | 257.1 |
| 14 | 9 | W | Neil HODGSON | Ducati | 1:32.419 | 1.082 | 145.59 | 22 | 24 | 258.9 |
| 15 | 4 | W | Carl FOGARTY | Ducati | 1:32.539 | 1.202 | 145.40 | 17 | 22 | 259.6 |
| 16 | 38 | W | Katsuaki FUJIWARA | Suzuki | 1:32.564 | 1.227 | 145.36 | 9 | 22 | 261.5 |
| 17 | 53 | Kousuke AKIYOSHI | Suzuki | 1:32.618 | 1.281 | 145.27 | 13 | 13 | 256.5 | |
| 18 | 34 | W | Tamaki SERIZAWA | Suzuki | 1:32.730 | 1.393 | 145.10 | 17 | 24 | 260.2 |
| 19 | 40 | W | Yuichi TAKEDA | Honda | 1:32.983 | 1.646 | 144.70 | 18 | 22 | 262.1 |
| 20 | 35 | W | Akira RYO | Kawasaki | 1:33.101 | 1.764 | 144.52 | 20 | 21 | 260.8 |
| 21 | 51 | Wataru YOSHIKAWA | Yamaha | 1:33.387 | 2.050 | 144.08 | 10 | 10 | 254.1 | |
| 22 | 44 | W | Sean EMMETT | Ducati | 1:33.480 | 2.143 | 143.93 | 25 | 26 | 252.3 |
| 23 | 12 | W | James WHITHAM | Suzuki | 1:34.003 | 2.666 | 143.13 | 12 | 22 | 257.1 |
| 24 | 11 | W | Mike HALE | Suzuki | 1:34.072 | 2.735 | 143.03 | 19 | 21 | 254.1 |
| 25 | 14 | W | Makoto SUZUKI | Ducati | 1:34.108 | 2.771 | 142.97 | 15 | 23 | 253.5 |
| 26 | 55 | Ichiro ASAI | Ducati | 1:34.253 | 2.916 | 142.75 | 20 | 26 | 254.7 | |
| 27 | 54 | Shin'ya NAKATANI | Kawasaki | 1:34.497 | 3.160 | 142.39 | 11 | 22 | 251.1 | |
| 28 | 61 | Manabu KAMADA | Honda | 1:34.532 | 3.195 | 142.33 | 12 | 22 | 251.1 | |
| 29 | 31 | W |  Igor JERMAN | Kawasaki | 1:34.624 | 3.287 | 142.19 | 20 | 21 | 251.7 |
| 30 | 17 | W |  Pere RIBA | Honda | 1:35.059 | 3.722 | 141.54 | 21 | 22 | 248.8 |
| 31 | 60 | Shuya ARAI | Honda | 1:37.323 | 5.986 | 138.25 | 9 | 12 | 241.6 |
1997-10-03 to 1997-10-05
World Superbike Japanese Round
Sugo (Permanent circuit, 3.7375 km)
Attendance: 23,100
Event permit: IMN 102/11
Timekeepers: Federazione Italiana Cronometristi
Entries: 32 / Practised: 32 / Qualified: 32
Sessions
Free Practice 1
Scheduled duration: 60 mins
Started: 31 / Classified: 31
Scheduled start time: 11:30
Weather: ? / Track: ?
Results
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Sources:
Official results/ Official entry list/ 1997-10-05 live TV coverage/ Cycle News 1997-10-15 pg6-9/ MFJ Magazine No. 339 1997-11 pg25/ bikenet.co.uk/ superbike.it