| P. | # | Cl. | Rider | Bike | Best Lap | Gap | KM/H | On | Laps | Spd. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 41 | W |  Noriyuki HAGA |  Yamaha | 1:30.614 | 148.49 | 26 | 261.5 | ||
| 2 | 8 | W | Akira YANAGAWA | Kawasaki | 1:31.107 | 0.493 | 147.68 | 27 | 263.4 | |
| 3 | 34 | W | Tamaki SERIZAWA | Suzuki | 1:31.284 | 0.670 | 147.40 | 27 | 264.7 | |
| 4 | 2 | W |  Aaron SLIGHT |  Honda | 1:31.314 | 0.700 | 147.35 | 23 | 266.6 | |
| 5 | 15 | W |  Piergiorgio BONTEMPI | Kawasaki | 1:31.322 | 0.708 | 147.34 | 22 | 254.7 | |
| 6 | 7 | W | Pierfrancesco CHILI | Ducati | 1:31.345 | 0.731 | 147.30 | 25 | 259.6 | |
| 7 | 4 | W |  Carl FOGARTY | Ducati | 1:31.345 | 0.731 | 147.30 | 28 | 262.1 | |
| 8 | 36 | W | Norihiko FUJIWARA | Yamaha | 1:31.414 | 0.800 | 147.19 | 26 | 258.9 | |
| 9 | 6 | W | Simon CRAFAR | Kawasaki | 1:31.429 | 0.815 | 147.16 | 28 | 261.5 | |
| 10 | 51 | Wataru YOSHIKAWA | Yamaha | 1:31.442 | 0.828 | 147.14 | 23 | 258.3 | ||
| 11 | 37 | W | Keiichi KITAGAWA | Suzuki | 1:31.450 | 0.836 | 147.13 | 24 | 264.0 | |
| 12 | 22 | W |  Scott RUSSELL | Yamaha | 1:31.473 | 0.859 | 147.09 | 19 | 255.9 | |
| 13 | 39 | W | Shin'ya TAKEISHI | Kawasaki | 1:31.521 | 0.907 | 147.02 | 28 | 264.0 | |
| 14 | 3 | W | John KOCINSKI | Honda | 1:31.583 | 0.969 | 146.92 | 22 | 264.0 | |
| 15 | 35 | W | Akira RYO | Kawasaki | 1:31.687 | 1.073 | 146.75 | 27 | 263.4 | |
| 16 | 40 | W | Yuichi TAKEDA | Honda | 1:31.690 | 1.076 | 146.74 | 27 | 265.3 | |
| 17 | 53 | Kousuke AKIYOSHI | Suzuki | 1:31.716 | 1.102 | 146.70 | 27 | 262.1 | ||
| 18 | 38 | W | Katsuaki FUJIWARA | Suzuki | 1:31.744 | 1.130 | 146.66 | 22 | 264.0 | |
| 19 | 52 | Shin'ichi ITO | Honda | 1:31.808 | 1.194 | 146.56 | 24 | 262.1 | ||
| 20 | 44 | W | Sean EMMETT | Ducati | 1:31.815 | 1.201 | 146.54 | 23 | 261.5 | |
| 21 | 33 | W | John REYNOLDS | Ducati | 1:31.841 | 1.227 | 146.50 | 21 | 256.5 | |
| 22 | 9 | W | Neil HODGSON | Ducati | 1:32.536 | 1.922 | 145.40 | 23 | 260.8 | |
| 23 | 11 | W | Mike HALE | Suzuki | 1:32.686 | 2.072 | 145.17 | 25 | 260.8 | |
| 24 | 14 | W | Makoto SUZUKI | Ducati | 1:32.904 | 2.290 | 144.83 | 25 | 257.1 | |
| 25 | 61 | Manabu KAMADA | Honda | 1:32.935 | 2.321 | 144.78 | 25 | 254.1 | ||
| 26 | 17 | W |  Pere RIBA | Honda | 1:33.182 | 2.568 | 144.39 | 17 | 253.5 | |
| 27 | 12 | W | James WHITHAM | Suzuki | 1:33.367 | 2.753 | 144.11 | 22 | 258.9 | |
| 28 | 31 | W |  Igor JERMAN | Kawasaki | 1:33.571 | 2.957 | 143.79 | 22 | 253.5 | |
| 29 | 58 | Katsunori HASEGAWA | Yamaha | 1:33.571 | 2.957 | 143.79 | 27 | 251.1 | ||
| 30 | 55 | Ichiro ASAI | Ducati | 1:33.671 | 3.057 | 143.64 | 26 | 257.7 | ||
| 31 | 54 | Shin'ya NAKATANI | Kawasaki | 1:33.857 | 3.243 | 143.36 | 25 | 252.3 | ||
| 32 | 60 | Shuya ARAI | Honda | 1:34.454 | 3.840 | 142.45 | 27 | 242.6 |
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 2
Scheduled duration: 60 mins
Started: 32 / Classified: 32
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