| P. | # | Cl. | Rider | Bike | Best Lap | Gap | KM/H | On | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 |  Shin'ya TAKEISHI | Kawasaki | 1:53.242 | 152.63 | 16 | 17 | ||
| 2 | 5 | Shin'ichi ITO | Honda | 1:53.398 | 0.156 | 152.42 | 9 | 19 | |
| 3 | 4 | Wataru YOSHIKAWA | Yamaha | 1:53.894 | 0.652 | 151.75 | 13 | 19 | |
| 4 | 45 | Toshiyuki HAMAGUCHI | Suzuki | 1:54.089 | 0.847 | 151.49 | 16 | 19 | |
| 5 | 12 | Hitoyasu IZUTSU | Kawasaki | 1:54.278 | 1.036 | 151.24 | 9 | 15 | |
| 6 | 3 | Yuichi TAKEDA | Honda | 1:54.545 | 1.303 | 150.89 | 9 | 17 | |
| 7 | 8 | Tamaki SERIZAWA | Kawasaki | 1:54.640 | 1.398 | 150.76 | 13 | 15 | |
| 8 | 51 | Kensuke HAGA | Yamaha | 1:54.744 | 1.502 | 150.63 | 14 | 17 | |
| 9 | 9 | Keiichi KITAGAWA | Suzuki | 1:55.057 | 1.815 | 150.22 | 16 | 16 | |
| 10 | 36 | Takahiro SOHWA | Honda | 1:55.640 | 2.398 | 149.46 | 14 | 15 | |
| 11 | 98 | Atsushi WATANABE | Suzuki | 1:56.914 | 3.672 | 147.83 | 15 | 15 | |
| 12 | 13 | Manabu KAMADA | Honda | 1:57.414 | 4.172 | 147.20 | 12 | 16 | |
| 13 | 59 | Toshiyuki ARAKAKI | Honda | 1:57.601 | 4.359 | 146.97 | 15 | 18 | |
| 14 | 30 | Takuma YAMAMOTO | Kawasaki | 1:57.622 | 4.380 | 146.94 | 17 | 17 | |
| 15 | 916 | Ichiro ASAI | Ducati | 1:57.725 | 4.483 | 146.81 | 16 | 19 | |
| 16 | 17 | Yuji HARAGUCHI | Honda | 1:57.809 | 4.567 | 146.71 | 10 | 16 | |
| 17 | 21 | Tomohiko KANEYASU | Honda | 1:57.980 | 4.738 | 146.50 | 10 | 14 | |
| 18 | 41 | Jun'ichi KATO | Yamaha | 1:58.280 | 5.038 | 146.12 | 15 | 18 | |
| 19 | 48 | Takayuki SUZUKI | Honda | 1:58.369 | 5.127 | 146.01 | 15 | 16 | |
| 20 | 65 | Masaaki TSUKAMOTO | Honda | 1:58.775 | 5.533 | 145.52 | 15 | 17 | |
| 21 | 38 | Ken'ichiro NAKAMURA | Honda | 1:59.152 | 5.910 | 145.06 | 15 | 16 | |
| 22 | 24 | Yukihiro AOYANAGI | Yamaha | 2:00.006 | 6.764 | 144.02 | 10 | 18 | |
| 23 | 72 | Naoshi NAKAGAWA | Honda | 2:00.122 | 6.880 | 143.88 | 9 | 16 | |
| 24 | 53 | Naoji YAMAZAKI | Kawasaki | 2:00.301 | 7.059 | 143.67 | 14 | 14 | |
| 25 | 50 | Hiroshi SAEKI | Kawasaki | 2:00.357 | 7.115 | 143.60 | 13 | 17 | |
| 26 | 16 | Katsunori HASEGAWA | Yamaha | 2:00.605 | 7.363 | 143.31 | 10 | 10 | |
| 27 | 63 | Ryuichi OSAKI | Suzuki | 2:00.744 | 7.502 | 143.14 | 18 | 18 | |
| 28 | 55 | Yoshihiko TAKATSUTO | Honda | 2:01.711 | 8.469 | 142.01 | 4 | 16 | |
| 29 | 25 | Kei NASHIMOTO | Honda | 2:01.750 | 8.508 | 141.96 | 3 | 4 | |
| 30 | 60 | Toshitake MATSUSHITA | Kawasaki | 2:01.913 | 8.671 | 141.77 | 17 | 18 | |
| 31 | 56 | Hitoshi TANIGUCHI | Yamaha | 2:02.315 | 9.073 | 141.30 | 8 | 15 | |
| 32 | 54 | Yoshihiko NAKAMURA | Yamaha | 2:02.592 | 9.350 | 140.98 | 15 | 15 | |
| 33 | 52 | Makoto USUI | Yamaha | 2:02.694 | 9.452 | 140.87 | 15 | 17 | |
| 34 | 61 | Yasunari KAWAMURA | Honda | 2:03.255 | 10.013 | 140.23 | 8 | 12 | |
| 35 | 58 | Hideaki TSUTSUI | Honda | 2:03.504 | 10.262 | 139.94 | 11 | 12 | |
| 36 | 49 | Yoshinori KAMIMURA | Honda | 2:03.772 | 10.530 | 139.64 | 15 | 17 | |
| 37 | 46 | Atsushi YOSHIHIRO | Honda | 2:04.443 | 11.201 | 138.89 | 18 | 18 | |
| 38 | 57 | Morimichi GOMI | Kawasaki | 2:04.916 | 11.674 | 138.36 | 15 | 17 | |
| 39 | 71 | Hiroki TAKANO | Yamaha | 2:05.597 | 12.355 | 137.61 | 15 | 17 | |
| 40 | 47 | Keiichi NAKAZAWA | Kawasaki | 2:06.533 | 13.291 | 136.59 | 15 | 15 |
1998-04-10 to 1998-04-12
Motegi Superbike Race
Motegi (Permanent circuit, 4.8010 km)
Attendance: 12,000
Entries: 44 / Practised: 42 / Qualified: 38
Sessions
Qualifying 2
Scheduled duration: 40 mins
Started: 40 / Classified: 40
Scheduled start time: 15:40
Weather: Sunny / Track: Dry
Results
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Rider notes
#59 Arakaki: Disciplinary warning for ignoring chequered flag.
Sources:
Official results/ Official entry list/ Official program/ Official grid sheet/ MotorLand2 TV coverage/ MFJ Magazine No. 352 1999-01 pg60-62/ bike.ne.jp/ europark.com/ honda.co.jp/motorsports/ moriwaki.co.jp/ motoracing-japan.com/ Photos by roadrace.jog.buttobi.net