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

Map of Motegi circuit.

Warm-Up

Scheduled duration: 10 mins
Started: 41 / Classified: 41

Scheduled start time: 09:50
Weather: Sunny / Track: Dry

P.#Cl.RiderBikeBest LapGapKM/HOnLaps
15Flag of JapanShin'ichi ITOHonda1:53.717151.9966
24Flag of JapanWataru YOSHIKAWAYamaha1:53.9970.280151.6156
37Flag of JapanShin'ya TAKEISHIKawasaki1:54.3290.612151.1755
48Flag of JapanTamaki SERIZAWAKawasaki1:54.6430.926150.7656
551Flag of JapanKensuke HAGAYamaha1:54.7241.007150.6525
645Flag of JapanToshiyuki HAMAGUCHISuzuki1:54.8331.116150.5156
79Flag of JapanKeiichi KITAGAWASuzuki1:54.9581.241150.3526
812Flag of JapanHitoyasu IZUTSUKawasaki1:55.0981.381150.1644
93Flag of JapanYuichi TAKEDAHonda1:55.3681.651149.8145
1036Flag of JapanTakahiro SOHWAHonda1:55.4231.706149.7456
1198Flag of JapanAtsushi WATANABESuzuki1:57.3263.609147.3155
1213Flag of JapanManabu KAMADAHonda1:57.4303.713147.1855
13916Flag of JapanIchiro ASAIDucati1:58.1554.438146.2834
1430Flag of JapanTakuma YAMAMOTOKawasaki1:58.4214.704145.9545
1559Flag of JapanToshiyuki ARAKAKIHonda1:58.7134.996145.5955
1617Flag of JapanYuji HARAGUCHIHonda1:58.7134.996145.5934
1741Flag of JapanJun'ichi KATOYamaha1:59.5335.816144.5955
1865Flag of JapanMasaaki TSUKAMOTOHonda2:00.2096.492143.7834
1916Flag of JapanKatsunori HASEGAWAYamaha2:00.2466.529143.7435
2048Flag of JapanTakayuki SUZUKIHonda2:00.2926.575143.6855
2153Flag of JapanNaoji YAMAZAKIKawasaki2:00.3086.591143.6655
2221Flag of JapanTomohiko KANEYASUHonda2:00.3866.669143.5745
2372Flag of JapanNaoshi NAKAGAWAHonda2:00.6486.931143.2655
2444Flag of JapanYoshinobu TAKAHASHIHonda2:01.1767.459142.6335
2524Flag of JapanYukihiro AOYANAGIYamaha2:01.6537.936142.0744
2638Flag of JapanKen'ichiro NAKAMURAHonda2:01.7348.017141.9855
2763Flag of JapanRyuichi OSAKISuzuki2:01.8118.094141.8955
2850Flag of JapanHiroshi SAEKIKawasaki2:02.1288.411141.5244
2925Flag of JapanKei NASHIMOTOHonda2:02.3388.621141.2835
3052Flag of JapanMakoto USUIYamaha2:02.8229.105140.7255
3155Flag of JapanYoshihiko TAKATSUTOHonda2:02.8519.134140.6955
3260Flag of JapanToshitake MATSUSHITAKawasaki2:03.0129.295140.5044
3358Flag of JapanHideaki TSUTSUIHonda2:03.5909.873139.8555
3454Flag of JapanYoshihiko NAKAMURAYamaha2:03.85610.139139.5545
3556Flag of JapanHitoshi TANIGUCHIYamaha2:04.29310.576139.0655
3647Flag of JapanKeiichi NAKAZAWAKawasaki2:05.09111.374138.1745
3757Flag of JapanMorimichi GOMIKawasaki2:06.01312.296137.1655
3846Flag of JapanAtsushi YOSHIHIROHonda2:06.15812.441137.0035
3971Flag of JapanHiroki TAKANOYamaha2:06.35912.642136.7845
4049Flag of JapanYoshinori KAMIMURAHonda2:07.11813.401135.9745
4161Flag of JapanYasunari KAWAMURAHonda2:07.48913.772135.5745
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