| # | Cl. | Rider | Age | Bike | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 |  Yuichi TAKEDA | 20 |  Honda RC45 | Team LUCKY STRIKE Honda | |
| 4 | Wataru YOSHIKAWA | 28 |  Yamaha YZF750 | Marlboro YAMAHA | |
| 5 | Shin'ichi ITO | 31 | Honda RC45 | Team LUCKY STRIKE Honda | |
| 6 | Akira RYO | 30 | Suzuki GSX-R750 | Team SUZUKI | |
| 7 | Shin'ya TAKEISHI | 30 | Kawasaki ZX-7RR | Kawasaki Racing Team | |
| 8 | Tamaki SERIZAWA | 25 | Kawasaki ZX-7RR | Kawasaki Racing Team | |
| 9 | Keiichi KITAGAWA | 31 | Suzuki GSX-R750 | Team SUZUKI | |
| 12 | Hitoyasu IZUTSU | 27 | Kawasaki ZX-7RR | Kawasaki Racing Team | |
| 13 | Manabu KAMADA | 27 | Honda RC45 | Team SAKURAI Honda | |
| 16 | Katsunori HASEGAWA | 29 | Yamaha YZF750 | TEAM ITA & RC-SUGO | |
| 17 | Yuji HARAGUCHI | ? | Honda RC45 | Sofukai • Suzuka Racing Team | |
| 21 | Tomohiko KANEYASU | 36 | Honda RC45 | Defi T.KANEYASU | |
| 24 | Yukihiro AOYANAGI | ? | Yamaha YZF750 | SWIFT • R • MOTUL | |
| 25 | Kei NASHIMOTO | 27 | Honda VTR1000F | MORIWAKI Racing | |
| 26 | S-NK | Ryuji TSURUTA | 32 | Kawasaki ZX-9R | Team YELLOWCORN |
| 28 | Masayuki YAMANAKA | ? | Ducati 916 | Racing Team HONEYBEE | |
| 30 | Takuma YAMAMOTO | ? | Kawasaki ZX-7RR | TEAM GREEN | |
| 36 | Takahiro SOHWA | 32 | Honda RC45 | Team Iwaki | |
| 38 | Ken'ichiro NAKAMURA | 29 | Honda RC45 | Honda Blue Helmets MSC | |
| 41 | Jun'ichi KATO | ? | Yamaha YZF750 | Team YDS | |
| 44 | Yoshinobu TAKAHASHI | 30 |  Honda RC45 | D.D. BOYS Racing | |
| 45 | Toshiyuki HAMAGUCHI | 27 | Suzuki GSX-R750 | Yoshimura SUZUKI GP1 Plus | |
| 46 | Atsushi YOSHIHIRO | ? | Honda RC45 | CLUBNEXT & Seven Stars & MKC | |
| 47 | Keiichi NAKAZAWA | ? | Kawasaki ZX-7RR | Endo Wagyo RT & Space Art | |
| 48 | Takayuki SUZUKI | ? | Honda RC45 | BLUE HELMETS PG Racing | |
| 49 | Yoshinori KAMIMURA | ? | Honda VTR1000F | P's Supply + Nakai Wagyo | |
| 50 | Hiroshi SAEKI | ? | Kawasaki ZX-7RR | WOODSTOCK Racing Team | |
| 51 | Kensuke HAGA | 24 | Yamaha YZF750 | Marlboro YAMAHA | |
| 52 | Makoto USUI | ? | Yamaha YZF750 | Racing Team OutRun | |
| 53 | Naoji YAMAZAKI | ? | Kawasaki ZX-7RR | KAZE East & MST RT | |
| 54 | Yoshihiko NAKAMURA | ? | Yamaha YZF750 | MVPROJECT+T's | |
| 55 | Yoshihiko TAKATSUTO | ? | Honda RC45 | D.D. BOYS Racing | |
| 56 | Hitoshi TANIGUCHI | ? | Yamaha YZF750 | Companion Friends & Moto Katayanagi | |
| 57 | Morimichi GOMI | ? | Kawasaki ZX-7RR | RS-ITOH | |
| 58 | Hideaki TSUTSUI | 31 | Honda VTR1000F | MRD T-CRAFT | |
| 59 | Toshiyuki ARAKAKI | 33 | Honda RC45 | Team VITALSPIRIT | |
| 60 | Toshitake MATSUSHITA | ? | Kawasaki ZX-7RR | RP Tire House & YRT☆WAKO'S | |
| 61 | Yasunari KAWAMURA | ? | Honda RC45 | HONDA Kumamoto Racing | |
| 63 | Ryuichi OSAKI | ? | Suzuki GSX-R750 | Mikuni・TELLY&KALLY | |
| 65 | Masaaki TSUKAMOTO | ? | Honda RC45 | HONDA Kumamoto Racing | |
| 71 | Hiroki TAKANO | ? | Yamaha YZF750 | AUTO BOY RC & Ibaraki University Car Club | |
| 72 | Naoshi NAKAGAWA | ? | Honda RC45 | Honda HAMAYUKAI Hamamatsu Escargot | |
| 98 | Atsushi WATANABE | 21 | Suzuki TL1000R | Team SUZUKI | |
| 916 | Ichiro ASAI | 24 | Ducati 916 | Team FOUNDATION |
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
Entry list
Struck out text denotes riders on entry list who did not participate.
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