| P. | # | Cl. | Rider | Bike | Best Lap | Gap | KM/H | On | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 |  Tamaki SERIZAWA | Kawasaki | 1:42.208 | 131.64 | 12 | 15 | ||
| 2 | 5 | Shin'ichi ITO | Honda | 1:42.677 | 0.469 | 131.04 | 4 | 14 | |
| 3 | 7 | Shin'ya TAKEISHI | Kawasaki | 1:43.711 | 1.503 | 129.74 | 6 | 15 | |
| 4 | 36 | Takahiro SOHWA | Honda | 1:44.375 | 2.167 | 128.91 | 16 | 16 | |
| 5 | 9 | Keiichi KITAGAWA | Suzuki | 1:44.551 | 2.343 | 128.69 | 15 | 15 | |
| 6 | 45 | Toshiyuki HAMAGUCHI | Suzuki | 1:44.911 | 2.703 | 128.25 | 14 | 16 | |
| 7 | 6 | Akira RYO | Suzuki | 1:45.066 | 2.858 | 128.06 | 12 | 16 | |
| 8 | 44 | Yoshinobu TAKAHASHI | Honda | 1:45.961 | 3.753 | 126.98 | 9 | 15 | |
| 9 | 51 | Kensuke HAGA | Yamaha | 1:46.233 | 4.025 | 126.66 | 13 | 14 | |
| 10 | 13 | Manabu KAMADA | Honda | 1:46.280 | 4.072 | 126.60 | 14 | 14 | |
| 11 | 72 | Naoshi NAKAGAWA | Honda | 1:46.743 | 4.535 | 126.05 | 15 | 15 | |
| 12 | 98 | Atsushi WATANABE | Suzuki | 1:46.777 | 4.569 | 126.01 | 13 | 14 | |
| 13 | 21 | Tomohiko KANEYASU | Honda | 1:47.058 | 4.850 | 125.68 | 14 | 15 | |
| 14 | 34 | Takahiro FUKAMI | Yamaha | 1:47.311 | 5.103 | 125.38 | 16 | 16 | |
| 15 | 16 | Katsunori HASEGAWA | Yamaha | 1:47.513 | 5.305 | 125.15 | 13 | 13 | |
| 16 | 70 | Yusuke TAKEYAMA | Yamaha | 1:47.785 | 5.577 | 124.83 | 14 | 14 | |
| 17 | 28 | Masayuki YAMANAKA | Ducati | 1:47.886 | 5.678 | 124.71 | 15 | 15 | |
| 18 | 916 | Ichiro ASAI | Ducati | 1:47.954 | 5.746 | 124.64 | 9 | 16 | |
| 19 | 17 | Yuji HARAGUCHI | Honda | 1:48.391 | 6.183 | 124.13 | 14 | 15 | |
| 20 | 38 | Ken'ichiro NAKAMURA | Honda | 1:48.526 | 6.318 | 123.98 | 9 | 14 | |
| 21 | 30 | Takuma YAMAMOTO | Kawasaki | 1:48.632 | 6.424 | 123.86 | 14 | 15 | |
| 22 | 43 | Yasuhiro ONODERA | Ducati | 1:48.643 | 6.435 | 123.85 | 14 | 15 | |
| 23 | 61 | Hideaki HOSHI | Ducati | 1:48.768 | 6.560 | 123.70 | 16 | 16 | |
| 24 | 55 | Yoshihiko TAKATSUTO | Honda | 1:48.853 | 6.645 | 123.61 | 11 | 11 | |
| 25 | 41 | Jun'ichi KATO | Yamaha | 1:49.062 | 6.854 | 123.37 | 14 | 16 | |
| 26 | 24 | Yukihiro AOYANAGI | Yamaha | 1:49.070 | 6.862 | 123.36 | 16 | 16 | |
| 27 | 4 | Wataru YOSHIKAWA | Yamaha | 1:49.109 | 6.901 | 123.32 | 12 | 12 | |
| 28 | 65 | Naoji YAMAZAKI | Kawasaki | 1:49.728 | 7.520 | 122.62 | 6 | 7 | |
| 29 | 74 | Norikazu ODAGIRI | Honda | 1:50.104 | 7.896 | 122.20 | 13 | 14 | |
| 30 | 71 | Katsuhito KOSHIYAMA | Honda | 1:50.139 | 7.931 | 122.16 | 10 | 11 | |
| 31 | 69 | Hideaki TSUTSUI | Honda | 1:50.539 | 8.331 | 121.72 | 11 | 11 | |
| 32 | 52 | Makoto USUI | Yamaha | 1:50.741 | 8.533 | 121.50 | 15 | 16 | |
| 33 | 50 | Izumi MATSUBARA | Kawasaki | 1:51.048 | 8.840 | 121.16 | 11 | 16 | |
| 34 | 771 | Yoshihiko NAKAMURA | Yamaha | 1:52.097 | 9.889 | 120.03 | 14 | 14 | |
| 35 | 66 | Katsuya WATANABE | Honda | 1:52.390 | 10.182 | 119.72 | 14 | 14 | |
| 36 | 64 | Hidenori MAESOBA | Honda | 1:52.477 | 10.269 | 119.62 | 15 | 15 | |
| 37 | 46 | Keiichi NAKAZAWA | Kawasaki | 1:52.813 | 10.605 | 119.27 | 14 | 14 | |
| 38 | 63 | Hiroshi SAEKI | Kawasaki | 1:53.637 | 11.429 | 118.40 | 12 | 13 | |
| 39 | 68 | Ken'ichi SHIMODA | Kawasaki | 1:53.974 | 11.766 | 118.05 | 11 | 11 | |
| 40 | 67 | Morimichi GOMI | Kawasaki | 1:55.132 | 12.924 | 116.87 | 11 | 12 | |
| 41 | 62 | Yoshinori KAMIMURA | Honda | 1:55.579 | 13.371 | 116.41 | 11 | 11 |
1998-04-24 to 1998-04-26
SUGO Superbike Race
Sugo (Permanent circuit, 3.7375 km)
Attendance: 10,600
Entries: 43 / Practised: 41 / Qualified: 34
Sessions
Qualifying 1
Scheduled duration: 40 mins
Started: 41 / Classified: 41
Scheduled start time: 10:30
Weather: Cloudy / Track: Dry
Results
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Provisionally scheduled as 2 qualifying session of 20 minutes split into A and B groups.
Sources:
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