| P. | # | Cl. | Rider | Bike | Best Lap | Gap | KM/H | On | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 |  Shin'ichi ITO | Honda | 1:42.011 | 131.90 | 14 | 14 | ||
| 2 | 8 | Tamaki SERIZAWA | Kawasaki | 1:42.789 | 0.778 | 130.90 | 15 | 16 | |
| 3 | 7 | Shin'ya TAKEISHI | Kawasaki | 1:43.837 | 1.826 | 129.58 | 12 | 13 | |
| 4 | 36 | Takahiro SOHWA | Honda | 1:44.298 | 2.287 | 129.01 | 15 | 15 | |
| 5 | 4 | Wataru YOSHIKAWA | Yamaha | 1:46.199 | 4.188 | 126.70 | 11 | 16 | |
| 6 | 45 | Toshiyuki HAMAGUCHI | Suzuki | 1:46.460 | 4.449 | 126.39 | 6 | 14 | |
| 7 | 9 | Keiichi KITAGAWA | Suzuki | 1:46.466 | 4.455 | 126.38 | 13 | 14 | |
| 8 | 44 | Yoshinobu TAKAHASHI | Honda | 1:46.473 | 4.462 | 126.37 | 7 | 14 | |
| 9 | 6 | Akira RYO | Suzuki | 1:46.559 | 4.548 | 126.27 | 10 | 15 | |
| 10 | 98 | Atsushi WATANABE | Suzuki | 1:46.565 | 4.554 | 126.26 | 13 | 14 | |
| 11 | 21 | Tomohiko KANEYASU | Honda | 1:46.996 | 4.985 | 125.75 | 6 | 6 | |
| 12 | 70 | Yusuke TAKEYAMA | Yamaha | 1:47.144 | 5.133 | 125.58 | 7 | 8 | |
| 13 | 13 | Manabu KAMADA | Honda | 1:47.714 | 5.703 | 124.91 | 11 | 16 | |
| 14 | 51 | Kensuke HAGA | Yamaha | 1:47.859 | 5.848 | 124.75 | 14 | 15 | |
| 15 | 16 | Katsunori HASEGAWA | Yamaha | 1:47.867 | 5.856 | 124.74 | 8 | 12 | |
| 16 | 916 | Ichiro ASAI | Ducati | 1:47.890 | 5.879 | 124.71 | 14 | 14 | |
| 17 | 28 | Masayuki YAMANAKA | Ducati | 1:48.478 | 6.467 | 124.03 | 10 | 14 | |
| 18 | 30 | Takuma YAMAMOTO | Kawasaki | 1:48.939 | 6.928 | 123.51 | 10 | 16 | |
| 19 | 41 | Jun'ichi KATO | Yamaha | 1:49.691 | 7.680 | 122.66 | 13 | 15 | |
| 20 | 38 | Ken'ichiro NAKAMURA | Honda | 1:49.840 | 7.829 | 122.50 | 8 | 15 | |
| 21 | 34 | Takahiro FUKAMI | Yamaha | 1:50.119 | 8.108 | 122.19 | 12 | 13 | |
| 22 | 24 | Yukihiro AOYANAGI | Yamaha | 1:50.427 | 8.416 | 121.85 | 11 | 16 | |
| 23 | 17 | Yuji HARAGUCHI | Honda | 1:50.570 | 8.559 | 121.69 | 13 | 13 | |
| 24 | 61 | Hideaki HOSHI | Ducati | 1:51.008 | 8.997 | 121.21 | 7 | 10 | |
| 25 | 43 | Yasuhiro ONODERA | Ducati | 1:51.138 | 9.127 | 121.07 | 5 | 8 | |
| 26 | 50 | Izumi MATSUBARA | Kawasaki | 1:51.365 | 9.354 | 120.82 | 9 | 15 | |
| 27 | 69 | Hideaki TSUTSUI | Honda | 1:51.372 | 9.361 | 120.81 | 9 | 15 | |
| 28 | 74 | Norikazu ODAGIRI | Honda | 1:51.715 | 9.704 | 120.44 | 10 | 15 | |
| 29 | 62 | Yoshinori KAMIMURA | Honda | 1:52.855 | 10.844 | 119.22 | 11 | 16 | |
| 30 | 46 | Keiichi NAKAZAWA | Kawasaki | 1:52.929 | 10.918 | 119.15 | 5 | 15 | |
| 31 | 64 | Hidenori MAESOBA | Honda | 1:53.548 | 11.537 | 118.50 | 14 | 15 | |
| 32 | 55 | Yoshihiko TAKATSUTO | Honda | 1:53.556 | 11.545 | 118.49 | 3 | 8 | |
| 33 | 68 | Ken'ichi SHIMODA | Kawasaki | 1:53.570 | 11.559 | 118.47 | 12 | 12 | |
| 34 | 72 | Naoshi NAKAGAWA | Honda | 1:53.940 | 11.929 | 118.09 | 10 | 11 | |
| 35 | 771 | Yoshihiko NAKAMURA | Yamaha | 1:54.048 | 12.037 | 117.98 | 5 | 12 | |
| 36 | 52 | Makoto USUI | Yamaha | 1:54.888 | 12.877 | 117.11 | 8 | 8 | |
| 37 | 63 | Hiroshi SAEKI | Kawasaki | 1:55.212 | 13.201 | 116.78 | 4 | 13 | |
| 38 | 66 | Katsuya WATANABE | Honda | 1:55.905 | 13.894 | 116.09 | 14 | 14 | |
| 39 | 71 | Katsuhito KOSHIYAMA | Honda | 1:56.204 | 14.193 | 115.79 | 4 | 9 |
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 2
Scheduled duration: 40 mins
Started: 39 / Classified: 39
Scheduled start time: 14:50
Weather: Variable / 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