1998 SUGO Superbike Race - Sugo - Final Results

1998 All Japan Superbike/Sugo

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

25 Apr, Sat

26 Apr, Sun

Warm-Up

Final

Scheduled duration: 25 laps
Started: 33 / Classified: 29

Scheduled start time: 13:20
Weather: Overcast / Track: Damp

Results

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P.	#	Rider	Bike	Laps	Time	Gap	KM/H	Best Lap	On	Gr.
1	6	Akira RYO	Suzuki	20	31:05.379		144.26	1:32.268	20	7
2	5	Shin'ichi ITO	Honda	20	31:06.302	0.923	144.19	1:32.314	18	1
3	7	Shin'ya TAKEISHI	Kawasaki	20	31:11.249	5.870	143.81	1:32.718	14	3
4	9	Keiichi KITAGAWA	Suzuki	20	31:13.168	7.789	143.66	1:32.740	5	5
5	8	Tamaki SERIZAWA	Kawasaki	20	31:25.456	20.077	142.72	1:33.071	11	2
6	36	Takahiro SOHWA	Honda	20	31:25.531	20.152	142.72	1:33.071	8	4
7	51	Kensuke HAGA	Yamaha	20	31:28.213	22.834	142.52	1:33.138	9	10
8	45	Toshiyuki HAMAGUCHI	Suzuki	20	31:30.001	24.622	142.38	1:33.265	9	6
9	13	Manabu KAMADA	Honda	20	31:43.315	37.936	141.38	1:34.160	7	11
10	916	Ichiro ASAI	Ducati	20	31:53.987	48.608	140.60	1:34.770	17	19
11	17	Yuji HARAGUCHI	Honda	20	31:57.124	51.745	140.37	1:34.424	19	20
12	16	Katsunori HASEGAWA	Yamaha	20	31:57.250	51.871	140.36	1:34.247	14	17
13	30	Takuma YAMAMOTO	Kawasaki	20	32:07.237	1:01.858	139.63	1:34.786	15	22
14	72	Naoshi NAKAGAWA	Honda	20	32:11.840	1:06.461	139.30	1:34.925	16	13
15	24	Yukihiro AOYANAGI	Yamaha	20	32:13.903	1:08.524	139.15	1:35.398	20	27
16	70	Yusuke TAKEYAMA	Yamaha	20	32:14.127	1:08.748	139.13	1:35.711	9	15
17	34	Takahiro FUKAMI	Yamaha	20	32:16.725	1:11.346	138.95	1:35.430	20	16
18	38	Ken'ichiro NAKAMURA	Honda	20	32:34.896	1:29.517	137.65	1:36.079	16	21
19	44	Yoshinobu TAKAHASHI	Honda	20	32:35.570	1:30.191	137.61	1:36.829	16	8
20	41	Jun'ichi KATO	Yamaha	20	32:36.055	1:30.676	137.57	1:36.626	5	26
21	771	Yoshihiko NAKAMURA	Yamaha	20	32:36.538	1:31.159	137.54	1:36.509	13	34
22	71	Katsuhito KOSHIYAMA	Honda	20	32:39.732	1:34.353	137.31	1:36.538	20	30
23	43	Yasuhiro ONODERA	Ducati	19	31:15.687	1 lap	136.29	1:37.344	11	23
24	50	Izumi MATSUBARA	Kawasaki	19	31:26.702	1 lap	135.50	1:37.586	19	33
25	28	Masayuki YAMANAKA	Ducati	19	31:27.241	1 lap	135.46	1:37.829	19	18
26	74	Norikazu ODAGIRI	Honda	19	31:28.304	1 lap	135.38	1:36.899	15	29
27	52	Makoto USUI	Yamaha	19	31:31.272	1 lap	135.17	1:37.994	13	32
28	55	Yoshihiko TAKATSUTO	Honda	19	31:40.605	1 lap	134.51	1:35.943	10	25
29	98	Atsushi WATANABE	Suzuki	17	--.---	3 laps		1:33.983	16	12
RT	65	Naoji YAMAZAKI	Kawasaki	9	--.---	---		1:36.273	6	28
RT	69	Hideaki TSUTSUI	Honda	6	--.---	---		1:40.817	4	31
RT	4	Wataru YOSHIKAWA	Yamaha	0	--.---	Accident				9
RT	21	Tomohiko KANEYASU	Honda	0	--.---	---				14
NS	61	Hideaki HOSHI	Ducati			Not started				24

Fastest lap	6	Akira RYO	Suzuki	1:32.268	on lap 20	145.83 km/h

Shortened from 25 to 20 laps due to weather conditions.

Rider notes

#98 Watanabe: Non-finisher, classified due to completing sufficient race distance.

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