| P. | # | Cl. | Rider | Bike | Best Lap | Gap | KM/H | On | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 |  Akira RYO | Suzuki | 2:15.200 | 156.14 | 11 | 11 | ||
| 2 | 4 | Wataru YOSHIKAWA | Yamaha | 2:15.896 | 0.696 | 155.34 | 8 | 9 | |
| 3 | 1 | Noriyuki HAGA | Yamaha | 2:16.559 | 1.359 | 154.59 | 9 | 10 | |
| 4 | 56 |  Neil HODGSON | Kawasaki | 2:16.995 | 1.795 | 154.10 | 11 | 15 | |
| 5 | 13 | Manabu KAMADA | Honda | 2:18.157 | 2.957 | 152.80 | 6 | 11 | |
| 6 | 17 | Yuji HARAGUCHI | Honda | 2:18.565 | 3.365 | 152.35 | 10 | 10 | |
| 7 | 21 | Tomohiko KANEYASU | Honda | 2:18.784 | 3.584 | 152.11 | 11 | 11 | |
| 8 | 41 | Jun'ichi KATO | Yamaha | 2:18.823 | 3.623 | 152.07 | 8 | 11 | |
| 9 | 8 | Tamaki SERIZAWA | Kawasaki | 2:19.040 | 3.840 | 151.83 | 9 | 9 | |
| 10 | 34 | Takahiro FUKAMI | Yamaha | 2:19.751 | 4.551 | 151.06 | 4 | 4 | |
| 11 | 38 | Ken'ichiro NAKAMURA | Honda | 2:19.784 | 4.584 | 151.02 | 9 | 9 | |
| 12 | 36 | Takahiro SOHWA | Honda | 2:19.874 | 4.674 | 150.92 | 4 | 8 | |
| 13 | 27 | Shuya ARAI | Honda | 2:20.035 | 4.835 | 150.75 | 6 | 10 | |
| 14 | 72 | Naoshi NAKAGAWA | Honda | 2:20.419 | 5.219 | 150.34 | 8 | 10 | |
| 15 | 70 | Yusuke TAKEYAMA | Yamaha | 2:20.615 | 5.415 | 150.13 | 10 | 11 | |
| 16 | 48 | Takayuki SUZUKI | Honda | 2:21.273 | 6.073 | 149.43 | 11 | 11 | |
| 17 | 46 | S-NK | Makoto TOKINAGA | Yamaha | 2:21.324 | 6.124 | 149.38 | 10 | 10 |
| 18 | 62 | S-NK | Masaru MIZUTANI | Suzuki | 2:21.452 | 6.252 | 149.24 | 9 | 9 |
| 19 | 25 | Kei NASHIMOTO | Honda | 2:21.517 | 6.317 | 149.17 | 9 | 9 | |
| 20 | 82 | Hiroki KOBAYASHI | Suzuki | 2:21.547 | 6.347 | 149.14 | 9 | 9 | |
| 21 | 84 | S-NK | Takatoshi ONISHI | Yamaha | 2:21.722 | 6.522 | 148.96 | 10 | 10 |
| 22 | 68 | Hideki ONISHI | Kawasaki | 2:22.459 | 7.259 | 148.19 | 9 | 9 | |
| 23 | 74 | Norikazu ODAGIRI | Honda | 2:22.743 | 7.543 | 147.89 | 9 | 9 | |
| 24 | 50 | S-NK | Minoru OUCHIDA | Kawasaki | 2:23.911 | 8.711 | 146.69 | 6 | 6 |
| 25 | 52 | Makoto USUI | Yamaha | 2:25.952 | 10.752 | 144.64 | 9 | 10 | |
| 26 | 86 | S-NK | Koji ADACHI | Honda | 2:26.645 | 11.445 | 143.96 | 10 | 10 |
| 27 | 44 | Yoshinobu TAKAHASHI | Honda | 2:27.087 | 11.887 | 143.52 | 8 | 9 | |
| 28 | 88 | Tohru SUZUKI | Kawasaki | 2:27.648 | 12.448 | 142.98 | 10 | 10 | |
| 29 | 58 | S-NK | Shigetoshi KOBAYASHI | Suzuki | 2:28.347 | 13.147 | 142.30 | 7 | 9 |
| 30 | 66 | Katsuya WATANABE | Honda | 2:30.213 | 15.013 | 140.54 | 8 | 8 | |
| 31 | 64 | Hidenori MAESOBA | Honda | 2:31.047 | 15.847 | 139.76 | 8 | 8 | |
| 32 | 76 | Shogo TAKEMI | Yamaha | 2:32.431 | 17.231 | 138.49 | 5 | 7 | |
| 33 | 78 | Tetsuya BITO | Suzuki | 2:32.438 | 17.238 | 138.49 | 8 | 10 | |
| 34 | 54 | Takaaki JIN | Honda | 2:47.358 | 32.158 | 126.14 | 3 | 7 |
1998-05-29 to 1998-05-31
Suzuka Superbike 200km Race
Suzuka (Permanent circuit, 5.8640 km)
Attendance: 22,000
Entries: 76 / Practised: 67 / Qualified: 44
Sessions
Qualifying 1 - Group A
Scheduled duration: 25 mins
Started: 34 / Classified: 34
Scheduled start time: 10:30
Weather: Overcast / Track: Wet
Results
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Sources:
Official results/ Official entry list/ Official program/ Official grid sheet/ 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