| P. | # | Cl. | Rider | Bike | Best Lap | Gap | KM/H | On | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 |  Shin'ichi ITO | Honda | 2:10.141 | 162.21 | 4 | 11 | ||
| 2 | 7 | Shin'ya TAKEISHI | Kawasaki | 2:10.151 | 0.010 | 162.20 | 4 | 11 | |
| 3 | 3 | Yuichi TAKEDA | Honda | 2:10.615 | 0.474 | 161.62 | 10 | 10 | |
| 4 | 9 | Keiichi KITAGAWA | Suzuki | 2:10.697 | 0.556 | 161.52 | 8 | 10 | |
| 5 | 45 | Toshiyuki HAMAGUCHI | Suzuki | 2:10.774 | 0.633 | 161.43 | 9 | 11 | |
| 6 | 12 | Hitoyasu IZUTSU | Kawasaki | 2:11.499 | 1.358 | 160.54 | 7 | 10 | |
| 7 | 51 | Kensuke HAGA | Yamaha | 2:12.093 | 1.952 | 159.81 | 10 | 10 | |
| 8 | 19 | Osamu NISHIJIMA | Kawasaki | 2:12.632 | 2.491 | 159.17 | 7 | 11 | |
| 9 | 29 | Isami HIGASHIMURA | Kawasaki | 2:13.150 | 3.009 | 158.55 | 7 | 10 | |
| 10 | 67 | Naoto OGURA | Suzuki | 2:13.426 | 3.285 | 158.22 | 9 | 10 | |
| 11 | 16 | Katsunori HASEGAWA | Yamaha | 2:13.616 | 3.475 | 157.99 | 11 | 11 | |
| 12 | 916 | Ichiro ASAI | Ducati | 2:14.229 | 4.088 | 157.27 | 10 | 10 | |
| 13 | 24 | Yukihiro AOYANAGI | Yamaha | 2:14.420 | 4.279 | 157.05 | 10 | 11 | |
| 14 | 32 | Toshiya KOBAYASHI | Honda | 2:15.075 | 4.934 | 156.29 | 4 | 9 | |
| 15 | 65 | Masaaki TSUKAMOTO | Honda | 2:15.418 | 5.277 | 155.89 | 4 | 10 | |
| 16 | 40 | Kazuki SHIMIZU | Kawasaki | 2:15.850 | 5.709 | 155.39 | 9 | 11 | |
| 17 | 35 | Tamotsu MIZUSAWA | Kawasaki | 2:15.876 | 5.735 | 155.37 | 8 | 9 | |
| 18 | 99 | S-NK | Yoshiteru KONISHI | Honda | 2:16.143 | 6.002 | 155.06 | 8 | 10 |
| 19 | 53 | S-NK | Shin'ichiro IMAI | Kawasaki | 2:16.287 | 6.146 | 154.90 | 6 | 10 |
| 20 | 26 | S-NK | Ryuji TSURUTA | Kawasaki | 2:16.377 | 6.236 | 154.79 | 10 | 11 |
| 21 | 55 | Yoshihiko TAKATSUTO | Honda | 2:17.397 | 7.256 | 153.65 | 6 | 10 | |
| 22 | 63 | Ryuichi OSAKI | Suzuki | 2:17.592 | 7.451 | 153.43 | 10 | 11 | |
| 23 | 49 | Yoshinori KAMIMURA | Honda | 2:17.676 | 7.535 | 153.33 | 10 | 11 | |
| 24 | 69 | Keiji SHIOMI | Suzuki | 2:17.999 | 7.858 | 152.98 | 6 | 10 | |
| 25 | 89 | Tomonao AOKI | Suzuki | 2:18.096 | 7.955 | 152.87 | 9 | 9 | |
| 26 | 71 | Mamoru YAMAKAWA | Kawasaki | 2:18.512 | 8.371 | 152.41 | 7 | 9 | |
| 27 | 83 | S-NK | Shigeru YAMASHITA | Kawasaki | 2:18.653 | 8.512 | 152.25 | 9 | 10 |
| 28 | 75 | Hiroaki KAWASE | Suzuki | 2:18.757 | 8.616 | 152.14 | 8 | 11 | |
| 29 | 57 | S-NK | Takaharu KISHIDA | Kawasaki | 2:18.876 | 8.735 | 152.01 | 9 | 10 |
| 30 | 77 | Kozo MINAMIKAWA | Yamaha | 2:20.848 | 10.707 | 149.88 | 2 | 10 | |
| 31 | 61 | Yasunari KAWAMURA | Honda | 2:21.061 | 10.920 | 149.65 | 7 | 11 | |
| 32 | 87 | S-NK | Yasuhiro USAMI | Suzuki | 2:21.246 | 11.105 | 149.46 | 7 | 8 |
| 33 | 79 | Takumi SHIMIZU | Yamaha | 2:24.135 | 13.994 | 146.46 | 11 | 11 |
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 2 - Group B
Scheduled duration: 25 mins
Started: 33 / Classified: 33
Scheduled start time: 16:05
Weather: Sunny / Track: Dry
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