| P. | # | Cl. | Rider | Bike | Best Lap | Gap | KM/H | On | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 |  Shin'ya TAKEISHI | Kawasaki | 2:09.155 | 163.45 | 8 | 11 | ||
| 2 | 5 | Shin'ichi ITO | Honda | 2:09.305 | 0.150 | 163.26 | 8 | 11 | |
| 3 | 8 | Tamaki SERIZAWA | Kawasaki | 2:09.878 | 0.723 | 162.54 | 3 | 11 | |
| 4 | 3 | Yuichi TAKEDA | Honda | 2:09.879 | 0.724 | 162.54 | 9 | 11 | |
| 5 | 12 | Hitoyasu IZUTSU | Kawasaki | 2:10.296 | 1.141 | 162.02 | 7 | 9 | |
| 6 | 51 | Kensuke HAGA | Yamaha | 2:10.499 | 1.344 | 161.77 | 7 | 11 | |
| 7 | 36 | Takahiro SOHWA | Honda | 2:11.159 | 2.004 | 160.95 | 2 | 8 | |
| 8 | 17 | Yuji HARAGUCHI | Honda | 2:12.820 | 3.665 | 158.94 | 8 | 11 | |
| 9 | 44 | Yoshinobu TAKAHASHI | Honda | 2:13.048 | 3.893 | 158.67 | 7 | 9 | |
| 10 | 40 | S-NK | Kazuki SHIMIZU | Kawasaki | 2:13.492 | 4.337 | 158.14 | 7 | 9 |
| 11 | 30 | Takuma YAMAMOTO | Kawasaki | 2:13.591 | 4.436 | 158.02 | 3 | 10 | |
| 12 | 65 | Masaaki TSUKAMOTO | Honda | 2:13.788 | 4.633 | 157.79 | 6 | 11 | |
| 13 | 27 | Shuya ARAI | Honda | 2:14.266 | 5.111 | 157.23 | 9 | 11 | |
| 14 | 16 | Katsunori HASEGAWA | Yamaha | 2:14.476 | 5.321 | 156.98 | 5 | 10 | |
| 15 | 34 | Takahiro FUKAMI | Yamaha | 2:14.500 | 5.345 | 156.95 | 4 | 10 | |
| 16 | 31 | Hideo SENMYO | Honda | 2:14.938 | 5.783 | 156.45 | 9 | 11 | |
| 17 | 54 | Hideki ONISHI | Kawasaki | 2:15.012 | 5.857 | 156.36 | 8 | 10 | |
| 18 | 68 | Hiroaki KAWASE | Suzuki | 2:15.506 | 6.351 | 155.79 | 9 | 11 | |
| 19 | 25 | Kei NASHIMOTO | Honda | 2:15.840 | 6.685 | 155.41 | 3 | 9 | |
| 20 | 77 | Kozo MINAMIKAWA | Yamaha | 2:16.781 | 7.626 | 154.34 | 2 | 8 | |
| 21 | 61 | S-NK | Hideto HOTTA | Kawasaki | 2:17.523 | 8.368 | 153.50 | 9 | 10 |
| 22 | 47 | S-NK | Yasuhiko GORIKU | Yamaha | 2:17.723 | 8.568 | 153.28 | 4 | 11 |
| 23 | 63 | Ryuichi OSAKI | Suzuki | 2:17.800 | 8.645 | 153.20 | 8 | 10 | |
| 24 | 58 | S-NK | Takaharu KISHIDA | Kawasaki | 2:17.965 | 8.810 | 153.01 | 3 | 6 |
| 25 | 49 | Yoshinori KAMIMURA | Honda | 2:18.066 | 8.911 | 152.90 | 11 | 11 | |
| 26 | 66 | Katsuya WATANABE | Honda | 2:19.225 | 10.070 | 151.63 | 8 | 11 |
1998-09-04 to 1998-09-06
Suzuka Superbike Race
Suzuka (Permanent circuit, 5.8640 km)
Attendance: 18,000
Entries: 61 / Practised: 54 / Qualified: 44
Sessions
Qualifying 2 - Group A
Scheduled duration: 25 mins
Started: 26 / Classified: 26
Scheduled start time: 15:05
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/ asahi-net.or.jp/~hi2m-msn/ bike.ne.jp/ europark.com/ honda.co.jp/motorsports/ moriwaki.co.jp/ motoracing-japan.com