| P. | # | Cl. | Rider | Bike | Best Lap | Gap | KM/H | On | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 |  Wataru YOSHIKAWA | Yamaha | 2:09.471 | 163.05 | 9 | 9 | ||
| 2 | 6 | Akira RYO | Suzuki | 2:09.762 | 0.291 | 162.69 | 7 | 10 | |
| 3 | 9 | Keiichi KITAGAWA | Suzuki | 2:09.796 | 0.325 | 162.64 | 9 | 10 | |
| 4 | 98 | Atsushi WATANABE | Suzuki | 2:10.704 | 1.233 | 161.51 | 5 | 10 | |
| 5 | 45 | Toshiyuki HAMAGUCHI | Suzuki | 2:10.885 | 1.414 | 161.29 | 9 | 10 | |
| 6 | 13 | Manabu KAMADA | Honda | 2:11.266 | 1.795 | 160.82 | 6 | 10 | |
| 7 | 26 | S-NK | Ryuji TSURUTA | Kawasaki | 2:13.084 | 3.613 | 158.62 | 9 | 9 |
| 8 | 916 | Ichiro ASAI | Ducati | 2:13.227 | 3.756 | 158.45 | 7 | 10 | |
| 9 | 41 | Jun'ichi KATO | Yamaha | 2:13.409 | 3.938 | 158.24 | 3 | 11 | |
| 10 | 59 | Toshiyuki ARAKAKI | Honda | 2:13.509 | 4.038 | 158.12 | 9 | 11 | |
| 11 | 29 | Isami HIGASHIMURA | Kawasaki | 2:13.682 | 4.211 | 157.92 | 9 | 10 | |
| 12 | 48 | S-NK | Shin'ichiro IMAI | Kawasaki | 2:13.791 | 4.320 | 157.79 | 8 | 9 |
| 13 | 74 | S-NK | Takatoshi ONISHI | Yamaha | 2:13.945 | 4.474 | 157.60 | 2 | 10 |
| 14 | 38 | Ken'ichiro NAKAMURA | Honda | 2:14.559 | 5.088 | 156.89 | 10 | 10 | |
| 15 | 21 | Tomohiko KANEYASU | Honda | 2:14.810 | 5.339 | 156.59 | 4 | 10 | |
| 16 | 55 | Yoshihiko TAKATSUTO | Honda | 2:14.866 | 5.395 | 156.53 | 6 | 10 | |
| 17 | 24 | Yukihiro AOYANAGI | Yamaha | 2:14.920 | 5.449 | 156.47 | 4 | 11 | |
| 18 | 71 | Mamoru YAMAKAWA | Kawasaki | 2:16.600 | 7.129 | 154.54 | 3 | 8 | |
| 19 | 50 | S-NK | Minoru OUCHIDA | Kawasaki | 2:17.410 | 7.939 | 153.63 | 4 | 9 |
| 20 | 64 | Hidenori MAESOBA | Honda | 2:18.341 | 8.870 | 152.60 | 9 | 11 | |
| 21 | 62 | S-NK | Masaru MIZUTANI | Suzuki | 2:20.584 | 11.113 | 150.16 | 4 | 10 |
| 22 | 46 | Atsushi YOSHIHIRO | Honda | 2:21.575 | 12.104 | 149.11 | 10 | 10 | |
| 23 | 57 | Takaaki JIN | Honda | 2:23.698 | 14.227 | 146.91 | 3 | 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 B
Scheduled duration: 25 mins
Started: 23 / Classified: 23
Scheduled start time: 15:40
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