| P. | # | Cl. | Rider | Bike | Best Lap | Gap | KM/H | On | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 |  Tamaki SERIZAWA | Kawasaki | 2:10.018 | 162.37 | 3 | 5 | ||
| 2 | 12 | Hitoyasu IZUTSU | Kawasaki | 2:10.232 | 0.214 | 162.10 | 4 | 7 | |
| 3 | 7 | Shin'ya TAKEISHI | Kawasaki | 2:10.246 | 0.228 | 162.08 | 4 | 7 | |
| 4 | 3 | Yuichi TAKEDA | Honda | 2:11.141 | 1.123 | 160.97 | 7 | 7 | |
| 5 | 51 | Kensuke HAGA | Yamaha | 2:11.162 | 1.144 | 160.95 | 6 | 6 | |
| 6 | 4 | Wataru YOSHIKAWA | Yamaha | 2:11.259 | 1.241 | 160.83 | 6 | 7 | |
| 7 | 5 | Shin'ichi ITO | Honda | 2:11.347 | 1.329 | 160.72 | 5 | 7 | |
| 8 | 6 | Akira RYO | Suzuki | 2:11.973 | 1.955 | 159.96 | 7 | 7 | |
| 9 | 9 | Keiichi KITAGAWA | Suzuki | 2:12.260 | 2.242 | 159.61 | 7 | 7 | |
| 10 | 45 | Toshiyuki HAMAGUCHI | Suzuki | 2:12.840 | 2.822 | 158.92 | 6 | 7 | |
| 11 | 13 | Manabu KAMADA | Honda | 2:13.630 | 3.612 | 157.98 | 6 | 7 | |
| 12 | 98 | Atsushi WATANABE | Suzuki | 2:14.373 | 4.355 | 157.10 | 4 | 6 | |
| 13 | 30 | Takuma YAMAMOTO | Kawasaki | 2:14.765 | 4.747 | 156.65 | 4 | 6 | |
| 14 | 75 | S-NK | Makoto TOKINAGA | Yamaha | 2:14.977 | 4.959 | 156.40 | 4 | 7 |
| 15 | 65 | Masaaki TSUKAMOTO | Honda | 2:15.565 | 5.547 | 155.72 | 3 | 6 | |
| 16 | 44 | Yoshinobu TAKAHASHI | Honda | 2:15.590 | 5.572 | 155.69 | 6 | 6 | |
| 17 | 26 | S-NK | Ryuji TSURUTA | Kawasaki | 2:15.596 | 5.578 | 155.69 | 5 | 7 |
| 18 | 24 | Yukihiro AOYANAGI | Yamaha | 2:15.642 | 5.624 | 155.63 | 4 | 7 | |
| 19 | 41 | Jun'ichi KATO | Yamaha | 2:15.859 | 5.841 | 155.38 | 4 | 6 | |
| 20 | 17 | Yuji HARAGUCHI | Honda | 2:15.896 | 5.878 | 155.34 | 4 | 6 | |
| 21 | 48 | S-NK | Shin'ichiro IMAI | Kawasaki | 2:16.040 | 6.022 | 155.18 | 4 | 6 |
| 22 | 916 | Ichiro ASAI | Ducati | 2:16.194 | 6.176 | 155.00 | 6 | 6 | |
| 23 | 16 | Katsunori HASEGAWA | Yamaha | 2:16.233 | 6.215 | 154.96 | 5 | 6 | |
| 24 | 40 | S-NK | Kazuki SHIMIZU | Kawasaki | 2:16.276 | 6.258 | 154.91 | 4 | 6 |
| 25 | 27 | Shuya ARAI | Honda | 2:16.624 | 6.606 | 154.51 | 6 | 7 | |
| 26 | 74 | S-NK | Takatoshi ONISHI | Yamaha | 2:16.811 | 6.793 | 154.30 | 5 | 7 |
| 27 | 36 | Takahiro SOHWA | Honda | 2:17.186 | 7.168 | 153.88 | 5 | 6 | |
| 28 | 55 | Yoshihiko TAKATSUTO | Honda | 2:17.374 | 7.356 | 153.67 | 3 | 6 | |
| 29 | 25 | Kei NASHIMOTO | Honda | 2:17.642 | 7.624 | 153.37 | 5 | 5 | |
| 30 | 68 | Hiroaki KAWASE | Suzuki | 2:18.318 | 8.300 | 152.62 | 3 | 5 | |
| 31 | 54 | Hideki ONISHI | Kawasaki | 2:18.678 | 8.660 | 152.23 | 4 | 5 | |
| 32 | 34 | Takahiro FUKAMI | Yamaha | 2:18.807 | 8.789 | 152.08 | 2 | 3 | |
| 33 | 29 | Isami HIGASHIMURA | Kawasaki | 2:19.089 | 9.071 | 151.78 | 4 | 6 | |
| 34 | 58 | S-NK | Takaharu KISHIDA | Kawasaki | 2:19.104 | 9.086 | 151.76 | 3 | 4 |
| 35 | 49 | Yoshinori KAMIMURA | Honda | 2:19.114 | 9.096 | 151.75 | 7 | 7 | |
| 36 | 47 | S-NK | Yasuhiko GORIKU | Yamaha | 2:19.657 | 9.639 | 151.16 | 3 | 6 |
| 37 | 77 | Kozo MINAMIKAWA | Yamaha | 2:19.786 | 9.768 | 151.02 | 4 | 6 | |
| 38 | 31 | Hideo SENMYO | Honda | 2:19.883 | 9.865 | 150.91 | 4 | 6 | |
| 39 | 71 | Mamoru YAMAKAWA | Kawasaki | 2:20.545 | 10.527 | 150.20 | 3 | 7 | |
| 40 | 63 | Ryuichi OSAKI | Suzuki | 2:20.851 | 10.833 | 149.88 | 7 | 7 | |
| 41 | 21 | Tomohiko KANEYASU | Honda | 2:21.081 | 11.063 | 149.63 | 3 | 4 | |
| 42 | 50 | S-NK | Minoru OUCHIDA | Kawasaki | 2:21.247 | 11.229 | 149.46 | 6 | 7 |
| 43 | 64 | Hidenori MAESOBA | Honda | 2:21.623 | 11.605 | 149.06 | 4 | 7 | |
| 44 | 59 | Toshiyuki ARAKAKI | Honda | 2:23.139 | 13.121 | 147.48 | 3 | 3 | |
| 45 | 38 | Ken'ichiro NAKAMURA | Honda | 2:26.871 | 16.853 | 143.73 | 5 | 5 | |
| 46 | 61 | S-NK | Hideto HOTTA | Kawasaki | 2:33.631 | 23.613 | 137.41 | 3 | 4 |
| 47 | 70 | Hiroki KOBAYASHI | Suzuki | 3:00.290 | 50.272 | 117.09 | 2 | 2 |
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
Warm-Up
Scheduled duration: 15 mins
Started: 47 / Classified: 47
Scheduled start time: 09:30
Weather: Overcast / Track: Damp
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