| P. | # | Cl. | Rider | Bike | Best Lap | Gap | KM/H | On | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 |  Shin'ya TAKEISHI | Kawasaki | 0:57.576 | 129.43 | 6 | 14 | ||
| 2 | 5 | Shin'ichi ITO | Honda | 0:57.604 | 0.028 | 129.37 | 16 | 17 | |
| 3 | 8 | Tamaki SERIZAWA | Kawasaki | 0:57.886 | 0.310 | 128.74 | 5 | 17 | |
| 4 | 3 | Yuichi TAKEDA | Honda | 0:57.927 | 0.351 | 128.64 | 4 | 19 | |
| 5 | 36 | Takahiro SOHWA | Honda | 0:58.319 | 0.743 | 127.78 | 6 | 16 | |
| 6 | 51 | Kensuke HAGA | Yamaha | 0:58.704 | 1.128 | 126.94 | 5 | 18 | |
| 7 | 12 | Hitoyasu IZUTSU | Kawasaki | 0:58.708 | 1.132 | 126.93 | 8 | 16 | |
| 8 | 26 | S-NK | Ryuji TSURUTA | Kawasaki | 0:59.333 | 1.757 | 125.60 | 12 | 15 |
| 9 | 16 | Katsunori HASEGAWA | Yamaha | 0:59.631 | 2.055 | 124.97 | 9 | 18 | |
| 10 | 30 | Takuma YAMAMOTO | Kawasaki | 0:59.653 | 2.077 | 124.92 | 6 | 15 | |
| 11 | 85 | S-NK | Takashi TODA | Yamaha | 1:00.222 | 2.646 | 123.74 | 7 | 15 |
| 12 | 89 | Ken'ichi SHIMODA | Kawasaki | 1:00.570 | 2.994 | 123.03 | 12 | 17 | |
| 13 | 71 | Katsuhito KOSHIYAMA | Honda | 1:00.582 | 3.006 | 123.01 | 13 | 17 | |
| 14 | 87 | Hidetaka NOJIMA | Yamaha | 1:00.670 | 3.094 | 122.83 | 8 | 10 | |
| 15 | 31 | Hideo SENMYO | Honda | 1:00.689 | 3.113 | 122.79 | 14 | 20 | |
| 16 | 63 | Ryuichi OSAKI | Suzuki | 1:00.779 | 3.203 | 122.61 | 6 | 19 | |
| 17 | 56 | Hitoshi TANIGUCHI | Yamaha | 1:00.800 | 3.224 | 122.57 | 5 | 17 | |
| 18 | 38 | Ken'ichiro NAKAMURA | Honda | 1:00.855 | 3.279 | 122.46 | 6 | 17 | |
| 19 | 78 | Masakatsu MURAKAMI | Yamaha | 1:02.019 | 4.443 | 120.16 | 5 | 18 | |
| 20 | 76 | S-NK | Noriyuki ARA | Kawasaki | 1:06.720 | 9.144 | 111.69 | 5 | 5 |
1998-09-18 to 1998-09-20
Tsukuba Superbike Race
Tsukuba (Permanent circuit, 2.0700 km)
Attendance: 13,600
Entries: 47 / Practised: 41 / Qualified: 32
Sessions
Qualifying 1 - Group A
Scheduled duration: 20 mins
Started: 20 / Classified: 20
Scheduled start time: 11:00
Weather: Sunny / Track: Dry
Results
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Sources:
Official entry list/ Official program/ Official grid sheet/ MotorLand2 TV coverage/ MFJ Magazine No. 352 1999-01 pg60-62/ asahi-net.or.jp/~hi2m-msn/ bike.ne.jp/ europark.com/ honda.co.jp/motorsports/ motoracing-japan.com