| P. | # | Cl. | Rider | Bike | Best Lap | Gap | KM/H | On | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 |  Keiichi KITAGAWA | Suzuki | 0:58.114 | 128.23 | 7 | 17 | ||
| 2 | 4 | Wataru YOSHIKAWA | Yamaha | 0:58.487 | 0.373 | 127.41 | 6 | 16 | |
| 3 | 6 | Akira RYO | Suzuki | 0:58.636 | 0.522 | 127.09 | 15 | 18 | |
| 4 | 45 | Toshiyuki HAMAGUCHI | Suzuki | 0:58.637 | 0.523 | 127.09 | 6 | 18 | |
| 5 | 98 | Atsushi WATANABE | Suzuki | 0:58.857 | 0.743 | 126.61 | 4 | 16 | |
| 6 | 13 | Manabu KAMADA | Honda | 0:59.148 | 1.034 | 125.99 | 13 | 18 | |
| 7 | 916 | Ichiro ASAI | Ducati | 0:59.806 | 1.692 | 124.60 | 14 | 19 | |
| 8 | 21 | Tomohiko KANEYASU | Honda | 0:59.892 | 1.778 | 124.42 | 5 | 17 | |
| 9 | 53 | Naoji YAMAZAKI | Kawasaki | 0:59.907 | 1.793 | 124.39 | 5 | 15 | |
| 10 | 59 | Toshiyuki ARAKAKI | Honda | 0:59.992 | 1.878 | 124.22 | 15 | 16 | |
| 11 | 41 | Jun'ichi KATO | Yamaha | 1:00.168 | 2.054 | 123.85 | 5 | 17 | |
| 12 | 86 | Katsuteru HAYASHI | Yamaha | 1:00.402 | 2.288 | 123.37 | 10 | 19 | |
| 13 | 48 | Takayuki SUZUKI | Honda | 1:00.562 | 2.448 | 123.05 | 16 | 17 | |
| 14 | 60 | Toshitake MATSUSHITA | Kawasaki | 1:00.698 | 2.584 | 122.77 | 14 | 17 | |
| 15 | 28 | Masayuki YAMANAKA | Ducati | 1:00.936 | 2.822 | 122.29 | 15 | 17 | |
| 16 | 88 | Hiroshi MARUYAMA | Honda | 1:00.946 | 2.832 | 122.27 | 14 | 16 | |
| 17 | 43 | Yasuhiro ONODERA | Ducati | 1:01.090 | 2.976 | 121.98 | 5 | 17 | |
| 18 | 73 | Koji KINOSHITA | Honda | 1:01.209 | 3.095 | 121.75 | 10 | 19 | |
| 19 | 80 | S-NK | Seiji KAMINAKA | Suzuki | 1:01.520 | 3.406 | 121.13 | 5 | 19 |
| 20 | 64 | Hidenori MAESOBA | Honda | 1:01.686 | 3.572 | 120.81 | 10 | 18 | |
| 21 | 84 | Yasushi SEKIDO | Yamaha | 1:02.241 | 4.127 | 119.73 | 8 | 18 |
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 B
Scheduled duration: 20 mins
Started: 21 / Classified: 21
Scheduled start time: 11:30
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