| P. | # | Cl. | Rider | Bike | Best Lap | Gap | KM/H | On | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 |  Akira RYO | Suzuki | 0:57.774 | 128.99 | 11 | 19 | ||
| 2 | 98 | Atsushi WATANABE | Suzuki | 0:57.873 | 0.099 | 128.76 | 9 | 15 | |
| 3 | 9 | Keiichi KITAGAWA | Suzuki | 0:57.902 | 0.128 | 128.70 | 17 | 18 | |
| 4 | 4 | Wataru YOSHIKAWA | Yamaha | 0:58.369 | 0.595 | 127.67 | 18 | 19 | |
| 5 | 45 | Toshiyuki HAMAGUCHI | Suzuki | 0:58.441 | 0.667 | 127.51 | 8 | 19 | |
| 6 | 13 | Manabu KAMADA | Honda | 0:58.684 | 0.910 | 126.99 | 8 | 20 | |
| 7 | 916 | Ichiro ASAI | Ducati | 0:59.746 | 1.972 | 124.73 | 14 | 20 | |
| 8 | 59 | Toshiyuki ARAKAKI | Honda | 0:59.782 | 2.008 | 124.65 | 12 | 20 | |
| 9 | 21 | Tomohiko KANEYASU | Honda | 0:59.969 | 2.195 | 124.26 | 10 | 19 | |
| 10 | 48 | Takayuki SUZUKI | Honda | 1:00.084 | 2.310 | 124.03 | 14 | 18 | |
| 11 | 41 | Jun'ichi KATO | Yamaha | 1:00.149 | 2.375 | 123.89 | 4 | 4 | |
| 12 | 86 | Katsuteru HAYASHI | Yamaha | 1:00.220 | 2.446 | 123.75 | 4 | 20 | |
| 13 | 53 | Naoji YAMAZAKI | Kawasaki | 1:00.248 | 2.474 | 123.69 | 15 | 19 | |
| 14 | 88 | Hiroshi MARUYAMA | Honda | 1:00.424 | 2.650 | 123.33 | 11 | 18 | |
| 15 | 73 | Koji KINOSHITA | Honda | 1:00.570 | 2.796 | 123.03 | 7 | 9 | |
| 16 | 60 | Toshitake MATSUSHITA | Kawasaki | 1:01.012 | 3.238 | 122.14 | 7 | 19 | |
| 17 | 43 | Yasuhiro ONODERA | Ducati | 1:01.047 | 3.273 | 122.07 | 7 | 8 | |
| 18 | 28 | Masayuki YAMANAKA | Ducati | 1:01.093 | 3.319 | 121.98 | 14 | 14 | |
| 19 | 80 | S-NK | Seiji KAMINAKA | Suzuki | 1:01.753 | 3.979 | 120.67 | 12 | 18 |
| 20 | 84 | Yasushi SEKIDO | Yamaha | 1:01.971 | 4.197 | 120.25 | 18 | 19 | |
| 21 | 64 | Hidenori MAESOBA | Honda | 1:02.429 | 4.655 | 119.37 | 8 | 15 |
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 2 - Group B
Scheduled duration: 20 mins
Started: 21 / Classified: 21
Scheduled start time: 15:20
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