| P. | # | Cl. | Rider | Bike | Best Lap | Gap | KM/H | On | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 02 |  Tadayuki OKADA | Honda | 1:30.664 | 148.41 | 6 | 13 | ||
| 2 | 01 |  Michael DOOHAN | Honda | 1:30.824 | 0.160 | 148.14 | 7 | 8 | |
| 3 | 7 | Shin'ya TAKEISHI | Kawasaki | 1:31.023 | 0.359 | 147.82 | 3 | 11 | |
| 4 | 9 | Keiichi KITAGAWA | Suzuki | 1:31.320 | 0.656 | 147.34 | 10 | 11 | |
| 5 | 8 | Tamaki SERIZAWA | Kawasaki | 1:31.456 | 0.792 | 147.12 | 8 | 10 | |
| 6 | 1 | Noriyuki HAGA | Yamaha | 1:31.600 | 0.936 | 146.89 | 5 | 8 | |
| 7 | 12 | Hitoyasu IZUTSU | Kawasaki | 1:31.654 | 0.990 | 146.80 | 10 | 11 | |
| 8 | 3 | Yuichi TAKEDA | Honda | 1:32.127 | 1.463 | 146.05 | 7 | 11 | |
| 9 | 16 | Katsunori HASEGAWA | Yamaha | 1:33.545 | 2.881 | 143.83 | 9 | 12 | |
| 10 | 30 | Takuma YAMAMOTO | Kawasaki | 1:33.787 | 3.123 | 143.46 | 9 | 12 | |
| 11 | 29 | Isami HIGASHIMURA | Kawasaki | 1:34.402 | 3.738 | 142.53 | 11 | 11 | |
| 12 | 70 | Yusuke TAKEYAMA | Yamaha | 1:34.482 | 3.818 | 142.41 | 5 | 12 | |
| 13 | 55 | Yoshihiko TAKATSUTO | Honda | 1:34.707 | 4.043 | 142.07 | 11 | 13 | |
| 14 | 52 | Makoto USUI | Yamaha | 1:35.632 | 4.968 | 140.70 | 10 | 11 | |
| 15 | 57 | Takashi MIURA | Yamaha | 1:35.763 | 5.099 | 140.50 | 5 | 12 | |
| 16 | 88 | Ken'ichiro IWAHASHI | Honda | 1:35.909 | 5.245 | 140.29 | 7 | 10 | |
| 17 | 34 | Takahiro FUKAMI | Yamaha | 1:35.920 | 5.256 | 140.27 | 11 | 11 | |
| 18 | 43 | Yasuhiro ONODERA | Ducati | 1:35.978 | 5.314 | 140.19 | 10 | 10 | |
| 19 | 38 | Ken'ichiro NAKAMURA | Honda | 1:36.099 | 5.435 | 140.01 | 9 | 12 | |
| 20 | 24 | Yukihiro AOYANAGI | Yamaha | 1:36.112 | 5.448 | 139.99 | 8 | 11 | |
| 21 | 63 | Ryuichi OSAKI | Suzuki | 1:36.303 | 5.639 | 139.72 | 9 | 12 | |
| 22 | 59 | Katsuya WATANABE | Honda | 1:38.542 | 7.878 | 136.54 | 8 | 11 | |
| 23 | 46 | Atsushi YOSHIHIRO | Honda | 1:38.750 | 8.086 | 136.25 | 6 | 11 |
1998-10-30 to 1998-11-01
The 35th MFJ Grand Prix/TBC International Superbike Race
Sugo (Permanent circuit, 3.7375 km)
Attendance: 36,800
Entries: 55 / Practised: ? / Qualified: 40
Sessions
Qualifying 1 - Group A
Scheduled duration: 20 mins
Started: 23 / Classified: 23
Scheduled start time: 10:30
Weather: Sunny / Track: Dry
Results
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Sources:
Official entry list/ Official program/ Official grid sheet/ Castrol Honda press release 1998-10-13/ MFJ Magazine No. 352 1999-01 pg60-62/ MFJ press release 1998-09-21/ amasuperbike.com/ bike.ne.jp/ europark.com/ honda.co.jp/motorsports/ motoracing-japan.com/ Photos by www1.odn.ne.jp/jaja