| P. | # | Cl. | Rider | Bike | Best Lap | Gap | KM/H | On | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 |  Akira RYO | Suzuki | 1:30.619 | 148.48 | 11 | 12 | ||
| 2 | 05 |  Colin EDWARDS | Honda | 1:30.825 | 0.206 | 148.14 | 9 | 12 | |
| 3 | 111 |  Aaron SLIGHT | Honda | 1:31.129 | 0.510 | 147.65 | 2 | 9 | |
| 4 | 5 | Shin'ichi ITO | Honda | 1:31.204 | 0.585 | 147.53 | 3 | 12 | |
| 5 | 03 | Akira YANAGAWA | Kawasaki | 1:31.155 | 0.536 | 147.61 | 12 | 12 | |
| 6 | 4 | Wataru YOSHIKAWA | Yamaha | 1:31.864 | 1.245 | 146.47 | 8 | 11 | |
| 7 | 98 | Atsushi WATANABE | Suzuki | 1:32.167 | 1.548 | 145.99 | 4 | 10 | |
| 8 | 13 | Manabu KAMADA | Honda | 1:32.227 | 1.608 | 145.89 | 4 | 10 | |
| 9 | 45 | Toshiyuki HAMAGUCHI | Suzuki | 1:32.678 | 2.059 | 145.18 | 7 | 12 | |
| 10 | 19 | Osamu NISHIJIMA | Kawasaki | 1:33.511 | 2.892 | 143.89 | 9 | 11 | |
| 11 | 916 | Ichiro ASAI | Ducati | 1:33.639 | 3.020 | 143.69 | 6 | 12 | |
| 12 | 21 | Tomohiko KANEYASU | Honda | 1:33.787 | 3.168 | 143.46 | 4 | 9 | |
| 13 | 17 | Yuji HARAGUCHI | Honda | 1:33.952 | 3.333 | 143.21 | 11 | 11 | |
| 14 | 44 | Yoshinobu TAKAHASHI | Honda | 1:34.020 | 3.401 | 143.11 | 6 | 11 | |
| 15 | 53 | Naoji YAMAZAKI | Kawasaki | 1:34.211 | 3.592 | 142.82 | 13 | 13 | |
| 16 | 48 | Takayuki SUZUKI | Honda | 1:34.588 | 3.969 | 142.25 | 10 | 11 | |
| 17 | 85 | S-NK | Takashi TODA | Yamaha | 1:34.838 | 4.219 | 141.87 | 6 | 10 |
| 18 | 61 | Hideaki HOSHI | Ducati | 1:35.166 | 4.547 | 141.38 | 3 | 3 | |
| 19 | 72 | Naoshi NAKAGAWA | Honda | 1:35.258 | 4.639 | 141.25 | 12 | 12 | |
| 20 | 31 | Hideo SENMYO | Honda | 1:35.480 | 4.861 | 140.92 | 3 | 4 | |
| 21 | 75 | S-NK | Makoto TOKINAGA | Yamaha | 1:35.695 | 5.076 | 140.60 | 5 | 10 |
| 22 | 71 | Katsuhito KOSHIYAMA | Honda | 1:36.550 | 5.931 | 139.36 | 9 | 11 | |
| 23 | 56 | Hitoshi TANIGUCHI | Yamaha | 1:36.632 | 6.013 | 139.24 | 10 | 10 | |
| 24 | 47 | S-NK | Yasuhiko GORIKU | Yamaha | 1:36.682 | 6.063 | 139.17 | 9 | 11 |
| 25 | 58 | Masayasu MAKITA | Honda | 1:40.602 | 9.983 | 133.74 | 4 | 6 |
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 B
Scheduled duration: 20 mins
Started: 25 / Classified: 25
Scheduled start time: 11:00
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