| P. | # | Cl. | Rider | Bike | Best Lap | Gap | KM/H | On | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 111 |  Aaron SLIGHT | Honda | 1:29.888 | 149.69 | 8 | 11 | ||
| 2 | 05 |  Colin EDWARDS | Honda | 1:30.644 | 0.756 | 148.44 | 9 | 12 | |
| 3 | 5 |  Shin'ichi ITO | Honda | 1:30.710 | 0.822 | 148.33 | 11 | 12 | |
| 4 | 4 | Wataru YOSHIKAWA | Yamaha | 1:30.854 | 0.966 | 148.09 | 12 | 12 | |
| 5 | 03 | Akira YANAGAWA | Kawasaki | 1:31.205 | 1.317 | 147.52 | 8 | 11 | |
| 6 | 6 | Akira RYO | Suzuki | 1:31.255 | 1.367 | 147.44 | 10 | 11 | |
| 7 | 98 | Atsushi WATANABE | Suzuki | 1:31.428 | 1.540 | 147.16 | 7 | 10 | |
| 8 | 13 | Manabu KAMADA | Honda | 1:31.559 | 1.671 | 146.95 | 7 | 11 | |
| 9 | 45 | Toshiyuki HAMAGUCHI | Suzuki | 1:31.705 | 1.817 | 146.72 | 12 | 12 | |
| 10 | 19 | Osamu NISHIJIMA | Kawasaki | 1:33.000 | 3.112 | 144.68 | 8 | 10 | |
| 11 | 44 | Yoshinobu TAKAHASHI | Honda | 1:33.292 | 3.404 | 144.22 | 5 | 11 | |
| 12 | 916 | Ichiro ASAI | Ducati | 1:33.912 | 4.024 | 143.27 | 4 | 12 | |
| 13 | 17 | Yuji HARAGUCHI | Honda | 1:33.967 | 4.079 | 143.19 | 7 | 12 | |
| 14 | 48 | Takayuki SUZUKI | Honda | 1:34.183 | 4.295 | 142.86 | 10 | 11 | |
| 15 | 21 | Tomohiko KANEYASU | Honda | 1:34.223 | 4.335 | 142.80 | 3 | 10 | |
| 16 | 53 | Naoji YAMAZAKI | Kawasaki | 1:34.291 | 4.403 | 142.70 | 12 | 13 | |
| 17 | 72 | Naoshi NAKAGAWA | Honda | 1:35.001 | 5.113 | 141.63 | 6 | 12 | |
| 18 | 85 | S-NK | Takashi TODA | Yamaha | 1:35.238 | 5.350 | 141.28 | 9 | 9 |
| 19 | 75 | S-NK | Makoto TOKINAGA | Yamaha | 1:35.643 | 5.755 | 140.68 | 5 | 11 |
| 20 | 31 | Hideo SENMYO | Honda | 1:35.680 | 5.792 | 140.63 | 6 | 13 | |
| 21 | 56 | Hitoshi TANIGUCHI | Yamaha | 1:35.782 | 5.894 | 140.48 | 12 | 12 | |
| 22 | 71 | Katsuhito KOSHIYAMA | Honda | 1:36.069 | 6.181 | 140.06 | 9 | 13 | |
| 23 | 47 | S-NK | Yasuhiko GORIKU | Yamaha | 1:36.868 | 6.980 | 138.90 | 3 | 12 |
| 24 | 58 | Masayasu MAKITA | Honda | 1:39.690 | 9.802 | 134.97 | 3 | 4 |
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 2 - Group B
Scheduled duration: 20 mins
Started: 24 / Classified: 24
Scheduled start time: 15:00
Weather: Overcast / 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