| P. | # | Cl. | Rider | Bike | Time | KM/H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 111 |  Aaron SLIGHT | Honda | 1:29.888 | 149.69 | |
| 2 | 02 |  Tadayuki OKADA | Honda | 1:30.036 | 149.44 | |
| 3 | 1 | Noriyuki HAGA | Yamaha | 1:30.137 | 149.27 | |
| 4 | 01 |  Michael DOOHAN | Honda | 1:30.433 | 148.78 | |
| 5 | 9 | Keiichi KITAGAWA | Suzuki | 1:30.562 | 148.57 | |
| 6 | 6 | Akira RYO | Suzuki | 1:30.619 | 148.48 | |
| 7 | 05 |  Colin EDWARDS | Honda | 1:30.644 | 148.44 | |
| 8 | 5 | Shin'ichi ITO | Honda | 1:30.710 | 148.33 | |
| 9 | 8 | Tamaki SERIZAWA | Kawasaki | 1:30.827 | 148.14 | |
| 10 | 7 | Shin'ya TAKEISHI | Kawasaki | 1:30.836 | 148.12 | |
| 11 | 4 | Wataru YOSHIKAWA | Yamaha | 1:30.854 | 148.09 | |
| 12 | 12 | Hitoyasu IZUTSU | Kawasaki | 1:31.073 | 147.74 | |
| 13 | 3 | Yuichi TAKEDA | Honda | 1:31.135 | 147.64 | |
| 14 | 03 | Akira YANAGAWA | Kawasaki | 1:31.205 | 147.52 | |
| 15 | 98 | Atsushi WATANABE | Suzuki | 1:31.428 | 147.16 | |
| 16 | 13 | Manabu KAMADA | Honda | 1:31.559 | 146.95 | |
| 17 | 45 | Toshiyuki HAMAGUCHI | Suzuki | 1:31.705 | 146.72 | |
| 18 | 19 | Osamu NISHIJIMA | Kawasaki | 1:33.000 | 144.68 | |
| 19 | 30 | Takuma YAMAMOTO | Kawasaki | 1:33.227 | 144.33 | |
| 20 | 44 | Yoshinobu TAKAHASHI | Honda | 1:33.292 | 144.22 | |
| 21 | 16 | Katsunori HASEGAWA | Yamaha | 1:33.545 | 143.83 | |
| 22 | 916 | Ichiro ASAI | Ducati | 1:33.639 | 143.69 | |
| 23 | 21 | Tomohiko KANEYASU | Honda | 1:33.787 | 143.46 | |
| 24 | 55 | Yoshihiko TAKATSUTO | Honda | 1:33.802 | 143.44 | |
| 25 | 17 | Yuji HARAGUCHI | Honda | 1:33.952 | 143.21 | |
| 26 | 48 | Takayuki SUZUKI | Honda | 1:34.183 | 142.86 | |
| 27 | 70 | Yusuke TAKEYAMA | Yamaha | 1:34.205 | 142.83 | |
| 28 | 53 | Naoji YAMAZAKI | Kawasaki | 1:34.211 | 142.82 | |
| 29 | 29 | Isami HIGASHIMURA | Kawasaki | 1:34.322 | 142.65 | |
| 30 | 24 | Yukihiro AOYANAGI | Yamaha | 1:34.807 | 141.92 | |
| 31 | 57 | Takashi MIURA | Yamaha | 1:34.815 | 141.91 | |
| 32 | 85 | S-NK | Takashi TODA | Yamaha | 1:34.838 | 141.87 |
| 33 | 72 | Naoshi NAKAGAWA | Honda | 1:35.001 | 141.63 | |
| 34 | 61 | Hideaki HOSHI | Ducati | 1:35.166 | 141.38 | |
| 35 | 38 | Ken'ichiro NAKAMURA | Honda | 1:35.180 | 141.36 | |
| 36 | 52 | Makoto USUI | Yamaha | 1:35.390 | 141.05 | |
| 37 | 88 | Ken'ichiro IWAHASHI | Honda | 1:35.477 | 140.92 | |
| 38 | 31 | Hideo SENMYO | Honda | 1:35.480 | 140.92 | |
| 39 | 75 | S-NK | Makoto TOKINAGA | Yamaha | 1:35.643 | 140.68 |
| 40 | 63 | Ryuichi OSAKI | Suzuki | 1:35.717 | 140.57 | |
| 41 | 34 | Takahiro FUKAMI | Yamaha | ? | ||
| 56 | Hitoshi TANIGUCHI | Yamaha | 1:35.848 | 140.38 | ||
| 71 | Katsuhito KOSHIYAMA | Honda | 1:36.069 | 140.06 | ||
| 47 | S-NK | Yasuhiko GORIKU | Yamaha | 1:36.749 | 139.07 | |
| 58 | Masayasu MAKITA | Honda | 1:39.759 | 134.88 | ||
| 59 | Katsuya WATANABE | Honda | --.--- | |||
| 46 | Atsushi YOSHIHIRO | Honda | --.--- | |||
| 43 | Yasuhiro ONODERA | Ducati | --.--- |
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
Overall qualifying
Results
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Positions in parentheses denote riders who either did not receive a grid space, failed to meet qualifying requirements or withdrew after qualifying.
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