1998 All Japan Superbike/Sugo

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

  • Entry list available.Entry list
  • 29 Oct, Thu
  • No results.Free Practice
  • 30 Oct, Fri
  • No results.Free Practice 1
  • No results.Free Practice 2
  • 31 Oct, Sat
  • Results are available.Qualifying 1 - Group A
  • Results are available.Qualifying 1 - Group B
  • No results.Qualifying 2 - Group A
  • Results are available.Qualifying 2 - Group B
  • Qualifying times available.Overall qualifying
  • 1 Nov, Sun
  • Results are available.Warm-Up
  • Results are available.Final
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    Entry list

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    #Cl.RiderAgeBikeTeam
    01AustraliaMichael DOOHAN33Michelin tyresHonda RC45Team HRC
    1JapanNoriyuki HAGA23Dunlop tyresYamaha YZF750YAMAHA Racing Team
    02JapanTadayuki OKADA31Michelin tyresHonda RC45Team HRC
    3JapanYuichi TAKEDA20Michelin tyresHonda RC45Team LUCKY STRIKE Honda
    03JapanAkira YANAGAWA27Dunlop tyresKawasaki ZX-7RRKawasaki Racing Team
    04SpainÀlex CRIVILLE28Michelin tyresHonda RC45Team HRC
    4JapanWataru YOSHIKAWA29Dunlop tyresYamaha YZF750Marlboro YAMAHA
    05USAColin EDWARDS24Michelin tyresHonda RC45Castrol HONDA
    5JapanShin'ichi ITO31Michelin tyresHonda RC45Team LUCKY STRIKE Honda
    6JapanAkira RYO31Dunlop tyresSuzuki GSX-R750Team SUZUKI
    7JapanShin'ya TAKEISHI31Michelin tyresKawasaki ZX-7RRKawasaki Racing Team
    8JapanTamaki SERIZAWA26Michelin tyresKawasaki ZX-7RRKawasaki Racing Team
    9JapanKeiichi KITAGAWA31Dunlop tyresSuzuki GSX-R750Team SUZUKI
    12JapanHitoyasu IZUTSU27Dunlop tyresKawasaki ZX-7RRKawasaki Racing Team
    13JapanManabu KAMADA28Dunlop tyresHonda RC45Team SAKURAI Honda
    16JapanKatsunori HASEGAWA30Yamaha YZF750TEAM ITA & RC-SUGO
    17JapanYuji HARAGUCHI?Honda RC45Sofukai • Suzuka Racing Team
    19JapanOsamu NISHIJIMA28Dunlop tyresKawasaki ZX-7RRTeam HANSHIN Riding School
    21JapanTomohiko KANEYASU37Honda RC45Defi T.KANEYASU
    24JapanYukihiro AOYANAGI?Yamaha YZF750SWIFT • R • MOTUL
    29JapanIsami HIGASHIMURA?Kawasaki ZX-7RRRS-ITOH & EPL
    30JapanTakuma YAMAMOTO?Dunlop tyresKawasaki ZX-7RRTEAM GREEN
    31JapanHideo SENMYO33Honda RC45Honda Blue Helmets MSC
    34JapanTakahiro FUKAMI28Yamaha YZF750Clever Wolf Racing & EF
    36JapanTakahiro SOHWA33Michelin tyresHonda RC45Team Iwaki
    38JapanKen'ichiro NAKAMURA30Honda RC45Honda Blue Helmets MSC
    41JapanJun'ichi KATO?Dunlop tyresYamaha YZF750Team YDS YAMAHA
    43JapanYasuhiro ONODERA?Ducati 916ITA & Naoe Machinery Riding Club
    44JapanYoshinobu TAKAHASHI31Bridgestone tyresHonda RC45D.D. BOYS Racing
    45JapanToshiyuki HAMAGUCHI28Dunlop tyresSuzuki GSX-R750Yoshimura SUZUKI GP1 Plus
    46JapanAtsushi YOSHIHIRO?Honda RC45CLUBNEXT & HKC & Big Dipper
    47S-NKJapanYasuhiko GORIKU?Bridgestone tyresYamaha YZF R1Iwata Racing Family
    48JapanTakayuki SUZUKI?Honda RC45Honda Blue Helmets MSC
    51JapanKensuke HAGA25Dunlop tyresYamaha YZF750Marlboro YAMAHA
    52JapanMakoto USUI?Michelin tyresYamaha YZF750Racing Team OutRun
    53JapanNaoji YAMAZAKI?Kawasaki ZX-7RRKAZE East & MST RT
    55JapanYoshihiko TAKATSUTO?Bridgestone tyresHonda RC45D.D. BOYS Racing
    56JapanHitoshi TANIGUCHI?Yamaha YZF750Companion Friends & Moto Katayanagi
    57JapanTakashi MIURA?Yamaha YZF750MOTOTEC R4 RC-SUGO
    58JapanMasayasu MAKITA?Honda RC45Kasetsu Sangyo Co. Ltd. ・ Yasuta Souken JV
    59JapanKatsuya WATANABE?Honda RC45BIGBOX HANAKO PUG!
    61JapanHideaki HOSHI?Ducati 916Team ITA & Naoe Machinery
    63JapanRyuichi OSAKI?Suzuki GSX-R750JAJA Mikuni・TELLY&KALLY
    64JapanHidenori MAESOBA?Honda RC45
    70JapanYusuke TAKEYAMA?Yamaha YZF750MOTOTEC R4 RC-SUGO
    71JapanKatsuhito KOSHIYAMA?Dunlop tyresHonda RC45Team SAKURAI Honda
    72JapanNaoshi NAKAGAWA?Honda RC45Honda HAMAYUKAI Hamamatsu Escargot
    74JapanNorikazu ODAGIRI?Honda RC45Honda Musashinokai Sayama Racing
    75S-NKJapanMakoto TOKINAGA?Yamaha YZF R1Iwata Racing Family
    78JapanMasakatsu MURAKAMI?Yamaha YZF750Arm stronG
    85S-NKJapanTakashi TODA35Yamaha YZF R1Mihara Specialty
    88JapanKen'ichiro IWAHASHI34Bridgestone tyresHonda VTR1000FCastrol TEAM HARC-PRO
    98JapanAtsushi WATANABE22Dunlop tyresSuzuki GSX-R750Team SUZUKI
    111New ZealandAaron SLIGHT32Michelin tyresHonda RC45Castrol HONDA
    916JapanIchiro ASAI25Dunlop tyresDucati 916Team FOUNDATION

    Struck out text denotes riders on entry list who did not participate.

    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