# | Cl. | Rider | Age | Bike | Team |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
01 | ![]() | 33 | ![]() | Team HRC | |
1 | ![]() | 23 | ![]() | YAMAHA Racing Team | |
02 | ![]() | 31 | ![]() | Team HRC | |
3 | ![]() | 20 | ![]() | Team LUCKY STRIKE Honda | |
03 | ![]() | 27 | ![]() | Kawasaki Racing Team | |
04 | ![]() | 28 | ![]() | Team HRC | |
4 | ![]() | 29 | ![]() | Marlboro YAMAHA | |
05 | ![]() | 24 | ![]() | Castrol HONDA | |
5 | ![]() | 31 | ![]() | Team LUCKY STRIKE Honda | |
6 | ![]() | 31 | ![]() | Team SUZUKI | |
7 | ![]() | 31 | ![]() | Kawasaki Racing Team | |
8 | ![]() | 26 | ![]() | Kawasaki Racing Team | |
9 | ![]() | 31 | ![]() | Team SUZUKI | |
12 | ![]() | 27 | ![]() | Kawasaki Racing Team | |
13 | ![]() | 28 | ![]() | Team SAKURAI Honda | |
16 | ![]() | 30 | ![]() | TEAM ITA & RC-SUGO | |
17 | ![]() | ? | Honda RC45 | Sofukai • Suzuka Racing Team | |
19 | ![]() | 28 | ![]() | Team HANSHIN Riding School | |
21 | ![]() | 37 | Honda RC45 | Defi T.KANEYASU | |
24 | ![]() | ? | Yamaha YZF750 | SWIFT • R • MOTUL | |
29 | ![]() | ? | Kawasaki ZX-7RR | RS-ITOH & EPL | |
30 | ![]() | ? | ![]() | TEAM GREEN | |
31 | ![]() | 33 | Honda RC45 | Honda Blue Helmets MSC | |
34 | ![]() | 28 | Yamaha YZF750 | Clever Wolf Racing & EF | |
36 | ![]() | 33 | ![]() | Team Iwaki | |
38 | ![]() | 30 | Honda RC45 | Honda Blue Helmets MSC | |
41 | ![]() | ? | ![]() | Team YDS YAMAHA | |
43 | ![]() | ? | Ducati 916 | ITA & Naoe Machinery Riding Club | |
44 | ![]() | 31 | ![]() | D.D. BOYS Racing | |
45 | ![]() | 28 | ![]() | Yoshimura SUZUKI GP1 Plus | |
46 | ![]() | ? | Honda RC45 | CLUBNEXT & HKC & Big Dipper | |
47 | S-NK | ![]() | ? | ![]() | Iwata Racing Family |
48 | ![]() | ? | Honda RC45 | Honda Blue Helmets MSC | |
51 | ![]() | 25 | ![]() | Marlboro YAMAHA | |
52 | ![]() | ? | ![]() | Racing Team OutRun | |
53 | ![]() | ? | Kawasaki ZX-7RR | KAZE East & MST RT | |
55 | ![]() | ? | ![]() | D.D. BOYS Racing | |
56 | ![]() | ? | Yamaha YZF750 | Companion Friends & Moto Katayanagi | |
57 | ![]() | ? | Yamaha YZF750 | MOTOTEC R4 RC-SUGO | |
58 | ![]() | ? | Honda RC45 | Kasetsu Sangyo Co. Ltd. ・ Yasuta Souken JV | |
59 | ![]() | ? | Honda RC45 | BIGBOX HANAKO PUG! | |
61 | ![]() | ? | Ducati 916 | Team ITA & Naoe Machinery | |
63 | ![]() | ? | Suzuki GSX-R750 | JAJA Mikuni・TELLY&KALLY | |
64 | ![]() | ? | Honda RC45 | ||
70 | ![]() | ? | Yamaha YZF750 | MOTOTEC R4 RC-SUGO | |
71 | ![]() | ? | ![]() | Team SAKURAI Honda | |
72 | ![]() | ? | Honda RC45 | Honda HAMAYUKAI Hamamatsu Escargot | |
74 | ![]() | ? | Honda RC45 | Honda Musashinokai Sayama Racing | |
75 | S-NK | ![]() | ? | Yamaha YZF R1 | Iwata Racing Family |
78 | ![]() | ? | Yamaha YZF750 | Arm stronG | |
85 | S-NK | ![]() | 35 | Yamaha YZF R1 | Mihara Specialty |
88 | ![]() | 34 | ![]() | Castrol TEAM HARC-PRO | |
98 | ![]() | 22 | ![]() | Team SUZUKI | |
111 | ![]() | 32 | ![]() | Castrol HONDA | |
916 | ![]() | 25 | ![]() | Team FOUNDATION |
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
Struck out text denotes riders on entry list who did not participate.
Sources:
Official results/ Official entry list/ Official grid sheet/ Official programme/ 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