1997 Suzuka Superbike 100 miles - Suzuka - Final Results

1997 All Japan Superbike/Suzuka

1997-03-14 to 1997-03-16

Suzuka Superbike 100 miles

Suzuka (Permanent circuit, 5.8640 km)
Attendance: 15,000
Entries: 58 / Practised: 55 / Qualified: 43

Sessions

Entry list

15 Mar, Sat

Qualifying 1 - Group A

Qualifying 1 - Group B

Qualifying 2 - Group A

Qualifying 2 - Group B

Overall qualifying

16 Mar, Sun

Warm-Up

Final

Scheduled duration: 28 laps
Started: 44 / Classified: 36

Scheduled start time: ?
Weather: Cloudy / Track: Dry

Results

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P.	#	Rider	Bike	Laps	Time	Gap	KM/H	Best Lap	On	Gr.
1	8	Noriyuki HAGA	Yamaha	28	1:01:34.160		160.01	2:11.114		3
2	45	Yuichi TAKEDA	Honda	28	1:01:36.128	1.968	159.92	2:10.867		6
3	2	Akira RYO	Kawasaki	28	1:01:43.367	9.207	159.61	2:10.557		10
4	4	Keiichi KITAGAWA	Suzuki	28	1:01:44.363	10.203	159.57	2:11.044		1
5	72	Shin'ichi ITO	Honda	28	1:02:04.675	30.515	158.70	2:11.190		7
6	5	Katsuaki FUJIWARA	Suzuki	28	1:02:23.938	49.778	157.88	2:10.528	2	4
7	14	Hitoyasu IZUTSU	Ducati	28	1:02:24.141	49.981	157.87	2:12.431		5
8	11	Tamaki SERIZAWA	Suzuki	28	1:02:27.996	53.836	157.71	2:12.547		8
9	74	Kei NASHIMOTO	Honda	28	1:03:08.644	1:34.484	156.02	2:14.187		18
10	21	Manabu KAMADA	Honda	28	1:03:09.303	1:35.143	155.99	2:13.657		19
11	27	Shuya ARAI	Honda	28	1:03:09.994	1:35.834	155.96	2:13.230		12
12	31	Shin'ya NAKATANI	Kawasaki	28	1:03:21.777	1:47.617	155.48	2:13.037		11
13	6	Shin'ya TAKEISHI	Kawasaki	28	1:03:38.792	2:04.632	154.78	2:12.033		9
14	25	Toshiya KOBAYASHI	Honda	27	1:01:39.611	1 lap	154.07	2:14.727		25
15	29	Yuji HARAGUCHI	Honda	27	1:01:39.680	1 lap	154.06	2:15.055		15
16	30	Yukihiro AOYANAGI	Yamaha	27	1:01:40.006	1 lap	154.05	2:14.653		16
17	41	Takahiro SOHWA	Honda	27	1:01:58.782	1 lap	153.27	2:13.308		14
18	47	Kiyokazu SATO	Honda	27	1:02:32.161	1 lap	151.91	2:16.761		27
19	65	Masaaki TSUKAMOTO	Honda	27	1:02:47.964	1 lap	151.27	2:17.659		29
20	66	Ken'ichiro NAKAMURA	Honda	27	1:02:56.745	1 lap	150.92	2:18.059		26
21	24	Hideo SENMYO	Honda	27	1:03:03.179	1 lap	150.66	2:15.593		20
22	58	Makoto TOKINAGA	Yamaha	27	1:03:03.852	1 lap	150.64	2:18.196		30
23	43	Takaharu KISHIDA	Honda	27	1:03:04.459	1 lap	150.61	2:17.075		23
24	68	Hiroaki KAWASE	Suzuki	27	1:03:16.043	1 lap	150.15	2:17.590		39
25	36	Noriyuki TSUJIMOTO	Honda	27	1:03:33.239	1 lap	149.47	2:19.911		37
26	62	Yoshifumi TAKAMIYA	Kawasaki	27	1:03:38.898	1 lap	149.25	2:18.593		28
27	70	Shin'ichi NAKAUE	Honda	27	1:03:44.367	1 lap	149.04	2:18.668		35
28	54	Yoshihiko TAKATSUTO	Honda	27	1:03:59.254	1 lap	148.46	2:19.438		41
29	49	Katsuhito KOSHIYAMA	Honda	26	1:02:14.344	2 laps	146.98	2:20.269		36
30	831	Noboru KAMIYA	Honda	26	1:02:43.720	2 laps	145.83	2:19.646		34
31	71	Yu MATSUSHIMA	Yamaha	26	1:03:05.734	2 laps	144.98	2:22.600		32
32	50	Izumi MATSUBARA	Kawasaki	23	1:03:44.130	5 laps	126.97	2:20.020		40
33	17	Katsunori HASEGAWA	Yamaha	26	58:21.048	2 laps	156.77	2:13.566		17
34	67	Tamotsu MIZUSAWA	Kawasaki	26	59:57.873	2 laps	152.55	2:16.627		33
35	34	Takahiro FUKAMI	Yamaha	24	55:05.302	4 laps	153.28	2:16.134		21
36	52	Kosei KIKUGAWA	Kawasaki	24	57:39.755	4 laps	146.44	2:19.467		43
RT	89	Tomonao AOKI	Kawasaki	19	45:09.164	---	148.05	2:19.608		42
RT	20	Wataru YOSHIKAWA	Yamaha	17	37:30.967	Accident	159.43	2:11.438		2
RT	55	Yasuhiko GORIKU	Yamaha	15	52:32.910	---	100.43	2:20.761		31
RT	46	Atsushi YOSHIHIRO	Honda	11	29:01.427	---	133.35	2:23.803		44
RT	37	Hideaki TSUTSUI	Kawasaki	6	13:50.963	---	152.43	2:16.480		24
RT	48	Takayuki SUZUKI	Honda	6	14:02.051	---	150.42	2:18.123		22
RT	51	Osamu NISHIJIMA	Kawasaki	1	2:21.782	---	148.89	2:21.782		13
RT	40	Masana SASAKI	Ducati	0	0:00.000	---				38

Fastest lap	5	Katsuaki FUJIWARA	Suzuki	2:10.528	on lap 2	161.73 km/h

Rider notes

#17 Hasegawa, #34 Fukami, #52 Kikugawa, #67 Mizusawa: Non-finisher, classified due to completing sufficient race distance.

Sources:

Official results/ MotorLand2 TV coverage/ MFJ Magazine No. 330 1997⁠-⁠01/02 pg15/ MFJ Magazine No. 341 1998⁠-⁠01/02 pg64⁠-⁠66/ europark.com/ mmjp.or.jp/bike3/ Motoracing⁠-⁠japan.com/ procione.com/suzukaland/ Photos from roadrace.jog.buttobi.net