| P. | # | Rider | Bike | Best Lap | Gap | KM/H | On | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 |  Shin'ya TAKEISHI | Kawasaki | 0:57.614 | 129.34 | 9 | 19 | |
| 2 | 2 | Akira RYO | Kawasaki | 0:58.064 | 0.450 | 128.34 | 18 | 18 |
| 3 | 72 | Shin'ichi ITO | Honda | 0:58.186 | 0.572 | 128.07 | 12 | 18 |
| 4 | 20 | Wataru YOSHIKAWA | Yamaha | 0:58.368 | 0.754 | 127.67 | 17 | 17 |
| 5 | 11 | Tamaki SERIZAWA | Suzuki | 0:58.533 | 0.919 | 127.31 | 6 | 18 |
| 6 | 77 | Kousuke AKIYOSHI | Suzuki | 0:58.906 | 1.292 | 126.51 | 5 | 17 |
| 7 | 17 | Katsunori HASEGAWA | Yamaha | 0:59.063 | 1.449 | 126.17 | 5 | 13 |
| 8 | 79 | Morimichi GOMI | Kawasaki | 1:00.114 | 2.500 | 123.96 | 12 | 18 |
| 9 | 66 | Ken'ichiro NAKAMURA | Honda | 1:00.750 | 3.136 | 122.67 | 6 | 17 |
| 10 | 52 | Ken'ichi YANAGI | Kawasaki | 1:00.920 | 3.306 | 122.32 | 15 | 16 |
| 11 | 28 | Tohru OHYA | Honda | 1:01.036 | 3.422 | 122.09 | 11 | 17 |
| 12 | 32 | Yasuhiro ONODERA | Ducati | 1:01.281 | 3.667 | 121.60 | 10 | 18 |
| 13 | 69 | Yasushi SEKIDO | Yamaha | 1:01.891 | 4.277 | 120.41 | 18 | 18 |
| 14 | 35 | Kazuhiro IMURA | Kawasaki | 1:02.093 | 4.479 | 120.01 | 12 | 16 |
| 15 | 42 | Hideaki NARUMI | Honda | 1:02.249 | 4.635 | 119.71 | 14 | 18 |
1997-05-16 to 1997-05-18
Tsukuba Superbike Race
Tsukuba (Permanent circuit, 2.0700 km)
Attendance: 16,000
Entries: 34 / Practised: 30 / Qualified: 30
Sessions
Qualifying 2 - Group A
Scheduled duration: ?
Started: 15 / Classified: 15
Scheduled start time: ?
Weather: Overcast / Track: Dry
Results
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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/ Motoracing-japan.com/ yamaha-motor.co.jp/ Photos from roadrace.jog.buttobi.net