1997 All Japan Superbike/Tsukuba

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

Map of Tsukuba circuit.

Entry list

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#RiderAgeBikeTeam
2Flag of JapanAkira RYO29Michelin tyresKawasaki ZX-7RRKawasaki Racing Team
5Flag of JapanKatsuaki FUJIWARA22Dunlop tyresSuzuki GSX-R750Lucky Strike Suzuki
6Flag of JapanShin'ya TAKEISHI29Michelin tyresKawasaki ZX-7RRKawasaki Racing Team
8Flag of JapanNoriyuki HAGA22Dunlop tyresYamaha YZF750Marlboro YAMAHA
11Flag of JapanTamaki SERIZAWA24Dunlop tyresSuzuki GSX-R750Yoshimura SUZUKI GP1 PLUS
14Flag of JapanHitoyasu IZUTSU26Dunlop tyresDucati 916Team Foundation
17Flag of JapanKatsunori HASEGAWA28Dunlop tyresYamaha YZF750PJ1 MAX & RC SUGO
18Flag of JapanTomohiko KANEYASU35Honda RC45Defi T. KANEYASU
20Flag of JapanWataru YOSHIKAWA27Dunlop tyresYamaha YZF750Marlboro YAMAHA
21Flag of JapanManabu KAMADA26Dunlop tyresHonda RC45Team SAKURAI Honda
24Flag of JapanHideo SENMYO31Honda RC45Kouyou-kai Dream Racing
28Flag of JapanTohru OHYA?Dunlop tyresHonda RC45TEAM KANEYASU
31Flag of JapanShin'ya NAKATANI26Dunlop tyresKawasaki ZX-7RRTeam HANSHIN Riding School
32Flag of JapanYasuhiro ONODERA?Ducati 888ita & Naoe Machinery Riding Club
33Flag of JapanMasayuki YAMANAKA?Honda RC45Racing Team HONEYBEE
35Flag of JapanKazuhiro IMURA?Kawasaki ZXR750Team BOMBER
37Flag of JapanHideaki TSUTSUI30Kawasaki ZX-7RRMRD T-CRAFT
40Flag of JapanMasana SASAKI?Ducati 916Winning Run
41Flag of JapanTakahiro SOHWA31Michelin tyresHonda RC45K's GARAGE SOHWA
42Flag of JapanHideaki NARUMI?Honda RC45Almighty's RP Umako
45Flag of JapanYuichi TAKEDA19Dunlop tyresHonda RC45Castrol HONDA
52Flag of JapanKen'ichi YANAGI?Dunlop tyresKawasaki ZXR750Team Shirota
56Flag of JapanHitoshi TANIGUCHI?Yamaha YZF750Companion Friends & Moto Katayanagi
57Flag of JapanMasami HIRANO?Yamaha YZF750RS-OKUNO • JLS • Castrol
63Flag of JapanRyuichi OSAKI?Bridgestone tyresSuzuki GSX-R750Mikuni TELLY&KALLY
66Flag of JapanKen'ichiro NAKAMURA28Dunlop tyresHonda RC45Honda Blue Helmets MSC
67Flag of JapanKeiichi NAKAZAWA?Kawasaki ZX-7RREndo Wagyo RT & Space Art
69Flag of JapanYasushi SEKIDO?Yamaha YZF750RS-Katakura / YSP Hachioji
71Flag of JapanKatsuhito KOSHIYAMA?Dunlop tyresHonda RC45Team SAKURAI Honda
72Flag of JapanShin'ichi ITO30Michelin tyresHonda RC45Castrol HONDA
76Flag of JapanTamotsu NAKAMURA?Yamaha YZF750RS-Katakura / YSP Hachioji
77Flag of JapanKousuke AKIYOSHI22Dunlop tyresSuzuki GSX-R750Lucky Strike Suzuki
78Flag of JapanKatsushi FUJIBAYASHI?Yamaha YZF750PJ1 & SUGAYA SPEED ♪ rurudo
79Flag of JapanMorimichi GOMI?Kawasaki ZXR750RS-ITOH & Sakamaki Clinic

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

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