| P. | # | Rider | Bike | Q1 | Q2 | Time | KM/H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 |  Noriyuki HAGA | Yamaha | 1:39.640 | 1:37.231 | 1:37.231 | 165.67 |
| 2 | 72 | Shin'ichi ITO | Honda | 1:38.467 | 1:38.071 | 1:38.071 | 164.25 |
| 3 | 6 | Shin'ya TAKEISHI | Kawasaki | 1:38.571 | 1:37.500 | 1:37.500 | 165.21 |
| 4 | 11 | Tamaki SERIZAWA | Suzuki | 1:39.303 | 1:38.091 | 1:38.091 | 164.21 |
| 5 | 5 | Katsuaki FUJIWARA | Suzuki | 1:38.101 | 1:37.971 | 1:37.971 | 164.41 |
| 6 | 2 | Akira RYO | Kawasaki | 1:39.124 | 1:38.828 | 1:38.828 | 162.99 |
| 7 | 45 | Yuichi TAKEDA | Honda | 1:38.737 | 1:38.159 | 1:38.159 | 164.10 |
| 8 | 20 | Wataru YOSHIKAWA | Yamaha | 1:38.937 | 1:38.868 | 1:38.868 | 162.92 |
| 9 | 14 | Hitoyasu IZUTSU | Ducati | 1:39.441 | 1:38.623 | 1:38.623 | 163.33 |
| 10 | 77 | Kousuke AKIYOSHI | Suzuki | 1:39.034 | 1:39.861 | 1:39.034 | 162.65 |
| 11 | 41 | Takahiro SOHWA | Honda | 1:39.239 | 1:39.162 | 1:39.162 | 162.44 |
| 12 | 17 | Katsunori HASEGAWA | Yamaha | 1:41.872 | 1:41.462 | 1:41.462 | 158.76 |
| 13 | 21 | Manabu KAMADA | Honda | 1:40.556 | 1:40.059 | 1:40.059 | 160.98 |
| 14 | 55 | Yasuhiko GORIKU | Yamaha | 1:43.373 | 1:41.681 | 1:41.681 | 158.42 |
| 15 | 31 | Shin'ya NAKATANI | Kawasaki | 1:40.165 | 1:40.108 | 1:40.108 | 160.90 |
| 16 | 78 | Katsushi FUJIBAYASHI | Yamaha | 1:43.947 | 1:41.937 | 1:41.937 | 158.02 |
| 17 | 29 | Yuji HARAGUCHI | Honda | 1:41.182 | 2:16.284 | 1:41.182 | 159.20 |
| 18 | 24 | Hideo SENMYO | Honda | 1:43.905 | 1:42.068 | 1:42.068 | 157.81 |
| 19 | 18 | Tomohiko KANEYASU | Honda | 1:42.961 | 1:41.231 | 1:41.231 | 159.12 |
| 20 | 37 | Hideaki TSUTSUI | Kawasaki | 1:44.234 | 1:42.104 | 1:42.104 | 157.76 |
| 21 | 34 | Takahiro FUKAMI | Yamaha | 1:41.971 | 1:41.306 | 1:41.306 | 159.00 |
| 22 | 30 | Yukihiro AOYANAGI | Yamaha | 1:44.001 | 1:42.214 | 1:42.214 | 157.59 |
| 23 | 58 | Makoto TOKINAGA | Yamaha | 1:42.829 | 1:41.479 | 1:41.479 | 158.73 |
| 24 | 33 | Masayuki YAMANAKA | Honda | 1:43.295 | 1:42.662 | 1:42.662 | 156.90 |
| 25 | 71 | Katsuhito KOSHIYAMA | Honda | 1:43.490 | 1:41.909 | 1:41.909 | 158.06 |
| 26 | 49 | Tamotsu MIZUSAWA | Kawasaki | 1:43.680 | 1:42.730 | 1:42.730 | 156.80 |
| 27 | 79 | Morimichi GOMI | Kawasaki | 1:42.897 | 1:43.625 | 1:42.897 | 156.54 |
| 28 | 57 | Shogo TAKEMI | Yamaha | 1:44.610 | 1:43.055 | 1:43.055 | 156.30 |
| 29 | 62 | Kozo MINAMIKAWA | Yamaha | 1:43.578 | 1:43.026 | 1:43.026 | 156.35 |
| 30 | 46 | Nobumichi TOMITA | Honda | 1:45.043 | 1:43.300 | 1:43.300 | 155.93 |
| 31 | 48 | Yoshimasa FUSHIMI | Kawasaki | 1:44.282 | 1:43.683 | 1:43.683 | 155.36 |
| 32 | 53 | Hitoshi SUGESAWA | Kawasaki | 2:29.974 | 1:43.669 | 1:43.669 | 155.38 |
| 33 | 38 | Masayuki TAKAHARA | Yamaha | 1:45.978 | 1:43.948 | 1:43.948 | 154.96 |
| 34 | 76 | Tamotsu NAKAMURA | Yamaha | 1:44.851 | 1:43.742 | 1:43.742 | 155.27 |
| 35 | 56 | Hideto HASEGAWA | Kawasaki | 1:44.651 | 1:44.035 | 1:44.035 | 154.83 |
| 36 | 35 | Kazuhiro IMURA | Kawasaki | 1:44.464 | 1:43.898 | 1:43.898 | 155.04 |
| 37 | 52 | Takumi SHIMIZU | Yamaha | 1:45.777 | 1:44.121 | 1:44.121 | 154.70 |
| 38 | 60 | Mamoru YAMAKAWA | Kawasaki | 1:51.147 | 1:43.945 | 1:43.945 | 154.97 |
| 39 | 64 | Toshitake MATSUSHITA | Kawasaki | 1:45.213 | 1:44.212 | 1:44.212 | 154.57 |
| 40 | 51 | Toshiki KUNIMATSU | Honda | 1:44.589 | 1:44.027 | 1:44.027 | 154.84 |
| (41) | 50 | Hironori ODAKA | Yamaha | 1:45.050 | 1:44.286 | 1:44.286 | 154.46 |
| (42) | 42 | Hideaki NARUMI | Honda | 1:44.119 | 1:44.610 | 1:44.119 | 154.71 |
| (43) | 66 | Hitoshi TANIGUCHI | Yamaha | 1:45.874 | 1:44.450 | 1:44.450 | 154.22 |
| (44) | 63 | Tohru OISHI | Kawasaki | 1:44.597 | 1:44.507 | 1:44.507 | 154.13 |
| (45) | 36 | Noriyuki TSUJIMOTO | Honda | 1:46.196 | 1:44.604 | 1:44.604 | 153.99 |
| (46) | 831 | Noboru KAMIYA | Honda | 1:44.656 | 1:44.550 | 1:44.550 | 154.07 |
| (47) | 69 | Yasushi SEKIDO | Yamaha | 1:46.195 | 1:45.077 | 1:45.077 | 153.30 |
| (48) | 67 | Keiichi NAKAZAWA | Kawasaki | 1:45.667 | 1:44.608 | 1:44.608 | 153.98 |
| (49) | 54 | Ken'ichi SHIMODA | Kawasaki | 1:51.554 | 1:47.119 | 1:47.119 | 150.37 |
| (50) | 65 | Katsuya WATANABE | Honda | 1:49.004 | 1:47.134 | 1:47.134 | 150.35 |
| (51) | 73 | Satoshi OKADA | Yamaha | 1:49.071 | 1:48.814 | 1:48.814 | 148.03 |
| 40 | Masana SASAKI | Ducati | --.--- |
1997-06-20 to 1997-06-22
Fuji Superbike Race
Fuji (Permanent circuit, 4.4744 km)
Attendance: 39,300
Entries: 53 / Practised: 52 / Qualified: 40
Sessions
Overall qualifying
Results
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Positions in parentheses denote riders who either did not receive a grid space, failed to meet qualifying requirements or withdrew after qualifying.
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/ Photos from roadrace.jog.buttobi.net