| P. | # | Rider | Bike | Q1 | Q2 | Time | KM/H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 41 |  Takahiro SOHWA | Honda | 1:42.936 | 1:41.222 | 1:41.222 | 115.20 |
| 2 | 72 | Shin'ichi ITO | Honda | 1:41.457 | 1:41.345 | 1:41.345 | 115.06 |
| 3 | 6 | Shin'ya TAKEISHI | Kawasaki | 1:43.109 | 1:41.447 | 1:41.447 | 114.94 |
| 4 | 8 | Noriyuki HAGA | Yamaha | 1:41.794 | 1:43.199 | 1:41.794 | 114.55 |
| 5 | 2 | Akira RYO | Kawasaki | 1:43.033 | 1:43.201 | 1:43.033 | 113.17 |
| 6 | 14 | Hitoyasu IZUTSU | Ducati | 1:43.286 | 1:43.447 | 1:43.286 | 112.89 |
| 7 | 11 | Tamaki SERIZAWA | Suzuki | 1:44.455 | 1:43.538 | 1:43.538 | 112.62 |
| 8 | 5 | Katsuaki FUJIWARA | Suzuki | 1:44.670 | 1:43.707 | 1:43.707 | 112.44 |
| 9 | 45 | Yuichi TAKEDA | Honda | 1:44.191 | 1:46.826 | 1:44.191 | 111.91 |
| 10 | 20 | Wataru YOSHIKAWA | Yamaha | 1:44.692 | 1:44.843 | 1:44.692 | 111.38 |
| 11 | 77 | Kousuke AKIYOSHI | Suzuki | 1:45.297 | 1:46.576 | 1:45.297 | 110.74 |
| 12 | 21 | Manabu KAMADA | Honda | 1:51.748 | 1:45.674 | 1:45.674 | 110.34 |
| 13 | 37 | Toshiki KUNIMATSU | Honda | 1:46.646 | 1:46.058 | 1:46.058 | 109.94 |
| 14 | 31 | Shin'ya NAKATANI | Kawasaki | 1:46.519 | 1:47.557 | 1:46.519 | 109.47 |
| 15 | 39 | Tamotsu MIZUSAWA | Kawasaki | 1:47.419 | 1:47.433 | 1:47.419 | 108.55 |
| 16 | 30 | Yukihiro AOYANAGI | Yamaha | 1:48.052 | 1:51.161 | 1:48.052 | 107.91 |
| 17 | 29 | Yuji HARAGUCHI | Honda | 1:50.789 | 1:48.148 | 1:48.148 | 107.82 |
| 18 | 65 | Masaaki TSUKAMOTO | Honda | 1:48.505 | 1:49.910 | 1:48.505 | 107.46 |
| 19 | 36 | Noriyuki TSUJIMOTO | Honda | 1:49.002 | 1:52.336 | 1:49.002 | 106.97 |
| 20 | 35 | Kazuhiro IMURA | Kawasaki | 1:50.426 | 1:58.290 | 1:50.426 | 105.59 |
| 21 | 17 | Katsunori HASEGAWA | Yamaha | 1:52.616 | 1:51.038 | 1:51.038 | 105.01 |
| (22) | 38 | Takuo FUJIMOTO | Suzuki | 1:51.026 | 1:54.556 | 1:51.626 | 104.46 |
| (23) | 67 | Keiichi NAKAZAWA | Kawasaki | 1:59.403 | 1:52.116 | 1:52.116 | 104.00 |
| (24) | 56 | Hitoshi TANIGUCHI | Yamaha | 1:56.775 | 1:54.216 | 1:54.216 | 102.09 |
| (25) | 42 | Hiroshi TAKAHASHI | Kawasaki | 1:55.385 | 1:55.999 | 1:55.385 | 101.06 |
1997-08-08 to 1997-08-10
MINE Superbike Race
CP MINE (Permanent circuit, 3.2390 km)
Attendance: 14,800
Entries: ? / Practised: 25 / Qualified: 21
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