1997 Suzuka Superbike 2 Heat Race - Suzuka - Overall qualifying

1997 All Japan Superbike/Suzuka

1997-09-05 to 1997-09-07

Suzuka Superbike 2 Heat Race

Suzuka (Permanent circuit, 5.8640 km)
Attendance: 21,000
Entries: ? / Practised: 54 / Qualified: 44

Sessions

Entry list

6 Sep, Sat

Qualifying 1 - Group A

Qualifying 1 - Group B

Qualifying 2 - Group A

Qualifying 2 - Group B

7 Sep, Sun

Overall qualifying

Results

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P.	#	Rider	Bike	Q1	Q2	Time	KM/H
1	72	Shin'ichi ITO	Honda	2:11.400	2:28.346	2:11.400	160.66
2	5	Katsuaki FUJIWARA	Suzuki	2:13.986	2:35.613	2:13.986	157.56
3	6	Shin'ya TAKEISHI	Kawasaki	2:12.082	2:29.284	2:12.082	159.83
4	20	Wataru YOSHIKAWA	Yamaha	2:14.781	2:36.570	2:14.781	156.63
5	45	Yuichi TAKEDA	Honda	2:12.756	2:36.742	2:12.756	159.02
6	8	Noriyuki HAGA	Yamaha	2:15.333	2:33.835	2:15.333	155.99
7	77	Kousuke AKIYOSHI	Suzuki	2:12.772	2:35.270	2:12.772	159.00
8	11	Tamaki SERIZAWA	Suzuki	2:16.115	2:34.001	2:16.115	155.09
9	2	Akira RYO	Kawasaki	2:13.079	2:31.870	2:13.079	158.63
10	4	Keiichi KITAGAWA	Suzuki	2:16.430	2:37.136	2:16.430	154.73
11	12	Shoichi TSUKAMOTO	Kawasaki	2:14.308	2:37.842	2:14.308	157.18
12	14	Hitoyasu IZUTSU	Ducati	2:17.276	2:34.179	2:17.276	153.78
13	21	Manabu KAMADA	Honda	2:15.644	2:40.169	2:15.644	155.63
14	41	Takahiro SOHWA	Honda	2:19.566	2:31.630	2:19.566	151.26
15	29	Yuji HARAGUCHI	Honda	2:16.161	2:38.034	2:16.161	155.04
16	40	Isami HIGASHIMURA	Kawasaki	2:21.367	2:41.468	2:21.367	149.33
17	76	Osamu NISHIJIMA	Kawasaki	2:16.244	2:42.084	2:16.244	154.95
18	31	Shin'ya NAKATANI	Kawasaki	2:21.478	2:39.626	2:21.478	149.21
19	43	Takaharu KISHIDA	Honda	2:16.397	2:37.654	2:16.397	154.77
20	47	Kiyokazu SATO	Honda	2:21.623	2:41.167	2:21.623	149.06
21	25	Toshiya KOBAYASHI	Honda	2:16.401	2:39.820	2:16.401	154.77
22	23	Yoshinobu TAKAHASHI	Honda	2:22.138	2:37.800	2:22.138	148.52
23	17	Katsunori HASEGAWA	Yamaha	2:16.788	2:40.608	2:16.788	154.33
24	67	Tamotsu MIZUSAWA	Kawasaki	2:22.257	2:43.593	2:22.257	148.40
25	18	Tomohiko KANEYASU	Honda	2:17.094	2:39.534	2:17.094	153.98
26	58	Makoto TOKINAGA	Yamaha	2:23.386	2:41.248	2:23.386	147.23
27	70	Toshiki KUNIMATSU	Honda	2:17.546		2:17.546	153.48
28	34	Takahiro FUKAMI	Yamaha	2:24.089	3:03.881	2:24.089	146.51
29	48	Takayuki SUZUKI	Honda	2:18.389	2:37.793	2:18.389	152.54
30	27	Shuya ARAI	Honda	2:24.242	2:39.311	2:24.242	146.35
31	60	Mamoru YAMAKAWA	Kawasaki	2:18.794	2:43.349	2:18.794	152.10
32	36	Noriyuki TSUJIMOTO	Honda	2:25.257		2:25.257	145.33
33	66	Ken'ichiro NAKAMURA	Honda	2:18.927	2:53.862	2:18.927	151.95
34	54	Yoshihiko TAKATSUTO	Honda	2:26.087	2:47.333	2:26.087	144.51
35	57	Shogo TAKEMI	Yamaha	2:19.101	2:53.640	2:19.101	151.76
36	69	Naoki YOSHIOKA	Honda	2:26.205	2:46.287	2:26.205	144.39
37	65	Masaaki TSUKAMOTO	Honda	2:19.332	2:39.888	2:19.332	151.51
38	49	Hiroaki YABUMOTO	Yamaha	2:26.856	2:38.805	2:26.856	143.75
39	51	Hiroshi OTA	Honda	2:19.407	2:39.301	2:19.407	151.43
40	24	Hideo SENMYO	Honda	2:27.700	2:36.483	2:27.700	142.93
41	55	Yasuhiko GORIKU	Yamaha	2:19.603	2:51.180	2:19.603	151.22
42	52	Ken'ichi YANAGI	Kawasaki	2:28.019	2:39.007	2:28.019	142.62
43	53	Hiroki KOBAYASHI	Suzuki	2:19.664	2:52.679	2:19.664	151.15
44	75	Keishiro KANKI	Kawasaki	2:29.391	2:52.397	2:29.391	141.31
45	62	Hidefumi SUGINO	Honda	2:20.292	2:47.525	2:20.292	150.47
(46)	38	Hideki ONISHI	Kawasaki	2:29.650	2:40.847	2:29.650	141.07
(47)	39	Keiji SHIOMI	Suzuki	2:22.154	2:40.034	2:22.154	148.50
48	30	Yukihiro AOYANAGI	Yamaha	2:29.950	2:40.013	2:29.950	140.78
(49)	831	Noboru KAMIYA	Honda	2:22.908		2:22.908	147.72
(50)	61	Eiji SASAKI	Suzuki	2:30.133	2:47.643	2:30.133	140.61
(51)	37	Hideaki TSUTSUI	Kawasaki	2:24.233		2:24.233	146.36
(52)	63	Ryuichi OSAKI	Suzuki	2:31.849	2:53.624	2:31.849	139.02
(53)	35	Kazuhiro IMURA	Kawasaki	2:24.454	2:59.691	2:24.454	146.14
(54)	56	Kozo MINAMIKAWA	Yamaha	2:33.709	2:47.248	2:33.709	137.34

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/ procione.com/suzukaland