1997 All Japan Superbike Championship

Between March 16 and November 2 1997, 118 riders competed in 12 races on 6 circuits.

Race summary

Key: E = total entries / P = total riders who practised / Q = total qualifiers / S = total starters / C = total classified finishers.

DateCircuitWinnerEPQSCConditionsDistanceAvg. KMH
1997-03-16 SuzukaFlag of Japan Noriyuki HAGA / Yamaha5855434436Cloudy / Dry164.19 km160.01 km/h
1997-04-27 SugoFlag of Japan Yuichi TAKEDA / Honda43404029Sunny / Dry93.44 km146.41 km/h
1997-05-18 TsukubaFlag of Japan Noriyuki HAGA / Yamaha3430302924Sunny / Dry62.10 km127.80 km/h
1997-06-01 SuzukaFlag of Japan Noriyuki HAGA / Yamaha6863444436Cloudy / Dry205.24 km160.25 km/h
1997-06-22 FujiFlag of Japan Yuichi TAKEDA / Honda5352404034Overcast / Dry89.49 km164.14 km/h
1997-07-06 SugoFlag of Japan Noriyuki HAGA / Yamaha37323227Cloudy / Dry93.44 km145.43 km/h
1997-08-10 CP MINEFlag of Japan Shin'ichi ITO / Honda25212121Cloudy / Wet55.06 km114.81 km/h
1997-09-07 SuzukaFlag of Japan Noriyuki HAGA / Yamaha54444437Cloudy / Dry87.96 km160.85 km/h
1997-09-07 SuzukaFlag of Japan Noriyuki HAGA / Yamaha54444333Overcast / Dry87.96 km161.08 km/h
1997-09-21 TsukubaFlag of Japan Noriyuki HAGA / Yamaha3934323129Overcast / Dry60.03 km126.77 km/h
1997-10-19 TI AidaFlag of Japan Katsuaki FUJIWARA / Suzuki3935353430Sunny / Dry92.55 km143.42 km/h
1997-11-02 SugoFlag of Japan Katsuaki FUJIWARA / Suzuki5246404033Sunny / Dry93.44 km146.68 km/h

Rider statistics

Key: R = total races started / W = total wins / P = total podiums / PP = total pole positions / RT = total retirements / BF = best finish pos. / AF = average finish pos. / AP = average points scored per race / Fin. % = percentage of races finished / TL = total laps completed / BG = best grid position / AG = average grid position.

RiderPointsRWPPPRTBFAFAPFin. %TLBGAG
Flag of Japan Abiko, Katsutoshi12828100.00 %244242
Flag of Japan Akiyoshi, Kousuke57.0094136.33100.00 %201710
Flag of Japan Anzai, Kazuto12828100.00 %213636
Flag of Japan Aoki, Tomonao32252533.33 %463037
Flag of Japan Aoyanagi, Yukihiro8.0010113170.8090.00 %2131625
Flag of Japan Arai, Shuya6.004111151.5075.00 %811224
Flag of Italy Bontempi, Piergiorgio11212100.00 %351313
Flag of Japan Fujibayashi, Katsushi9.00413152.25100.00 %981618
Flag of Japan Fujiwara, Katsuaki167.00122711413.92100.00 %28914
Flag of Japan Fujiwara, Norihiko9.001779.00100.00 %3577
Flag of Japan Fukami, Takahiro2.009214250.2277.78 %1801725
Flag of Japan Fushimi, Yoshimasa12626100.00 %193131
Flag of Japan Gomi, Morimichi21927100.00 %471621
Flag of Japan Goriku, Yasuhiko32272733.33 %381428
Flag of Japan Haga, Noriyuki202.0012710311216.8391.67 %28113
Flag of Japan Haraguchi, Yuji27.0011212132.4581.82 %2231416
Flag of Japan Hasegawa, Hideto11RT0.00 %53535
Flag of Japan Hasegawa, Katsunori35.00117163.18100.00 %2571017
Flag of Japan Higashimura, Isami3.00213161.50100.00 %301616
Flag of Japan Imura, Kazuhiro71202685.71 %1452031
Flag of Japan Ito, Shin'ichi134.001213111711.1791.67 %27614
Flag of Japan Izutsu, Hitoyasu51.001135124.6472.73 %21149
Flag of Japan Kamada, Manabu51.001229114.2583.33 %2691113
Flag of Japan Kamiya, Noboru13030100.00 %263434
Flag of Japan Kaneyasu, Tomohiko9.007211211.2971.43 %1291319
Flag of Japan Kanki, Keishiro12929100.00 %202020
Flag of Japan Kawase, Hiroaki22426100.00 %613537
Flag of Japan Kikugawa, Kosei13636100.00 %244343
Flag of Japan Kishida, Takaharu41724100.00 %881923
Flag of Japan Kitagawa, Keiichi64.00614610.67100.00 %13715
Flag of Japan Kobayashi, Hiroki41725100.00 %872136
Flag of Japan Kobayashi, Toshiya2.004114190.5075.00 %871622
Flag of Japan Konishi, Yoshiteru1.00115151.00100.00 %341414
Flag of Japan Koshiyama, Katsuhito72162371.43 %1481726
Flag of Japan Kunimatsu, Toshiki8.00518211.6080.00 %791328
Flag of Japan Maesoba, Hidenori13030100.00 %244040
Flag of Japan Matsubara, Izumi32125100.00 %712632
Flag of Japan Matsushima, Yu22629100.00 %493236
Flag of Japan Matsushita, Toshitake13333100.00 %193939
Flag of Japan Minamikawa, Kozo21222250.00 %332931
Flag of Japan Mizusawa, Tamotsu2.008114210.2587.50 %1601523
Flag of Japan Murakami, Masakatsu12626100.00 %243333
Flag of Japan Nakamura, Ken'ichiro1.007115220.1485.71 %1421826
Flag of Japan Nakamura, Tamotsu44RT0.00 %242732
Flag of Japan Nakamura, Yoshihiko31252666.67 %603133
Flag of Japan Nakatani, Shin'ya47.001210133.92100.00 %288914
Flag of Japan Nakaue, Shin'ichi22730100.00 %603539
Flag of Japan Nakazawa, Keiichi41212375.00 %812933
Flag of Japan Narumi, Hideaki12222100.00 %283030
Flag of Japan Nashimoto, Kei7.0029173.50100.00 %621824
Flag of Japan Nishijima, Osamu10.00529132.0060.00 %701315
Flag of Japan Ohya, Tohru2.004214160.5050.00 %752024
Flag of Japan Onishi, Hideki11RT0.00 %132323
Flag of Japan Onodera, Yasuhiro2.00415180.50100.00 %991822
Flag of Japan Osaki, Ryuichi31721100.00 %812529
Flag of Japan Ota, Hiroshi51222680.00 %972532
Flag of Japan Ryo, Akira125.0011213511.3690.91 %24037
Flag of Japan Sasaki, Eiji31202366.67 %602530
Flag of Japan Sasaki, Masana11RT0.00 %03838
Flag of Japan Sato, Kiyokazu51622100.00 %1192025
Flag of Japan Sekido, Yasushi21202050.00 %362630
Flag of Japan Senmyo, Hideo2.0010214210.2080.00 %1931524
Flag of Japan Serizawa, Tamaki79.001224106.5883.33 %25547
Flag of Japan Shimizu, Kazuki1.00115151.00100.00 %251818
Flag of Japan Shimizu, Takumi13030100.00 %193737
Flag of Japan Shimoda, Ken'ichi22022100.00 %522126
Flag of Japan Shiomi, Keiji12121100.00 %243232
Flag of Japan Sohwa, Takahiro56.00111112125.0990.91 %233110
Flag of Japan Sugesawa, Hitoshi13232100.00 %193232
Flag of Japan Sugino, Hidefumi31262966.67 %373240
Flag of Japan Suzuki, Takayuki61172183.33 %1162226
Flag of Japan Suzuki, Tohru12828100.00 %223131
Flag of Japan Taga, Yuichiro12626100.00 %343232
Flag of Japan Takahara, Masayuki11RT0.00 %73333
Flag of Japan Takahashi, Hiroshi12727100.00 %233535
Flag of Japan Takahashi, Yoshinobu31819100.00 %642021
Flag of Japan Takamiya, Yoshifumi22023100.00 %512426
Flag of Japan Takatsuto, Yoshihiko41182675.00 %922534
Flag of Japan Takeda, Yuichi149.00122611712.42100.00 %28515
Flag of Japan Takeishi, Shin'ya85.0012224367.0866.67 %24213
Flag of Japan Takemi, Shogo41924100.00 %732731
Flag of Japan Taniguchi, Hitoshi31232666.67 %482729
Flag of Japan Tokinaga, Makoto51623100.00 %1092125
Flag of Japan Tokunaga, Masaki11RT0.00 %52626
Flag of Japan Tomita, Nobumichi21242450.00 %343031
Flag of Japan Tsujimoto, Noriyuki51825100.00 %961931
Flag of Japan Tsukamoto, Masaaki61192383.33 %1031832
Flag of Japan Tsukamoto, Shoichi36.004689.00100.00 %8058
Flag of Japan Tsuruta, Ryuji7.00112127.00100.00 %251717
Flag of Japan Tsutsui, Hideaki83172562.50 %1501823
Flag of Japan Watanabe, Katsuya12929100.00 %243939
Flag of Japan Yabumoto, Hiroaki33RT0.00 %383839
Flag of Japan Yamakawa, Mamoru32333333.33 %273133
Flag of Japan Yamamoto, Takuma3.00213151.50100.00 %501721
Flag of Japan Yamanaka, Masayuki3.00513200.60100.00 %1352126
Flag of Japan Yanagawa, Akira10.0016610.00100.00 %351010
Flag of Japan Yanagi, Ken'ichi1.00615210.17100.00 %1352030
Flag of Japan Yoshihiro, Atsushi22RT0.00 %233841
Flag of Japan Yoshikawa, Wataru140.00125113511.6791.67 %27815
Flag of Japan Yoshioka, Naoki23033100.00 %273636

Manufacturer statistics

Key: C = total competitors representing this manufacturer / R = total races started / W = total wins / P = total podiums / PP = total pole positions / RT = total retirements / BF = best finish pos. / AF = average finish pos. / AP = average points scored per race / Fin. % = percentage of races finished / TL = total laps completed / BG = best grid position / AG = average grid position.

ManufacturerPointsCRWPPPRTBFAFAPFin. %TLBGAG
Ducati311451475.00 %310414
Honda361231032711884.12 %3559122
Kawasaki3112421831783.18 %2222119
Suzuki1112272411292.73 %1256114
Yamaha201271541911579.57 %1900120