| # | Rider | Age | Bike | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Takuma AOKI | 22 |  Honda RC45 | Team HRC |
| 2 | Shin'ya TAKEISHI | 28 |  Kawasaki ZX-7RR | KRT RR |
| 3 | Katsuaki FUJIWARA | 21 | Suzuki GSX-R750 | LUCKYSTRIKE SUZUKI |
| 5 | Norihiko FUJIWARA | 29 | Yamaha YZF750 | Y.R.T. |
| 6 | Akira YANAGAWA | 24 | Kawasaki ZX-7RR | KRT RR |
| 7 | Keiichi KITAGAWA | 29 | Suzuki GSX-R750 | LUCKYSTRIKE SUZUKI |
| 8 | Yukio NUKUMI | 30 | Ducati 916 | Team Foundation |
| 9 | Akira RYO | 28 | Kawasaki ZX-7RR | KRT RR |
| 10 | Noriyuki HAGA | 21 | Yamaha YZF750 | Techno Motor Engineering |
| 13 | Katsunori HASEGAWA | 27 | Yamaha YZF750 | PJ1 MAX KLEVER |
| 14 | Ryuji TSURUTA | 30 | Kawasaki ZX-7RR | Team Iwaki K's Garage |
| 16 | Tomohiko KANEYASU | 34 | Honda RC45 | Team SAKURAI Honda |
| 19 | Tamaki SERIZAWA | 23 | Suzuki GSX-R750 | Yoshimura SUZUKI GP1 PLUS |
| 22 | Yoshinobu TAKAHASHI | 28 |  Kawasaki ZX-7RR | WAKO'S D.D. BOYS |
| 26 | Michio IZUMI | 28 | Honda RC45 | MORIWAKI Racing |
| 29 | Toshiyuki KAKU | ? | Yamaha YZF750 | PJ1 & SUGAYA SPEED |
| 30 | Tetsuya AKAGI | 24 | Honda RC45 | Honda HAMAYUKAI Hamamatsu Escargot |
| 32 | Yuji HARAGUCHI | ? | Honda RC45 | Sofukai • Suzuka Racing Team |
| 36 | Hideo SENMYO | 30 | Honda RC45 | Kouyou-kai Dream Racing Team |
| 40 | Manabu KAMADA | 25 | Honda RC45 | Team SAKURAI Honda |
| 41 | Takahiro SOHWA | 30 | Ducati 916 | Team SOHWA |
| 43 | Kazuhiro IMURA | ? | Kawasaki ZXR750 | Castrol Team BOMBER |
| 45 | Yuichi TAKEDA | 18 | Honda RC45 | Team HRC |
| 47 | Kiyokazu SATO | ? | Honda RC45 | Auto Technical Sports |
| 51 | Tsuyoshi MORI | ? | Yamaha YZF750 | Pentagram & Agip |
| 53 | Masayasu MAKITA | ? | Ducati 916 | KASETSU SANGYO & Banana Juice |
| 57 | Shin'ya NAKATANI | 25 | Kawasaki ZXR750 | Team HANSHIN Riding School |
| 59 | Masayuki YAMANAKA | ? | Honda RC45 | Racing Team HONEYBEE |
| 63 | Tohru TAKAHASHI | ? | Yamaha YZF750 | SUPER BUILD M • OZAWA R&D |
| 65 | Masaaki TSUKAMOTO | ? | Honda RC45 | Honda KUMAMOTO Racing |
| 76 | Makoto SUZUKI | 31 | Ducati 916 | Team KATAYAMA |
| 77 | Hitoshi TANIGUCHI | ? | Yamaha YZF750 | Companion Friends & Moto Katayanagi |
| 80 | Katsuhito KOSHIYAMA | ? | Honda RC45 | Team SAKURAI Honda |
| 81 | Ryuichi OSAKI | ? | Honda RC45 | RT iDATEN |
| 82 | Hideaki NARUMI | ? | Honda RC45 | Almighty's + RP Tire House |
| 83 | Akihiro SUZUKI | ? | Ducati 888 | POWERBOX & Ubukata • J • TRIC |
| 84 | Masakatsu MURAKAMI | ? | Yamaha YZF750 | RS-Katakura / YSP Hachioji |
| 85 | Yasushi SEKIDO | ? | Yamaha YZF750 | RS-Katakura / YSP Hachioji |
| 86 | Kimiaki OHNO | ? | Kawasaki ZX-7RR | RS-ITOH & I'm The Best |
| 96 | Hitoyasu IZUTSU | 25 | Ducati 916 | Team Actus |
| 831 | Noboru KAMIYA | ? | Honda RC45 | Radio Shonan & SAKURAI Honda |
1996-05-17 to 1996-05-19
Tsukuba Superbike Race
Tsukuba (Permanent circuit, 2.0700 km)
Attendance: 16,800
Entries: 41 / Practised: 37 / Qualified: 32
Sessions
Entry list
Struck out text denotes riders on entry list who did not participate.
Sources:
Official results/ Official grid sheet/ Official programme/ MotorLand2 TV coverage/ MFJ Magazine No. 319 1996-01 pg19/ MFJ Magazine No. 330 1997-01 pg19/ Motoracing-japan.com/ ohmi.homeip.net