1996 Tsukuba Superbike Race - Tsukuba - Final Results

1996 All Japan Superbike/Tsukuba

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

18 May, Sat

Qualifying 1 - Group A

Qualifying 1 - Group B

Qualifying 2 - Group A

Qualifying 2 - Group B

Overall qualifying

19 May, Sun

Warm-Up

Final

Scheduled duration: 35 laps
Started: 32 / Classified: 22

Scheduled start time: 14:50
Weather: Sunny / Track: Dry

Results

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P.	#	Rider	Bike	Laps	Time	Gap	KM/H	Best Lap	On	Gr.
1	1	Takuma AOKI	Honda	35	34:24.637		126.33	0:58.267	12	8
2	5	Norihiko FUJIWARA	Yamaha	35	34:30.881	6.244	125.95	0:58.344	8	6
3	9	Akira RYO	Kawasaki	35	34:33.619	8.982	125.78	0:58.783	6	3
4	6	Akira YANAGAWA	Kawasaki	35	34:35.361	10.724	125.67	0:58.681	15	4
5	7	Keiichi KITAGAWA	Suzuki	35	34:40.627	15.990	125.36	0:58.797	6	1
6	45	Yuichi TAKEDA	Honda	35	34:52.556	27.919	124.64	0:59.290	6	12
7	2	Shin'ya TAKEISHI	Kawasaki	35	34:55.220	30.583	124.48	0:58.925	5	7
8	3	Katsuaki FUJIWARA	Suzuki	35	35:01.561	36.924	124.11	0:58.660	2	2
9	96	Hitoyasu IZUTSU	Ducati	35	35:03.423	38.786	124.00	0:59.459	14	16
10	14	Ryuji TSURUTA	Kawasaki	35	35:07.150	42.513	123.78	0:59.126	3	9
11	13	Katsunori HASEGAWA	Yamaha	35	35:14.695	50.058	123.34	0:59.653	4	19
12	29	Toshiyuki KAKU	Yamaha	35	35:14.799	50.162	123.33	0:59.642	3	14
13	26	Michio IZUMI	Honda	34	34:28.968	1 lap	122.46	0:59.850	2	17
14	36	Hideo SENMYO	Honda	34	33:55.051	1 lap	124.50	1:00.820	19	24
15	59	Masayuki YAMANAKA	Honda	34	34:55.545	1 lap	120.91	1:00.732	3	22
16	40	Manabu KAMADA	Honda	34	34:56.028	1 lap	120.88	1:00.655	18	21
17	47	Kiyokazu SATO	Honda	34	35:10.882	1 lap	120.03	1:00.988	5	23
18	86	Kimiaki OHNO	Kawasaki	33	34:26.869	2 laps	118.98	1:01.639	6	28
19	80	Katsuhito KOSHIYAMA	Honda	33	34:26.869	2 laps	118.98	1:01.456	7	26
20	831	Noboru KAMIYA	Honda	33	34:27.814	2 laps	118.93	1:01.797	32	32
21	85	Yasushi SEKIDO	Yamaha	33	34:37.529	2 laps	118.37	1:01.883	9	31
22	43	Kazuhiro IMURA	Kawasaki	28	--.---	7 laps		1:01.461	2	30
NC	10	Noriyuki HAGA	Yamaha	12	--.---	23 laps		0:58.599	11	5
RT	8	Yukio NUKUMI	Ducati	14	--.---	---		0:59.113	3	11
RT	77	Hitoshi TANIGUCHI	Yamaha	4	--.---	---		1:02.237	2	29
RT	16	Tomohiko KANEYASU	Honda	3	--.---	---		0:59.501	3	13
RT	63	Tohru TAKAHASHI	Yamaha	2	--.---	---		1:01.492	2	25
RT	81	Ryuichi OSAKI	Honda	2	--.---	---		1:01.533	2	27
NR	41	Takahiro SOHWA	Ducati			Accident				10
NR	57	Shin'ya NAKATANI	Kawasaki			Accident				15
NR	76	Makoto SUZUKI	Ducati			Accident				18
NR	22	Yoshinobu TAKAHASHI	Kawasaki			Accident				20
NS	19	Tamaki SERIZAWA	Suzuki			Not started

Fastest lap	1	Takuma AOKI	Honda	0:58.267	on lap 12	127.89 km/h

Red-flagged due to multiple accidents on lap 2. Re-started over full distance.

Rider notes

#831 Kamiya: Promoted to grid as reserve rider.

#22 Takahashi, #41 Sohwa, #57 Nakatani, #76 Suzuki: Did not take part in re-start.

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