| # | 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 | 25 |  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 | 28 |  Yamaha YZF750 | PJ1 MAX KLEVER | 
| 14 |  Ryuji TSURUTA | 30 |  Kawasaki ZX-7RR | |
| 15 |  Shoichi TSUKAMOTO | 36 |  Kawasaki ZX-7RR | KRT RR | 
| 16 |  Tomohiko KANEYASU | 35 |  Honda RC45 | Team SAKURAI Honda | 
| 17 |  Toshiya KOBAYASHI | 29 |  Honda RC45 | Team ELAN & RG NIWA | 
| 19 |  Tamaki SERIZAWA | 23 |  Suzuki GSX-R750 | Yoshimura SUZUKI GP1 PLUS | 
| 21 |  Shuya ARAI | 30 |  Honda RC45 | NTT MORIWAKI Racing | 
| 23 |  Osamu NISHIJIMA | 26 | Kawasaki ZXR750 | BEET IGOL OIL | 
| 26 |  Michio IZUMI | 28 |  Honda RC45 | NTT MORIWAKI Racing | 
| 29 |  Toshiyuki KAKU | ? |  Yamaha YZF750 | PJ1 & SUGAYA SPEED RC SUGO | 
| 30 |  Tetsuya AKAGI | 25 | Honda RC45 | Honda HAMAYUKAI Hamamatsu Escargot | 
| 32 |  Yuji HARAGUCHI | ? |  Honda RC45 | Sofukai • Suzuka Racing Team | 
| 36 |  Hideo SENMYO | 31 |  Honda RC45 | Kouyou-kai Dream Racing Team | 
| 37 |  Hideaki TSUTSUI | 29 |  Kawasaki ZXR750 | RS-ITOH | 
| 40 |  Manabu KAMADA | 26 |  Honda RC45 | Team SAKURAI Honda | 
| 41 |  Takahiro SOHWA | 30 | [unknown] | |
| 42 |  Yuichiro TAGA | ? | Honda RC45 | TEAM ASA | 
| 43 |  Kazuhiro IMURA | ? |  Kawasaki ZXR750 | Castrol Team BOMBER | 
| 44 |  Takahiro FUKAMI | 26 |  Yamaha YZF750 | Clever Wolf Racing Team | 
| 45 |  Yuichi TAKEDA | 18 |  Honda RC45 | Team HRC | 
| 46 |  Yuji MIYAZAKI | ? | Honda RC45 | Riders Club KITANO RT | 
| 47 |  Kiyokazu SATO | ? | Honda RC45 | Auto Technical Sports | 
| 48 |  Keita NISHIMURA | ? | Honda RC45 | Musashinokai SAYAMA Racing | 
| 49 |  Tamotsu MIZUSAWA | ? |  Kawasaki ZX-7RR | GREEN CLUB & Yamashina Kawasaki | 
| 50 |  Izumi MATSUBARA | ? | Kawasaki ZXR750 | RS-ITOH & Sakamaki Clinic | 
| 51 |  Ken'ichi YANAGI | ? | Kawasaki ZXR750 | Team Shirota | 
| 52 |  Kosei KIKUGAWA | ? | Kawasaki ZXR750 | Team BB | 
| 53 |  Hiroki KOBAYASHI | 27 | Suzuki GSX-R750 | GARfield & TACHYON RSK | 
| 54 |  Hirotada NISHIDA | ? | Honda RC45 | Kuchan Mirai 21 TEAM ELAN | 
| 55 |  Shogo SATAKE | ? | Kawasaki ZXR750 | KYOTO Super Sports ☆ | 
| 56 |  Noriyuki ORIOKA | ? | Honda RC45 | TEAM VITALSPIRIT | 
| 57 |  Shin'ya NAKATANI | 26 |  Kawasaki ZXR750 | Team HANSHIN Riding School | 
| 58 |  Shin'ichiro IMAI | 30 |  Kawasaki ZX-7RR | Team HANSHIN Riding School | 
| 59 |  Masayuki YAMANAKA | ? | Honda RC45 | Racing Team HONEYBEE | 
| 60 |  Mamoru YAMAKAWA | ? | Kawasaki ZXR750 | Challenge of Yamakawa | 
| 61 |  Eiji SASAKI | 29 | Suzuki GSX-R750 | JAJA TEAM TITAN | 
| 62 |  Yu MATSUSHIMA | 31 | Yamaha YZF750 | Team EBATA & KENTAUROS O.C. | 
| 63 |  Tohru TAKAHASHI | ? | Yamaha YZF750 | SUPER BUILD M • OZAWA R&D | 
| 65 |  Masaaki TSUKAMOTO | ? | Honda RC45 | Honda KUMAMOTO Racing | 
| 66 |  Ken'ichiro NAKAMURA | 28 | Honda RC45 | TEAM CBX | 
| 70 |  Shin'ichi NAKAUE | ? | Honda RC45 | TEAM VITALSPIRIT | 
| 71 |  Koji KITAO | ? | Honda RC45 | Riders Club KITANO RT | 
| 72 |  Yasuo TAKASHIMA | ? |  Kawasaki ZXR750 | BEET IGOL OIL | 
| 74 |  Takayuki SUZUKI | ? | Honda RC45 | TEAM CBX & PGR | 
| 75 |  Yukihiro AOYANAGI | ? | Yamaha YZF750 | SWIFT • R MOTUL | 
| 76 |  Makoto SUZUKI | 32 |  Ducati 916 | Team KATAYAMA | 
| 77 |  Hitoshi TANIGUCHI | ? | Yamaha YZF750 | Companion Friends & Moto Katayanagi | 
| 81 |  Tomonao AOKI | ? | Kawasaki ZXR750 | WATANABE GIKEN | 
| 83 |  Motofumi NIGA | ? | Kawasaki ZX-7RR | Green C KYOTO Super Sports | 
| 90 |  Katsutoshi ABIKO | ? | Honda RC45 | NiSSEKI & Team Nyarome | 
| 93 |  Katsuhisa MOTOIKI | ? | Kawasaki ZXR750 | ONISHI Mfg. Co. Ltd. & Team Mr. Hiro | 
| 96 |  Hitoyasu IZUTSU | 25 |  Ducati 916 | Team Foundation | 
| 831 |  Noboru KAMIYA | ? |  Honda RC45 | Radio Shonan & SAKURAI Honda | 
1996-09-06 to 1996-09-08
Suzuka Superbike 2 Heat Race
Suzuka (Permanent circuit, 5.8640 km)
Attendance: 26,000
Entries: 62 / Practised: 56 / Qualified: 44

Sessions
Entry list
Struck out text denotes riders on entry list who did not participate.
Sources:
Official results/ 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



