| P. | # | Rider | Bike | Q1 | Q2 | Time | KM/H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | Noriyuki HAGA | Yamaha | 0:57.445 | 0:57.753 | 0:57.445 | 129.72 |
| 2 | 1 | Takuma AOKI | Honda | 0:57.543 | 0:57.546 | 0:57.543 | 129.50 |
| 3 | 5 | Norihiko FUJIWARA | Yamaha | 0:57.838 | 0:57.748 | 0:57.748 | 129.04 |
| 4 | 2 | Shin'ya TAKEISHI | Kawasaki | 0:57.884 | 0:57.956 | 0:57.884 | 128.74 |
| 5 | 45 | Yuichi TAKEDA | Honda | 0:58.038 | 0:57.995 | 0:57.995 | 128.49 |
| 6 | 6 | Akira YANAGAWA | Kawasaki | 0:58.265 | 0:58.049 | 0:58.049 | 128.37 |
| 7 | 7 | Keiichi KITAGAWA | Suzuki | 0:58.250 | 0:58.089 | 0:58.089 | 128.29 |
| 8 | 9 | Akira RYO | Kawasaki | 0:58.137 | 0:58.424 | 0:58.137 | 128.18 |
| 9 | 96 | Hitoyasu IZUTSU | Ducati | 0:58.450 | 0:58.154 | 0:58.154 | 128.14 |
| 10 | 8 | Yukio NUKUMI | Ducati | 0:58.467 | 0:58.212 | 0:58.212 | 128.01 |
| 11 | 19 | Tamaki SERIZAWA | Suzuki | 0:58.498 | 0:58.437 | 0:58.437 | 127.52 |
| 12 | 14 | Ryuji TSURUTA | Kawasaki | 0:58.706 | 0:58.844 | 0:58.706 | 126.94 |
| 13 | 13 | Katsunori HASEGAWA | Yamaha | 0:58.854 | 0:58.920 | 0:58.854 | 126.62 |
| 14 | 76 | Makoto SUZUKI | Ducati | 1:03.439 | 0:58.933 | 0:58.933 | 126.45 |
| 15 | 16 | Tomohiko KANEYASU | Honda | 0:58.999 | 0:59.227 | 0:58.999 | 126.31 |
| 16 | 57 | Shin'ya NAKATANI | Kawasaki | 0:59.012 | 0:59.336 | 0:59.012 | 126.28 |
| 17 | 29 | Toshiyuki KAKU | Yamaha | 0:59.052 | 0:59.355 | 0:59.052 | 126.19 |
| 18 | 40 | Manabu KAMADA | Honda | 0:59.479 | 0:59.754 | 0:59.479 | 125.29 |
| 19 | 49 | Tamotsu MIZUSAWA | Kawasaki | 0:59.866 | 1:00.242 | 0:59.866 | 124.48 |
| 20 | 30 | Tetsuya AKAGI | Honda | 1:00.155 | 1:00.049 | 1:00.049 | 124.10 |
| 21 | 32 | Yuji HARAGUCHI | Honda | 1:00.359 | 1:00.169 | 1:00.169 | 123.85 |
| 22 | 37 | Hideaki TSUTSUI | Kawasaki | 1:00.249 | 1:00.179 | 1:00.179 | 123.83 |
| 23 | 36 | Hideo SENMYO | Honda | 1:00.364 | 1:00.444 | 1:00.364 | 123.45 |
| 24 | 63 | Tohru TAKAHASHI | Yamaha | 1:00.403 | 1:00.517 | 1:00.403 | 123.37 |
| 25 | 59 | Masayuki YAMANAKA | Honda | 1:00.509 | 1:00.615 | 1:00.509 | 123.16 |
| 26 | 74 | Takayuki SUZUKI | Honda | 1:00.719 | 1:00.698 | 1:00.698 | 122.77 |
| 27 | 77 | Hitoshi TANIGUCHI | Yamaha | 1:00.928 | 1:00.907 | 1:00.907 | 122.35 |
| 28 | 80 | Katsuhito KOSHIYAMA | Honda | 1:00.997 | 1:00.946 | 1:00.946 | 122.27 |
| 29 | 56 | Ken'ichi YANAGI | Kawasaki | 1:01.268 | 1:01.487 | 1:01.268 | 121.63 |
| 30 | 66 | Ken'ichiro NAKAMURA | Honda | 1:01.786 | 1:01.550 | 1:01.550 | 121.07 |
| 31 | 43 | Kazuhiro IMURA | Kawasaki | 1:01.868 | 1:01.618 | 1:01.618 | 120.94 |
| 32 | 83 | Akihiro SUZUKI | Ducati | 1:02.951 | 1:03.010 | 1:02.951 | 118.38 |
| 33 | 3 | Katsuaki FUJIWARA | Suzuki | 1:20.876 | 1:20.876 | 92.14 |
1996-09-20 to 1996-09-22
Tsukuba Superbike Race
Tsukuba (Permanent circuit, 2.0700 km)
Attendance: N/A
Entries: 42 / Practised: 33 / Qualified: 32

Sessions
Overall qualifying
Results
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/ motoracing-japan.com
