| P. | # | Rider | Bike | Best Lap | Gap | KM/H | On | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 72 |  Shin'ichi ITO | Honda | 2:11.400 | 160.66 | 10 | 11 | |
| 2 | 6 | Shin'ya TAKEISHI | Kawasaki | 2:12.082 | 0.682 | 159.83 | 10 | 11 |
| 3 | 45 | Yuichi TAKEDA | Honda | 2:12.756 | 1.356 | 159.02 | 9 | 11 |
| 4 | 77 | Kousuke AKIYOSHI | Suzuki | 2:12.772 | 1.372 | 159.00 | 4 | 11 |
| 5 | 2 | Akira RYO | Kawasaki | 2:13.079 | 1.679 | 158.63 | 10 | 10 |
| 6 | 12 | Shoichi TSUKAMOTO | Kawasaki | 2:14.308 | 2.908 | 157.18 | 10 | 10 |
| 7 | 21 | Manabu KAMADA | Honda | 2:15.644 | 4.244 | 155.63 | 10 | 10 |
| 8 | 29 | Yuji HARAGUCHI | Honda | 2:16.161 | 4.761 | 155.04 | 9 | 10 |
| 9 | 76 | Osamu NISHIJIMA | Kawasaki | 2:16.244 | 4.844 | 154.95 | 8 | 10 |
| 10 | 43 | Takaharu KISHIDA | Honda | 2:16.397 | 4.997 | 154.77 | 7 | 8 |
| 11 | 25 | Toshiya KOBAYASHI | Honda | 2:16.401 | 5.001 | 154.77 | 5 | 10 |
| 12 | 17 | Katsunori HASEGAWA | Yamaha | 2:16.788 | 5.388 | 154.33 | 10 | 11 |
| 13 | 18 | Tomohiko KANEYASU | Honda | 2:17.094 | 5.694 | 153.98 | 5 | 9 |
| 14 | 70 | Toshiki KUNIMATSU | Honda | 2:17.546 | 6.146 | 153.48 | 4 | 10 |
| 15 | 48 | Takayuki SUZUKI | Honda | 2:18.389 | 6.989 | 152.54 | 10 | 10 |
| 16 | 60 | Mamoru YAMAKAWA | Kawasaki | 2:18.794 | 7.394 | 152.10 | 10 | 10 |
| 17 | 66 | Ken'ichiro NAKAMURA | Honda | 2:18.927 | 7.527 | 151.95 | 10 | 10 |
| 18 | 57 | Shogo TAKEMI | Yamaha | 2:19.101 | 7.701 | 151.76 | 10 | 11 |
| 19 | 65 | Masaaki TSUKAMOTO | Honda | 2:19.332 | 7.932 | 151.51 | 8 | 10 |
| 20 | 51 | Hiroshi OTA | Honda | 2:19.407 | 8.007 | 151.43 | 10 | 11 |
| 21 | 55 | Yasuhiko GORIKU | Yamaha | 2:19.603 | 8.203 | 151.22 | 9 | 9 |
| 22 | 53 | Hiroki KOBAYASHI | Suzuki | 2:19.664 | 8.264 | 151.15 | 9 | 9 |
| 23 | 62 | Hidefumi SUGINO | Honda | 2:20.292 | 8.892 | 150.47 | 10 | 10 |
| 24 | 39 | Keiji SHIOMI | Suzuki | 2:22.154 | 10.754 | 148.50 | 6 | 10 |
| 25 | 831 | Noboru KAMIYA | Honda | 2:22.908 | 11.508 | 147.72 | 8 | 8 |
| 26 | 37 | Hideaki TSUTSUI | Kawasaki | 2:24.233 | 12.833 | 146.36 | 3 | 3 |
| 27 | 35 | Kazuhiro IMURA | Kawasaki | 2:24.454 | 13.054 | 146.14 | 10 | 10 |
1997-09-05 to 1997-09-07
Suzuka Superbike 2 Heat Race
Suzuka (Permanent circuit, 5.8640 km)
Attendance: 21,000
Entries: 60 / Practised: 54 / Qualified: 44
Sessions
Qualifying 1 - Group B
Scheduled duration: 25 mins
Started: 27 / Classified: 27
Scheduled start time: 11:35
Weather: Overcast / Track: Damp
Results
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Sources:
Official results/ Official entry list/ Official timetable/ Official programme/ MotorLand2 TV coverage/ MFJ Magazine No. 330 1997-01/02 pg15/ MFJ Magazine No. 341 1998-01/02 pg64-66/ europark.com/ Motoracing-japan.com/ procione.com/suzukaland