| P. | # | Rider | Bike | Best Lap | Gap | KM/H | On | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 |  Katsuaki FUJIWARA | Suzuki | 2:11.242 | 160.85 | 5 | 7 | |
| 2 | 8 | Noriyuki HAGA | Yamaha | 2:11.376 | 0.134 | 160.69 | 5 | 7 |
| 3 | 6 | Shin'ya TAKEISHI | Kawasaki | 2:11.823 | 0.581 | 160.14 | 5 | 7 |
| 4 | 72 | Shin'ichi ITO | Honda | 2:11.927 | 0.685 | 160.02 | 7 | 7 |
| 5 | 20 | Wataru YOSHIKAWA | Yamaha | 2:12.107 | 0.865 | 159.80 | 7 | 7 |
| 6 | 2 | Akira RYO | Kawasaki | 2:12.263 | 1.021 | 159.61 | 6 | 7 |
| 7 | 45 | Yuichi TAKEDA | Honda | 2:12.335 | 1.093 | 159.52 | 7 | 7 |
| 8 | 4 | Keiichi KITAGAWA | Suzuki | 2:12.541 | 1.299 | 159.27 | 5 | 6 |
| 9 | 11 | Tamaki SERIZAWA | Suzuki | 2:12.940 | 1.698 | 158.80 | 4 | 7 |
| 10 | 12 | Shoichi TSUKAMOTO | Kawasaki | 2:13.166 | 1.924 | 158.53 | 5 | 6 |
| 11 | 14 | Hitoyasu IZUTSU | Ducati | 2:13.200 | 1.958 | 158.49 | 6 | 6 |
| 12 | 77 | Kousuke AKIYOSHI | Suzuki | 2:13.883 | 2.641 | 157.68 | 3 | 6 |
| 13 | 41 | Takahiro SOHWA | Honda | 2:14.022 | 2.780 | 157.51 | 4 | 5 |
| 14 | 27 | Shuya ARAI | Honda | 2:14.931 | 3.689 | 156.45 | 7 | 7 |
| 15 | 21 | Manabu KAMADA | Honda | 2:15.099 | 3.857 | 156.26 | 5 | 7 |
| 16 | 25 | Toshiya KOBAYASHI | Honda | 2:15.693 | 4.451 | 155.57 | 4 | 7 |
| 17 | 47 | Kiyokazu SATO | Honda | 2:16.034 | 4.792 | 155.18 | 4 | 7 |
| 18 | 76 | Osamu NISHIJIMA | Kawasaki | 2:16.161 | 4.919 | 155.04 | 4 | 7 |
| 19 | 29 | Yuji HARAGUCHI | Honda | 2:16.793 | 5.551 | 154.32 | 4 | 7 |
| 20 | 18 | Tomohiko KANEYASU | Honda | 2:16.943 | 5.701 | 154.15 | 5 | 7 |
| 21 | 40 | Isami HIGASHIMURA | Kawasaki | 2:17.125 | 5.883 | 153.95 | 6 | 6 |
| 22 | 43 | Takaharu KISHIDA | Honda | 2:17.138 | 5.896 | 153.94 | 6 | 6 |
| 23 | 58 | Makoto TOKINAGA | Yamaha | 2:17.264 | 6.022 | 153.79 | 5 | 7 |
| 24 | 38 | Hideki ONISHI | Kawasaki | 2:17.640 | 6.398 | 153.37 | 6 | 6 |
| 25 | 48 | Takayuki SUZUKI | Honda | 2:17.675 | 6.433 | 153.34 | 6 | 7 |
| 26 | 31 | Shin'ya NAKATANI | Kawasaki | 2:17.836 | 6.594 | 153.16 | 4 | 4 |
| 27 | 17 | Katsunori HASEGAWA | Yamaha | 2:17.973 | 6.731 | 153.00 | 6 | 6 |
| 28 | 52 | Ken'ichi YANAGI | Kawasaki | 2:18.066 | 6.824 | 152.90 | 6 | 7 |
| 29 | 24 | Hideo SENMYO | Honda | 2:18.204 | 6.962 | 152.75 | 7 | 7 |
| 30 | 30 | Yukihiro AOYANAGI | Yamaha | 2:18.404 | 7.162 | 152.53 | 5 | 7 |
| 31 | 23 | Yoshinobu TAKAHASHI | Honda | 2:18.475 | 7.233 | 152.45 | 3 | 6 |
| 32 | 70 | Toshiki KUNIMATSU | Honda | 2:18.631 | 7.389 | 152.28 | 5 | 5 |
| 33 | 51 | Hiroshi OTA | Honda | 2:19.056 | 7.814 | 151.81 | 6 | 6 |
| 34 | 69 | Naoki YOSHIOKA | Honda | 2:19.342 | 8.100 | 151.50 | 5 | 7 |
| 35 | 49 | Hiroaki YABUMOTO | Yamaha | 2:19.620 | 8.378 | 151.20 | 5 | 7 |
| 36 | 36 | Noriyuki TSUJIMOTO | Honda | 2:19.995 | 8.753 | 150.79 | 3 | 4 |
| 37 | 57 | Shogo TAKEMI | Yamaha | 2:20.055 | 8.813 | 150.73 | 7 | 7 |
| 38 | 65 | Masaaki TSUKAMOTO | Honda | 2:20.112 | 8.870 | 150.67 | 6 | 6 |
| 39 | 62 | Hidefumi SUGINO | Honda | 2:20.241 | 8.999 | 150.53 | 6 | 7 |
| 40 | 66 | Ken'ichiro NAKAMURA | Honda | 2:20.559 | 9.317 | 150.19 | 5 | 6 |
| 41 | 60 | Mamoru YAMAKAWA | Kawasaki | 2:20.822 | 9.580 | 149.91 | 6 | 6 |
| 42 | 54 | Yoshihiko TAKATSUTO | Honda | 2:21.085 | 9.843 | 149.63 | 3 | 4 |
| 43 | 55 | Yasuhiko GORIKU | Yamaha | 2:21.501 | 10.259 | 149.19 | 2 | 6 |
| 44 | 39 | Keiji SHIOMI | Suzuki | 2:24.260 | 13.018 | 146.34 | 4 | 5 |
| 45 | 67 | Tamotsu MIZUSAWA | Kawasaki | 2:25.933 | 14.691 | 144.66 | 5 | 6 |
| 46 | 34 | Takahiro FUKAMI | Yamaha | 2:26.659 | 15.417 | 143.94 | 4 | 5 |
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
Warm-Up
Scheduled duration: 15 mins
Started: 46 / Classified: 46
Scheduled start time: 08:40
Weather: Overcast / Track: Dry
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