1997 Suzuka Superbike 2 Heat Race - Suzuka - Heat 1 Results | Superbike Archives

1997 All Japan Superbike/Suzuka

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

Map of Suzuka circuit.

Sessions

Entry list available.

5 Sep, Fri

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Free Practice 1 - Group A

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Free Practice 1 - Group B

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Free Practice 2 - Group A

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Free Practice 2 - Group B

6 Sep, Sat

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Qualifying 1 - Group A

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Qualifying 1 - Group B

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Qualifying 2 - Group A

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Qualifying 2 - Group B

Qualifying times available.

Overall qualifying

7 Sep, Sun

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Heat 1

Scheduled duration: 15 laps
Started: 44 / Classified: 37

Scheduled start time: 10:30
Weather: Cloudy / Track: Dry

Results

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P.	#	Rider	Bike	Laps	Time	Gap	KM/H	Best Lap	On	Gr.
1	8	Noriyuki HAGA	Yamaha	15	32:48.595		160.85	2:10.034		6
2	72	Shin'ichi ITO	Honda	15	32:48.945	0.350	160.83	2:09.939	3	1
3	20	Wataru YOSHIKAWA	Yamaha	15	32:49.076	0.481	160.81	2:10.027		4
4	2	Akira RYO	Kawasaki	15	33:01.729	13.134	159.79	2:10.703		9
5	6	Shin'ya TAKEISHI	Kawasaki	15	33:01.753	13.158	159.79	2:10.628		3
6	4	Keiichi KITAGAWA	Suzuki	15	33:05.047	16.452	159.52	2:10.989		10
7	5	Katsuaki FUJIWARA	Suzuki	15	33:08.012	19.417	159.28	2:11.142		2
8	14	Hitoyasu IZUTSU	Ducati	15	33:10.684	22.089	159.07	2:11.830		12
9	12	Shoichi TSUKAMOTO	Kawasaki	15	33:11.160	22.565	159.03	2:11.421		11
10	11	Tamaki SERIZAWA	Suzuki	15	33:22.714	34.119	158.11	2:11.954		8
11	21	Manabu KAMADA	Honda	15	33:41.163	52.568	156.67	2:13.245		13
12	41	Takahiro SOHWA	Honda	15	33:43.840	55.245	156.46	2:12.715		14
13	76	Osamu NISHIJIMA	Kawasaki	15	33:45.840	57.245	156.31	2:13.961		17
14	29	Yuji HARAGUCHI	Honda	15	33:52.261	1:03.666	155.81	2:13.986		15
15	17	Katsunori HASEGAWA	Yamaha	15	33:52.471	1:03.876	155.80	2:13.935		23
16	31	Shin'ya NAKATANI	Kawasaki	15	33:55.887	1:07.292	155.54	2:14.427		18
17	43	Takaharu KISHIDA	Honda	15	33:57.244	1:08.649	155.43	2:14.065		19
18	40	Isami HIGASHIMURA	Kawasaki	15	34:04.321	1:15.726	154.90	2:14.609		16
19	27	Shuya ARAI	Honda	15	34:05.411	1:16.816	154.81	2:15.117		30
20	48	Takayuki SUZUKI	Honda	15	34:07.758	1:19.163	154.64	2:15.259		29
21	23	Yoshinobu TAKAHASHI	Honda	15	34:09.369	1:20.774	154.51	2:14.873		22
22	67	Tamotsu MIZUSAWA	Kawasaki	15	34:09.754	1:21.159	154.48	2:15.454		24
23	24	Hideo SENMYO	Honda	15	34:25.646	1:37.051	153.30	2:16.301		40
24	58	Makoto TOKINAGA	Yamaha	15	34:33.166	1:44.571	152.74	2:15.922		26
25	65	Masaaki TSUKAMOTO	Honda	15	34:37.307	1:48.712	152.44	2:16.750		37
26	52	Ken'ichi YANAGI	Kawasaki	15	34:38.257	1:49.662	152.37	2:16.998		42
27	36	Noriyuki TSUJIMOTO	Honda	15	34:38.466	1:49.871	152.35	2:16.786		32
28	66	Ken'ichiro NAKAMURA	Honda	15	34:38.958	1:50.363	152.31	2:17.186		33
29	57	Shogo TAKEMI	Yamaha	15	34:39.271	1:50.676	152.29	2:16.329		35
30	51	Hiroshi OTA	Honda	15	34:39.558	1:50.963	152.27	2:16.985		39
31	53	Hiroki KOBAYASHI	Suzuki	15	34:39.887	1:51.292	152.25	2:17.144		43
32	47	Kiyokazu SATO	Honda	15	35:05.435	2:16.840	150.40	2:13.939		20
33	60	Mamoru YAMAKAWA	Kawasaki	14	33:07.175	1 lap	148.73	2:17.978		31
34	77	Kousuke AKIYOSHI	Suzuki	12	26:26.065	3 laps	159.72	2:10.276		7
35	45	Yuichi TAKEDA	Honda	12	26:26.596	3 laps	159.67	2:11.014		5
36	69	Naoki YOSHIOKA	Honda	12	27:46.178	3 laps	152.04	2:17.225		36
37	18	Tomohiko KANEYASU	Honda	12	30:30.606	3 laps	138.38	2:14.931		25
RT	49	Hiroaki YABUMOTO	Yamaha	8	18:35.727	---	151.37	2:17.492		38
RT	70	Toshiki KUNIMATSU	Honda	4	9:16.095	---	151.85	2:16.374		27
RT	55	Yasuhiko GORIKU	Yamaha	4	9:16.540	---	151.73	2:16.069		41
RT	34	Takahiro FUKAMI	Yamaha	4	9:52.859	---	142.43	2:19.392		28
RT	30	Yukihiro AOYANAGI	Yamaha	3	6:57.702	---	151.62	2:15.299		46
RT	25	Toshiya KOBAYASHI	Honda	2	4:36.870	---	152.49	2:13.862		21
RT	62	Hidefumi SUGINO	Honda	0	0:00.000	---				45
NS	54	Yoshihiko TAKATSUTO	Honda	-		Not started				34
NS	75	Keishiro KANKI	Kawasaki	-		Not started				44

Fastest lap	72	Shin'ichi ITO	Honda	2:09.939	on lap 3	162.46 km/h

Rider notes

#30 Aoyanagi, #62 Sugino: Promoted to grid as reserve rider.

#18 Kaneyasu, #45 Takeda, #69 Yoshioka, #77 Akiyoshi: Non-finisher, classified due to completing sufficient race distance.

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