| # | Rider | Age | Bike | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 |  Akira RYO | 30 |  Kawasaki ZX-7RR | Kawasaki Racing Team |
| 4 | Keiichi KITAGAWA | 30 |  Suzuki GSX-R750 | Lucky Strike Suzuki |
| 5 | Katsuaki FUJIWARA | 22 | Suzuki GSX-R750 | Lucky Strike Suzuki |
| 6 | Shin'ya TAKEISHI | 30 | Kawasaki ZX-7RR | Kawasaki Racing Team |
| 8 | Noriyuki HAGA | 22 | Yamaha YZF750 | Marlboro YAMAHA |
| 11 | Tamaki SERIZAWA | 25 | Suzuki GSX-R750 | Yoshimura SUZUKI GP1 PLUS |
| 12 | Shoichi TSUKAMOTO | 37 | Kawasaki ZX-7RR | Kawasaki Racing Team |
| 14 | Hitoyasu IZUTSU | 26 | Ducati 916 | Team Foundation |
| 16 | Ryuji TSURUTA | 31 | Kawasaki ZXR750 | K-TSURUTA Racing |
| 17 | Katsunori HASEGAWA | 29 | Yamaha YZF750 | PJ1 MAX & RC SUGO |
| 20 | Wataru YOSHIKAWA | 28 | Yamaha YZF750 | Marlboro YAMAHA |
| 21 | Manabu KAMADA | 27 | Honda RC45 | Team SAKURAI Honda |
| 24 | Hideo SENMYO | 32 | Honda RC45 | Kouyou-kai Dream Racing |
| 25 | Toshiya KOBAYASHI | 30 | Honda RC45 | team ELAN & RG niwa |
| 29 | Yuji HARAGUCHI | ? | Honda RC45 | Sofukai • Suzuka Racing Team |
| 30 | Yukihiro AOYANAGI | ? | Yamaha YZF750 | SWIFT • R MOTUL |
| 31 | Shin'ya NAKATANI | 27 | Kawasaki ZX-7RR | Team HANSHIN Riding School |
| 32 | Yasuhiro ONODERA | ? | Ducati 888 | ita & Naoe Machinery Riding Club |
| 33 | Masayuki YAMANAKA | ? | Honda RC45 | Racing Team HONEYBEE |
| 34 | Takahiro FUKAMI | 27 | Yamaha YZF750 | Clever Wolf Racing Club |
| 35 | Kazuhiro IMURA | ? | Kawasaki ZXR750 | Castrol Team BOMBER |
| 37 | Hideaki TSUTSUI | 30 | Kawasaki ZX-7RR | MRD T-CRAFT |
| 38 | Toshiyuki ARAKAKI | 32 | Honda RC45 | TEAM VITALSPIRIT |
| 41 | Takahiro SOHWA | 32 | Honda RC45 | K's GARAGE SOHWA |
| 45 | Yuichi TAKEDA | 19 | Honda RC45 | Castrol HONDA |
| 46 | Atsushi YOSHIHIRO | ? | Honda RC45 | CLUB NEXT & Nanaboshi Electric Mfg. Co. Ltd. & MKC |
| 47 | Kiyokazu SATO | ? | Honda RC45 | TAKADA Eng ATS |
| 48 | Takayuki SUZUKI | ? | Honda RC45 | Blue Helmets PG Racing |
| 50 | Izumi MATSUBARA | ? | Kawasaki ZX-7RR | RS-ITOH & Sakamaki Clinic |
| 51 | Hiroshi OTA | ? | Honda RC45 | Honda Blue Helmets MSC |
| 52 | Ken'ichi YANAGI | ? | Kawasaki ZXR750 | Team Shirota |
| 53 | Katsutoshi ABIKO | ? | Honda RC45 | NiSSEKi & Team Nyarome |
| 54 | Masayasu MAKITA | ? | Honda RC45 | KASETSU SANGYO & Iwate My Car Lease |
| 55 | Ken'ichiro NAKAMURA | 29 | Honda RC45 | Honda Blue Helmets MSC |
| 56 | Hitoshi TANIGUCHI | ? | Yamaha YZF750 | Companion Friends & Moto Katayanagi |
| 57 | Ken'ichi SHIMODA | ? | Kawasaki ZX-7RR | Team MSL & LEAF Engine |
| 58 | Takuma YAMAMOTO | ? | Kawasaki ZX-7RR | TEAM GREEN |
| 59 | Katsuya WATANABE | ? | Honda RC45 | RACING TEAM BIG BOX |
| 60 | Tamotsu MIZUSAWA | ? | Kawasaki ZX-7RR | GREEN CLUB Yamashina Kawasaki |
| 61 | Hidenori MAESOBA | ? | Honda RC45 | MEIWA Racing Club |
| 62 | Eiji SASAKI | 30 | Suzuki GSX-R750 | JAJA TEAM TITAN |
| 63 | Ryuichi OSAKI | ? |  Suzuki GSX-R750 | Mikuni TELLY&KALLY |
| 64 | Masami HIRANO | ? | Yamaha YZF750 | RS-OKUNO & JLS Castrol |
| 67 | Keiichi NAKAZAWA | ? | Kawasaki ZX-7RR | Endo Wagyo RT & Space Art |
| 71 | Katsuhito KOSHIYAMA | ? | Honda RC45 | Team SAKURAI Honda |
| 72 | Shin'ichi ITO | 30 | Honda RC45 | Castrol HONDA |
| 75 | Kazuto ANZAI | ? | Honda RC45 | Garage Shonan |
| 76 | Tamotsu NAKAMURA | ? | Yamaha YZF750 | RS-Katakura / YSP Hachioji |
| 77 | Kousuke AKIYOSHI | 22 | Suzuki GSX-R750 | Lucky Strike Suzuki |
| 78 | Katsushi FUJIBAYASHI | ? | Yamaha YZF750 | PJ1 & SUGAYA SPEED ♪ rurudo |
| 89 | Tomonao AOKI | ? | Suzuki GSX-R750 | Riders Cabin RT & Kiden |
| 771 | Yoshihiko NAKAMURA | ? | Yamaha YZF750 | FM Sendai Racing Team |
1997-10-31 to 1997-11-02
MFJ Grand Prix Superbike Race in SUGO
Sugo (Permanent circuit, 3.7375 km)
Attendance: 36,600
Entries: 52 / Practised: 46 / Qualified: 40
Sessions
Entry list
Struck out text denotes riders on entry list who did not participate.
Sources:
Official results/ Official grid sheet/ 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