| P. | # | Rider | Bike | Best Lap | Gap | KM/H | On | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 |  Shin'ya TAKEISHI | Kawasaki | 0:58.055 | 128.36 | 11 | 17 | |
| 2 | 11 | Tamaki SERIZAWA | Suzuki | 0:58.103 | 0.048 | 128.25 | 5 | 17 |
| 3 | 2 | Akira RYO | Kawasaki | 0:58.215 | 0.160 | 128.01 | 15 | 19 |
| 4 | 20 | Wataru YOSHIKAWA | Yamaha | 0:58.348 | 0.293 | 127.72 | 18 | 18 |
| 5 | 72 | Shin'ichi ITO | Honda | 0:58.608 | 0.553 | 127.15 | 6 | 18 |
| 6 | 17 | Katsunori HASEGAWA | Yamaha | 0:58.999 | 0.944 | 126.31 | 9 | 19 |
| 7 | 77 | Kousuke AKIYOSHI | Suzuki | 0:59.243 | 1.188 | 125.79 | 8 | 16 |
| 8 | 28 | Tohru OHYA | Honda | 1:00.895 | 2.840 | 122.37 | 14 | 17 |
| 9 | 79 | Morimichi GOMI | Kawasaki | 1:01.164 | 3.109 | 121.84 | 16 | 18 |
| 10 | 52 | Ken'ichi YANAGI | Kawasaki | 1:01.339 | 3.284 | 121.49 | 8 | 17 |
| 11 | 66 | Ken'ichiro NAKAMURA | Honda | 1:01.384 | 3.329 | 121.40 | 9 | 18 |
| 12 | 32 | Yasuhiro ONODERA | Ducati | 1:01.470 | 3.415 | 121.23 | 19 | 19 |
| 13 | 69 | Yasushi SEKIDO | Yamaha | 1:01.988 | 3.933 | 120.22 | 18 | 18 |
| 14 | 35 | Kazuhiro IMURA | Kawasaki | 1:02.017 | 3.962 | 120.16 | 8 | 17 |
| 15 | 42 | Hideaki NARUMI | Honda | 1:02.369 | 4.314 | 119.48 | 15 | 16 |
1997-05-16 to 1997-05-18
Tsukuba Superbike Race
Tsukuba (Permanent circuit, 2.0700 km)
Attendance: 16,000
Entries: 34 / Practised: 30 / Qualified: 30
Sessions
Qualifying 1 - Group A
Scheduled duration: ?
Started: 15 / Classified: 15
Scheduled start time: ?
Weather: Overcast / Track: Dry
Results
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Sources:
Official results/ 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/ yamaha-motor.co.jp/ Photos from roadrace.jog.buttobi.net