| P. | # | Rider | Bike | Best Lap | Gap | KM/H | On | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 45 |  Yuichi TAKEDA | Honda | 0:57.224 | 130.23 | 10 | 18 | |
| 2 | 8 | Noriyuki HAGA | Yamaha | 0:57.313 | 0.089 | 130.02 | 11 | 17 |
| 3 | 5 | Katsuaki FUJIWARA | Suzuki | 0:57.628 | 0.404 | 129.31 | 10 | 16 |
| 4 | 14 | Hitoyasu IZUTSU | Ducati | 0:57.835 | 0.611 | 128.85 | 13 | 17 |
| 5 | 31 | Shin'ya NAKATANI | Kawasaki | 0:58.665 | 1.441 | 127.03 | 10 | 17 |
| 6 | 18 | Tomohiko KANEYASU | Honda | 0:59.206 | 1.982 | 125.87 | 13 | 19 |
| 7 | 21 | Manabu KAMADA | Honda | 0:59.420 | 2.196 | 125.41 | 9 | 16 |
| 8 | 41 | Takahiro SOHWA | Honda | 0:59.601 | 2.377 | 125.03 | 12 | 15 |
| 9 | 71 | Katsuhito KOSHIYAMA | Honda | 0:59.913 | 2.689 | 124.38 | 8 | 17 |
| 10 | 37 | Hideaki TSUTSUI | Kawasaki | 1:00.079 | 2.855 | 124.04 | 17 | 17 |
| 11 | 33 | Masayuki YAMANAKA | Honda | 1:00.671 | 3.447 | 122.83 | 14 | 19 |
| 12 | 24 | Hideo SENMYO | Honda | 1:00.925 | 3.701 | 122.31 | 5 | 19 |
| 13 | 63 | Ryuichi OSAKI | Suzuki | 1:01.373 | 4.149 | 121.42 | 13 | 20 |
| 14 | 76 | Tamotsu NAKAMURA | Yamaha | 1:01.716 | 4.492 | 120.75 | 6 | 9 |
| 15 | 67 | Keiichi NAKAZAWA | Kawasaki | 1:02.271 | 5.047 | 119.67 | 7 | 19 |
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 2 - Group B
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