1997 Suzuka Superbike 200km Race - Suzuka - Final Results

1997 All Japan Superbike/Suzuka

1997-05-30 to 1997-06-01

Suzuka Superbike 200km Race

Suzuka (Permanent circuit, 5.8640 km)
Attendance: 20,000
Entries: 68 / Practised: 63 / Qualified: 44

Sessions

Entry list

31 May, Sat

Qualifying 1 - Group A

Qualifying 1 - Group B

Qualifying 2 - Group A

Qualifying 2 - Group B

Overall qualifying

1 Jun, Sun

Warm-Up

Final

Scheduled duration: 35 laps
Started: 44 / Classified: 36

Scheduled start time: ?
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	35	1:16:50.647		160.25	2:10.125		1
2	45	Yuichi TAKEDA	Honda	35	1:17:00.234	9.587	159.92	2:10.109		2
3	5	Katsuaki FUJIWARA	Suzuki	35	1:17:22.236	31.589	159.16	2:09.783	5	4
4	72	Shin'ichi ITO	Honda	35	1:17:23.906	33.259	159.10	2:10.102		3
5	20	Wataru YOSHIKAWA	Yamaha	35	1:17:39.904	49.257	158.56	2:10.969		8
6	9	Akira YANAGAWA	Kawasaki	35	1:17:39.993	49.346	158.55	2:11.356		10
7	3	Norihiko FUJIWARA	Yamaha	35	1:17:46.363	55.716	158.34	2:11.196		7
8	2	Akira RYO	Kawasaki	35	1:17:46.404	55.757	158.34	2:11.215		6
9	77	Kousuke AKIYOSHI	Suzuki	35	1:17:52.689	1:02.042	158.12	2:11.028		16
10	6	Shin'ya TAKEISHI	Kawasaki	35	1:18:03.398	1:12.751	157.76	2:11.103		5
11	11	Tamaki SERIZAWA	Suzuki	35	1:18:07.987	1:17.340	157.61	2:11.236		11
12	39	Piergiorgio BONTEMPI	Kawasaki	35	1:18:09.885	1:19.238	157.54	2:11.791		13
13	21	Manabu KAMADA	Honda	34	1:16:51.418	1 lap	155.65	2:13.535		17
14	17	Katsunori HASEGAWA	Yamaha	34	1:16:52.062	1 lap	155.63	2:13.439		24
15	90	Yoshiteru KONISHI	Suzuki	34	1:16:59.491	1 lap	155.38	2:13.070		14
16	76	Osamu NISHIJIMA	Kawasaki	34	1:17:08.829	1 lap	155.06	2:12.965		15
17	41	Takahiro SOHWA	Honda	34	1:17:16.861	1 lap	154.79	2:12.021		9
18	31	Shin'ya NAKATANI	Kawasaki	34	1:17:34.828	1 lap	154.20	2:14.016		18
19	23	Yoshinobu TAKAHASHI	Honda	34	1:17:42.623	1 lap	153.94	2:13.427		20
20	24	Hideo SENMYO	Honda	34	1:17:57.765	1 lap	153.44	2:15.132		23
21	30	Yukihiro AOYANAGI	Yamaha	34	1:17:58.080	1 lap	153.43	2:14.428		27
22	25	Toshiya KOBAYASHI	Honda	34	1:18:10.699	1 lap	153.02	2:14.188		26
23	43	Takaharu KISHIDA	Honda	34	1:18:10.768	1 lap	153.01	2:15.173		34
24	74	Kei NASHIMOTO	Honda	34	1:18:14.508	1 lap	152.89	2:15.820		31
25	47	Kiyokazu SATO	Honda	34	1:18:30.135	1 lap	152.38	2:15.806		36
26	880	Yuichiro TAGA	Honda	34	1:18:32.573	1 lap	152.31	2:16.038		32
27	68	Hiroaki KAWASE	Suzuki	34	1:18:53.984	1 lap	151.62	2:16.036		35
28	18	Tomohiko KANEYASU	Honda	34	1:18:54.497	1 lap	151.60	2:15.801		19
29	33	Masayuki YAMANAKA	Honda	34	1:18:56.786	1 lap	151.53	2:17.176		41
30	53	Hiroki KOBAYASHI	Suzuki	33	1:17:13.311	2 laps	150.36	2:16.443		40
31	54	Yoshihiko TAKATSUTO	Honda	33	1:17:14.485	2 laps	150.32	2:17.428		39
32	70	Shin'ichi NAKAUE	Honda	33	1:18:15.636	2 laps	148.36	2:18.058		43
33	48	Takayuki SUZUKI	Honda	31	1:17:06.530	4 laps	141.45	2:16.068		29
34	34	Takahiro FUKAMI	Yamaha	31	1:17:17.846	4 laps	141.10	2:14.490		30
35	58	Makoto TOKINAGA	Yamaha	32	1:13:47.129	3 laps	152.59	2:14.876		21
36	37	Hideaki TSUTSUI	Kawasaki	29	1:06:52.654	6 laps	152.57	2:15.879		37
NC	27	Shuya ARAI	Honda	23	1:18:36.611	12 laps	102.94	2:14.872		25
RT	49	Hiroaki YABUMOTO	Yamaha	23	54:28.725	---	148.54	2:16.853		42
RT	67	Tamotsu MIZUSAWA	Kawasaki	16	39:45.056	---	141.62	2:14.171		22
RT	56	Nobumichi TOMITA	Honda	15	34:29.994	---	152.97	2:16.116		33
RT	61	Eiji SASAKI	Suzuki	12	27:44.627	---	152.18	2:16.903		38
RT	14	Hitoyasu IZUTSU	Ducati	10	22:05.824	---	159.22	2:11.034		12
RT	29	Yuji HARAGUCHI	Honda	10	22:37.071	---	155.56	2:14.066		28
RT	65	Masaaki TSUKAMOTO	Honda	8	18:23.312	---	153.07	2:15.324		44

Fastest lap	5	Katsuaki FUJIWARA	Suzuki	2:09.783	on lap 5	162.66 km/h

Rider notes

#37 Tsutsui, #58 Tokinaga: Non-finisher, classified due to completing sufficient race distance.

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/ procione.com/suzukaland/ yamaha⁠-⁠motor.co.jp