1997 Suzuka Superbike 2 Heat Race - Suzuka - Heat 2 Results

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: ? / Practised: 54 / Qualified: 44

Sessions

Entry list

6 Sep, Sat

Qualifying 1 - Group A

Qualifying 1 - Group B

Qualifying 2 - Group A

Qualifying 2 - Group B

7 Sep, Sun

Scheduled duration: 15 laps
Started: 43 / Classified: 33

Scheduled start time: ?
Weather: Overcast / 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	32:45.878		161.08	2:10.153		6
2	5	Katsuaki FUJIWARA	Suzuki	15	32:50.591	4.713	160.69	2:10.529		2
3	20	Wataru YOSHIKAWA	Yamaha	15	32:52.227	6.349	160.56	2:10.515		4
4	77	Kousuke AKIYOSHI	Suzuki	15	33:01.871	15.993	159.78	2:10.591		7
5	2	Akira RYO	Kawasaki	15	33:07.863	21.985	159.29	2:11.350		9
6	4	Keiichi KITAGAWA	Suzuki	15	33:08.426	22.548	159.25	2:11.206		10
7	45	Yuichi TAKEDA	Honda	15	33:08.542	22.664	159.24	2:10.940		5
8	12	Shoichi TSUKAMOTO	Kawasaki	15	33:18.662	32.784	158.43	2:11.977		11
9	76	Osamu NISHIJIMA	Kawasaki	15	33:41.391	55.513	156.65	2:13.632		17
10	41	Takahiro SOHWA	Honda	15	33:41.506	55.628	156.64	2:13.477		14
11	17	Katsunori HASEGAWA	Yamaha	15	33:43.574	57.696	156.48	2:13.574		23
12	29	Yuji HARAGUCHI	Honda	15	33:46.864	1:00.986	156.23	2:13.831		15
13	40	Isami HIGASHIMURA	Kawasaki	15	33:47.013	1:01.135	156.22	2:13.802		16
14	31	Shin'ya NAKATANI	Kawasaki	15	33:49.627	1:03.749	156.02	2:14.080		18
15	27	Shuya ARAI	Honda	15	33:53.515	1:07.637	155.72	2:14.126		30
16	47	Kiyokazu SATO	Honda	15	34:01.603	1:15.725	155.10	2:14.543		20
17	48	Takayuki SUZUKI	Honda	15	34:02.108	1:16.230	155.06	2:15.028		29
18	23	Yoshinobu TAKAHASHI	Honda	15	34:02.399	1:16.521	155.04	2:14.484		22
19	58	Makoto TOKINAGA	Yamaha	15	34:06.964	1:21.086	154.70	2:15.078		26
20	67	Tamotsu MIZUSAWA	Kawasaki	15	34:07.204	1:21.326	154.68	2:14.953		24
21	24	Hideo SENMYO	Honda	15	34:19.301	1:33.423	153.77	2:16.238		40
22	53	Hiroki KOBAYASHI	Suzuki	15	34:20.765	1:34.887	153.66	2:16.321		43
23	57	Shogo TAKEMI	Yamaha	15	34:26.422	1:40.544	153.24	2:16.238		35
24	30	Yukihiro AOYANAGI	Yamaha	15	34:26.921	1:41.043	153.20	2:15.528		46
25	70	Toshiki KUNIMATSU	Honda	15	34:29.756	1:43.878	152.99	2:16.675		27
26	66	Ken'ichiro NAKAMURA	Honda	15	34:30.078	1:44.200	152.97	2:16.127		33
27	65	Masaaki TSUKAMOTO	Honda	15	34:30.195	1:44.317	152.96	2:15.977		37
28	52	Ken'ichi YANAGI	Kawasaki	15	34:43.510	1:57.632	151.98	2:17.476		42
29	36	Noriyuki TSUJIMOTO	Honda	15	34:47.642	2:01.764	151.68	2:17.088		32
30	69	Naoki YOSHIOKA	Honda	15	35:02.608	2:16.730	150.60	2:17.650		36
31	62	Hidefumi SUGINO	Honda	14	33:02.882	1 lap	149.05	2:20.114		45
32	72	Shin'ichi ITO	Honda	14	30:35.652	1 lap	161.00	2:09.599	3	1
33	43	Takaharu KISHIDA	Honda	12	27:07.881	3 laps	155.62	2:14.150		19
RT	11	Tamaki SERIZAWA	Suzuki	9	19:53.741	Accident	159.16	2:10.778		8
RT	14	Hitoyasu IZUTSU	Ducati	9	19:54.059	Accident	159.12	2:11.295		12
RT	21	Manabu KAMADA	Honda	9	20:47.186	---	152.34	2:13.378		13
RT	51	Hiroshi OTA	Honda	9	20:48.168	---	152.22	2:16.858		39
RT	54	Yoshihiko TAKATSUTO	Honda	8	19:13.774	---	146.37	2:20.968		34
RT	18	Tomohiko KANEYASU	Honda	7	16:36.357	---	148.31	2:14.921		25
RT	49	Hiroaki YABUMOTO	Yamaha	7	16:44.489	---	147.11	2:18.476		38
RT	6	Shin'ya TAKEISHI	Kawasaki	6	13:12.608	---	159.80	2:10.749		3
RT	34	Takahiro FUKAMI	Yamaha	6	30:37.413	---	68.94	2:17.775		28
RT	60	Mamoru YAMAKAWA	Kawasaki	4	10:00.480	---	140.62	2:18.087		31
NS	25	Toshiya KOBAYASHI	Honda			Not started				21
NS	55	Yasuhiko GORIKU	Yamaha			Not started				41
NS	75	Keishiro KANKI	Kawasaki			Not started				44

Fastest lap	72	Shin'ichi ITO	Honda	2:09.599	on lap 3	162.89 km/h

Rider notes

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

#43 Kishida, #72 Ito: 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