| P. | # | Cl. | Rider | Bike | Best Lap | Gap | KM/H | On | Laps | Spd. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 51 |  Wataru YOSHIKAWA |  Yamaha | 1:30.658 | 148.41 | 20 | 254.7 | |||
| 2 | 3 | W |  John KOCINSKI |  Honda | 1:30.788 | 0.130 | 148.20 | 16 | 261.5 | |
| 3 | 37 | W | Keiichi KITAGAWA | Suzuki | 1:30.811 | 0.153 | 148.16 | 19 | 257.7 | |
| 4 | 41 | W | Noriyuki HAGA | Yamaha | 1:30.852 | 0.194 | 148.10 | 24 | 258.3 | |
| 5 | 8 | W | Akira YANAGAWA | Kawasaki | 1:30.921 | 0.263 | 147.99 | 15 | 260.2 | |
| 6 | 22 | W | Scott RUSSELL | Yamaha | 1:31.012 | 0.354 | 147.84 | 20 | 257.7 | |
| 7 | 39 | W | Shin'ya TAKEISHI | Kawasaki | 1:31.061 | 0.403 | 147.76 | 16 | 260.2 | |
| 8 | 2 | W |  Aaron SLIGHT | Honda | 1:31.113 | 0.455 | 147.67 | 20 | 263.4 | |
| 9 | 4 | W |  Carl FOGARTY | Ducati | 1:31.200 | 0.542 | 147.53 | 22 | 260.8 | |
| 10 | 36 | W | Norihiko FUJIWARA | Yamaha | 1:31.353 | 0.695 | 147.29 | 19 | 257.1 | |
| 11 | 38 | W | Katsuaki FUJIWARA | Suzuki | 1:31.363 | 0.705 | 147.27 | 18 | 259.6 | |
| 12 | 7 | W |  Pierfrancesco CHILI | Ducati | 1:31.363 | 0.705 | 147.27 | 17 | 259.6 | |
| 13 | 6 | W | Simon CRAFAR | Kawasaki | 1:31.371 | 0.713 | 147.26 | 20 | 257.7 | |
| 14 | 15 | W | Piergiorgio BONTEMPI | Kawasaki | 1:31.424 | 0.766 | 147.17 | 17 | 257.1 | |
| 15 | 52 | Shin'ichi ITO | Honda | 1:31.563 | 0.905 | 146.95 | 23 | 262.1 | ||
| 16 | 33 | W | John REYNOLDS | Ducati | 1:31.568 | 0.910 | 146.94 | 24 | 255.3 | |
| 17 | 34 | W | Tamaki SERIZAWA | Suzuki | 1:31.752 | 1.094 | 146.65 | 22 | 260.2 | |
| 18 | 53 | Kousuke AKIYOSHI | Suzuki | 1:31.910 | 1.252 | 146.39 | 20 | 256.5 | ||
| 19 | 9 | W | Neil HODGSON | Ducati | 1:31.926 | 1.268 | 146.37 | 18 | 257.1 | |
| 20 | 40 | W | Yuichi TAKEDA | Honda | 1:32.097 | 1.439 | 146.10 | 21 | 262.7 | |
| 21 | 35 | W | Akira RYO | Kawasaki | 1:32.672 | 2.014 | 145.19 | 20 | 261.5 | |
| 22 | 44 | W | Sean EMMETT | Ducati | 1:32.878 | 2.220 | 144.87 | 16 | 251.7 | |
| 23 | 61 | Manabu KAMADA | Honda | 1:32.973 | 2.315 | 144.72 | 21 | 253.5 | ||
| 24 | 12 | W | James WHITHAM | Suzuki | 1:33.061 | 2.403 | 144.58 | 19 | 256.5 | |
| 25 | 54 | Shin'ya NAKATANI | Kawasaki | 1:33.150 | 2.492 | 144.44 | 23 | 255.3 | ||
| 26 | 14 | W | Makoto SUZUKI | Ducati | 1:33.229 | 2.571 | 144.32 | 19 | 252.9 | |
| 27 | 11 | W | Mike HALE | Suzuki | 1:33.300 | 2.642 | 144.21 | 21 | 261.5 | |
| 28 | 31 | W |  Igor JERMAN | Kawasaki | 1:33.763 | 3.105 | 143.50 | 16 | 255.9 | |
| 29 | 55 | Ichiro ASAI | Ducati | 1:33.767 | 3.109 | 143.49 | 23 | 257.1 | ||
| 30 | 17 | W |  Pere RIBA | Honda | 1:33.930 | 3.272 | 143.24 | 5 | 248.8 | |
| 31 | 58 | Katsunori HASEGAWA | Yamaha | 1:34.194 | 3.536 | 142.84 | 18 | 247.7 | ||
| 32 | 60 | Shuya ARAI | Honda | 1:34.434 | 3.776 | 142.48 | 22 | 248.2 |
1997-10-03 to 1997-10-05
World Superbike Japanese Round
Sugo (Permanent circuit, 3.7375 km)
Attendance: 23,100
Event permit: IMN 102/11
Timekeepers: Federazione Italiana Cronometristi
Entries: 32 / Practised: 32 / Qualified: 32
Sessions
Qualifying 1
Scheduled duration: 60 mins
Started: 32 / Classified: 32
Scheduled start time: 15:30
Weather: ? / Track: ?
Results
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Sources:
Official results/ Official entry list/ 1997-10-05 live TV coverage/ Cycle News 1997-10-15 pg6-9/ MFJ Magazine No. 339 1997-11 pg25/ bikenet.co.uk/ superbike.it