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

Map of Sugo circuit.

Qualifying 1

Scheduled duration: 60 mins
Started: 32 / Classified: 32

Scheduled start time: 15:30
Weather: ? / Track: ?

P.#Cl.RiderBikeBest LapGapKM/HOnLapsSpd.
151Flag of JapanWataru YOSHIKAWADunlop tyresYamaha1:30.658148.4120254.7
23WFlag of USAJohn KOCINSKIMichelin tyresHonda1:30.7880.130148.2016261.5
337WFlag of JapanKeiichi KITAGAWADunlop tyresSuzuki1:30.8110.153148.1619257.7
441WFlag of JapanNoriyuki HAGADunlop tyresYamaha1:30.8520.194148.1024258.3
58WFlag of JapanAkira YANAGAWADunlop tyresKawasaki1:30.9210.263147.9915260.2
622WFlag of USAScott RUSSELLDunlop tyresYamaha1:31.0120.354147.8420257.7
739WFlag of JapanShin'ya TAKEISHIMichelin tyresKawasaki1:31.0610.403147.7616260.2
82WFlag of New ZealandAaron SLIGHTMichelin tyresHonda1:31.1130.455147.6720263.4
94WFlag of Great BritainCarl FOGARTYMichelin tyresDucati1:31.2000.542147.5322260.8
1036WFlag of JapanNorihiko FUJIWARADunlop tyresYamaha1:31.3530.695147.2919257.1
1138WFlag of JapanKatsuaki FUJIWARADunlop tyresSuzuki1:31.3630.705147.2718259.6
127WFlag of ItalyPierfrancesco CHILIMichelin tyresDucati1:31.3630.705147.2717259.6
136WFlag of New ZealandSimon CRAFARDunlop tyresKawasaki1:31.3710.713147.2620257.7
1415WFlag of ItalyPiergiorgio BONTEMPIDunlop tyresKawasaki1:31.4240.766147.1717257.1
1552Flag of JapanShin'ichi ITOMichelin tyresHonda1:31.5630.905146.9523262.1
1633WFlag of Great BritainJohn REYNOLDSMichelin tyresDucati1:31.5680.910146.9424255.3
1734WFlag of JapanTamaki SERIZAWADunlop tyresSuzuki1:31.7521.094146.6522260.2
1853Flag of JapanKousuke AKIYOSHIDunlop tyresSuzuki1:31.9101.252146.3920256.5
199WFlag of Great BritainNeil HODGSONMichelin tyresDucati1:31.9261.268146.3718257.1
2040WFlag of JapanYuichi TAKEDADunlop tyresHonda1:32.0971.439146.1021262.7
2135WFlag of JapanAkira RYOMichelin tyresKawasaki1:32.6722.014145.1920261.5
2244WFlag of Great BritainSean EMMETTMichelin tyresDucati1:32.8782.220144.8716251.7
2361Flag of JapanManabu KAMADADunlop tyresHonda1:32.9732.315144.7221253.5
2412WFlag of Great BritainJames WHITHAMMichelin tyresSuzuki1:33.0612.403144.5819256.5
2554Flag of JapanShin'ya NAKATANIDunlop tyresKawasaki1:33.1502.492144.4423255.3
2614WFlag of JapanMakoto SUZUKIMichelin tyresDucati1:33.2292.571144.3219252.9
2711WFlag of USAMike HALEMichelin tyresSuzuki1:33.3002.642144.2121261.5
2831WFlag of SloveniaIgor JERMANMichelin tyresKawasaki1:33.7633.105143.5016255.9
2955Flag of JapanIchiro ASAIDunlop tyresDucati1:33.7673.109143.4923257.1
3017WFlag of SpainPere RIBAMichelin tyresHonda1:33.9303.272143.245248.8
3158Flag of JapanKatsunori HASEGAWADunlop tyresYamaha1:34.1943.536142.8418247.7
3260Flag of JapanShuya ARAIDunlop tyresHonda1:34.4343.776142.4822248.2
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