| P. | # | Cl. | Rider | Bike | Best Lap | Gap | KM/H | On | Laps | Spd. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | W |  Akira YANAGAWA |  Kawasaki | 1:30.170 | 149.22 | 22 | 28 | 264.7 | |
| 2 | 51 | Wataru YOSHIKAWA | Yamaha | 1:30.172 | 0.002 | 149.21 | 28 | 28 | 257.7 | |
| 3 | 41 | W | Noriyuki HAGA | Yamaha | 1:30.246 | 0.076 | 149.09 | 22 | 28 | 258.9 |
| 4 | 6 | W |  Simon CRAFAR | Kawasaki | 1:30.317 | 0.147 | 148.98 | 20 | 29 | 258.9 |
| 5 | 7 | W |  Pierfrancesco CHILI |  Ducati | 1:30.499 | 0.329 | 148.68 | 18 | 24 | 262.7 |
| 6 | 15 | W | Piergiorgio BONTEMPI | Kawasaki | 1:30.506 | 0.336 | 148.66 | 14 | 23 | 258.3 |
| 7 | 38 | W | Katsuaki FUJIWARA | Suzuki | 1:30.663 | 0.493 | 148.41 | 22 | 24 | 264.7 |
| 8 | 52 | Shin'ichi ITO | Honda | 1:30.788 | 0.618 | 148.20 | 21 | 29 | 264.0 | |
| 9 | 2 | W | Aaron SLIGHT | Honda | 1:30.811 | 0.641 | 148.16 | 17 | 24 | 267.3 |
| 10 | 3 | W |  John KOCINSKI | Honda | 1:30.877 | 0.707 | 148.06 | 12 | 23 | 264.0 |
| 11 | 34 | W | Tamaki SERIZAWA | Suzuki | 1:30.930 | 0.760 | 147.97 | 20 | 30 | 264.7 |
| 12 | 4 | W |  Carl FOGARTY | Ducati | 1:30.962 | 0.792 | 147.92 | 20 | 24 | 262.1 |
| 13 | 39 | W | Shin'ya TAKEISHI | Kawasaki | 1:31.026 | 0.856 | 147.81 | 22 | 22 | 263.4 |
| 14 | 37 | W | Keiichi KITAGAWA | Suzuki | 1:31.062 | 0.892 | 147.76 | 25 | 27 | 262.1 |
| 15 | 22 | W | Scott RUSSELL | Yamaha | 1:31.110 | 0.940 | 147.68 | 6 | 23 | 259.6 |
| 16 | 36 | W | Norihiko FUJIWARA | Yamaha | 1:31.199 | 1.029 | 147.53 | 22 | 23 | 258.9 |
| 17 | 33 | W | John REYNOLDS | Ducati | 1:31.235 | 1.065 | 147.48 | 16 | 27 | 255.9 |
| 18 | 53 | Kousuke AKIYOSHI | Suzuki | 1:31.345 | 1.175 | 147.30 | 22 | 25 | 260.2 | |
| 19 | 35 | W | Akira RYO | Kawasaki | 1:31.445 | 1.275 | 147.14 | 27 | 30 | 265.3 |
| 20 | 40 | W | Yuichi TAKEDA | Honda | 1:31.662 | 1.492 | 146.79 | 25 | 27 | 267.3 |
| 21 | 44 | W | Sean EMMETT | Ducati | 1:32.352 | 2.182 | 145.69 | 16 | 22 | 257.7 |
| 22 | 14 | W | Makoto SUZUKI | Ducati | 1:32.375 | 2.205 | 145.66 | 22 | 23 | 257.7 |
| 23 | 12 | W | James WHITHAM | Suzuki | 1:32.416 | 2.246 | 145.59 | 3 | 3 | 259.6 |
| 24 | 9 | W | Neil HODGSON | Ducati | 1:32.426 | 2.256 | 145.58 | 9 | 21 | 261.5 |
| 25 | 58 | Katsunori HASEGAWA | Yamaha | 1:32.633 | 2.463 | 145.25 | 20 | 25 | 250.5 | |
| 26 | 11 | W | Mike HALE | Suzuki | 1:32.735 | 2.565 | 145.09 | 9 | 27 | 260.8 |
| 27 | 31 | W |  Igor JERMAN | Kawasaki | 1:32.746 | 2.576 | 145.07 | 17 | 27 | 255.9 |
| 28 | 61 | Manabu KAMADA | Honda | 1:33.098 | 2.928 | 144.53 | 20 | 21 | 252.9 | |
| 29 | 55 | Ichiro ASAI | Ducati | 1:33.160 | 2.990 | 144.43 | 8 | 25 | 258.3 | |
| 30 | 17 | W |  Pere RIBA | Honda | 1:33.180 | 3.010 | 144.40 | 12 | 24 | 254.1 |
| 31 | 54 | Shin'ya NAKATANI | Kawasaki | 1:33.525 | 3.355 | 143.87 | 29 | 30 | 253.5 | |
| 32 | 60 | Shuya ARAI | Honda | 1:33.788 | 3.618 | 143.46 | 22 | 30 | 243.2 |
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 2
Scheduled duration: 60 mins
Started: 32 / Classified: 32
Scheduled start time: 15:30
Weather: Overcast / Track: Dry
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