| P. | # | Cl. | Rider | Bike | Q1 | Q2 | Time | KM/H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 |  Shin'ichi ITO | Honda | 1:42.677 | 1:42.011 | 1:42.011 | 131.90 | |
| 2 | 8 | Tamaki SERIZAWA | Kawasaki | 1:42.208 | 1:42.789 | 1:42.208 | 131.64 | |
| 3 | 7 | Shin'ya TAKEISHI | Kawasaki | 1:43.711 | 1:43.837 | 1:43.711 | 129.74 | |
| 4 | 36 | Takahiro SOHWA | Honda | 1:44.375 | 1:44.298 | 1:44.298 | 129.01 | |
| 5 | 9 | Keiichi KITAGAWA | Suzuki | 1:44.551 | 1:46.466 | 1:44.551 | 128.69 | |
| 6 | 45 | Toshiyuki HAMAGUCHI | Suzuki | 1:44.911 | 1:46.460 | 1:44.911 | 128.25 | |
| 7 | 6 | Akira RYO | Suzuki | 1:45.066 | 1:46.559 | 1:45.066 | 128.06 | |
| 8 | 44 | Yoshinobu TAKAHASHI | Honda | 1:45.961 | 1:46.473 | 1:45.961 | 126.98 | |
| 9 | 4 | Wataru YOSHIKAWA | Yamaha | 1:49.109 | 1:46.199 | 1:46.199 | 126.70 | |
| 10 | 51 | Kensuke HAGA | Yamaha | 1:46.233 | 1:47.859 | 1:46.233 | 126.66 | |
| 11 | 13 | Manabu KAMADA | Honda | 1:46.280 | 1:47.714 | 1:46.280 | 126.60 | |
| 12 | 98 | Atsushi WATANABE | Suzuki | 1:46.777 | 1:46.565 | 1:46.565 | 126.26 | |
| 13 | 72 | Naoshi NAKAGAWA | Honda | 1:46.743 | 1:53.940 | 1:46.743 | 126.05 | |
| 14 | 21 | Tomohiko KANEYASU | Honda | 1:47.058 | 1:46.996 | 1:46.996 | 125.75 | |
| 15 | 70 | Yusuke TAKEYAMA | Yamaha | 1:47.785 | 1:47.144 | 1:47.144 | 125.58 | |
| 16 | 34 | Takahiro FUKAMI | Yamaha | 1:47.311 | 1:50.119 | 1:47.311 | 125.38 | |
| 17 | 16 | Katsunori HASEGAWA | Yamaha | 1:47.513 | 1:47.867 | 1:47.513 | 125.15 | |
| 18 | 28 | Masayuki YAMANAKA | Ducati | 1:47.886 | 1:48.478 | 1:47.886 | 124.71 | |
| 19 | 916 | Ichiro ASAI | Ducati | 1:47.954 | 1:47.890 | 1:47.890 | 124.71 | |
| 20 | 17 | Yuji HARAGUCHI | Honda | 1:48.391 | 1:50.570 | 1:48.391 | 124.13 | |
| 21 | 38 | Ken'ichiro NAKAMURA | Honda | 1:48.526 | 1:49.840 | 1:48.526 | 123.98 | |
| 22 | 30 | Takuma YAMAMOTO | Kawasaki | 1:48.632 | 1:48.939 | 1:48.632 | 123.86 | |
| 23 | 43 | Yasuhiro ONODERA | Ducati | 1:48.643 | 1:51.138 | 1:48.643 | 123.85 | |
| 24 | 61 | Hideaki HOSHI | Ducati | 1:48.768 | 1:51.008 | 1:48.768 | 123.70 | |
| 25 | 55 | Yoshihiko TAKATSUTO | Honda | 1:48.853 | 1:53.556 | 1:48.853 | 123.61 | |
| 26 | 41 | Jun'ichi KATO | Yamaha | 1:49.062 | 1:49.691 | 1:49.062 | 123.37 | |
| 27 | 24 | Yukihiro AOYANAGI | Yamaha | 1:49.070 | 1:50.427 | 1:49.070 | 123.36 | |
| 28 | 65 | Naoji YAMAZAKI | Kawasaki | 1:49.728 | 1:49.728 | 122.62 | ||
| 29 | 74 | Norikazu ODAGIRI | Honda | 1:50.104 | 1:51.715 | 1:50.104 | 122.20 | |
| 30 | 71 | Katsuhito KOSHIYAMA | Honda | 1:50.139 | 1:56.204 | 1:50.139 | 122.16 | |
| 31 | 69 | Hideaki TSUTSUI | Honda | 1:50.539 | 1:51.372 | 1:50.539 | 121.72 | |
| 32 | 52 | Makoto USUI | Yamaha | 1:50.741 | 1:54.888 | 1:50.741 | 121.50 | |
| 33 | 50 | Izumi MATSUBARA | Kawasaki | 1:51.048 | 1:51.365 | 1:51.048 | 121.16 | |
| 34 | 771 | Yoshihiko NAKAMURA | Yamaha | 1:52.097 | 1:54.048 | 1:52.097 | 120.03 | |
| (35) | 66 | Katsuya WATANABE | Honda | 1:52.390 | 1:55.905 | 1:52.390 | 119.72 | |
| (36) | 64 | Hidenori MAESOBA | Honda | 1:52.477 | 1:53.548 | 1:52.477 | 119.62 | |
| (37) | 46 | Keiichi NAKAZAWA | Kawasaki | 1:52.813 | 1:52.929 | 1:52.813 | 119.27 | |
| (38) | 62 | Yoshinori KAMIMURA | Honda | 1:55.579 | 1:52.855 | 1:52.855 | 119.22 | |
| (39) | 68 | Ken'ichi SHIMODA | Kawasaki | 1:53.974 | 1:53.570 | 1:53.570 | 118.47 | |
| (40) | 63 | Hiroshi SAEKI | Kawasaki | 1:53.637 | 1:55.212 | 1:53.637 | 118.40 | |
| (41) | 67 | Morimichi GOMI | Kawasaki | 1:55.132 | 1:55.132 | 116.87 |
1998-04-24 to 1998-04-26
SUGO Superbike Race
Sugo (Permanent circuit, 3.7375 km)
Attendance: 10,600
Entries: 43 / Practised: 41 / Qualified: 34
Sessions
Overall qualifying
Results
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Positions in parentheses denote riders who either did not receive a grid space, failed to meet qualifying requirements or withdrew after qualifying.
Sources:
Official entry list/ Official program/ Official grid sheet/ MotorLand2 TV coverage/ MFJ Magazine No. 352 1999-01 pg60-62/ bike.ne.jp/ europark.com/ honda.co.jp/motorsports/ moriwaki.co.jp/ motoracing-japan.com