| P. | # | Rider | Bike | Best Lap | Gap | KM/H | On | Laps | Spd. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 |  Troy CORSER |  Ducati | 1:30.229 | 149.12 | 26 | 26 | 231.9 | |
| 2 | 7 |  Pierfrancesco CHILI | Ducati | 1:30.538 | 0.309 | 148.61 | 24 | 24 | 232.9 |
| 3 | 2 |  Carl FOGARTY | Ducati | 1:30.686 | 0.457 | 148.37 | 24 | 24 | 230.4 |
| 4 | 41 |  Noriyuki HAGA |  Yamaha | 1:30.727 | 0.498 | 148.30 | 19 | 26 | 230.9 |
| 5 | 87 | Shin'ya TAKEISHI | Kawasaki | 1:31.065 | 0.836 | 147.75 | 24 | 25 | 225.5 |
| 6 | 85 | Keiichi KITAGAWA | Suzuki | 1:31.080 | 0.851 | 147.73 | 27 | 28 | 236.5 |
| 7 | 4 | Akira YANAGAWA | Kawasaki | 1:31.097 | 0.868 | 147.70 | 20 | 24 | 231.4 |
| 8 | 111 |  Aaron SLIGHT | Honda | 1:31.190 | 0.961 | 147.55 | 24 | 24 | 240.8 |
| 9 | 84 | Shin'ichi ITO | Honda | 1:31.350 | 1.121 | 147.29 | 23 | 23 | 236.5 |
| 10 | 89 | Wataru YOSHIKAWA | Yamaha | 1:31.376 | 1.147 | 147.25 | 22 | 22 | 223.6 |
| 11 | 44 |  Scott RUSSELL | Yamaha | 1:31.425 | 1.196 | 147.17 | 19 | 19 | 228.9 |
| 12 | 45 | Colin EDWARDS | Honda | 1:31.458 | 1.229 | 147.12 | 27 | 27 | 236.5 |
| 13 | 97 | Atsushi WATANABE | Suzuki | 1:31.464 | 1.235 | 147.11 | 20 | 24 | 225.0 |
| 14 | 91 | Akira RYO | Suzuki | 1:31.496 | 1.267 | 147.06 | 21 | 29 | 228.4 |
| 15 | 90 | Kensuke HAGA | Yamaha | 1:31.550 | 1.321 | 146.97 | 18 | 28 | 223.2 |
| 16 | 98 | Yuichi TAKEDA | Honda | 1:31.660 | 1.431 | 146.79 | 20 | 20 | 227.4 |
| 17 | 8 | James WHITHAM | Suzuki | 1:31.739 | 1.510 | 146.67 | 25 | 26 | 239.7 |
| 18 | 5 | Neil HODGSON | Kawasaki | 1:31.767 | 1.538 | 146.62 | 29 | 30 | 231.9 |
| 19 | 35 |  Gregorio LAVILLA | Ducati | 1:31.954 | 1.725 | 146.32 | 18 | 19 | 232.4 |
| 20 | 93 | Tamaki SERIZAWA | Kawasaki | 1:32.117 | 1.888 | 146.06 | 24 | 26 | 226.0 |
| 21 | 6 | Peter GODDARD | Suzuki | 1:32.224 | 1.995 | 145.89 | 25 | 25 | 234.4 |
| 22 | 94 | Toshiyuki HAMAGUCHI | Suzuki | 1:32.454 | 2.225 | 145.53 | 24 | 26 | 233.9 |
| 23 | 12 | Mario INNAMORATI | Kawasaki | 1:32.688 | 2.459 | 145.16 | 23 | 24 | 227.0 |
| 24 | 96 | Manabu KAMADA | Honda | 1:32.766 | 2.537 | 145.04 | 15 | 25 | 229.9 |
| 25 | 15 |  Igor JERMAN | Kawasaki | 1:33.265 | 3.036 | 144.27 | 25 | 26 | 227.0 |
| 26 | 10 | Andrew STROUD | Kawasaki | 1:35.261 | 5.032 | 141.24 | 16 | 16 | 215.5 |
| 27 | 50 |  Jiří MRKÝVKA | Honda | 1:37.663 | 7.434 | 137.77 | 3 | 26 | 207.6 |
1998-10-02 to 1998-10-04
World Superbike Japanese Round
Sugo (Permanent circuit, 3.7375 km)
Attendance: 38,000 (3-day)
Event permit: IMN 102/13
Timekeepers: Federazione Italiana Cronometristi
Entries: ? / Practised: 27 / Qualified: 27
Sessions
Qualifying 1
Scheduled duration: 60 mins
Started: 27 / Classified: 27
Scheduled start time: 15:30
Weather: Overcast / Track: Dry
Results
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Sources:
Official results/ Official attendance figures/ 1998-10-04 live TV coverage/ 1998-xx-xx MotorLand2 TV highlights/ Cycle News 1998-10-14 pg20-24/ Aaron Slight newsletter 1998-10-14/ Troy Corser interview 1998-10-23/ troycorser.com