| P. | # | Rider | Bike | Best Lap | Gap | KM/H | On | Laps | Spd. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 41 |  Noriyuki HAGA |  Yamaha | 1:30.036 | 149.44 | 17 | 26 | 231.4 | |
| 2 | 11 |  Troy CORSER |  Ducati | 1:30.294 | 0.258 | 149.01 | 25 | 26 | 227.0 |
| 3 | 111 |  Aaron SLIGHT | Honda | 1:30.453 | 0.417 | 148.75 | 25 | 25 | 227.4 |
| 4 | 2 |  Carl FOGARTY | Ducati | 1:30.473 | 0.437 | 148.72 | 22 | 22 | 227.4 |
| 5 | 85 | Keiichi KITAGAWA | Suzuki | 1:30.688 | 0.652 | 148.37 | 23 | 28 | 234.4 |
| 6 | 91 | Akira RYO | Suzuki | 1:30.691 | 0.655 | 148.36 | 23 | 25 | 238.6 |
| 7 | 6 | Peter GODDARD | Suzuki | 1:30.880 | 0.844 | 148.05 | 26 | 26 | 227.4 |
| 8 | 87 | Shin'ya TAKEISHI | Kawasaki | 1:30.989 | 0.953 | 147.88 | 21 | 25 | 231.4 |
| 9 | 45 |  Colin EDWARDS | Honda | 1:31.046 | 1.010 | 147.78 | 21 | 21 | 240.8 |
| 10 | 90 | Kensuke HAGA | Yamaha | 1:31.120 | 1.084 | 147.66 | 28 | 28 | 225.0 |
| 11 | 4 | Akira YANAGAWA | Kawasaki | 1:31.156 | 1.120 | 147.60 | 7 | 17 | 229.4 |
| 12 | 89 | Wataru YOSHIKAWA | Yamaha | 1:31.164 | 1.128 | 147.59 | 24 | 25 | 226.0 |
| 13 | 5 | Neil HODGSON | Kawasaki | 1:31.388 | 1.352 | 147.23 | 22 | 28 | 230.9 |
| 14 | 84 | Shin'ichi ITO | Honda | 1:31.391 | 1.355 | 147.22 | 23 | 23 | 234.9 |
| 15 | 7 |  Pierfrancesco CHILI | Ducati | 1:31.429 | 1.393 | 147.16 | 7 | 19 | 227.0 |
| 16 | 93 | Tamaki SERIZAWA | Kawasaki | 1:31.759 | 1.723 | 146.63 | 17 | 18 | 228.9 |
| 17 | 44 | Scott RUSSELL | Yamaha | 1:32.094 | 2.058 | 146.10 | 9 | 13 | 221.8 |
| 18 | 8 | James WHITHAM | Suzuki | 1:32.124 | 2.088 | 146.05 | 20 | 22 | 229.9 |
| 19 | 97 | Atsushi WATANABE | Suzuki | 1:32.239 | 2.203 | 145.87 | 15 | 24 | 226.0 |
| 20 | 94 | Toshiyuki HAMAGUCHI | Suzuki | 1:32.293 | 2.257 | 145.79 | 24 | 28 | 234.9 |
| 21 | 98 | Yuichi TAKEDA | Honda | 1:32.442 | 2.406 | 145.55 | 16 | 27 | 217.7 |
| 22 | 96 | Manabu KAMADA | Honda | 1:32.605 | 2.569 | 145.29 | 18 | 24 | 227.0 |
| 23 | 12 | Mario INNAMORATI | Kawasaki | 1:33.193 | 3.157 | 144.38 | 17 | 17 | 221.3 |
| 24 | 35 |  Gregorio LAVILLA | Ducati | 1:33.698 | 3.662 | 143.60 | 5 | 7 | |
| 25 | 15 |  Igor JERMAN | Kawasaki | 1:33.699 | 3.663 | 143.60 | 23 | 25 | 227.4 |
| 26 | 10 | Andrew STROUD | Kawasaki | 1:35.460 | 5.424 | 140.95 | 15 | 16 | 226.0 |
| 27 | 50 |  Jiří MRKÝVKA | Honda | 1:36.980 | 6.944 | 138.74 | 21 | 22 | 210.8 |
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 2
Scheduled duration: 60 mins
Started: 27 / Classified: 27
Scheduled start time: 11:30
Weather: Cloudy / 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