| P. | # | Rider | Bike | Best Lap | Gap | KM/H | On | Laps | Spd. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 41 |  Noriyuki HAGA |  Yamaha | 1:30.177 | 149.21 | 6 | 11 | 228.9 | |
| 2 | 111 |  Aaron SLIGHT |  Honda | 1:30.586 | 0.409 | 148.53 | 7 | 8 | 230.4 |
| 3 | 2 |  Carl FOGARTY | Ducati | 1:30.608 | 0.431 | 148.50 | 4 | 9 | 225.0 |
| 4 | 85 | Keiichi KITAGAWA | Suzuki | 1:30.631 | 0.454 | 148.46 | 8 | 11 | 231.4 |
| 5 | 11 |  Troy CORSER | Ducati | 1:30.908 | 0.731 | 148.01 | 4 | 4 | 224.1 |
| 6 | 44 |  Scott RUSSELL | Yamaha | 1:31.035 | 0.858 | 147.80 | 9 | 12 | 229.4 |
| 7 | 91 | Akira RYO | Suzuki | 1:31.125 | 0.948 | 147.65 | 4 | 11 | 221.8 |
| 8 | 4 | Akira YANAGAWA | Kawasaki | 1:31.376 | 1.199 | 147.25 | 8 | 10 | 231.4 |
| 9 | 45 | Colin EDWARDS | Honda | 1:31.439 | 1.262 | 147.15 | 4 | 10 | 236.5 |
| 10 | 87 | Shin'ya TAKEISHI | Kawasaki | 1:31.462 | 1.285 | 147.11 | 9 | 11 | 226.0 |
| 11 | 5 | Neil HODGSON | Kawasaki | 1:31.537 | 1.360 | 146.99 | 6 | 10 | 234.4 |
| 12 | 89 | Wataru YOSHIKAWA | Yamaha | 1:31.567 | 1.390 | 146.94 | 8 | 12 | 226.0 |
| 13 | 7 |  Pierfrancesco CHILI | Ducati | 1:31.620 | 1.443 | 146.86 | 11 | 11 | 225.5 |
| 14 | 90 | Kensuke HAGA | Yamaha | 1:31.664 | 1.487 | 146.79 | 8 | 10 | 225.5 |
| 15 | 6 | Peter GODDARD | Suzuki | 1:31.787 | 1.610 | 146.59 | 9 | 12 | 222.7 |
| 16 | 93 | Tamaki SERIZAWA | Kawasaki | 1:32.024 | 1.847 | 146.21 | 9 | 10 | 220.9 |
| 17 | 84 | Shin'ichi ITO | Honda | 1:32.129 | 1.952 | 146.05 | 5 | 5 | 230.4 |
| 18 | 98 | Yuichi TAKEDA | Honda | 1:32.185 | 2.008 | 145.96 | 4 | 10 | 220.0 |
| 19 | 97 | Atsushi WATANABE | Suzuki | 1:32.298 | 2.121 | 145.78 | 11 | 11 | 225.5 |
| 20 | 35 |  Gregorio LAVILLA | Ducati | 1:32.490 | 2.313 | 145.48 | 6 | 6 | 224.6 |
| 21 | 8 | James WHITHAM | Suzuki | 1:32.830 | 2.653 | 144.94 | 9 | 10 | 231.9 |
| 22 | 96 | Manabu KAMADA | Honda | 1:32.952 | 2.775 | 144.75 | 11 | 11 | 220.0 |
| 23 | 12 | Mario INNAMORATI | Kawasaki | 1:33.822 | 3.645 | 143.41 | 9 | 10 | 219.5 |
| 24 | 15 |  Igor JERMAN | Kawasaki | 1:34.522 | 4.345 | 142.35 | 5 | 9 | 213.4 |
| 25 | 94 | Toshiyuki HAMAGUCHI | Suzuki | 1:35.329 | 5.152 | 141.14 | 1 | 1 | 218.6 |
| 26 | 10 | Andrew STROUD | Kawasaki | 1:35.635 | 5.458 | 140.69 | 10 | 10 | 228.9 |
| 27 | 50 |  Jiří MRKÝVKA | Honda | 1:37.806 | 7.629 | 137.57 | 7 | 8 | 208.0 |
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
Warm-Up
Scheduled duration: 20 mins
Started: 27 / Classified: 27
Scheduled start time: 09:30
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