Superbike Race in Suzuka
ST600 Group B Official Qualifying Round 2 Results
DATE:2008-09-06 WEATHER : Fine COURSE : Dry International Racing Course
| Pos. | No. | Rider | Type | Team | Time | Delay | Gap | Lap |
| 1 | 4 | Hiroki Noda | Honda CBR600RR | Teruru Honeybee Racing | 2'16.813 | 153.17km/h | 5/6 | |
| 2 | 72 | Atsushi Miyazaki | Yamaha YZF-R6 | TEAM DAYTONA GIVI | 2'18.087 | 1.274 | 1.274 | 6/8 |
| 3 | 83 | Yoshiyuki Sugai | Ducati 749R | Ducati Racing Japan | 2'18.155 | 1.342 | 0.068 | 7/7 |
| 4 | 43 | Hidenori Namakata | Suzuki GSX-R600 | Espulse Dream Racing | 2'18.166 | 1.353 | 0.011 | 2/5 |
| 5 | 18 | Eki Hashi | Honda CBR600RR | KEIHINKoharaR.T. | 2'18.387 | 1.574 | 0.221 | 5/9 |
| 6 | 2 | Hideto Takahashi | Kawasaki ZX-6R | TEAM GREEN | 2'18.494 | 1.681 | 0.107 | 2/6 |
| 7 | 76 | Naoki Shimizu | Kawasaki ZX-6R | RS−ITOH & KAZE | 2'18.750 | 1.937 | 0.256 | 4/7 |
| 8 | 21 | Shintaro Nakayama | Honda CBR600RR | KoharaRC | 2'19.081 | 2.268 | 0.331 | 6/7 |
| 9 | 24 | Takayuki Oki | Honda CBR600RR | club HARC-PRO. | 2'19.223 | 2.410 | 0.142 | 2/8 |
| 10 | 5 | Yuichi Takeda | Yamaha YZF-R6 | HiTMAN RC Koshien Yamaha | 2'19.247 | 2.434 | 0.024 | 4/7 |
| 11 | 19 | Masahiko Oishi | Yamaha YZF-R6 | Ito RACING・GMD Suzuka | 2'19.533 | 2.720 | 0.286 | 8/8 |
| 12 | 42 | Shinya Okajima | Kawasaki ZX-6R | TeamGTMM ATOMIC | 2'19.960 | 3.147 | 0.427 | 6/7 |
| 13 | 40 | Toyoshi Nakanishi | Yamaha YZF-R6 | Beginning of Autumn Motorsports & RC Koshien | 2'20.967 | 4.154 | 1.007 | 4/7 |
| 14 | 705 | Takehiko Kurokawa | Honda CBR600RR | Matsumoto Clinic Garage Speed | 2'21.100 | 4.287 | 0.133 | 4/6 |
| 15 | 60 | Hiroshi Kobayashi | Honda CBR600RR | Racing Team Honey Bee | 2'21.762 | 4.949 | 0.662 | 7/8 |
| 16 | 539 | Masaaki Takada | Yamaha YZF-R6 | RSR+539soko | 2'21.819 | 5.006 | 0.057 | 8/8 |
| 17 | 59 | Tomoyuki Sato | Yamaha YZF-R6 | RT Bear in the Forest Sato School | 2'21.825 | 5.012 | 0.006 | 3/10 |
| 18 | 47 | Shigenobu Oda | Suzuki GSX-R600 | Espulse Dream Ranger | 2'22.028 | 5.215 | 0.203 | 9/9 |
| 19 | 32 | Suma Sadahito | Suzuki GSX-R600 | H.M.F Verity | 2'22.209 | 5.396 | 0.181 | 7/9 |
| 20 | 65 | Takahiro Kosuge | Honda CBR600RR | CLUB HARC-PRO. | 2'22.395 | 5.582 | 0.186 | 9/10 |
| 21 | 38 | Hideki Nakayama | Yamaha YZF-R6 | DOG FIGHT RACING | 2'22.496 | 5.683 | 0.101 | 4/10 |
| 22 | 45 | Taiga Ishimoto | Honda CBR600RR | GENIUS | 2'22.638 | 5.825 | 0.142 | 4/9 |
| 23 | 36 | Kota Higuchi | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 2'22.813 | 6.000 | 0.175 | 11/11 | |
| 24 | 51 | Junji Takenouchi | Honda CBR600RR | ACTIVE & TOYBOY | 2'23.926 | 7.113 | 1.113 | 4/11 |
| 20 | Masamichi Higashiura | Yamaha YZF-R6 | DAIICHI & Plus Mu | Did not start | ||||
Qualifying Pass Time (110%) 2'30.494
*Penalty
No.45 was fined 10,000yen for violating Special Regulation 15 (Speed Limit in Pit Road) of the All Japan Road Race Championship.
*The above results do not count the laps during which the car entered the pit.
