I tempi della prima giornata di qualifiche della classe 250 a Suzuka….

1 Hiroshi AOYAMA JPN 2’17.930 Team Harc-Pro
2 Katsuyuki NAKASUGA JPN 2’18.105 Sp Tadao Racing Team
3 Alex DEBON SPA 2’18.274 Troll Honda BQR
4 Roberto ROLFO ITA 2’19.990 Fortuna Honda
5 Naoki MATSUDO JPN 2’20.018 Yamaha Kurz
6 Sebastian PORTO ARG 2’20.285 Telefonica Movistar jnr Team
7 Yuki TAKAHASHI JPN 2’20.998 Dy Do Miu Racing Team
8 Sylvain GUINTOLI FRA 2’22.111 Campetella Racing
9 Fonsi NIETO SPA 2’22.457 Team Repsol Telefonica Movist
10 Jakub SMRZ CZE 2’22.464 Elit Grand Prix
11 Alex BALDOLINI ITA 2’22.811 Matteoni Racing
12 Tekkyu KAYO JPN 2’22.869 Hitman RC Koshien Yamaha
13 Johan STIGEFELT SWE 2’23.476 Team Zoppini Abruzzo
14 Hugo MARCHAND FRA 2’23.717 Equipe de France – Scrab GP
15 Jaroslav HULES CZE 2’24.348 Yamaha Kurz
16 Franco BATTAINI ITA 2’24.692 Campetella Racing
17 Anthony WEST AUS 2’25.134 Team Zoppini Abruzzo
18 Hector FAUBEL SPA 2’25.496 Aspar Junior Team
19 Dirk HEIDOLF GER 2’26.008 Aprilia Germany
20 Randy DE PUNIET FRA 2’26.560 Safilo Oxydo-LCR
21 Erwan NIGON FRA 2’26.613 Equipe de France – Scrab GP
22 Tomoyoshi KOYAMA JPN 2’26.730 Sp Tadao Racing Team
23 Christian GEMMEL GER 2’27.509 Kiefer Castrol-Honda Racing

(Fuori del 107%)
Manuel POGGIALI RSM 2’28.281 MS Aprilia Team
Henk vd LAGEMAAT NED 2’28.804 Dark Dog Molenaar
Katja POENSGEN GER 2’28.988 Dark Dog Molenaar
Toni ELIAS SPA 2’29.312 Team Repsol Telefonica Movist
Joan OLIVE SPA 2’33.222 Aspar Junior Team
Eric BATAILLE FRA 2’33.886 Troll Honda BQR
Chaz DAVIES GBR 2’37.382 Aprilia Germany