| # | Rider | Age | Bike | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Carl FOGARTY | 31 |  Honda RC45 | Castrol Honda |
| 2 |  Troy CORSER | 24 | Ducati 916 | Promotor Power Horse |
| 3 |  Aaron SLIGHT | 30 | Honda RC45 | Castrol Honda |
| 4 | Anthony GOBERT | 21 |  Kawasaki ZX-7RR | Team Kawasaki Muzzy |
| 5 |  Wataru YOSHIKAWA | 26 | Yamaha YZF750 | Yamaha World Superbike Team |
| 6 | Simon CRAFAR | 27 | Kawasaki ZX-7RR | Team Kawasaki Muzzy |
| 7 |  Pierfrancesco CHILI | 32 | Ducati 916 | Team Gattolone |
| 8 | Piergiorgio BONTEMPI | 28 | Kawasaki ZX-7RR | Kawasaki Italy Bertocchi |
| 9 | Neil HODGSON | 22 | Ducati 916 | Ducati Corse |
| 10 | John REYNOLDS | 33 | Suzuki GSX-R750 | Suzuki World Superbike |
| 11 |  John KOCINSKI | 28 | Ducati 916 | Ducati Corse |
| 14 |  Jochen SCHMID | 32 | Kawasaki ZX-7RR | Team Green Kawasaki Deutschland |
| 16 | Paolo CASOLI | 30 | Ducati 916 | Gio.Ca.Moto |
| 18 |  Igor JERMAN | 21 | Kawasaki ZX-7RR | Taurus Bertocchi |
| 19 |  Stéphane CHAMBON | 30 | Ducati 916 | Team SIMA Ducati |
| 21 | Ray STRINGER | 33 | Kawasaki ZX-7RR | Nemesis Kawasaki |
| 22 | Matt LLEWELLYN | 29 | Kawasaki ZX-7RR | Nemesis Kawasaki |
| 23 | Ferdinando DI MASO | 33 | Ducati 916 | Interspeed Racing Team |
| 24 |  Anders RASMUSSEN | 27 | Yamaha YZF750 | Road Racing Team |
| 28 | Antonio GIANGIACOMO | 26 |  Ducati 888 | Celani Team |
| 30 | Bruno CIRAFICI | 30 | Suzuki GSX-R750 | Triveneta Corse |
| 33 | Jeff STERN | 34 | Kawasaki ZXR750 | |
| 34 | Michael BARNES | 27 | Ducati 916 | |
| 36 | Kirk McCARTHY | 26 | Suzuki GSX-R750 | Suzuki World Superbike |
| 38 |  Ioannis BOUSTAS | 23 | Ducati 916 | Marlboro Team Boustas |
| 41 |  Michael PAQUAY | 24 | Ducati 916 | Alstare Corona Extra |
| 45 | Colin EDWARDS | 22 | Yamaha YZF750 | Yamaha World Superbike Team |
| 67 | Mike HALE | 23 | Ducati 916 | Promotor Power Horse |
| 68 | Mike SMITH | 30 | Kawasaki ZX-7RR | Team Kawasaki Muzzy |
| 69 | Mike KRYNOCK | ? | Kawasaki ZXR750 | San Francisco Bay Brands |
| 72 | Larry PEGRAM | 23 | Ducati 916 | Fast by Ferracci |
| 99 | Al SALAVERRIA | 26 | Ducati 916 | 10K Racing |
| 110 | Doug CHANDLER | 30 | Kawasaki ZX-7RR | Team Kawasaki Muzzy |
| 111 |  Miguel DUHAMEL | 29 | Honda RC45 | American Honda/Smokin' Joe's Racing |
| 114 | Stephen VLASBLOM | ? | Yamaha YZF750 | Kiwi Magic Motorsport |
| 116 | James RANDOLPH | 26 | Ducati 916 | |
| 124 | Mark MILLER | 25 | Suzuki GSX-R750 | Team Suzuki Sport |
| 139 | Alessandro GRAMIGNI | 27 | Ducati 916 | Fast by Ferracci |
| 141 | Steve CREVIER | 31 | Honda RC45 | American Honda/Smokin' Joe's Racing |
1996-07-19 to 1996-07-21
World Superbike United States Round
Laguna Seca (Permanent circuit, 3.6100 km)
Attendance: 35,000
Event permit: IMN 102/7
Timekeepers: AMA Timing & Scoring
Entries: 39 / Practised: 25 / Qualified: 25
Sessions
Entry list
Struck out text denotes riders on entry list who did not participate.
Sources:
Official results/ Official entry list/ 1996-07-21 live TV coverage/ Cycle News 1996-07-10 pg18-25/ Cycle News 1996-07-31 pg6-11/ Cycle World 1996-xx-xx/ Laguna Seca Raceway press release 1996-07-xx/ Smokin Joe's Consumer Relations Form 1996-07-22/ SuperBike 1996-10 pg96/ motorcycle.com/mo/mcmail/wsb/lagu_qual7_96.html/ motorcycle.com/mo/mcmail/wsb/lagu7_96.html