| P. | # | Rider | Bike | Q1 | Q2 | Time | KM/H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 |  Pere RIBA | Honda | 1:14.027 | 1:13.698 | 1:13.698 | 149.82 |
| 2 | 15 | Rubén XAUS | Honda | 1:13.841 | 1:19.824 | 1:13.841 | 149.53 |
| 3 | 5 | David VÁZQUEZ | Ducati | 1:14.295 | 1:13.883 | 1:13.883 | 149.44 |
| 4 | 27 |  Udo MARK | Suzuki | 1:14.457 | 1:13.884 | 1:13.884 | 149.44 |
| 5 | 2 | Eustáquio GAVIRA | Honda | 1:14.108 | 1:13.973 | 1:13.973 | 149.26 |
| 6 | 6 | Óscar SAINZ | Ducati | 1:14.358 | 1:14.107 | 1:14.107 | 148.99 |
| 7 | 48 |  Jörgen HÅLLINDER | Suzuki | 1:15.183 | 1:15.265 | 1:15.183 | 146.86 |
| 8 | 38 |  Giorgio CANTALUPO | Ducati | 1:16.651 | 1:15.369 | 1:15.369 | 146.50 |
| 9 | 55 | Ferdinando DI MASO | Ducati | 1:15.890 | 1:15.382 | 1:15.382 | 146.47 |
| 10 | 10 | Michele GALLINA | Ducati | 1:15.482 | 1:16.620 | 1:15.482 | 146.28 |
| 11 | 65 |  Juha BERNER | Kawasaki | 1:15.574 | 1:15.663 | 1:15.574 | 146.10 |
| 12 | 21 |  Bernard HÄNGGELI | Honda | 1:16.098 | 1:15.929 | 1:15.929 | 145.41 |
| 13 | 59 |  Oddgeir HAVNEN | Honda | 1:15.995 | 1:16.859 | 1:15.995 | 145.29 |
| 14 | 3 | Oriol FERNANDEZ | Yamaha | 1:18.174 | 1:16.055 | 1:16.055 | 145.17 |
| 15 | 14 |  Telmo PEREIRA | Suzuki | 1:16.073 | 1:16.066 | 1:16.066 | 145.15 |
| 16 | 70 | Evren BISCHOFF | Suzuki | 1:17.670 | 1:16.219 | 1:16.219 | 144.86 |
| 17 | 11 |  René PRANG | Yamaha | 1:16.405 | 1:16.369 | 1:16.369 | 144.58 |
| 18 | 49 | Thomas KLINK | Honda | 1:17.261 | 1:16.408 | 1:16.408 | 144.50 |
| 19 | 40 |  Steve MARKS | Kawasaki | 1:17.188 | 1:16.553 | 1:16.553 | 144.23 |
| 20 | 23 |  Jiří MRKÝVKA | Kawasaki | 1:18.071 | 1:16.799 | 1:16.799 | 143.77 |
| 21 | 1 | Idalio GAVIRA | Honda | 1:17.701 | 1:16.917 | 1:16.917 | 143.55 |
| 22 | 43 |  Marjan MALEC | Kawasaki | 1:16.923 | 1:16.953 | 1:16.923 | 143.54 |
| 23 | 8 | Paolo MALVINI | Ducati | 1:16.976 | 1:17.239 | 1:16.976 | 143.44 |
| 24 | 4 |  Gérald MUTEAU | Ducati | 1:17.587 | 1:17.014 | 1:17.014 | 143.37 |
| 25 | 24 | Richard DEFAGO | Kawasaki | 1:20.293 | 1:17.238 | 1:17.238 | 142.95 |
| 26 | 86 |  Tibor STRAKA | Kawasaki | 1:17.373 | 1:17.454 | 1:17.373 | 142.70 |
| 27 | 32 | Ondřej LELEK | Ducati | 1:18.149 | 1:17.448 | 1:17.448 | 142.56 |
| 28 | 82 | Pavol SILARD | Kawasaki | 1:17.788 | 1:17.788 | 141.94 | |
| 29 | 67 | Mario DEL REY | Ducati | 1:17.949 | 1:19.390 | 1:17.949 | 141.65 |
| 30 | 71 | Graeme RITCHIE | Ducati | 1:18.339 | 1:18.383 | 1:18.339 | 140.94 |
| 31 | 95 | Vladimír KARBAN | Kawasaki | 1:19.354 | 1:18.956 | 1:18.956 | 139.84 |
| 32 | 87 | Antonio MARTÍNEZ | Yamaha | 1:20.997 | 1:19.251 | 1:19.251 | 139.32 |
| 33 | 91 | Mário KRAJČO | Kawasaki | 1:20.081 | 1:19.647 | 1:19.647 | 138.63 |
| 34 | 52 | Frederic FARGAS | Ducati | 1:22.083 | 1:20.867 | 1:20.867 | 136.54 |
| (35) | 63 | Jose Luis MARTÍN | Suzuki | 1:21.471 | 1:22.250 | 1:21.471 | 135.52 |
| (36) | 94 | Pablo GARCÍA | Ducati | 1:24.687 | 1:22.994 | 1:22.994 | 133.04 |
1996-10-25 to 1996-10-27
European Championship Open '96
Catalunya (Short) (Permanent circuit, 3.0670 km)
Entries: 39 / Practised: 36 / Qualified: 34
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Positions in parentheses denote riders who either did not receive a grid space, failed to meet qualifying requirements or withdrew after qualifying.
Sources:
Official results/ Official entry list/ 1996-10-27 TVE2 live TV coverage/ El Mundo Deportivo 1996-10-26 pg44/ El Mundo Deportivo 1996-10-27 pg43, 52/ El Mundo Deportivo 1996-10-28 pg50/ La Liberte 1996-10-28 pg33/ Motosprint 1996-44