| # | Rider | Age | Bike | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Idalio GAVIRA | 25 |  Honda RC45 | Mobil 1 S.R.T. |
| 2 | Eustáquio GAVIRA | 23 | Honda RC45 | Mobil 1 S.R.T. |
| 3 | Oriol FERNANDEZ | 23 |  Yamaha OW01 | Team Folch |
| 4 |  Gérald MUTEAU | 33 |  Ducati 888 | Hurricane Bike |
| 5 | David VÁZQUEZ | 26 | Ducati 916 | Reale Team |
| 6 | Óscar SAINZ | 23 |  Ducati 916 | De Cecco Racing |
| 7 |  Alexandre LARANJEIRA | 38 | Suzuki GSX-R750 | Team Suzuki Shell |
| 8 |  Paolo MALVINI | ? | Ducati 916 | De Cecco Racing |
| 10 | Michele GALLINA | 27 | Ducati 916 | Team Gallina Corse |
| 11 |  René PRANG | 27 | Yamaha YZF750 | Prang Racing Denmark |
| 14 | Telmo PEREIRA | 30 | Suzuki GSX-R750 | Team Suzuki Shell |
| 15 | Rubén XAUS | 18 | Honda RC45 | S.R.T. Rumi |
| 17 | Pere RIBA | 27 | Honda RC45 | WET Motos |
| 21 |  Bernard HÄNGGELI | 36 | Honda RC45 | WET Motos |
| 23 |  Jiří MRKÝVKA | 22 | Kawasaki ZXR750 | JM Superbike Team |
| 24 |  Richard DEFAGO | 34 | Kawasaki ZXR750 | Defago Racing |
| 27 |  Udo MARK | 33 | Suzuki GSX-R750 | Team Suzuki Deutschland |
| 32 | Ondřej LELEK | 35 | Ducati 916 | K. H. Racing Team |
| 38 | Giorgio CANTALUPO | 35 | Ducati 916 | Moto Club Augusta Praetoria |
| 40 | Steve MARKS | 33 | Kawasaki ZXR750 | Steve Marks Racing |
| 43 |  Marjan MALEC | 26 | Kawasaki ZXR750 | AMD Domžale |
| 48 |  Jörgen HÅLLINDER | 29 | Suzuki GSX-R750 | Team Suzuki Sweden |
| 49 | Thomas KLINK | ? | Honda RC45 | Dippold Racing |
| 52 | Frederic FARGAS | ? | Ducati 916 | R.P.M. Motos |
| 55 | Ferdinando DI MASO | 33 | Ducati 916 | Interspeed Racing |
| 59 |  Oddgeir HAVNEN | 27 | Honda RC45 | Robo Racing Team |
| 63 | Jose Luis MARTÍN | ? | Suzuki GSX-R750 | Motos Cortes |
| 65 |  Juha BERNER | 33 | Kawasaki ZXR750 | Castrol Team Finland |
| 67 | Mario DEL REY | ? | Ducati 916 | Moto Boutique |
| 70 | Evren BISCHOFF | ? | Suzuki GSX-R750 | Team Suzuki Deutschland |
| 71 | Graeme RITCHIE | 38 | Ducati 888 | Frontiers Motorcycles |
| 82 |  Pavol SILARD | 26 | Kawasaki ZXR750 | Slovakia Team Baláž |
| 86 | Tibor STRAKA | 29 | Kawasaki ZXR750 | Mototrade Racing Team |
| 87 | Antonio MARTÍNEZ | ? | Yamaha YZF750 | Moto Control |
| 89 | David TOMÁS | 22 | Suzuki | By Queroseno |
| 91 | Mário KRAJČO | 25 | Kawasaki ZXR750 | Team Krajčo |
| 92 | Fernando RÁMOS | ? | Yamaha | Moto Control |
| 94 | Pablo GARCÍA | ? | Ducati | Boxes Torredembarra |
| 95 | Vladimír KARBAN | 29 | Kawasaki ZXR750 | Karban Racing Team |
1996-10-25 to 1996-10-27
European Championship Open '96
Catalunya (Short) (Permanent circuit, 3.0670 km)
Entries: 39 / Practised: 36 / Qualified: 34
Sessions
Entry list
Struck out text denotes riders on entry list who did not participate.
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