| # | 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 |  Marco BURNELLI | 29 |  Ducati 916 | TOPCO Gio.Ca.Moto |
| 4 | Mauro MASTRELLI | 31 |  Ducati 916 | De Cecco Racing |
| 5 | David VÁZQUEZ | 25 | Ducati 916 | Reale Team |
| 7 |  Alexandre LARANJEIRA | 37 | Suzuki GSX-R750 | Team Suzuki Shell |
| 8 | Paolo MALVINI | ? | Ducati 916 | De Cecco Racing |
| 9 |  Alain SCHORDERET | ? | Honda RC45 | A.S.R. |
| 12 | Giovanni BUSSEI | 23 | Ducati 888 | De Cecco Racing |
| 14 | Telmo PEREIRA | 29 | Suzuki GSX-R750 | Team Suzuki Shell |
| 15 | Yves MATTHEY | ? | Ducati 888 | De Cecco Racing |
| 17 | Eduardo PAULA | 24 | Kawasaki ZXR750 | Kawasaki Mobil |
| 20 |  Harry FATH | ? |  Ducati 916 | HF Racing Team |
| 21 | Bernard HÄNGGELI | 35 | Honda RC45 | White Endurance Team |
| 26 | Rui REIGOTO | 22 | Kawasaki ZXR750 | Kawasaki Mobil |
| 32 |  Ondřej LELEK | 34 | Ducati 888 | K. H. Racing Team |
| 36 |  Jan Olav NOTENG | 27 | Suzuki GSX-R750 | Lucky Strike |
| 42 | Ignacio VEGA-PENICHET | ? | Yamaha YZF750 | Motos Cortés |
| 77 | Herbert ENZINGER | ? |  Ducati 916 | Heuer Racing |
1996-03-08 to 1996-03-10
European Championship Open '96
Cartagena (Permanent circuit, 3.4790 km)
Entries: ? / Practised: 19 / Qualified: 19
Sessions
Entry list
Struck out text denotes riders on entry list who did not participate.
Sources:
Official results/ Official FIM points table/ 1996-03-12 Teledeporte TV coverage/ El Mundo Deportivo 1996-03-10 pg54/ El Mundo Deportivo 1996-03-11 pg51/ La Liberte 1996-03-10 pg35/ La Liberte 1996-03-11 pg34/ La Liberte 1996-03-12 pg32