| P. | # | Rider | Bike | Q1 | Q2 | Time | KM/H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 |  Roger KELLENBERGER | Honda | 1:41.776 | 1:41.962 | 1:41.776 | 150.33 |
| 2 | 3 |  Florian FERRACCI | Ducati | 1:42.925 | 1:41.818 | 1:41.818 | 150.27 |
| 3 | 5 |  David VÁZQUEZ | Ducati | 1:43.033 | 1:42.584 | 1:42.584 | 149.15 |
| 4 | 6 | Óscar SAINZ | Ducati | 1:42.657 | 1:42.783 | 1:42.657 | 149.04 |
| 5 | 15 | Rubén XAUS | Honda | 1:45.639 | 1:43.340 | 1:43.340 | 148.05 |
| 6 | 27 |  Rainer JÄNISCH | Suzuki | 1:44.893 | 1:43.528 | 1:43.528 | 147.79 |
| 7 | 55 |  Ferdinando DI MASO | Ducati | 1:43.602 | 1:46.271 | 1:43.602 | 147.68 |
| 8 | 2 | Eustáquio GAVIRA | Honda | 1:43.638 | 1:43.727 | 1:43.638 | 147.63 |
| 9 | 79 | Thierry PAILLOT | Suzuki | 1:44.287 | 1:43.790 | 1:43.790 | 147.41 |
| 10 | 14 |  Telmo PEREIRA | Suzuki | 1:44.547 | 1:43.929 | 1:43.929 | 147.22 |
| 11 | 4 | Gérald MUTEAU | Ducati | 1:45.277 | 1:44.573 | 1:44.573 | 146.31 |
| 12 | 90 | Alain LELAN | Ducati | 1:46.178 | 1:45.153 | 1:45.153 | 145.50 |
| 13 | 56 |  Gerhard ESTERER | Kawasaki | 1:46.887 | 1:45.753 | 1:45.753 | 144.68 |
| 14 | 96 | Sébastien CHARPENTIER | Honda | 1:46.602 | 1:45.901 | 1:45.901 | 144.47 |
| 15 | 8 | Paolo MALVINI | Ducati | 1:45.924 | 1:46.168 | 1:45.920 | 144.45 |
| 16 | 7 | Alexandre LARANJEIRA | Suzuki | 1:47.141 | 1:46.175 | 1:46.175 | 144.10 |
| 17 | 38 | Giorgio CANTALUPO | Ducati | 1:47.210 | 1:46.266 | 1:46.266 | 143.98 |
| 18 | 62 | Didier DALET | Ducati | 1:46.471 | 1:46.403 | 1:46.403 | 143.79 |
| 19 | 70 | Evren BISCHOFF | Suzuki | 1:47.641 | 1:46.512 | 1:46.512 | 143.65 |
| 20 | 83 | Louis-Luc MAISTO | Ducati | 1:47.129 | 1:46.719 | 1:46.719 | 143.37 |
| 21 | 11 |  René PRANG | Yamaha | 1:47.178 | 1:47.994 | 1:47.178 | 142.75 |
| 22 | 23 |  Jiří MRKÝVKA | Kawasaki | 1:49.019 | 1:47.919 | 1:47.919 | 141.77 |
| 23 | 85 | Gerhard GILLES | Suzuki | 1:51.138 | 1:48.811 | 1:48.811 | 140.61 |
| 24 | 32 | Ondřej LELEK | Ducati | 1:50.023 | 1:50.023 | 139.06 | |
| 25 | 84 |  Piet REEDE | Kawasaki | 1:51.171 | 1:51.171 | 137.63 |
1996-10-11 to 1996-10-13
European Championship Open '96
Magny-Cours (Permanent circuit, 4.2500 km)
Entries: ? / Practised: 25 / Qualified: 25
Sessions
Overall qualifying
Results
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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 FIM points table/ 1996-xx-xx Eurosport TV coverage/ El Mundo Deportivo 1996-10-14 pg55