| # | Rider | Age | Bike | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Steve HISLOP | 34 |  Kawasaki ZX-7RR | Nemesis Kawasaki Racing |
| 2 | Matt LLEWELLYN | 27 | Kawasaki ZX-7RR | Nemesis Kawasaki Racing |
| 3 | James WHITHAM | 29 | Yamaha YZF750 | Team Cadbury's Boost Yamaha |
| 4 | Michael RUTTER | 23 |  Ducati 916 | Team McCulloch |
| 6 | Paul BROWN | 27 | Honda RC45 | Medd Racing |
| 7 | Terry RYMER | 29 | Ducati 916 | Old Spice Ducati Racing |
| 8 | Chris WALKER | 24 | Ducati 916 | Old Spice Ducati Racing |
| 9 | David JEFFERIES | 23 | Honda RC45 | Medd Racing |
| 10 | Dean ASHTON | 28 | Ducati 916 | Baxi Heating |
| 11 | Andy HATTON | 27 | Ducati 916 | |
| 12 | Alex BUCKINGHAM | 29 | Yamaha YZF750 | Inch's Cider/Duncan Robson |
| 15 | Richard DEFAGO | 34 | Kawasaki ZXR750 | |
| 16 | Michael BROWN | 32 | Kawasaki ZXR750 | |
| 17 | Ray STRINGER | 33 | Kawasaki ZXR750 | Team Sabre Airways Racing |
| 20 | Jim HODSON | 41 | Kawasaki ZX-7RR | Len Anderson |
| 21 | Jim MOODIE | 30 | Ducati 916 | Team Duckhams Ducati |
| 22 | Ian SIMPSON | 25 | Ducati 916 | Team Duckhams Ducati |
| 23 | Shaun MUIR | 28 | Kawasaki ZXR750 | Colchester Motorcycles |
| 24 | Paul JONES | 24 | Yamaha YZF750 | Transatlantic Vacations Ltd. |
| 25 | Ian COBBY | 30 | Suzuki GSX-R750 | Team G-Shock Crescent Suzuki |
| 26 | Paul DENNING | 27 | Suzuki GSX-R750 | Team G-Shock Crescent Suzuki |
| 27 | Steve MARKS | 32 | Kawasaki ZXR750 | |
| 28 | Jon WARD | 37 | Ducati 916 | |
| 29 | Bob CRABTREE | 34 | Kawasaki ZXR750 | Crabtree Computing Services |
| 30 | Niall MACKENZIE | 34 | Yamaha YZF750 | Team Cadbury's Boost Yamaha |
| 31 | David HIGGINS | 26 | Yamaha OW01 | |
| 33 | Karl WILSON | 34 | Kawasaki ZXR750 | |
| 34 | John BENNETT | 31 | Kawasaki ZXR750 | |
| 35 | Nigel NOTTINGHAM | 39 | Yamaha YZF750 | Mistral Heating Boilers |
| 36 | Steve ELLIS | 27 | Kawasaki ZXR750 | |
| 38 | Colin HIPWELL | 35 | Kawasaki ZXR750 | |
| 39 | James BUNTON | ? | Yamaha OW01 | |
| 40 |  Robert HOLDEN | 37 | Ducati | Sports Motorcycles Racing |
| 45 | Mike EDWARDS | 34 |  Honda RC45 | V & M Racing |
| 47 | Alexander KVINTAS | 28 | Kawasaki ZXR750 | |
| 56 | Andy WARD | 30 | Ducati 888 | |
| 57 | Graham WARD | 31 | Ducati 916 | Five Seven Racing |
| 69 | Mark COLEING | 34 | Kawasaki ZXR750 | |
| 77 | Brett SAMPSON | 27 | Kawasaki ZXR750 | GT Motorcycles Plymouth/Armada Floors |
| 252 | Peter GRAVES | 29 | Ducati 888 | Longwave Radio Atlantic 252 |
1996-03-30 to 1996-03-31
MCN British Superbike Championship
Donington Park (Permanent circuit, 4.0230 km)
Attendance: 12,500
Entries: 40 / Practised: 38 / Qualified: 33
Sessions
Entry list
Struck out text denotes riders on entry list who did not participate.
Sources:
Official results/ Official entry list/ 1996-xx-xx BBC TV highlights/ Official season review VHS/ Motor Cycle News 1996-04-03 pg21-23, 29/ MOTO Bike News 1996-04-10 pg3, 6-7/ MCN Race '96 yearbook/ Results and standings from bikenet.co.uk/mcrcb/ Results and report from demon.co.uk/raceweb