| P. | # | Rider | Bike | Best Lap | Gap | KM/H | On | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30 |  Niall MACKENZIE | Yamaha | 1:36.065 | 150.76 | 14 | 14 | |
| 2 | 3 | James WHITHAM | Yamaha | 1:36.890 | 0.825 | 149.48 | 14 | 14 |
| 3 | 7 | Terry RYMER | Ducati | 1:37.073 | 1.008 | 149.19 | 8 | 12 |
| 4 | 1 | Steve HISLOP | Kawasaki | 1:37.153 | 1.088 | 149.07 | 12 | 12 |
| 5 | 4 | Michael RUTTER | Ducati | 1:37.587 | 1.522 | 148.41 | 11 | 11 |
| 6 | 21 | Jim MOODIE | Suzuki | 1:37.892 | 1.827 | 147.95 | 6 | 12 |
| 7 | 2 | Matt LLEWELLYN | Ducati | 1:37.935 | 1.870 | 147.88 | 11 | 13 |
| 8 | 22 | Ian SIMPSON | Ducati | 1:37.976 | 1.911 | 147.82 | 13 | 13 |
| 9 | 9 | David JEFFERIES | Honda | 1:38.552 | 2.487 | 146.96 | 14 | 14 |
| 10 | 17 | Ray STRINGER | Kawasaki | 1:38.620 | 2.555 | 146.85 | 9 | 9 |
| 11 | 44 | Sean EMMETT | Ducati | 1:38.748 | 2.683 | 146.66 | 9 | 10 |
| 12 | 10 | Dean ASHTON | Ducati | 1:39.564 | 3.499 | 145.46 | 12 | 12 |
| 13 | 12 | Alex BUCKINGHAM | Yamaha | 1:41.035 | 4.970 | 143.34 | 4 | 9 |
| 14 | 57 | Andy WARD | Ducati | 1:41.092 | 5.027 | 143.26 | 11 | 12 |
| 15 | 252 | Peter GRAVES | Ducati | 1:41.324 | 5.259 | 142.94 | 7 | 9 |
| 16 | 88 | Scott SMART | Kawasaki | 1:41.591 | 5.526 | 142.56 | 8 | 8 |
| 17 | 11 | Andy HATTON | Ducati | 1:41.773 | 5.708 | 142.30 | 10 | 12 |
| 18 | 35 | Nigel NOTTINGHAM | Yamaha | 1:41.783 | 5.718 | 142.29 | 11 | 11 |
| 19 | 27 | Steve MARKS | Kawasaki | 1:41.879 | 5.814 | 142.16 | 8 | 13 |
| 20 | 69 | Phil GILES | Kawasaki | 1:42.134 | 6.069 | 141.80 | 8 | 9 |
| 21 | 77 | Brett SAMPSON | Kawasaki | 1:42.171 | 6.106 | 141.75 | 4 | 5 |
| 22 | 18 | Dave HEAL | Honda | 1:42.210 | 6.145 | 141.70 | 11 | 14 |
| 23 | 15 | Richard DEFAGO | Kawasaki | 1:42.398 | 6.333 | 141.44 | 9 | 10 |
| 24 | 39 | James BUNTON | Yamaha | 1:43.799 | 7.734 | 139.53 | 8 | 14 |
| 25 | 38 | Colin HIPWELL | Kawasaki | 1:44.153 | 8.088 | 139.05 | 12 | 13 |
| 26 | 31 | David HIGGINS | Yamaha | 1:44.227 | 8.162 | 138.95 | 8 | 12 |
| 27 | 24 | Paul JONES | Yamaha | 1:45.062 | 8.997 | 137.85 | 7 | 11 |
| 28 | 51 | Roger BENNETT | Kawasaki | 1:45.127 | 9.062 | 137.76 | 3 | 3 |
| 29 | 28 | Jon WARD | Ducati | 1:45.670 | 9.605 | 137.06 | 10 | 11 |
| 30 | 34 | John BENNETT | Kawasaki | 1:51.617 | 15.552 | 129.75 | 7 | 9 |
| 31 | 16 | Douglas LOW | Yamaha | 4:38.631 | 3:02.566 | 51.98 | 2 | 2 |
1996-10-12 to 1996-10-13
MCN British Superbike Championship
Donington Park (Permanent circuit, 4.0230 km)
Attendance: 15,000
Entries: 31 / Practised: 31 / Qualified: 29
Sessions
Qualifying 1
Scheduled duration: 30 mins
Started: 31 / Classified: 31
Scheduled start time: 10:40
Weather: ? / Track: ?
Results
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Sources:
Official results/ Official entry list/ Official timetable/ 1996-xx-xx BBC TV highlights/ Official season review VHS/ Motor Cycle News 1996-10-16 pg17-23/ MCN Race '96 yearbook/ Results and standings from bikenet.co.uk/mcrcb