| # | Rider | Age | Bike | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Carl FOGARTY | 31 |  Honda RC45 | Castrol Honda |
| 2 |  Troy CORSER | 24 | Ducati 916 | Promotor Power Horse |
| 3 |  Aaron SLIGHT | 30 | Honda RC45 | Castrol Honda |
| 4 | Anthony GOBERT | 21 |  Kawasaki ZX-7RR | Team Kawasaki Muzzy |
| 5 |  Wataru YOSHIKAWA | 26 | Yamaha YZF750 | Yamaha World Superbike Team |
| 6 | Simon CRAFAR | 27 | Kawasaki ZX-7RR | Team Kawasaki Muzzy |
| 7 |  Pierfrancesco CHILI | 32 | Ducati 916 | Team Gattolone |
| 8 | Piergiorgio BONTEMPI | 28 | Kawasaki ZX-7RR | Kawasaki Italy Bertocchi |
| 9 | Neil HODGSON | 22 | Ducati 916 | Ducati Corse |
| 10 | John REYNOLDS | 33 | Suzuki GSX-R750 | Suzuki World Superbike |
| 11 |  John KOCINSKI | 28 | Ducati 916 | Ducati Corse |
| 14 |  Jochen SCHMID | 32 | Kawasaki ZX-7RR | Team Green Kawasaki Deutschland |
| 16 | Paolo CASOLI | 30 | Ducati 916 | Gio.Ca.Moto |
| 18 |  Igor JERMAN | 21 | Kawasaki ZX-7RR | Taurus Bertocchi |
| 19 |  Stéphane CHAMBON | 30 |  Ducati 916 | Team SIMA Ducati |
| 23 | Ferdinando DI MASO | 33 | Ducati 916 | Interspeed Racing Team |
| 24 |  Anders RASMUSSEN | 27 | Yamaha YZF750 | Road Racing Team |
| 28 | Antonio GIANGIACOMO | 27 | Ducati 888 | Celani Team |
| 30 | Bruno CIRAFICI | 30 | Suzuki GSX-R750 | Triveneta Corse |
| 32 | Alex BUCKINGHAM | 29 | Yamaha YZF750 | Duncan Robson/Inch's Cider |
| 34 | Michael RUTTER | 24 | Ducati 916 | Team McCulloch |
| 36 | Kirk McCARTHY | 26 | Suzuki GSX-R750 | Suzuki World Superbike |
| 38 |  Ioannis BOUSTAS | 23 | Ducati 916 | Marlboro Team Boustas |
| 41 |  Michael PAQUAY | 24 | Ducati 916 | Alstare Corona Extra |
| 45 | Colin EDWARDS | 22 | Yamaha YZF750 | Yamaha World Superbike Team |
| 49 | David JEFFERIES | 23 | Honda RC45 | Medd Racing |
| 50 | Dean ASHTON | 29 | Ducati 916 | Baxi Heating |
| 51 | Jim MOODIE | 30 | Ducati 916 | Team Duckhams Ducati |
| 52 | Ian SIMPSON | 25 | Ducati 916 | Team Duckhams Ducati |
| 53 | Shaun MUIR | 28 | Kawasaki ZXR750 | Colchester Motorcycles |
| 54 | Peter GRAVES | 30 | Ducati 916 | Longwave Radio Atlantic 252 |
| 55 | Ray STRINGER | 33 | Kawasaki ZX-7RR | Team Sabre Airways |
| 57 | Graham WARD | 31 | Ducati 916 | Five Seven Racing |
| 58 | Shawn GILES | 26 | Ducati 916 | De Cecco Racing |
| 67 | Mike HALE | 23 | Ducati 916 | Promotor Power Horse |
| 69 | James WHITHAM | 29 | Yamaha YZF750 | Yamaha World Superbike Team |
| 77 | Brett SAMPSON | 27 | Kawasaki ZX-7RR | GT Motorcycles |
| 96 | Niall MACKENZIE | 35 | Yamaha YZF750 | Cadbury's Boost |
1996-08-02 to 1996-08-04
World Superbike European Round
Brands Hatch (Permanent circuit, 4.1850 km)
Attendance: 57,000
Event permit: IMN 102/8
Timekeepers: MST Sports Timing
Entries: 38 / Practised: 30 / Qualified: 30
Sessions
Entry list
Struck out text denotes riders on entry list who did not participate.
Sources:
Official results/ Official entry list/ Official timetable/ Official program/ 1996-08-03 live TV coverage/ 1996-08-04 live TV coverage/ Cycle News 1996-08-14 pg10-13/ SuperBike 1996-10 pg6, pg89-95