| # | 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 |
| 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 |
| 12 | Rob PHILLIS | 40 | Kawasaki ZXR750 | Emil Weber Racing Team |
| 13 |  Andreas MEKLAU | 29 | Ducati 916 | Promotor Power Horse |
| 14 |  Jochen SCHMID | 33 | Kawasaki ZX-7RR | Team Green Kawasaki Deutschland |
| 15 |  Bernard HÄNGGELI | 35 | Honda RC45 | White Endurance Team |
| 16 | Paolo CASOLI | 31 | Ducati 916 | Gio.Ca.Moto |
| 18 |  Igor JERMAN | 21 | Kawasaki ZX-7RR | Taurus Bertocchi |
| 19 |  Stéphane CHAMBON | 31 | 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 | 31 | Suzuki GSX-R750 | Triveneta Corse |
| 31 | Roger KELLENBERGER | 29 | Honda RC45 | Thiede Power Racing Team |
| 33 |  Jeffry DE VRIES | 32 | Yamaha YZF750 | Motoport Yamaha |
| 35 |  Christer LINDHOLM | 30 | Ducati 916 | DNL Ducati Corse |
| 36 | Kirk McCARTHY | 26 | Suzuki GSX-R750 | Suzuki World Superbike |
| 38 |  Ioannis BOUSTAS | 23 | Ducati 916 | Marlboro Team Boustas |
| 39 | Uwe POLLHEIDE | 30 | Kawasaki ZXR750 | |
| 41 |  Michael PAQUAY | 24 | Ducati 916 | Alstare Corona Extra |
| 45 | Colin EDWARDS | 22 | Yamaha YZF750 | Yamaha World Superbike Team |
| 46 | Sean EMMETT | 26 | Ducati 916 | Team Fast Bikes |
| 47 | Heinz PLATACIS | 36 | Kawasaki ZXR750 | Performance Bike Racing Team |
| 48 | Gijsbert SPILT | 25 | Yamaha YZF750 | |
| 49 | Marco PIETJOUW | ? | Kawasaki ZXR750 | |
| 50 | Michel OUT | ? | Kawasaki | |
| 67 | Mike HALE | 23 | Ducati 916 | Promotor Power Horse |
| 69 | James WHITHAM | 30 | Yamaha YZF750 | Yamaha World Superbike Team |
| 88 | Brian MORRISON | 35 | Ducati 916 | United Grey Team |
| 96 | Steven BRIGGS | 24 | Kawasaki ZX-7RR | Team Kawasaki Muzzy |
1996-09-06 to 1996-09-08
World Superbike Dutch Round
Assen (Permanent circuit, 6.0490 km)
Attendance: 35,000
Event permit: IMN 102/11
Timekeepers: Federazione Italiana Cronometristi
Entries: 38 / Practised: 27 / Qualified: 26
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/ 1996-09-08 live TV coverage/ Cycle News 1996-09-18 pg4-7/ Photos by Mario Böttger