| P. | # | Rider | Bike | Best Lap | Gap | KM/H | On | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 |  Troy CORSER |  Ducati | 1:51.407 | 143.80 | 14 | 16 | |
| 2 | 11 |  John KOCINSKI | Ducati | 1:52.236 | 0.829 | 142.73 | 14 | 17 |
| 3 | 7 |  Pierfrancesco CHILI | Ducati | 1:53.774 | 2.367 | 140.81 | 10 | 17 |
| 4 | 9 |  Neil HODGSON | Ducati | 1:54.241 | 2.834 | 140.23 | 10 | 12 |
| 5 | 4 | Anthony GOBERT |  Kawasaki | 1:54.761 | 3.354 | 139.59 | 14 | 16 |
| 6 | 3 |  Aaron SLIGHT | Honda | 1:54.774 | 3.367 | 139.58 | 13 | 13 |
| 7 | 8 | Piergiorgio BONTEMPI | Kawasaki | 1:55.231 | 3.824 | 139.03 | 8 | 15 |
| 8 | 10 | John REYNOLDS | Suzuki | 1:55.504 | 4.097 | 138.70 | 15 | 15 |
| 9 | 1 | Carl FOGARTY | Honda | 1:55.524 | 4.117 | 138.67 | 10 | 10 |
| 10 | 5 |  Wataru YOSHIKAWA | Yamaha | 1:56.898 | 5.491 | 137.04 | 12 | 12 |
| 11 | 51 | Peter GODDARD | Suzuki | 1:57.760 | 6.353 | 136.04 | 12 | 14 |
| 12 | 39 | Sean EMMETT | Ducati | 1:57.803 | 6.396 | 135.99 | 19 | 19 |
| 13 | 64 | Damon BUCKMASTER | Suzuki | 1:58.074 | 6.667 | 135.68 | 15 | 15 |
| 14 | 36 | Kirk McCARTHY | Suzuki | 1:58.528 | 7.121 | 135.16 | 14 | 14 |
| 15 | 67 | Mike HALE | Ducati | 1:58.787 | 7.380 | 134.86 | 11 | 11 |
| 16 | 6 | Simon CRAFAR | Kawasaki | 1:59.154 | 7.747 | 134.45 | 16 | 17 |
| 17 | 53 | Graeme WILSHAW | Suzuki | 2:00.603 | 9.196 | 132.83 | 16 | 16 |
| 18 | 99 | Steve MARTIN | Suzuki | 2:00.806 | 9.399 | 132.61 | 9 | 10 |
| 19 | 62 | Dean THOMAS | Honda | 2:02.188 | 10.781 | 131.11 | 5 | 5 |
| 20 | 61 | Rip CROCKER | Honda | 2:02.245 | 10.838 | 131.05 | 4 | 6 |
| 21 | 63 | David EMMERSON | Kawasaki | 2:04.159 | 12.752 | 129.03 | 6 | 8 |
| 22 | 69 | Craig CONNELL | Ducati | 2:04.355 | 12.948 | 128.82 | 10 | 10 |
| 23 | 12 | Rob PHILLIS | Kawasaki | 2:05.454 | 14.047 | 127.70 | 9 | 10 |
| 24 | 75 | Tony WHITE | Kawasaki | 2:05.470 | 14.063 | 127.68 | 5 | 5 |
| 25 | 84 | Craig STAFFORD | Yamaha | 2:05.490 | 14.083 | 127.66 | 6 | 8 |
| 26 | 87 | Stephen TOZER | Kawasaki | 2:07.951 | 16.544 | 125.20 | 9 | 9 |
| 27 | 74 | John PHELAN | Kawasaki | 2:12.016 | 20.609 | 121.35 | 8 | 8 |
| 28 | 18 |  Igor JERMAN | Kawasaki | 2:12.142 | 20.735 | 121.23 | 4 | 11 |
| 29 | 80 | Simon MIDDLETON | Kawasaki | 2:12.751 | 21.344 | 120.68 | 12 | 12 |
| 30 | 79 | Scott WEBSTER | Honda | 2:13.205 | 21.798 | 120.27 | 3 | 5 |
| 31 | 59 | Michael BRENTON | Yamaha | 2:13.745 | 22.338 | 119.78 | 7 | 20 |
| 32 | 38 | Shawn GILES | Honda | 2:20.222 | 28.815 | 114.25 | 5 | 5 |
| 33 | 90 | Garry AMOS | Ducati | 2:20.998 | 29.591 | 113.62 | 13 | 14 |
| 34 | 93 | Stuart HABLETHWAITE | Kawasaki | 2:43.947 | 52.540 | 97.71 | 2 | 2 |
1996-10-25 to 1996-10-27
World Superbike Australian Round
Phillip Island (Permanent circuit, 4.4500 km)
Attendance: 35,000
Event permit: IMN 102/13
Timekeepers: Computime
Entries: 40 / Practised: 38 / Qualified: 33
Sessions
Free Practice 1
Scheduled duration: 60 mins
Started: 34 / Classified: 34
Scheduled start time: 11:30
Weather: Showers / Track: Wet
Results
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Sources:
Official results/ 1996-10-27 live TV coverage/ Cycle News 1996-11-06 pg6-9/ Usenet posts in aus.motorcycles/ Photos by Cal Harris (Facebook)/ Photos from David Emmerson (Facebook)