| P. | # | Rider | Bike | Q1 | Q2 | Time | KM/H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 45 |  Colin EDWARDS |  Yamaha | 1:36.618 | 1:34.620 | 1:34.620 | 169.31 |
| 2 | 2 |  Troy CORSER |  Ducati | 1:38.080 | 1:34.818 | 1:34.818 | 168.96 |
| 3 | 3 |  Aaron SLIGHT | Honda | 1:36.821 | 1:35.054 | 1:35.054 | 168.54 |
| 4 | 4 | Anthony GOBERT | Kawasaki | 1:37.526 | 1:35.065 | 1:35.065 | 168.52 |
| 5 | 6 | Simon CRAFAR | Kawasaki | 1:36.937 | 1:35.761 | 1:35.761 | 167.29 |
| 6 | 11 | John KOCINSKI | Ducati | 1:37.605 | 1:35.766 | 1:35.766 | 167.28 |
| 7 | 5 |  Wataru YOSHIKAWA | Yamaha | 1:37.168 | 1:35.846 | 1:35.846 | 167.14 |
| 8 | 7 |  Pierfrancesco CHILI | Ducati | 1:37.901 | 1:35.863 | 1:35.863 | 167.11 |
| 9 | 1 |  Carl FOGARTY | Honda | 1:36.407 | 1:35.981 | 1:35.981 | 166.91 |
| 10 | 51 | Peter GODDARD | Suzuki | 1:37.429 | 1:36.142 | 1:36.142 | 166.63 |
| 11 | 9 | Neil HODGSON | Ducati | 1:37.959 | 1:36.250 | 1:36.250 | 166.44 |
| 12 | 8 | Piergiorgio BONTEMPI | Kawasaki | 1:39.944 | 1:36.319 | 1:36.319 | 166.32 |
| 13 | 67 | Mike HALE | Ducati | 1:38.734 | 1:36.418 | 1:36.418 | 166.15 |
| 14 | 36 | Kirk McCARTHY | Suzuki | 1:38.748 | 1:36.531 | 1:36.531 | 165.96 |
| 15 | 10 | John REYNOLDS | Suzuki | 1:37.880 | 1:36.755 | 1:36.755 | 165.57 |
| 16 | 38 | Shawn GILES | Honda | 1:39.907 | 1:37.291 | 1:37.291 | 164.66 |
| 17 | 99 | Steve MARTIN | Suzuki | 1:38.947 | 1:37.297 | 1:37.297 | 164.65 |
| 18 | 64 | Damon BUCKMASTER | Suzuki | 1:38.825 | 1:37.398 | 1:37.398 | 164.48 |
| 19 | 61 | Rip CROCKER | Honda | 1:40.921 | 1:37.792 | 1:37.792 | 163.82 |
| 20 | 62 | Dean THOMAS | Honda | 1:37.974 | 1:37.905 | 1:37.905 | 163.63 |
| 21 | 69 | Craig CONNELL | Ducati | 1:40.576 | 1:38.306 | 1:38.306 | 162.96 |
| 22 | 12 | Rob PHILLIS | Kawasaki | 1:40.397 | 1:38.399 | 1:38.399 | 162.81 |
| 23 | 63 | David EMMERSON | Kawasaki | 1:39.461 | 1:38.536 | 1:38.536 | 162.58 |
| 24 | 66 | Benn ARCHIBALD | Ducati | 1:41.443 | 1:38.887 | 1:38.887 | 162.00 |
| 25 | 39 | Sean EMMETT | Ducati | 1:40.462 | 1:38.943 | 1:38.943 | 161.91 |
| 26 | 18 |  Igor JERMAN | Kawasaki | 1:41.553 | 1:39.702 | 1:39.702 | 160.68 |
| 27 | 74 | John PHELAN | Kawasaki | 1:45.878 | 1:40.027 | 1:40.027 | 160.16 |
| 28 | 53 | Graeme WILSHAW | Suzuki | 1:44.153 | 1:41.657 | 1:41.657 | 157.59 |
| 29 | 80 | Simon MIDDLETON | Kawasaki | 1:45.307 | 1:42.088 | 1:42.088 | 156.92 |
| 30 | 84 | Craig STAFFORD | Yamaha | 1:45.381 | 1:42.786 | 1:42.786 | 155.86 |
| 31 | 59 | Michael BRENTON | Yamaha | 1:47.410 | 1:43.525 | 1:43.525 | 154.75 |
| 32 | 57 | Alistair MAXWELL | Kawasaki | 1:44.158 | 1:43.662 | 1:43.662 | 154.54 |
| 33 | 89 | John ORCHARD | Kawasaki | 1:48.144 | 1:43.777 | 1:43.777 | 154.37 |
| (34) | 87 | Stephen TOZER | Kawasaki | 1:48.967 | 1:44.407 | 1:44.407 | 153.44 |
| (35) | 90 | Garry AMOS | Ducati | 1:48.071 | 1:44.925 | 1:44.925 | 152.68 |
| (36) | 77 | Dieter ACKERMANN | Kawasaki | 1:47.401 | 1:45.008 | 1:45.008 | 152.56 |
| (37) | 79 | Scott WEBSTER | Honda | 1:53.586 | 1:46.656 | 1:46.656 | 150.20 |
| (38) | 93 | Stuart HABLETHWAITE | Kawasaki | 2:12.737 | 1:47.502 | 1:47.502 | 149.02 |
| 75 | Tony WHITE | Kawasaki | --.--- |
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
Overall qualifying
Results
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Positions in parentheses denote riders who either did not receive a grid space, failed to meet qualifying requirements or withdrew after qualifying.
Rider notes
#75 White: Practised only.
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)