| # | 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 | 27 | 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 ZX-7RR | Emil Weber Racing Team |
| 18 |  Igor JERMAN | 21 | Kawasaki ZX-7RR | Taurus Bertocchi |
| 36 | Kirk McCARTHY | 26 | Suzuki GSX-R750 | Suzuki World Superbike |
| 38 | Shawn GILES | 26 | Honda RC45 | Mobil Honda Australia |
| 39 | Sean EMMETT | 26 | Ducati 916 | Team Fast Bikes |
| 45 | Colin EDWARDS | 22 | Yamaha YZF750 | Yamaha World Superbike Team |
| 51 | Peter GODDARD | 32 | Suzuki GSX-R750 | Ansett Air Freight Suzuki |
| 53 | Graeme WILSHAW | ? | Suzuki GSX-R750 | ASAP Process Servers |
| 57 | Alistair MAXWELL | 31 | Kawasaki ZX-7RR | Maxwell Motorcycles Team Green |
| 59 | Michael BRENTON | 36 | Yamaha OW01 | Honda & Yamaha World |
| 61 | Rip CROCKER | ? | Honda RC45 | Mobil Honda Australia |
| 62 | Dean THOMAS | 23 | Honda RC45 | Mobil Honda Australia |
| 63 | David EMMERSON | ? | Kawasaki ZXR750 | Bancell Racing |
| 64 | Damon BUCKMASTER | 33 | Suzuki GSX-R750 | Shell Suzuki Dealer Team |
| 66 | Benn ARCHIBALD | 24 | Ducati 916 | Ducati Dealer Team |
| 67 | Mike HALE | 23 | Ducati 916 | Promotor Power Horse |
| 69 | Craig CONNELL | 28 | Ducati 916 | Ducati Dealer Team |
| 74 | John PHELAN | 32 | Kawasaki ZXR750 | Shock Treatment |
| 75 | Tony WHITE | 34 | Kawasaki ZXR750 | |
| 77 | Dieter ACKERMANN | ? | Kawasaki ZXR750 | Bike Magic/Sign Workshop |
| 79 | Scott WEBSTER | 34 | Honda RC30 | |
| 80 | Simon MIDDLETON | ? | Kawasaki ZXR750 | Graham Rye Kawasaki |
| 83 | Ed MILLER | ? | Kawasaki ZXR750 | Dulux Australia |
| 84 | Craig STAFFORD | 31 | Yamaha YZF750 | Stafford Motorcycles/Fieldsheer Apparel |
| 87 | Stephen TOZER | 37 | Kawasaki ZXR750 | K & W Motorcycles |
| 89 | John ORCHARD | 36 | Kawasaki ZXR750 | |
| 90 | Garry AMOS | ? | Ducati 916 | State One Homes |
| 93 | Stuart HABLETHWAITE | ? | Kawasaki ZXR750 | Kawasaki Southside |
| 99 | Steve MARTIN | 27 | Suzuki GSX-R750 | Melbourne Suzuki - Phil Tainton Racing |
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
Entry list
Struck out text denotes riders on entry list who did not participate.
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)