1996 MCN British Superbike Championship
Between March 31 and October 13 1996, 65 riders competed in 20 races on 8 circuits.
Race summary
Key: E = total entries / P = total riders who practised / Q = total qualifiers / S = total starters / C = total classified finishers.
| Date | Circuit | Winner | E | P | Q | S | C | Conditions | Distance | Avg. KMH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996-03-31 |  Donington Park | Niall MACKENZIE / Yamaha | 40 | 38 | 33 | 29 | 18 | Cloudy / Dry | 60.35 km | 148.67 km/h |
| 1996-03-31 | Donington Park | Terry RYMER / Ducati | 40 | 38 | 33 | 26 | 15 | Cloudy / Dry | 60.35 km | 148.46 km/h |
| 1996-04-08 | Thruxton | Terry RYMER / Ducati | 28 | 24 | 21 | 15 | Overcast / Dry | 64.45 km | 169.54 km/h | |
| 1996-04-08 | Thruxton | Niall MACKENZIE / Yamaha | 28 | 24 | 22 | 17 | Overcast / Dry | 64.45 km | 169.45 km/h | |
| 1996-05-06 | Oulton Park | James WHITHAM / Yamaha | 39 | 36 | 34 | 33 | 23 | Cloudy / Patchy | 66.84 km | 163.62 km/h |
| 1996-05-06 | Oulton Park | Terry RYMER / Ducati | 39 | 36 | 34 | 31 | 17 | Cloudy / Dry | 66.84 km | 166.45 km/h |
| 1996-05-12 | Snetterton | James WHITHAM / Yamaha | 32 | 26 | 24 | 15 | Overcast / Dry | 50.26 km | 160.06 km/h | |
| 1996-05-12 | Snetterton | James WHITHAM / Yamaha | 32 | 26 | 22 | 15 | Overcast / Dry | 56.54 km | 160.18 km/h | |
| 1996-06-23 | Brands Hatch (Indy) | James WHITHAM / Yamaha | 35 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 19 | Overcast / Dry | 46.48 km | 147.45 km/h |
| 1996-06-23 | Brands Hatch (Indy) | James WHITHAM / Yamaha | 35 | 33 | 33 | 29 | 19 | Overcast / Dry | 46.48 km | 147.48 km/h |
| 1996-08-18 | Knockhill | Niall MACKENZIE / Yamaha | 31 | 26 | 22 | 19 | 13 | Sunny / Dry | 50.21 km | 143.85 km/h |
| 1996-08-18 | Knockhill | Niall MACKENZIE / Yamaha | 31 | 26 | 22 | 19 | 14 | Sunny / Dry | 50.21 km | 144.01 km/h |
| 1996-08-26 | Cadwell Park | James WHITHAM / Yamaha | 29 | 25 | 23 | 19 | Overcast / Dry | 17.46 km | 139.13 km/h | |
| 1996-08-26 | Cadwell Park | James WHITHAM / Yamaha | 29 | 25 | 19 | 15 | Overcast / Damp | 62.86 km | 135.50 km/h | |
| 1996-09-15 | Mallory Park | James WHITHAM / Yamaha | 27 | 23 | 17 | Sunny / Dry | 50.71 km | 161.18 km/h | ||
| 1996-09-15 | Mallory Park | James WHITHAM / Yamaha | 27 | 21 | 16 | Sunny / Dry | 50.71 km | 161.76 km/h | ||
| 1996-09-29 | Brands Hatch (Indy) | Terry RYMER / Ducati | 28 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 14 | Overcast / Drying | 46.48 km | 132.17 km/h |
| 1996-09-29 | Brands Hatch (Indy) | Terry RYMER / Ducati | 28 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 14 | Showers / Wet | 46.48 km | 125.08 km/h |
| 1996-10-13 | Donington Park | Niall MACKENZIE / Yamaha | 31 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 22 | Sunny / Dry | 60.35 km | 149.30 km/h |
| 1996-10-13 | Donington Park | James WHITHAM / Yamaha | 31 | 31 | 29 | 23 | 17 | Cloudy / Dry | 60.35 km | 150.09 km/h |
Rider statistics
Key: R = total races started / W = total wins / P = total podiums / PP = total pole positions / RT = total retirements / BF = best finish pos. / AF = average finish pos. / AP = average points scored per race / Fin. % = percentage of races finished / TL = total laps completed / BG = best grid position / AG = average grid position.
| Rider | Points | R | W | P | PP | RT | BF | AF | AP | Fin. % | TL | BG | AG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashton, Dean | 43.00 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 3.91 | 54.55 % | 110 | 7 | 10 | |||
| Beck, Simon | 12.00 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 13 | 2.40 | 80.00 % | 64 | 13 | 18 | |||
| Bennett, Roger | 5.00 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 1.67 | 33.33 % | 23 | 14 | 18 | |||
| Borley, Phil | 5.00 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 2.50 | 50.00 % | 38 | 20 | 20 | |||
| Brown, Michael | 4 | 2 | 16 | 17 | 50.00 % | 41 | 21 | 21 | |||||
| Buckingham, Alex | 47.00 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 3.62 | 76.92 % | 189 | 15 | 16 | |||
| Bunton, James | 12.00 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 16 | 0.86 | 85.71 % | 203 | 21 | 24 | |||
| Cathcart, Alan | 2 | 16 | 18 | 100.00 % | 46 | 25 | 25 | ||||||
| Cobby, Ian | 16.00 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 1.45 | 72.73 % | 136 | 13 | 19 | |||
| Coleing, Mark | 3 | 3 | RT | 0.00 % | 22 | 25 | 26 | ||||||
| Crabtree, Bob | 5 | 2 | 16 | 17 | 60.00 % | 77 | 22 | 28 | |||||
| Cray, Neil | 1 | 16 | 16 | 100.00 % | 5 | 22 | 22 | ||||||
| Defago, Richard | 7.00 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 15 | 1.00 | 85.71 % | 104 | 18 | 21 | |||
| Denning, Paul | 7.00 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 0.70 | 30.00 % | 90 | 18 | 22 | |||
| Edwards, Mike | 4.00 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 2.00 | 50.00 % | 15 | 16 | 16 | |||
| Ellis, Steve | 6 | 6 | RT | 0.00 % | 37 | 26 | 27 | ||||||
| Emmett, Sean | 33.00 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 16.50 | 100.00 % | 30 | 3 | 3 | |||
| Giles, Phil | 2 | 1 | 16 | 16 | 50.00 % | 15 | 11 | 14 | |||||
| Goodley, David | 1 | 1 | RT | 0.00 % | 9 | 15 | 15 | ||||||
| Graves, Peter | 66.00 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 4.13 | 68.75 % | 237 | 11 | 16 | |||
| Grigor, Gordon | 2 | 2 | RT | 0.00 % | 16 | 33 | 33 | ||||||
| Harrison, Ian | 2 | 1 | 19 | 19 | 50.00 % | 21 | 29 | 29 | |||||
| Hatton, Andy | 33.00 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 1.83 | 38.89 % | 134 | 11 | 15 | |||
| Higgins, David | 2.00 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 0.40 | 40.00 % | 68 | 20 | 25 | |||
| Hipwell, Colin | 6.00 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 0.75 | 75.00 % | 69 | 21 | 23 | |||
| Hislop, Steve | 197.00 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10.37 | 78.95 % | 315 | 1 | 3 | |
| Hodson, Jim | 16.00 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 1.33 | 66.67 % | 122 | 20 | 24 | |||
 Holden, Robert | 1 | 1 | RT | 0.00 % | 3 | 15 | 15 | ||||||
| Jefferies, David | 130.00 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 7.22 | 72.22 % | 294 | 8 | 10 | ||
| Jones, Paul | 7.00 | 10 | 1 | 13 | 17 | 0.70 | 90.00 % | 162 | 24 | 27 | |||
| Knight, Tom | 36.00 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 3.27 | 81.82 % | 175 | 13 | 16 | |||
| Kvintas, Alexander | 5.00 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 2.50 | 50.00 % | 20 | 29 | 29 | |||
| Llewellyn, Matt | 76.00 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 4.00 | 47.37 % | 181 | 3 | 7 | |||
| Mackenzie, Niall | 394.00 | 20 | 5 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 19.70 | 100.00 % | 371 | 1 | 1 | |
| Marks, Steve | 31.00 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 3.10 | 70.00 % | 163 | 16 | 19 | |||
| McCurdy, Rodney | 6.00 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 3.00 | 50.00 % | 16 | 16 | ||||
| Moodie, Jim | 170.00 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8.50 | 85.00 % | 317 | 3 | 8 | |||
| Muir, Shaun | 22.00 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 2.20 | 50.00 % | 116 | 11 | 15 | |||
| Nottingham, Nigel | 10.00 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 15 | 0.71 | 50.00 % | 160 | 17 | 21 | |||
 Rasmussen, Anders | 2 | 2 | RT | 0.00 % | 24 | 23 | 23 | ||||||
| Rutter, Michael | 215.00 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10.75 | 90.00 % | 345 | 4 | 6 | ||
| Rymer, Terry | 227.00 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 12.61 | 66.67 % | 258 | 1 | 5 |
| Sampson, Brett | 62.00 | 18 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 3.44 | 72.22 % | 257 | 12 | 16 | |||
| Shepherd, Kevin | 2 | 1 | 23 | 23 | 50.00 % | 14 | 33 | 33 | |||||
| Simpson, Ian | 143.00 | 20 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 7.15 | 70.00 % | 282 | 3 | 6 | ||
| Smart, Scott | 27.00 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 6.75 | 75.00 % | 74 | 10 | 11 | |||
| Stringer, Ray | 149.00 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7.45 | 85.00 % | 291 | 5 | 8 | ||
| Stroud, Andrew | 7.00 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 7.00 | 100.00 % | 24 | 15 | 15 | ||||
| Walker, Chris | 72.00 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7.20 | 60.00 % | 142 | 4 | 7 | ||
| Ward, Andy | 48.00 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 4.80 | 90.00 % | 173 | 14 | 18 | ||
| Ward, Graham | 56.00 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 4.67 | 58.33 % | 141 | 6 | 11 | |||
| Ward, Jon | 6 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 66.67 % | 55 | 24 | 29 | |||||
| Whitham, James | 390.00 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 19.50 | 90.00 % | 354 | 1 | 2 |
Manufacturer statistics
Key: C = total competitors representing this manufacturer / R = total races started / W = total wins / P = total podiums / PP = total pole positions / RT = total retirements / BF = best finish pos. / AF = average finish pos. / AP = average points scored per race / Fin. % = percentage of races finished / TL = total laps completed / BG = best grid position / AG = average grid position.
| Manufacturer | Points | C | R | W | P | PP | RT | BF | AF | AP | Fin. % | TL | BG | AG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ducati | 356.00 | 17 | 20 | 5 | 16 | 2 | 60 | 1 | 8 | 17.80 | 66.85 % | 2439 | 1 | 11 |
 Honda | 134.00 | 2 | 18 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 7.44 | 70.00 % | 309 | 8 | 11 | ||
| Kawasaki | 256.00 | 23 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 52 | 2 | 11 | 12.80 | 66.01 % | 1936 | 1 | 16 | |
| Suzuki | 81.00 | 5 | 20 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 4.05 | 56.25 % | 371 | 6 | 18 | |||
| Yamaha | 468.00 | 9 | 20 | 15 | 35 | 7 | 20 | 1 | 9 | 23.40 | 80.00 % | 1577 | 1 | 14 |