1996 All Japan Superbike Championship

Between March 17 and November 3 1996, 128 riders competed in 12 races on 6 circuits.

Race summary

Key: E = total entries / P = total riders who practised / Q = total qualifiers / S = total starters / C = total classified finishers.

DateCircuitWinnerEPQSCConditionsDistanceAvg. KMH
1996-03-17 SuzukaFlag of Japan Takuma AOKI / Honda6155444333Raining / Wet164.19 km141.62 km/h
1996-04-28 SugoFlag of Japan Noriyuki HAGA / Yamaha5348404031Cloudy / Dry93.44 km144.99 km/h
1996-05-19 TsukubaFlag of Japan Takuma AOKI / Honda4137323222Sunny / Dry72.45 km126.33 km/h
1996-06-09 SuzukaFlag of Japan Takuma AOKI / Honda7972444436Raining / Wet205.24 km138.49 km/h
1996-06-23 FujiFlag of Japan Takuma AOKI / Honda5349404036Overcast / Dry89.49 km162.63 km/h
1996-07-07 SugoFlag of Japan Takuma AOKI / Honda4540403931Raining / Wet74.75 km130.11 km/h
1996-07-07 SugoFlag of Japan Keiichi KITAGAWA / Suzuki4540403630Overcast / Drying74.75 km140.60 km/h
1996-08-11 CP MINEFlag of Japan Takuma AOKI / Honda26262622Sunny / Dry100.41 km131.78 km/h
1996-09-08 SuzukaFlag of Japan Takuma AOKI / Honda6256444437Overcast / Dry87.96 km161.56 km/h
1996-09-08 SuzukaFlag of Japan Norihiko FUJIWARA / Yamaha6256444340Overcast / Dry87.96 km160.20 km/h
1996-09-22 TsukubaCancelled due to typhoon.
1996-10-06 TI AidaFlag of Japan Takuma AOKI / Honda4541404034Overcast / Dry92.55 km142.63 km/h
1996-11-03 SugoFlag of Japan Wataru YOSHIKAWA / Yamaha6558403940Cloudy / Dry93.44 km145.67 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.

RiderPointsRWPPPRTBFAFAPFin. %TLBGAG
Flag of Japan Abiko, Katsutoshi32028100.00 %634343
Flag of Japan Akagi, Tetsuya52172160.00 %731724
Flag of Japan Akiyoshi, Kousuke13131100.00 %333030
Flag of Japan Anzai, Kazuto21272750.00 %323939
Flag of Japan Aoki, Takuma209.001281151417.42100.00 %28912
Flag of Japan Aoyanagi, Yukihiro4.009112240.4488.89 %1632127
Flag of Japan Arai, Shuya7.00412161.75100.00 %91811
Flag of Japan Ashina, Hidemi41624100.00 %842833
Flag of New Zealand Crafar, Simon1133100.00 %3566
Flag of Japan Fujiwara, Katsuaki109.0011311269.9190.91 %25314
Flag of Japan Fujiwara, Norihiko124.00121311610.3391.67 %27825
Flag of Japan Fukami, Takahiro1.0011215210.0981.82 %2142225
Flag of Japan Haga, Noriyuki104.00111412189.4581.82 %21915
Flag of Japan Haraguchi, Yuji5.001014210.50100.00 %2161923
Flag of Japan Hasegawa, Katsunori28.001218162.3391.67 %2711418
Flag of Japan Hoshi, Hideaki12828100.00 %233333
Flag of Japan Imai, Shin'ichiro31924100.00 %521823
Flag of Japan Imura, Kazuhiro92127100.00 %2172633
Flag of Japan Izumi, Michio25.0077123.57100.00 %1711215
Flag of Japan Izutsu, Hitoyasu37.001035143.7070.00 %198210
Flag of Japan Kaku, Toshiyuki15.0010312181.5070.00 %1981219
Flag of Japan Kamada, Manabu15.001159151.3654.55 %2041819
Flag of Japan Kamiya, Noboru31202766.67 %573232
Flag of Japan Kaneyasu, Tomohiko26.001029142.6080.00 %1761317
Flag of Japan Kawase, Hiroaki21171750.00 %463333
Flag of Japan Kikugawa, Kosei12626100.00 %243232
Flag of Japan Kitagawa, Keiichi115.00121221179.5891.67 %27116
Flag of Japan Kitao, Koji32631100.00 %563636
Flag of Japan Kobayashi, Hiroki51232980.00 %883340
Flag of Japan Kobayashi, Toshiya9.006213191.5066.67 %1271522
Flag of Japan Koshiyama, Katsuhito21922100.00 %532525
Flag of Japan Kunimatsu, Toshiki22629100.00 %573535
Flag of Japan Makita, Masayasu12323100.00 %243939
Flag of Japan Matsubara, Izumi71212685.71 %1232131
Flag of Japan Mizusawa, Tamotsu61162283.33 %1012029
Flag of Japan Motoiki, Katsuhisa21373750.00 %194242
Flag of Japan Nakamura, Ken'ichiro22427100.00 %484040
Flag of Japan Nakamura, Tamotsu33RT0.00 %232730
Flag of Japan Nakanishi, Isamu12626100.00 %233838
Flag of Japan Nakatani, Shin'ya4.007213160.5771.43 %1351518
Flag of Japan Nakazawa, Keiichi22526100.00 %364040
Flag of Japan Niga, Motofumi12929100.00 %243939
Flag of Japan Nishida, Hirotada51625100.00 %1153539
Flag of Japan Nishijima, Osamu41182075.00 %681421
Flag of Japan Nishimura, Keita32629100.00 %523233
Flag of Japan Nozawa, Kyouichi11RT0.00 %111919
Flag of Japan Nukumi, Yukio73.00124486.0866.67 %23038
Flag of Japan Odaka, Hironori13535100.00 %183838
Flag of Japan Ohno, Kimiaki11818100.00 %332828
Flag of Japan Ohya, Tohru5.00311171.67100.00 %632627
Flag of Japan Onodera, Yasuhiro4.003215151.3333.33 %242633
Flag of Japan Osaki, Ryuichi11RT0.00 %22727
Flag of Japan Ryo, Akira131.00124113510.9291.67 %27814
Flag of Japan Sasaki, Eiji71193085.71 %1353134
Flag of Japan Satake, Shogo32732100.00 %563535
Flag of Japan Sato, Kiyokazu94172155.56 %1292327
Flag of Japan Sato, Masahiko12121100.00 %242727
Flag of Japan Sekido, Yasushi21212150.00 %423135
Flag of Japan Senmyo, Hideo10.00919181.1188.89 %1981723
Flag of Japan Serizawa, Tamaki66.0010696.60100.00 %2341112
Flag of Japan Shimizu, Takumi13232100.00 %194040
Flag of Japan Sohwa, Takahiro32.0095693.5644.44 %119813
Flag of Japan Sugesawa, Hitoshi12727100.00 %193030
Flag of Japan Suzuki, Makoto40.001227153.3383.33 %229915
Flag of Japan Suzuki, Takayuki71824100.00 %1582431
Flag of Japan Suzuki, Tohru12727100.00 %243535
Flag of Japan Taga, Yuichiro42123100.00 %881923
Flag of Japan Takahashi, Katsuyoshi7.001997.00100.00 %352626
Flag of Japan Takahashi, Tohru42242550.00 %522531
Flag of Japan Takahashi, Yoshinobu11.005111142.2080.00 %1071417
Flag of Japan Takamiya, Yoshifumi11RT0.00 %43030
Flag of Japan Takashima, Yasuo31222766.67 %682432
Flag of Japan Takeda, Yuichi108.00112279.82100.00 %267610
Flag of Japan Takeishi, Shin'ya109.001231399.0891.67 %26626
Flag of Japan Takemi, Shogo32931100.00 %753438
Flag of Japan Taniguchi, Hitoshi32272733.33 %322932
Flag of Japan Tashiro, Mitsuteru11919100.00 %302525
Flag of Japan Tokinaga, Makoto21222250.00 %352727
Flag of Japan Tokuno, Masaki12727100.00 %334343
Flag of Japan Tomita, Nobumichi22122100.00 %513034
Flag of Japan Tsukamoto, Masaaki92202777.78 %1652332
Flag of Japan Tsukamoto, Shoichi40.005598.00100.00 %10539
Flag of Japan Tsuruta, Ryuji32.001018133.2090.00 %250914
Flag of Japan Tsutsui, Hideaki75181928.57 %612229
Flag of Japan Yamada, Tatsuya13434100.00 %323636
Flag of Japan Yamaguchi, Tadanori11RT0.00 %103030
Flag of Japan Yamakawa, Mamoru11RT0.00 %103838
Flag of Japan Yamamura, Hiroyuki13333100.00 %243434
Flag of Japan Yamanaka, Masayuki1.007115210.1485.71 %1272130
Flag of Japan Yanagawa, Akira73.00821299.1387.50 %17425
Flag of Japan Yanagi, Ken'ichi41926100.00 %783535
Flag of Japan Yanagi, Takeshi13030100.00 %244040
Flag of Japan Yokoo, Koichi13434100.00 %194141
Flag of Japan Yoshihiro, Atsushi21282850.00 %313838
Flag of Japan Yoshikawa, Wataru23.001111123.00100.00 %251313

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.

ManufacturerPointsCRWPPPRTBFAFAPFin. %TLBGAG
Ducati6121641265.96 %824213
Honda331281352311985.80 %3351124
Kawasaki28121011921784.03 %2414120
Suzuki812153611387.76 %1070116
Yamaha20123812011777.78 %1787120