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.
| Date | Circuit | Winner | E | P | Q | S | C | Conditions | Distance | Avg. KMH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996-03-17 |  Suzuka | Takuma AOKI / Honda | 61 | 55 | 44 | 43 | 33 | Raining / Wet | 164.19 km | 141.62 km/h |
| 1996-04-28 | Sugo | Noriyuki HAGA / Yamaha | 53 | 48 | 40 | 40 | 31 | Cloudy / Dry | 93.44 km | 144.99 km/h |
| 1996-05-19 | Tsukuba | Takuma AOKI / Honda | 41 | 37 | 32 | 32 | 22 | Sunny / Dry | 72.45 km | 126.33 km/h |
| 1996-06-09 | Suzuka | Takuma AOKI / Honda | 79 | 72 | 44 | 44 | 36 | Raining / Wet | 205.24 km | 138.49 km/h |
| 1996-06-23 | Fuji | Takuma AOKI / Honda | 53 | 49 | 40 | 40 | 36 | Overcast / Dry | 89.49 km | 162.63 km/h |
| 1996-07-07 | Sugo | Takuma AOKI / Honda | 45 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 31 | Raining / Wet | 74.75 km | 130.11 km/h |
| 1996-07-07 | Sugo | Keiichi KITAGAWA / Suzuki | 45 | 40 | 40 | 36 | 30 | Overcast / Drying | 74.75 km | 140.60 km/h |
| 1996-08-11 | CP MINE | Takuma AOKI / Honda | 26 | 26 | 26 | 22 | Sunny / Dry | 100.41 km | 131.78 km/h | |
| 1996-09-08 | Suzuka | Takuma AOKI / Honda | 62 | 56 | 44 | 44 | 37 | Overcast / Dry | 87.96 km | 161.56 km/h |
| 1996-09-08 | Suzuka | Norihiko FUJIWARA / Yamaha | 62 | 56 | 44 | 43 | 40 | Overcast / Dry | 87.96 km | 160.20 km/h |
| 1996-09-22 | Tsukuba | Cancelled due to typhoon. | ||||||||
| 1996-10-06 | TI Aida | Takuma AOKI / Honda | 45 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 34 | Overcast / Dry | 92.55 km | 142.63 km/h |
| 1996-11-03 | Sugo | Wataru YOSHIKAWA / Yamaha | 65 | 58 | 40 | 39 | 40 | Cloudy / Dry | 93.44 km | 145.67 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.
| Rider | Points | R | W | P | PP | RT | BF | AF | AP | Fin. % | TL | BG | AG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abiko, Katsutoshi | 3 | 20 | 28 | 100.00 % | 63 | 43 | 43 | ||||||
| Akagi, Tetsuya | 5 | 2 | 17 | 21 | 60.00 % | 73 | 17 | 24 | |||||
| Akiyoshi, Kousuke | 1 | 31 | 31 | 100.00 % | 33 | 30 | 30 | ||||||
| Anzai, Kazuto | 2 | 1 | 27 | 27 | 50.00 % | 32 | 39 | 39 | |||||
| Aoki, Takuma | 209.00 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 17.42 | 100.00 % | 289 | 1 | 2 | |
| Aoyanagi, Yukihiro | 4.00 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 24 | 0.44 | 88.89 % | 163 | 21 | 27 | |||
| Arai, Shuya | 7.00 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 1.75 | 100.00 % | 91 | 8 | 11 | ||||
| Ashina, Hidemi | 4 | 16 | 24 | 100.00 % | 84 | 28 | 33 | ||||||
 Crafar, Simon | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 100.00 % | 35 | 6 | 6 | |||||
| Fujiwara, Katsuaki | 109.00 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9.91 | 90.91 % | 253 | 1 | 4 | |
| Fujiwara, Norihiko | 124.00 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10.33 | 91.67 % | 278 | 2 | 5 | |
| Fukami, Takahiro | 1.00 | 11 | 2 | 15 | 21 | 0.09 | 81.82 % | 214 | 22 | 25 | |||
| Haga, Noriyuki | 104.00 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9.45 | 81.82 % | 219 | 1 | 5 |
| Haraguchi, Yuji | 5.00 | 10 | 14 | 21 | 0.50 | 100.00 % | 216 | 19 | 23 | ||||
| Hasegawa, Katsunori | 28.00 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 2.33 | 91.67 % | 271 | 14 | 18 | |||
| Hoshi, Hideaki | 1 | 28 | 28 | 100.00 % | 23 | 33 | 33 | ||||||
| Imai, Shin'ichiro | 3 | 19 | 24 | 100.00 % | 52 | 18 | 23 | ||||||
| Imura, Kazuhiro | 9 | 21 | 27 | 100.00 % | 217 | 26 | 33 | ||||||
| Izumi, Michio | 25.00 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 3.57 | 100.00 % | 171 | 12 | 15 | ||||
| Izutsu, Hitoyasu | 37.00 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 3.70 | 70.00 % | 198 | 2 | 10 | |||
| Kaku, Toshiyuki | 15.00 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 18 | 1.50 | 70.00 % | 198 | 12 | 19 | |||
| Kamada, Manabu | 15.00 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 1.36 | 54.55 % | 204 | 18 | 19 | |||
| Kamiya, Noboru | 3 | 1 | 20 | 27 | 66.67 % | 57 | 32 | 32 | |||||
| Kaneyasu, Tomohiko | 26.00 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 2.60 | 80.00 % | 176 | 13 | 17 | |||
| Kawase, Hiroaki | 2 | 1 | 17 | 17 | 50.00 % | 46 | 33 | 33 | |||||
| Kikugawa, Kosei | 1 | 26 | 26 | 100.00 % | 24 | 32 | 32 | ||||||
| Kitagawa, Keiichi | 115.00 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9.58 | 91.67 % | 271 | 1 | 6 |
| Kitao, Koji | 3 | 26 | 31 | 100.00 % | 56 | 36 | 36 | ||||||
| Kobayashi, Hiroki | 5 | 1 | 23 | 29 | 80.00 % | 88 | 33 | 40 | |||||
| Kobayashi, Toshiya | 9.00 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 19 | 1.50 | 66.67 % | 127 | 15 | 22 | |||
| Koshiyama, Katsuhito | 2 | 19 | 22 | 100.00 % | 53 | 25 | 25 | ||||||
| Kunimatsu, Toshiki | 2 | 26 | 29 | 100.00 % | 57 | 35 | 35 | ||||||
| Makita, Masayasu | 1 | 23 | 23 | 100.00 % | 24 | 39 | 39 | ||||||
| Matsubara, Izumi | 7 | 1 | 21 | 26 | 85.71 % | 123 | 21 | 31 | |||||
| Mizusawa, Tamotsu | 6 | 1 | 16 | 22 | 83.33 % | 101 | 20 | 29 | |||||
| Motoiki, Katsuhisa | 2 | 1 | 37 | 37 | 50.00 % | 19 | 42 | 42 | |||||
| Nakamura, Ken'ichiro | 2 | 24 | 27 | 100.00 % | 48 | 40 | 40 | ||||||
| Nakamura, Tamotsu | 3 | 3 | RT | 0.00 % | 23 | 27 | 30 | ||||||
| Nakanishi, Isamu | 1 | 26 | 26 | 100.00 % | 23 | 38 | 38 | ||||||
| Nakatani, Shin'ya | 4.00 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 16 | 0.57 | 71.43 % | 135 | 15 | 18 | |||
| Nakazawa, Keiichi | 2 | 25 | 26 | 100.00 % | 36 | 40 | 40 | ||||||
| Niga, Motofumi | 1 | 29 | 29 | 100.00 % | 24 | 39 | 39 | ||||||
| Nishida, Hirotada | 5 | 16 | 25 | 100.00 % | 115 | 35 | 39 | ||||||
| Nishijima, Osamu | 4 | 1 | 18 | 20 | 75.00 % | 68 | 14 | 21 | |||||
| Nishimura, Keita | 3 | 26 | 29 | 100.00 % | 52 | 32 | 33 | ||||||
| Nozawa, Kyouichi | 1 | 1 | RT | 0.00 % | 11 | 19 | 19 | ||||||
| Nukumi, Yukio | 73.00 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6.08 | 66.67 % | 230 | 3 | 8 | |||
| Odaka, Hironori | 1 | 35 | 35 | 100.00 % | 18 | 38 | 38 | ||||||
| Ohno, Kimiaki | 1 | 18 | 18 | 100.00 % | 33 | 28 | 28 | ||||||
| Ohya, Tohru | 5.00 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 1.67 | 100.00 % | 63 | 26 | 27 | ||||
| Onodera, Yasuhiro | 4.00 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 1.33 | 33.33 % | 24 | 26 | 33 | |||
| Osaki, Ryuichi | 1 | 1 | RT | 0.00 % | 2 | 27 | 27 | ||||||
| Ryo, Akira | 131.00 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10.92 | 91.67 % | 278 | 1 | 4 | |
| Sasaki, Eiji | 7 | 1 | 19 | 30 | 85.71 % | 135 | 31 | 34 | |||||
| Satake, Shogo | 3 | 27 | 32 | 100.00 % | 56 | 35 | 35 | ||||||
| Sato, Kiyokazu | 9 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 55.56 % | 129 | 23 | 27 | |||||
| Sato, Masahiko | 1 | 21 | 21 | 100.00 % | 24 | 27 | 27 | ||||||
| Sekido, Yasushi | 2 | 1 | 21 | 21 | 50.00 % | 42 | 31 | 35 | |||||
| Senmyo, Hideo | 10.00 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 18 | 1.11 | 88.89 % | 198 | 17 | 23 | |||
| Serizawa, Tamaki | 66.00 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 6.60 | 100.00 % | 234 | 11 | 12 | ||||
| Shimizu, Takumi | 1 | 32 | 32 | 100.00 % | 19 | 40 | 40 | ||||||
| Sohwa, Takahiro | 32.00 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 3.56 | 44.44 % | 119 | 8 | 13 | |||
| Sugesawa, Hitoshi | 1 | 27 | 27 | 100.00 % | 19 | 30 | 30 | ||||||
| Suzuki, Makoto | 40.00 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 3.33 | 83.33 % | 229 | 9 | 15 | |||
| Suzuki, Takayuki | 7 | 18 | 24 | 100.00 % | 158 | 24 | 31 | ||||||
| Suzuki, Tohru | 1 | 27 | 27 | 100.00 % | 24 | 35 | 35 | ||||||
| Taga, Yuichiro | 4 | 21 | 23 | 100.00 % | 88 | 19 | 23 | ||||||
| Takahashi, Katsuyoshi | 7.00 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 7.00 | 100.00 % | 35 | 26 | 26 | ||||
| Takahashi, Tohru | 4 | 2 | 24 | 25 | 50.00 % | 52 | 25 | 31 | |||||
| Takahashi, Yoshinobu | 11.00 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 14 | 2.20 | 80.00 % | 107 | 14 | 17 | |||
| Takamiya, Yoshifumi | 1 | 1 | RT | 0.00 % | 4 | 30 | 30 | ||||||
| Takashima, Yasuo | 3 | 1 | 22 | 27 | 66.67 % | 68 | 24 | 32 | |||||
| Takeda, Yuichi | 108.00 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9.82 | 100.00 % | 267 | 6 | 10 | |||
| Takeishi, Shin'ya | 109.00 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9.08 | 91.67 % | 266 | 2 | 6 | ||
| Takemi, Shogo | 3 | 29 | 31 | 100.00 % | 75 | 34 | 38 | ||||||
| Taniguchi, Hitoshi | 3 | 2 | 27 | 27 | 33.33 % | 32 | 29 | 32 | |||||
| Tashiro, Mitsuteru | 1 | 19 | 19 | 100.00 % | 30 | 25 | 25 | ||||||
| Tokinaga, Makoto | 2 | 1 | 22 | 22 | 50.00 % | 35 | 27 | 27 | |||||
| Tokuno, Masaki | 1 | 27 | 27 | 100.00 % | 33 | 43 | 43 | ||||||
| Tomita, Nobumichi | 2 | 21 | 22 | 100.00 % | 51 | 30 | 34 | ||||||
| Tsukamoto, Masaaki | 9 | 2 | 20 | 27 | 77.78 % | 165 | 23 | 32 | |||||
| Tsukamoto, Shoichi | 40.00 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 8.00 | 100.00 % | 105 | 3 | 9 | ||||
| Tsuruta, Ryuji | 32.00 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 3.20 | 90.00 % | 250 | 9 | 14 | |||
| Tsutsui, Hideaki | 7 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 28.57 % | 61 | 22 | 29 | |||||
| Yamada, Tatsuya | 1 | 34 | 34 | 100.00 % | 32 | 36 | 36 | ||||||
| Yamaguchi, Tadanori | 1 | 1 | RT | 0.00 % | 10 | 30 | 30 | ||||||
| Yamakawa, Mamoru | 1 | 1 | RT | 0.00 % | 10 | 38 | 38 | ||||||
| Yamamura, Hiroyuki | 1 | 33 | 33 | 100.00 % | 24 | 34 | 34 | ||||||
| Yamanaka, Masayuki | 1.00 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 21 | 0.14 | 85.71 % | 127 | 21 | 30 | |||
| Yanagawa, Akira | 73.00 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9.13 | 87.50 % | 174 | 2 | 5 | ||
| Yanagi, Ken'ichi | 4 | 19 | 26 | 100.00 % | 78 | 35 | 35 | ||||||
| Yanagi, Takeshi | 1 | 30 | 30 | 100.00 % | 24 | 40 | 40 | ||||||
| Yokoo, Koichi | 1 | 34 | 34 | 100.00 % | 19 | 41 | 41 | ||||||
| Yoshihiro, Atsushi | 2 | 1 | 28 | 28 | 50.00 % | 31 | 38 | 38 | |||||
| Yoshikawa, Wataru | 23.00 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 23.00 | 100.00 % | 25 | 13 | 13 |
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 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 65.96 % | 824 | 2 | 13 | |||||
| Honda | 33 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 23 | 1 | 19 | 85.80 % | 3351 | 1 | 24 | ||
| Kawasaki | 28 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 19 | 2 | 17 | 84.03 % | 2414 | 1 | 20 | |||
| Suzuki | 8 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 87.76 % | 1070 | 1 | 16 | ||
| Yamaha | 20 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 17 | 77.78 % | 1787 | 1 | 20 |