1996 FIM Superbike World Championship
Between April 14 and October 27 1996, 147 riders competed in 24 races on 12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996-04-14 |  Misano |  John KOCINSKI / Ducati | 33 | 31 | 30 | 25 | Overcast / Dry | 101.50 km | 152.93 km/h | |
| 1996-04-14 | Misano | John KOCINSKI / Ducati | 33 | 31 | 29 | 18 | Sunny / Dry | 101.50 km | 153.16 km/h | |
| 1996-04-28 |  Donington Park |  Troy CORSER / Ducati | 40 | 35 | 35 | 32 | 22 | Overcast / Dry | 104.60 km | 152.46 km/h |
| 1996-04-28 | Donington Park | Troy CORSER / Ducati | 40 | 35 | 35 | 31 | 23 | Cloudy / Dry | 104.60 km | 152.19 km/h |
| 1996-05-12 |  Hockenheim |  Aaron SLIGHT / Honda | 42 | 36 | 34 | 29 | 23 | Overcast / Dry | 95.09 km | 200.73 km/h |
| 1996-05-12 | Hockenheim | Carl FOGARTY / Honda | 42 | 36 | 34 | 29 | 19 | Cloudy / Dry | 95.09 km | 198.59 km/h |
| 1996-06-16 | Monza | Carl FOGARTY / Honda | 42 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 22 | Sunny / Dry | 103.86 km | 191.67 km/h |
| 1996-06-16 | Monza | Pierfrancesco CHILI / Ducati | 42 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 20 | Cloudy / Dry | 103.86 km | 190.96 km/h |
| 1996-06-30 |  Brno | Troy CORSER / Ducati | 42 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 23 | Cloudy / Dry | 102.66 km | 154.48 km/h |
| 1996-06-30 | Brno | Troy CORSER / Ducati | 42 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 24 | Cloudy / Dry | 102.66 km | 154.07 km/h |
| 1996-07-21 | Laguna Seca | John KOCINSKI / Ducati | 39 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 16 | Sunny / Dry | 101.08 km | 147.73 km/h |
| 1996-07-21 | Laguna Seca | Anthony GOBERT / Kawasaki | 39 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 18 | Sunny / Dry | 101.08 km | 147.97 km/h |
| 1996-08-04 | Brands Hatch | Pierfrancesco CHILI / Ducati | 38 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 20 | Cloudy / Dry | 104.63 km | 169.21 km/h |
| 1996-08-04 | Brands Hatch | Troy CORSER / Ducati | 38 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 17 | Cloudy / Dry | 104.63 km | 169.57 km/h |
| 1996-08-18 |  Sentul | John KOCINSKI / Ducati | 30 | 24 | 23 | 18 | Sunny / Dry | 99.13 km | 159.41 km/h | |
| 1996-08-18 | Sentul | John KOCINSKI / Ducati | 30 | 24 | 23 | 16 | Cloudy / Dry | 99.13 km | 160.01 km/h | |
| 1996-08-25 |  Sugo | Yuichi TAKEDA / Honda | 35 | 35 | 35 | 32 | 24 | Cloudy / Dry | 93.44 km | 145.61 km/h |
| 1996-08-25 | Sugo | Takuma AOKI / Honda | 35 | 35 | 35 | 30 | 24 | Sunny / Dry | 93.44 km | 146.33 km/h |
| 1996-09-08 |  Assen | Carl FOGARTY / Honda | 38 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 23 | Cloudy / Dry | 96.78 km | 173.25 km/h |
| 1996-09-08 | Assen | Carl FOGARTY / Honda | 38 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 17 | Cloudy / Dry | 96.78 km | 173.16 km/h |
| 1996-10-06 |  Albacete | Troy CORSER / Ducati | 37 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 19 | Cloudy / Dry | 99.10 km | 136.63 km/h |
| 1996-10-06 | Albacete | Troy CORSER / Ducati | 37 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 20 | Cloudy / Dry | 92.02 km | 136.94 km/h |
| 1996-10-27 | Phillip Island | Anthony GOBERT / Kawasaki | 38 | 33 | 31 | 23 | Cloudy / Dry | 97.90 km | 166.25 km/h | |
| 1996-10-27 | Phillip Island | Anthony GOBERT / Kawasaki | 38 | 33 | 30 | 22 | Cloudy / Dry | 97.90 km | 165.92 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aoki, Takuma | 30.00 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 15.00 | 100.00 % | 50 | 11 | 11 | ||
| Archibald, Benn | 1 | 19 | 19 | 100.00 % | 22 | 24 | 24 | ||||||
| Ashton, Dean | 4 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 25.00 % | 61 | 29 | 29 | |||||
| Assirelli, Redamo | 2 | 1 | 21 | 21 | 50.00 % | 28 | 25 | 25 | |||||
| Barnes, Michael | 1 | 1 | RT | 0.00 % | 4 | 21 | 21 | ||||||
| Bontempi, Piergiorgio | 63.00 | 23 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 2.74 | 86.96 % | 487 | 6 | 14 | |||
 Boustas, Ioannis | 5.00 | 18 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 0.28 | 61.11 % | 301 | 22 | 26 | |||
| Briggs, Steven | 1 | 1 | RT | 0.00 % | 1 | 22 | 22 | ||||||
| Buckingham, Alex | 4 | 2 | 20 | 22 | 50.00 % | 60 | 25 | 29 | |||||
| Buckmaster, Damon | 3.00 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 1.50 | 50.00 % | 28 | 18 | 18 | |||
| Bursa, Michal | 2 | 21 | 22 | 100.00 % | 37 | 26 | 26 | ||||||
| Casoli, Paolo | 70.00 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 3.18 | 54.55 % | 358 | 9 | 15 | |||
 Chambon, Stéphane | 4.00 | 8 | 1 | 14 | 16 | 0.50 | 87.50 % | 148 | 19 | 20 | |||
| Chandler, Doug | 10.00 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5.00 | 50.00 % | 39 | 7 | 7 | |||
| Chili, Pierfrancesco | 223.00 | 23 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 9.70 | 69.57 % | 416 | 1 | 5 |
| Cirafici, Bruno | 4 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 50.00 % | 36 | 22 | 24 | |||||
| Connell, Craig | 3.00 | 2 | 13 | 16 | 1.50 | 100.00 % | 44 | 21 | 21 | ||||
| Corser, Troy | 369.00 | 24 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15.38 | 83.33 % | 519 | 1 | 2 |
| Crafar, Simon | 180.00 | 24 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 7.50 | 79.17 % | 477 | 2 | 7 | ||
| Craggill, Martin | 5.00 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 1.25 | 25.00 % | 69 | 13 | 13 | |||
 Csismazia, Kurt | 1 | 1 | RT | 0.00 % | 1 | 28 | 28 | ||||||
| de Vries, Jeffry | 7.00 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 3.50 | 100.00 % | 32 | 16 | 16 | ||||
| Delétang, Jean-Marc | 2 | 2 | RT | 0.00 % | 23 | 26 | 26 | ||||||
| di Maso, Ferdinando | 1.00 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 19 | 0.17 | 66.67 % | 85 | 25 | 26 | |||
 Duhamel, Miguel | 2 | 2 | RT | 0.00 % | 15 | 10 | 10 | ||||||
| Edwards, Colin | 248.00 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 12.40 | 95.00 % | 431 | 1 | 4 | |
| Emmerson, David | 4 | 2 | 16 | 17 | 50.00 % | 74 | 21 | 22 | |||||
| Emmett, Sean | 7.00 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 15 | 1.17 | 66.67 % | 109 | 19 | 21 | |||
| Esterer, Gerhard | 2 | 20 | 21 | 100.00 % | 37 | 24 | 24 | ||||||
| Ferracci, Florian | 2 | 1 | 16 | 16 | 50.00 % | 22 | 26 | 26 | |||||
| Fogarty, Carl | 331.00 | 24 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 13.79 | 95.83 % | 530 | 2 | 6 | |
| Fujiwara, Katsuaki | 2 | 16 | 16 | 100.00 % | 50 | 23 | 23 | ||||||
| Fujiwara, Norihiko | 20.00 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 10.00 | 100.00 % | 50 | 4 | 4 | ||||
| Gavira González, Eustáquio | 2 | 1 | 18 | 18 | 50.00 % | 18 | 24 | 24 | |||||
| Gavira González, Idalio | 1 | 1 | RT | 0.00 % | 20 | 22 | 22 | ||||||
| Giangiacomo, Antonio | 5 | 3 | 19 | 21 | 40.00 % | 48 | 29 | 31 | |||||
| Giles, Shawn | 5.00 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 0.71 | 57.14 % | 110 | 16 | 20 | |||
| Gobert, Anthony | 167.00 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 11.13 | 73.33 % | 267 | 2 | 4 | |
| Goddard, Peter | 19.00 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 9.50 | 100.00 % | 44 | 10 | 10 | ||||
| Gramigni, Alessandro | 2 | 2 | RT | 0.00 % | 26 | 17 | 17 | ||||||
| Gruschka, Anton | 6 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 50.00 % | 60 | 27 | 28 | |||||
| Haga, Noriyuki | 20.00 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 20.00 | 100.00 % | 25 | 9 | 9 | |||
| Hale, Mike | 114.00 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 5.18 | 90.91 % | 483 | 9 | 15 | |||
 Hänggeli, Bernard | 6 | 2 | 21 | 22 | 66.67 % | 103 | 23 | 27 | |||||
| Hasegawa, Katsunori | 2 | 1 | 21 | 21 | 50.00 % | 28 | 25 | 25 | |||||
| Hodgson, Neil | 122.00 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 6.10 | 80.00 % | 403 | 3 | 7 | ||
| Hofmann, Andreas | 2 | 1 | 20 | 20 | 50.00 % | 19 | 23 | 23 | |||||
| Innamorati, Mario | 2 | 16 | 16 | 100.00 % | 54 | 21 | 21 | ||||||
| Izutsu, Hitoyasu | 1 | 19 | 19 | 100.00 % | 25 | 19 | 19 | ||||||
| Jefferies, David | 2 | 17 | 17 | 100.00 % | 52 | 25 | 25 | ||||||
 Jerman, Igor | 3.00 | 24 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 0.13 | 83.33 % | 483 | 17 | 23 | |||
| Kellenberger, Roger | 11.00 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 13 | 2.75 | 75.00 % | 45 | 13 | 16 | |||
| Kitagawa, Keiichi | 10.00 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 5.00 | 100.00 % | 50 | 6 | 6 | ||||
| Kocinski, John | 337.00 | 24 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 14.04 | 87.50 % | 484 | 1 | 3 |
| Kusuma, Simon Yudha | 2 | 1 | 18 | 18 | 50.00 % | 25 | 24 | 24 | |||||
| Lavilla Vidal, Gregorio | 9.00 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 4.50 | 100.00 % | 54 | 16 | 16 | ||||
 Lindholm, Christer | 58.00 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 4.83 | 75.00 % | 226 | 8 | 12 | |||
| Mackenzie, Niall | 8.00 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 2.00 | 75.00 % | 77 | 14 | 14 | |||
| Maillard, Eric | 2 | 1 | 22 | 22 | 50.00 % | 19 | 25 | 25 | |||||
| Mark, Udo | 4.00 | 2 | 12 | 15 | 2.00 | 100.00 % | 28 | 15 | 15 | ||||
| Martin, Steve | 3.00 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 15 | 0.75 | 50.00 % | 66 | 16 | 16 | |||
| Maxwell, Alistair | 2 | 20 | 20 | 100.00 % | 42 | 32 | 32 | ||||||
| McCarthy, Kirk | 81.00 | 24 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 3.38 | 83.33 % | 456 | 10 | 14 | |||
| Meklau, Andreas | 31.00 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 13 | 3.10 | 90.00 % | 183 | 14 | 16 | |||
| Middleton, Simon | 2 | 1 | 21 | 21 | 50.00 % | 32 | 29 | 29 | |||||
| Miller, Mark | 2 | 16 | 17 | 100.00 % | 54 | 25 | 25 | ||||||
| Moodie, Jim | 3.00 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 0.75 | 25.00 % | 48 | 20 | 20 | |||
| Morrison, Brian | 11.00 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 2.75 | 75.00 % | 81 | 15 | 16 | |||
| Mrkývka, Jiří | 2 | 1 | 24 | 24 | 50.00 % | 30 | 30 | 30 | |||||
| Muir, Shaun | 2 | 2 | RT | 0.00 % | 19 | 31 | 31 | ||||||
| Nukumi, Yukio | 3.00 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 1.50 | 50.00 % | 39 | 15 | 15 | |||
| Orchard, John | 2 | 22 | 22 | 100.00 % | 40 | 33 | 33 | ||||||
 Paquay, Michael | 10.00 | 19 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 0.53 | 47.37 % | 294 | 18 | 19 | |||
| Pegram, Larry | 6.00 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 3.00 | 100.00 % | 56 | 19 | 19 | ||||
| Phelan, John | 2 | 2 | RT | 0.00 % | 19 | 27 | 27 | ||||||
| Phillis, Rob | 9.00 | 10 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 0.90 | 80.00 % | 165 | 20 | 21 | |||
| Pittaluga, Lino | 2 | 20 | 21 | 100.00 % | 34 | 31 | 31 | ||||||
| Platacis, Heinz | 2 | 1 | 22 | 22 | 50.00 % | 26 | 25 | 25 | |||||
| Pollheide, Uwe | 2 | 1 | 23 | 23 | 50.00 % | 16 | 26 | 26 | |||||
| Randolph, James | 1 | 1 | RT | 0.00 % | 10 | 23 | 23 | ||||||
 Rasmussen, Anders | 11 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 72.73 % | 187 | 24 | 29 | |||||
| Reynolds, John | 99.00 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 5.21 | 84.21 % | 400 | 7 | 10 | |||
| Riba Cabana, Pere | 2 | 1 | 18 | 18 | 50.00 % | 31 | 20 | 20 | |||||
| Rutter, Michael | 4 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 25.00 % | 52 | 16 | 22 | |||||
| Ryo, Akira | 17.00 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8.50 | 100.00 % | 50 | 14 | 14 | ||||
| Sainz Agüero, Óscar | 2 | 2 | RT | 0.00 % | 35 | 24 | 24 | ||||||
| Sampson, Brett | 2 | 17 | 17 | 100.00 % | 48 | 27 | 27 | ||||||
| Scatola, Bruno | 2 | 1 | 20 | 20 | 50.00 % | 27 | 30 | 30 | |||||
| Schick, Bernhard | 2 | 1 | 19 | 19 | 50.00 % | 28 | 22 | 22 | |||||
| Schmid, Hermann | 2 | 2 | RT | 0.00 % | 14 | 31 | 31 | ||||||
| Schmid, Jochen | 23.00 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 1.92 | 66.67 % | 227 | 13 | 15 | |||
| Senmyo, Hideo | 2 | 23 | 23 | 100.00 % | 49 | 31 | 31 | ||||||
| Serizawa, Tamaki | 2.00 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 1.00 | 100.00 % | 50 | 22 | 22 | ||||
| Simpson, Ian | 2.00 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 0.50 | 25.00 % | 65 | 23 | 23 | |||
| Slight, Aaron | 347.00 | 24 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 14.46 | 95.83 % | 530 | 3 | 6 | |
| Smith, Mike | 2.00 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 1.00 | 100.00 % | 56 | 16 | 16 | ||||
| Sohwa, Takahiro | 2 | 1 | 19 | 19 | 50.00 % | 32 | 27 | 27 | |||||
| Stafford, Craig | 2 | 21 | 22 | 100.00 % | 41 | 30 | 30 | ||||||
| Stringer, Ray | 4 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 25.00 % | 42 | 20 | 21 | |||||
| Suzuki, Makoto | 2 | 17 | 18 | 100.00 % | 50 | 20 | 20 | ||||||
| Takeda, Yuichi | 25.00 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12.50 | 50.00 % | 44 | 3 | 3 | |
| Takeishi, Shin'ya | 15.00 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 7.50 | 100.00 % | 50 | 16 | 16 | ||||
| Thomas, Dean | 5.00 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 1.25 | 75.00 % | 70 | 19 | 19 | |||
| Tsukamoto, Shoichi | 2 | 1 | 21 | 21 | 50.00 % | 44 | 21 | 21 | |||||
| Vázquez Martínez-Anido, David | 2 | 18 | 19 | 100.00 % | 53 | 23 | 23 | ||||||
| Ward, Graham | 4 | 3 | 20 | 20 | 25.00 % | 41 | 22 | 24 | |||||
| Whitham, James | 37.00 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4.63 | 62.50 % | 142 | 7 | 10 | |||
| Wilshaw, Graeme | 2 | 1 | 19 | 19 | 50.00 % | 26 | 28 | 28 | |||||
| Yanagawa, Akira | 1 | 1 | RT | 0.00 % | 23 | 7 | 7 | ||||||
| Yoshikawa, Wataru | 163.00 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8.15 | 100.00 % | 476 | 2 | 9 |
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 | 521.00 | 36 | 24 | 14 | 32 | 10 | 87 | 1 | 10 | 21.71 | 68.13 % | 4949 | 1 | 14 |
| Honda | 430.00 | 15 | 24 | 7 | 24 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 17.92 | 82.72 % | 1624 | 2 | 12 | |
| Kawasaki | 300.00 | 31 | 24 | 3 | 7 | 47 | 1 | 14 | 12.50 | 70.99 % | 2985 | 2 | 17 | |
| Suzuki | 156.00 | 12 | 24 | 14 | 5 | 12 | 6.50 | 79.10 % | 1279 | 6 | 15 | |||
| Yamaha | 308.00 | 17 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 11 | 12.83 | 81.52 % | 1776 | 1 | 15 |