1996 Superbike World Championship

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1996 Superbike World Championship
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The 1996 Superbike World Championship was the ninth FIM Superbike World Championship season. The season started on 14 April at Misano and finished on 27 October at Phillip Island after 12 rounds.

Race calendar and results

Round		Circuit	Date	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning rider	Winning team	Report
1	R1	Misano	14 April	John Kocinski	John Kocinski	John Kocinski	Ducati Corse	Report
1	R2	Misano	14 April	John Kocinski	Troy Corser	John Kocinski	Ducati Corse	Report
2	R1	Donington	28 April	Troy Corser	Troy Corser	Troy Corser	Promotor Power Horse	Report
2	R2	Donington	28 April	Troy Corser	Aaron Slight	Troy Corser	Promotor Power Horse	Report
3	R1	Hockenheim	12 May	Pierfrancesco Chili	Troy Corser	Aaron Slight	Castrol Honda	Report
3	R2	Hockenheim	12 May	Pierfrancesco Chili	Aaron Slight	Carl Fogarty	Castrol Honda	Report
4	R1	Monza	16 June	Pierfrancesco Chili	Pierfrancesco Chili	Carl Fogarty	Castrol Honda	Report
4	R2	Monza	16 June	Pierfrancesco Chili	Troy Corser	Pierfrancesco Chili	Team Gattolone	Report
5	R1	Brno	30 June	Troy Corser	Troy Corser	Troy Corser	Promotor Power Horse	Report
5	R2	Brno	30 June	Troy Corser	Troy Corser	Troy Corser	Promotor Power Horse	Report
6	R1	Laguna Seca	21 July	John Kocinski	Anthony Gobert	John Kocinski	Ducati Corse	Report
6	R2	Laguna Seca	21 July	John Kocinski	Wataru Yoshikawa	Anthony Gobert	Team Kawasaki Muzzy	Report
7	R1	Brands Hatch	4 August	Troy Corser	John Kocinski	Pierfrancesco Chili	Team Gattolone	Report
7	R2	Brands Hatch	4 August	Troy Corser	Troy Corser	Troy Corser	Promotor Power Horse	Report
8	R1	Sentul	18 August	Colin Edwards	Carl Fogarty	John Kocinski	Ducati Corse	Report
8	R2	Sentul	18 August	Colin Edwards	John Kocinski	John Kocinski	Ducati Corse	Report
9	R1	Sugo	25 August	Troy Corser	Noriyuki Haga	Yuichi Takeda	HRC Honda Racing	Report
9	R2	Sugo	25 August	Troy Corser	Takuma Aoki	Takuma Aoki	HRC Honda Racing	Report
10	R1	Assen	8 September	John Kocinski	Carl Fogarty	Carl Fogarty	Castrol Honda	Report
10	R2	Assen	8 September	John Kocinski	John Kocinski	Carl Fogarty	Castrol Honda	Report
11	R1	Albacete	6 October	Troy Corser	Troy Corser	Troy Corser	Promotor Power Horse	Report
11	R2	Albacete	6 October	Troy Corser	Troy Corser	Troy Corser	Promotor Power Horse	Report
12	R1	Phillip Island	27 October	Colin Edwards	Aaron Slight	Anthony Gobert	Team Kawasaki Muzzy	Report
12	R2	Phillip Island	27 October	Colin Edwards	Aaron Slight	Anthony Gobert	Team Kawasaki Muzzy	Report

Championship standings

Riders' standings

1996 final riders' standings^[1]
Pos.	Rider	Bike	SMR		GBR		GER		ITA		CZE		USA		EUR		INA		JPN		NED		ESP		AUS		Pts
Pos.	Rider	Bike	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	Pts
1	Corser	Ducati	2	2	1	1	Ret	Ret	5	4	1	1	2	2	Ret	1	6	5	4	9	4	2	1	1	3	NC	369
2	Slight	Honda	6	5	5	2	1	2	2	2	3	2	5	3	6	5	3	2	6	3	3	5	9	6	Ret	2	347
3	Kocinski	Ducati	1	1	7	6	2	3	Ret	Ret	4	6	1	12	3	Ret	1	1	5	2	5	3	3	2	7	5	337
4	Fogarty	Honda	7	6	8	7	5	1	1	3	2	3	8	4	5	Ret	2	3	8	4	1	1	5	7	4	6	331
5	Edwards	Yamaha	11	7	6	4	3	5	3	5	6	7	4	Ret	4	3	5	4	DNS	DNS			2	3	2	3	248
6	Chili	Ducati	3	3	4	5	Ret	Ret	4	1	8	10	Ret	7	1	2	4	Ret	Ret	DNS	2	4	Ret	Ret	8	9	223
7	Crafar	Kawasaki	4	4	2	Ret	4	4	9	Ret	10	9	7	5	9	Ret	12	11	Ret	11	8	8	4	4	Ret	11	180
8	Gobert	Kawasaki	5	DSQ	3	3	6	Ret	Ret	10	Ret	19	Ret	1	2	4	DNS	DNS							1	1	167
9	Yoshikawa	Yamaha	9	11	9	12	DNS	DNS			9	11	9	8	10	6	7	7	3	8	10	7	6	5	6	7	163
10	Hodgson	Ducati	12	Ret	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	6	9	11	4	3	9	8	Ret	Ret	8	13	14	7	6	8	8	Ret	12	122
11	Hale	Ducati	13	8	14	16	Ret	8			7	5	6	10	12	11	10	9	20	22	11	12	10	Ret	9	4	114
12	Reynolds	Suzuki	17	Ret	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	15	7	5	8	Ret	DNS	7	8	9	6	14	12	13	Ret	7	9	11	10	99
13	McCarthy	Suzuki	Ret	12	13	14	10	9	8	8	14	Ret	10	13	Ret	10	13	10	17	18	14	9	Ret	15	10	15	81
14	Casoli	Ducati	Ret	13	11	9	7	6	Ret	Ret	Ret	14	11	11	Ret	7	8	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	11	14	Ret			70
15	Bontempi	Kawasaki	10	10	10	11	12	13	Ret	DNS	18	16	13	16	13	9	11	12	22	20	15	Ret	13	13	12	Ret	63
16	Lindholm	Ducati	8	9	Ret	8	8	7	10	14	Ret	13									9	Ret					58
17	Whitham	Yamaha					Ret	10	7	6					Ret	Ret					6	14					37
18	Meklau	Ducati	Ret	DNS			13	11	12	11	12	12									16	10	DNS	17			31
19	Aoki	Honda																	11	1							30
20	Takeda	Honda																	1	Ret							25
21	Schmid	Kawasaki	16	14	12	Ret	9	Ret	16	Ret	13	Ret											15	10			23
22	Haga	Yamaha																	2	DSQ							20
23	Fujiwara	Yamaha																	7	5							20
24	Goddard	Suzuki																							5	8	19
25	Ryō	Kawasaki																	9	6							17
26	Takeishi	Kawasaki																	10	7							15
27	Kellenberger	Honda					11	10													Ret	17					11
28	Morrison	Ducati	14	Ret					11	12																	11
29	Chandler	Kawasaki											Ret	6													10
30	Kitagawa	Suzuki																	12	10							10
31	Paquay	Ducati	15	15	Ret	Ret	15	Ret	Ret	13	17	17			Ret	12	Ret	Ret	Ret	DNS	17	Ret	17	Ret			10
32	Lavilla	Yamaha																					11	12			9
33	Phillis	Kawasaki					Ret	14	Ret	15	15	15					15	13							17	16	9
34	Mackenzie	Yamaha			16	13									11	Ret											8
35	de Vries	Yamaha																			12	13					7
36	Emmett	Ducati																			18	15	12	14	Ret	Ret	7
37	Pegram	Ducati											12	14													6
38	Craggill	Kawasaki															Ret	Ret					Ret	11			5
39	Giles	Ducati							13	Ret	Ret	DNS			18	14									Ret	17	5
40	Thomas	Honda															14	Ret							15	14	5
41	Boustas	Ducati	23	Ret	19	21	22	17	22	17	16	Ret	14	Ret	15	Ret	Ret	14	Ret	Ret							5
42	Mark	Yamaha					17	12																			4
43	Chambon	Ducati	18	16	15	15	14	19	17	Ret																	4
44	Connell	Ducati																							18	13	3
45	Buckmaster	Suzuki																							13	Ret	3
46	Nukumi	Ducati																	Ret	13							3
47	Moodie	Ducati			Ret	Ret									Ret	13											3
48	Martin	Suzuki															Ret	15							14	Ret	3
49	Jerman	Kawasaki	25	Ret	22	19	19	Ret	14	16	19	18	Ret	17	19	15	16	Ret	24	24	19	16	19	19	16	18	3
50	Simpson	Ducati			Ret	Ret									14	Ret											2
51	Serizawa	Suzuki																	15	15							2
52	Smith	Kawasaki											15	15													2
53	Di Maso	Ducati	20	17			23	15	Ret	Ret																	1
Pos.	Rider	Bike	SMR		GBR		GER		ITA		CZE		USA		EUR		INA		JPN		NED		ESP		AUS		Pts

Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	Second place
Bronze	Third place
Green	Points finish
Blue	Non-points finish
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Retired (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
	Withdrew (WD)
	Race cancelled (C)
Blank	Did not practice (DNP)
	Did not arrive (DNA)
	Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole position
Italics – Fastest lap

Manufacturers' standings

1996 final manufacturers' standings^[2]
Pos.	Manufacturer	SMR		GBR		GER		ITA		CZE		USA		EUR		INA		JPN		NED		ESP		AUS		Pts
Pos.	Manufacturer	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	Pts
1	Ducati	1	1	1	1	2	3	4	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	4	2	2	2	1	1	3	4	521
2	Honda	6	5	5	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	5	3	5	5	2	2	1	1	1	1	5	6	4	2	430
3	Kawasaki	4	4	2	3	4	4	9	10	10	9	7	1	2	4	11	11	9	6	8	8	4	4	1	1	308
4	Yamaha	9	7	6	4	3	5	3	5	6	7	8	4	3	5	5	4	2	5	6	7	2	3	2	3	300
5	Suzuki	17	12	13	14	10	9	8	8	5	8	10	13	7	8	9	6	12	10	13	9	7	9	5	8	156
Pos.	Manufacturer	SMR		GBR		GER		ITA		CZE		USA		EUR		INA		JPN		NED		ESP		AUS		Pts

External links

"1996 FIM Superbike World Championship". superbike-archives.net.

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References

↑ "1996 World Superbike - Riders Championship - Points Standings". superbike-archives.net. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
↑ "1996 World Superbike - Manufacturers Championship - Points Standings". superbike-archives.net. Retrieved 2 February 2023.

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[rider-standings-1] "1996 World Superbike - Riders Championship - Points Standings". superbike-archives.net. Retrieved 2 February 2023.

[manufacturer-standings-2] "1996 World Superbike - Manufacturers Championship - Points Standings". superbike-archives.net. Retrieved 2 February 2023.

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