# 1996 Superbike World Championship

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.
Troy Corser won the riders' championship with 7 victories and Ducati won the manufacturers' championship.

## Race calendar and results

| Round | 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 :
| Pos. | Rider | Bike | SMR | SMR | GBR | GBR | GER | GER | ITA | ITA | CZE | CZE | USA | USA | EUR | EUR | INA | INA | JPN | JPN | NED | NED | ESP | ESP | AUS | 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 | Troy 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 | Aaron 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 | John 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 | Carl 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 | Colin 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 | Pierfrancesco 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 | Simon 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 | Anthony Gobert | Kawasaki | 5 | DSQ | 3 | 3 | 6 | Ret | Ret | 10 | Ret | 19 | Ret | 1 | 2 | 4 | DNS | DNS | | | | | | | 1 | 1 | 167 |
| 9 | Wataru 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 | Neil 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 | Mike 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 | John 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 | Kirk 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 | Paolo 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 | Piergiorgio 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 | Christer Lindholm | Ducati | 8 | 9 | Ret | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 14 | Ret | 13 | | | | | | | | | 9 | Ret | | | | | 58 |
| 17 | James Whitham | Yamaha | | | | | Ret | 10 | 7 | 6 | | | | | Ret | Ret | | | | | 6 | 14 | | | | | 37 |
| 18 | Andreas Meklau | Ducati | Ret | DNS | | | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | | | | | | | | | 16 | 10 | DNS | 17 | | | 31 |
| 19 | Takuma Aoki | Honda | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | 1 | | | | | | | 30 |
| 20 | Yuichi Takeda | Honda | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Ret | | | | | | | 25 |
| 21 | Jochen Schmid | Kawasaki | 16 | 14 | 12 | Ret | 9 | Ret | 16 | Ret | 13 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | 10 | | | 23 |
| 22 | Noriyuki Haga | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | DSQ | | | | | | | 20 |
| 23 | Norihiko Fujiwara | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | 5 | | | | | | | 20 |
| 24 | Peter Goddard | Suzuki | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | 8 | 19 |
| 25 | Akira Ryō | Kawasaki | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | 6 | | | | | | | 17 |
| 26 | Shinya Takeishi | Kawasaki | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | 7 | | | | | | | 15 |
| 27 | Roger Kellenberger | Honda | | | | | 11 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 17 | | | | | 11 |
| 28 | Brian Morrison | Ducati | 14 | Ret | | | | | 11 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 |
| 29 | Doug Chandler | Kawasaki | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 |
| 30 | Keiichi Kitagawa | Suzuki | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | 10 | | | | | | | 10 |
| 31 | Michael Paquay | Ducati | 15 | 15 | Ret | Ret | 15 | Ret | Ret | 13 | 17 | 17 | | | Ret | 12 | Ret | Ret | Ret | DNS | 17 | Ret | 17 | Ret | | | 10 |
| 32 | Gregorio Lavilla | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | 12 | | | 9 |
| 33 | Rob Phillis | Kawasaki | | | | | Ret | 14 | Ret | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | | | 15 | 13 | | | | | | | 17 | 16 | 9 |
| 34 | Niall Mackenzie | Yamaha | | | 16 | 13 | | | | | | | | | 11 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | 8 |
| 35 | Jeffrey de Vries | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | 13 | | | | | 7 |
| 36 | Sean Emmett | Ducati | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 18 | 15 | 12 | 14 | Ret | Ret | 7 |
| 37 | Larry Pegram | Ducati | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 |
| 38 | Martin Craggill | Kawasaki | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | Ret | | | | | Ret | 11 | | | 5 |
| 39 | Shawn Giles | Ducati | | | | | | | 13 | Ret | Ret | DNS | | | 18 | 14 | | | | | | | | | Ret | 17 | 5 |
| 40 | Dean Thomas | Honda | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | Ret | | | | | | | 15 | 14 | 5 |
| 41 | Ioannis Boustas | Ducati | 23 | Ret | 19 | 21 | 22 | 17 | 22 | 17 | 16 | Ret | 14 | Ret | 15 | Ret | Ret | 14 | Ret | Ret | | | | | | | 5 |
| 42 | Udo Mark | Yamaha | | | | | 17 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 |
| 43 | Stéphane Chambon | Ducati | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 19 | 17 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 |
| 44 | Craig Connell | Ducati | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 18 | 13 | 3 |
| 45 | Damon Buckmaster | Suzuki | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | Ret | 3 |
| 46 | Yukio Nukumi | Ducati | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 13 | | | | | | | 3 |
| 47 | Jim Moodie | Ducati | | | Ret | Ret | | | | | | | | | Ret | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 |
| 48 | Steve Martin | Suzuki | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 15 | | | | | | | 14 | Ret | 3 |
| 49 | Igor 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 | Ian Simpson | Ducati | | | Ret | Ret | | | | | | | | | 14 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| 51 | Tamaki Serizawa | Suzuki | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | 2 |
| 52 | Mike Smith | Kawasaki | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| 53 | Ferdinando Di Maso | Ducati | 20 | 17 | | | 23 | 15 | Ret | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Pos. | Rider | Bike | SMR | SMR | GBR | GBR | GER | GER | ITA | ITA | CZE | CZE | USA | USA | EUR | EUR | INA | INA | JPN | JPN | NED | NED | ESP | ESP | AUS | 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) |
| White | Withdrew (WD) |
| White | Race cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Did not practice (DNP) |
| Blank | Did not arrive (DNA) |
| Blank | Excluded (EX) |

### Manufacturers' standings

1996 final manufacturers' standings :
| Pos. | Manufacturer | SMR | SMR | GBR | GBR | GER | GER | ITA | ITA | CZE | CZE | USA | USA | EUR | EUR | INA | INA | JPN | JPN | NED | NED | ESP | ESP | AUS | 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 | SMR | GBR | GBR | GER | GER | ITA | ITA | CZE | CZE | USA | USA | EUR | EUR | INA | INA | JPN | JPN | NED | NED | ESP | ESP | AUS | AUS | Pts |