# Temporada 1996 del Campeonato Mundial de Superbikes

La temporada 1996 del Campeonato Mundial de Superbikes fue la décima temporada del Campeonato Mundial de Superbikes FIM. La temporada comenzó el 14 de abril en Misano y terminó el 27 de octubre en Phillip Island después de 12 rondas.
Troy Corser ganó el campeonato de pilotos con 7 victorias y Ducatti ganó el campeonato de constructores.

## Calendario y resultados

| Ronda | Ronda | Circuito | Fecha | Superpole | Vuelta rápida | Piloto ganador | Equipo ganador |
| 1 | R1 | Misano | 14 de abril | John Kocinski | John Kocinski | John Kocinski | Ducati Corse |
| 1 | R2 | Misano | 14 de abril | John Kocinski | Troy Corser | John Kocinski | Ducati Corse |
| 2 | R1 | Donington | 28 de abril | Troy Corser | Troy Corser | Troy Corser | Promotor Power Horse |
| 2 | R2 | Donington | 28 de abril | Troy Corser | Aaron Slight | Troy Corser | Promotor Power Horse |
| 3 | R1 | Hockenheim | 12 de mayo | Pierfrancesco Chili | Troy Corser | Aaron Slight | Castrol Honda |
| 3 | R2 | Hockenheim | 12 de mayo | Pierfrancesco Chili | Aaron Slight | Carl Fogarty | Castrol Honda |
| 4 | R1 | Monza | 16 de junio | Pierfrancesco Chili | Pierfrancesco Chili | Carl Fogarty | Castrol Honda |
| 4 | R2 | Monza | 16 de junio | Pierfrancesco Chili | Troy Corser | Pierfrancesco Chili | Team Gattolone |
| 5 | R1 | Brno | 30 de junio | Troy Corser | Troy Corser | Troy Corser | Promotor Power Horse |
| 5 | R2 | Brno | 30 de junio | Troy Corser | Troy Corser | Troy Corser | Promotor Power Horse |
| 6 | R1 | Laguna Seca | 21 de julio | John Kocinski | Anthony Gobert | John Kocinski | Ducati Corse |
| 6 | R2 | Laguna Seca | 21 de julio | John Kocinski | Wataru Yoshikawa | Anthony Gobert | Team Kawasaki Muzzy |
| 7 | R1 | Brands Hatch | 4 de agosto | Troy Corser | John Kocinski | Pierfrancesco Chili | Team Gattolone |
| 7 | R2 | Brands Hatch | 4 de agosto | Troy Corser | Troy Corser | Troy Corser | Promotor Power Horse |
| 8 | R1 | Sentul | 18 de agosto | Colin Edwards | Carl Fogarty | John Kocinski | Ducati Corse |
| 8 | R2 | Sentul | 18 de agosto | Colin Edwards | John Kocinski | John Kocinski | Ducati Corse |
| 9 | R1 | Sugo | 25 de agosto | Troy Corser | Noriyuki Haga | Yuichi Takeda | HRC Honda Racing |
| 9 | R2 | Sugo | 25 de agosto | Troy Corser | Takuma Aoki | Takuma Aoki | HRC Honda Racing |
| 10 | R1 | Assen | 8 de septiembre | John Kocinski | Carl Fogarty | Carl Fogarty | Castrol Honda |
| 10 | R2 | Assen | 8 de septiembre | John Kocinski | John Kocinski | Carl Fogarty | Castrol Honda |
| 11 | R1 | Albacete | 6 de octubre | Troy Corser | Troy Corser | Troy Corser | Promotor Power Horse |
| 11 | R2 | Albacete | 6 de octubre | Troy Corser | Troy Corser | Troy Corser | Promotor Power Horse |
| 12 | R1 | Phillip Island | 27 de octubre | Colin Edwards | Aaron Slight | Anthony Gobert | Team Kawasaki Muzzy |
| 12 | R2 | Phillip Island | 27 de octubre | Colin Edwards | Aaron Slight | Anthony Gobert | Team Kawasaki Muzzy |

## Estadísticas
### Clasificación de Pilotos

Los que participaron en el Campeonato Europeo de Superbikes -que marcó puntos para un campeonato separado- y los competidores que montaron motocicletas que cumplían con diferentes reglamentos técnicos no eran elegibles para marcar puntos del Campeonato Mundial.
Campeonato de Pilotos 1997 :
| Pos | Piloto | Moto | SMR | SMR | GBR | GBR | GER | GER | ITA | ITA | CZE | CZE | USA | USA | EUR | EUR | INA | INA | JPN | JPN | NED | NED | ESP | ESP | AUS | AUS | Puntos |
| Pos | Piloto | Moto | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | Puntos |
| 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 Takedaa | 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 Ryo | 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 | 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. | Piloto | Moto | SMR | SMR | GBR | GBR | GER | GER | ITA | ITA | CZE | CZE | USA | USA | EUR | EUR | INA | INA | JPN | JPN | NED | NED | ESP | ESP | AUS | AUS | Puntos |

### Clasificación de constructores

Campeonato de Constructores 1997 :
| Pos. | Constructor | SMR | SMR | GBR | GBR | GER | GER | ITA | ITA | CZE | CZE | USA | USA | EUR | EUR | INA | INA | JPN | JPN | NED | NED | ESP | ESP | AUS | AUS | Puntos |
| Pos. | Constructor | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | Puntos |
| 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. | Constructor | SMR | SMR | GBR | GBR | GER | GER | ITA | ITA | CZE | CZE | USA | USA | EUR | EUR | INA | INA | JPN | JPN | NED | NED | ESP | ESP | AUS | AUS | Puntos |