| # | Rider | Age | Bike | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 |  Eustáquio GAVIRA | 23 |  Honda RC45 | Mobil 1 S.R.T. |
| 3 |  Florian FERRACCI | 30 |  Ducati 916 | MC Cagnes sur Mer |
| 4 | Gérald MUTEAU | 33 |  Ducati 888 | Hurricane Bike |
| 5 | David VÁZQUEZ | 26 |  Ducati 916 | Reale Team |
| 6 | Óscar SAINZ | 23 | Ducati 916 | De Cecco Racing Team |
| 7 |  Alexandre LARANJEIRA | 38 | Suzuki GSX-R750 | Team Suzuki Shell |
| 8 |  Paolo MALVINI | ? | Ducati 916 | De Cecco Racing |
| 11 |  René PRANG | 27 | Yamaha YZF750 | Prang Racing Denmark |
| 14 | Telmo PEREIRA | 30 | Suzuki GSX-R750 | Team Suzuki Shell |
| 15 | Rubén XAUS | 18 | Honda RC45 | Team Rumi |
| 18 |  Roger KELLENBERGER | 29 | Honda RC45 | Thiede Power Racing Team Berlin |
| 23 |  Jiří MRKÝVKA | 22 | Kawasaki ZXR750 | JM Superbike Team |
| 27 |  Rainer JÄNISCH | 31 | Suzuki GSX-R750 | Team Suzuki Deutschland |
| 32 | Ondřej LELEK | 35 | Ducati 916 | K. H. Racing Team |
| 38 | Giorgio CANTALUPO | 35 | Ducati 916 | M.C. Augusta Praetoria |
| 55 | Ferdinando DI MASO | 33 | Ducati 916 | Interspeed Racing |
| 56 |  Gerhard ESTERER | 38 | Kawasaki ZXR750 | MSC Rottenegg |
| 62 | Didier DALET | ? | Ducati 916 | Motosport 62 |
| 70 | Evren BISCHOFF | ? | Suzuki GSX-R750 | Team Suzuki Deutschland |
| 79 | Thierry PAILLOT | ? | Suzuki GSX-R750 | Speed Moto |
| 83 | Louis-Luc MAISTO | 37 | Ducati 888 | Pole Position |
| 84 |  Piet REEDE | 42 | Kawasaki ZXR750 | Piet Reede Racing |
| 85 | Gerhard GILLES | ? | Suzuki GSX-R750 | Team Gilles |
| 90 | Alain LELAN | ? | Ducati 888 | Apoma |
| 96 | Sébastien CHARPENTIER | 23 | Honda RC45 | Darcos |
1996-10-11 to 1996-10-13
European Championship Open '96
Magny-Cours (Permanent circuit, 4.2500 km)
Entries: ? / Practised: 25 / Qualified: 25
Sessions
Entry list
Struck out text denotes riders on entry list who did not participate.
Sources:
Official results/ Official FIM points table/ 1996-xx-xx Eurosport TV coverage/ El Mundo Deportivo 1996-10-14 pg55