| P. | # | Rider | Bike | Best Lap | Gap | KM/H | On | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 |  Aaron SLIGHT |  Honda | 1:35.455 | 167.83 | 25 | 27 | |
| 2 | 4 |  Anthony GOBERT |  Kawasaki | 1:35.558 | 0.103 | 167.65 | 19 | 22 |
| 3 | 45 |  Colin EDWARDS | Yamaha | 1:35.730 | 0.275 | 167.35 | 27 | 30 |
| 4 | 11 | John KOCINSKI | Ducati | 1:36.285 | 0.830 | 166.38 | 16 | 19 |
| 5 | 2 | Troy CORSER | Ducati | 1:36.452 | 0.997 | 166.09 | 23 | 24 |
| 6 | 67 | Mike HALE | Ducati | 1:36.614 | 1.159 | 165.81 | 24 | 27 |
| 7 | 51 | Peter GODDARD | Suzuki | 1:36.680 | 1.225 | 165.70 | 24 | 24 |
| 8 | 7 |  Pierfrancesco CHILI | Ducati | 1:36.845 | 1.390 | 165.42 | 20 | 21 |
| 9 | 1 |  Carl FOGARTY | Honda | 1:37.014 | 1.559 | 165.13 | 19 | 25 |
| 10 | 5 |  Wataru YOSHIKAWA | Yamaha | 1:37.081 | 1.626 | 165.02 | 22 | 28 |
| 11 | 10 | John REYNOLDS | Suzuki | 1:37.188 | 1.733 | 164.84 | 22 | 24 |
| 12 | 64 | Damon BUCKMASTER | Suzuki | 1:37.341 | 1.886 | 164.58 | 23 | 26 |
| 13 | 9 | Neil HODGSON | Ducati | 1:37.355 | 1.900 | 164.55 | 23 | 23 |
| 14 | 36 | Kirk McCARTHY | Suzuki | 1:37.511 | 2.056 | 164.29 | 21 | 27 |
| 15 | 8 | Piergiorgio BONTEMPI | Kawasaki | 1:37.713 | 2.258 | 163.95 | 19 | 23 |
| 16 | 6 | Simon CRAFAR | Kawasaki | 1:38.001 | 2.546 | 163.47 | 11 | 15 |
| 17 | 69 | Craig CONNELL | Ducati | 1:38.089 | 2.634 | 163.32 | 20 | 23 |
| 18 | 61 | Rip CROCKER | Honda | 1:38.368 | 2.913 | 162.86 | 22 | 26 |
| 19 | 99 | Steve MARTIN | Suzuki | 1:38.551 | 3.096 | 162.56 | 15 | 16 |
| 20 | 38 | Shawn GILES | Honda | 1:38.624 | 3.169 | 162.44 | 9 | 23 |
| 21 | 63 | David EMMERSON | Kawasaki | 1:38.624 | 3.169 | 162.44 | 19 | 20 |
| 22 | 39 | Sean EMMETT | Ducati | 1:38.671 | 3.216 | 162.36 | 13 | 16 |
| 23 | 62 | Dean THOMAS | Honda | 1:38.784 | 3.329 | 162.17 | 13 | 14 |
| 24 | 66 | Benn ARCHIBALD | Ducati | 1:39.219 | 3.764 | 161.46 | 22 | 23 |
| 25 | 12 | Rob PHILLIS | Kawasaki | 1:39.783 | 4.328 | 160.55 | 6 | 19 |
| 26 | 18 |  Igor JERMAN | Kawasaki | 1:40.767 | 5.312 | 158.98 | 21 | 24 |
| 27 | 53 | Graeme WILSHAW | Suzuki | 1:41.401 | 5.946 | 157.99 | 17 | 23 |
| 28 | 74 | John PHELAN | Kawasaki | 1:41.558 | 6.103 | 157.74 | 18 | 19 |
| 29 | 80 | Simon MIDDLETON | Kawasaki | 1:42.779 | 7.324 | 155.87 | 20 | 22 |
| 30 | 84 | Craig STAFFORD | Yamaha | 1:43.345 | 7.890 | 155.01 | 13 | 13 |
| 31 | 77 | Dieter ACKERMANN | Kawasaki | 1:44.159 | 8.704 | 153.80 | 15 | 16 |
| 32 | 89 | John ORCHARD | Kawasaki | 1:44.434 | 8.979 | 153.40 | 19 | 19 |
| 33 | 87 | Stephen TOZER | Kawasaki | 1:45.446 | 9.991 | 151.93 | 18 | 18 |
| 34 | 57 | Alistair MAXWELL | Kawasaki | 1:45.847 | 10.392 | 151.35 | 3 | 8 |
| 35 | 90 | Garry AMOS | Suzuki | 1:45.956 | 10.501 | 151.19 | 8 | 22 |
| 36 | 59 | Michael BRENTON | Yamaha | 1:46.180 | 10.725 | 150.88 | 5 | 6 |
| 37 | 79 | Scott WEBSTER | Honda | 1:47.213 | 11.758 | 149.42 | 9 | 13 |
| 38 | 93 | Stuart HABLETHWAITE | Kawasaki | 1:50.929 | 15.474 | 144.42 | 7 | 8 |
1996-10-25 to 1996-10-27
World Superbike Australian Round
Phillip Island (Permanent circuit, 4.4500 km)
Attendance: 35,000
Event permit: IMN 102/13
Timekeepers: Computime
Entries: ? / Practised: 38 / Qualified: 33
Sessions
Free Practice 2
Scheduled duration: 60 mins
Started: 38 / Classified: 38
Scheduled start time: 11:30
Weather: Cloudy / Track: Dry
Results
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Sources:
Official results/ 1996-10-27 live TV coverage/ Cycle News 1996-11-06 pg6-9/ Usenet posts in aus.motorcycles/ Photos by Cal Harris (Facebook)/ Photos from David Emmerson (Facebook)