| P. | # | Rider | Bike | Best Lap | Gap | KM/H | On | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 45 |  Colin EDWARDS |  Yamaha | 1:34.620 | 169.31 | 27 | 28 | |
| 2 | 2 |  Troy CORSER |  Ducati | 1:34.818 | 0.198 | 168.96 | 23 | 24 |
| 3 | 3 |  Aaron SLIGHT | Honda | 1:35.054 | 0.434 | 168.54 | 20 | 30 |
| 4 | 4 | Anthony GOBERT | Kawasaki | 1:35.065 | 0.445 | 168.52 | 10 | 21 |
| 5 | 6 | Simon CRAFAR | Kawasaki | 1:35.761 | 1.141 | 167.29 | 22 | 25 |
| 6 | 11 | John KOCINSKI | Ducati | 1:35.766 | 1.146 | 167.28 | 7 | 20 |
| 7 | 5 |  Wataru YOSHIKAWA | Yamaha | 1:35.846 | 1.226 | 167.14 | 26 | 27 |
| 8 | 7 |  Pierfrancesco CHILI | Ducati | 1:35.863 | 1.243 | 167.11 | 7 | 23 |
| 9 | 1 |  Carl FOGARTY | Honda | 1:35.981 | 1.361 | 166.91 | 19 | 27 |
| 10 | 51 | Peter GODDARD | Suzuki | 1:36.142 | 1.522 | 166.63 | 12 | 26 |
| 11 | 9 | Neil HODGSON | Ducati | 1:36.250 | 1.630 | 166.44 | 22 | 23 |
| 12 | 8 | Piergiorgio BONTEMPI | Kawasaki | 1:36.319 | 1.699 | 166.32 | 22 | 25 |
| 13 | 67 | Mike HALE | Ducati | 1:36.418 | 1.798 | 166.15 | 22 | 26 |
| 14 | 36 | Kirk McCARTHY | Suzuki | 1:36.531 | 1.911 | 165.96 | 12 | 23 |
| 15 | 10 | John REYNOLDS | Suzuki | 1:36.755 | 2.135 | 165.57 | 15 | 26 |
| 16 | 38 | Shawn GILES | Honda | 1:37.291 | 2.671 | 164.66 | 19 | 22 |
| 17 | 99 | Steve MARTIN | Suzuki | 1:37.297 | 2.677 | 164.65 | 23 | 24 |
| 18 | 64 | Damon BUCKMASTER | Suzuki | 1:37.398 | 2.778 | 164.48 | 5 | 25 |
| 19 | 61 | Rip CROCKER | Honda | 1:37.792 | 3.172 | 163.82 | 17 | 26 |
| 20 | 62 | Dean THOMAS | Honda | 1:37.905 | 3.285 | 163.63 | 16 | 16 |
| 21 | 69 | Craig CONNELL | Ducati | 1:38.306 | 3.686 | 162.96 | 7 | 18 |
| 22 | 12 | Rob PHILLIS | Kawasaki | 1:38.399 | 3.779 | 162.81 | 21 | 24 |
| 23 | 63 | David EMMERSON | Kawasaki | 1:38.536 | 3.916 | 162.58 | 19 | 24 |
| 24 | 66 | Benn ARCHIBALD | Ducati | 1:38.887 | 4.267 | 162.00 | 20 | 23 |
| 25 | 39 | Sean EMMETT | Ducati | 1:38.943 | 4.323 | 161.91 | 6 | 18 |
| 26 | 18 |  Igor JERMAN | Kawasaki | 1:39.702 | 5.082 | 160.68 | 21 | 28 |
| 27 | 74 | John PHELAN | Kawasaki | 1:40.027 | 5.407 | 160.16 | 6 | 14 |
| 28 | 53 | Graeme WILSHAW | Suzuki | 1:41.657 | 7.037 | 157.59 | 22 | 22 |
| 29 | 80 | Simon MIDDLETON | Kawasaki | 1:42.088 | 7.468 | 156.92 | 13 | 23 |
| 30 | 84 | Craig STAFFORD | Yamaha | 1:42.786 | 8.166 | 155.86 | 10 | 16 |
| 31 | 59 | Michael BRENTON | Yamaha | 1:43.525 | 8.905 | 154.75 | 7 | 16 |
| 32 | 57 | Alistair MAXWELL | Kawasaki | 1:43.662 | 9.042 | 154.54 | 12 | 13 |
| 33 | 89 | John ORCHARD | Kawasaki | 1:43.777 | 9.157 | 154.37 | 9 | 15 |
| 34 | 87 | Stephen TOZER | Kawasaki | 1:44.407 | 9.787 | 153.44 | 6 | 15 |
| 35 | 90 | Garry AMOS | Suzuki | 1:44.925 | 10.305 | 152.68 | 18 | 26 |
| 36 | 77 | Dieter ACKERMANN | Kawasaki | 1:45.008 | 10.388 | 152.56 | 5 | 7 |
| 37 | 79 | Scott WEBSTER | Honda | 1:46.656 | 12.036 | 150.20 | 14 | 15 |
| 38 | 93 | Stuart HABLETHWAITE | Kawasaki | 1:47.502 | 12.882 | 149.02 | 17 | 19 |
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
Qualifying 2
Scheduled duration: 60 mins
Started: 38 / Classified: 38
Scheduled start time: 15:30
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)