| # | Rider | Age | Bike | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Steve HISLOP | 34 |  Kawasaki ZX-7RR | Revé Red Bull Kawasaki |
| 2 | Matt LLEWELLYN | 28 |  Ducati 916 | Old Spice Ducati Racing |
| 3 | James WHITHAM | 30 | Yamaha YZF750 | Team Cadbury's Boost Yamaha |
| 4 | Michael RUTTER | 24 | Ducati 916 | Team McCulloch |
| 7 | Terry RYMER | 29 | Ducati 916 | Old Spice Ducati Racing |
| 9 | David JEFFERIES | 24 | Honda RC45 | Medd Racing |
| 10 | Dean ASHTON | 29 | Ducati 916 | Baxi Heating |
| 11 | Andy HATTON | 27 | Ducati 916 | |
| 12 | Alex BUCKINGHAM | 29 | Yamaha YZF750 | Inch's Cider/Duncan Robson |
| 15 | Richard DEFAGO | 34 | Kawasaki ZXR750 | |
| 16 | Douglas LOW | ? | Yamaha | |
| 17 | Ray STRINGER | 33 | Kawasaki ZXR750 | Team Sabre Airways Racing |
| 18 | Dave HEAL | 30 |  Honda RC45 | V & M Racing |
| 21 | Jim MOODIE | 30 | Suzuki GSX-R750 | Team G-Shock Crescent Suzuki |
| 22 | Ian SIMPSON | 26 | Ducati 916 | Team Duckhams Ducati |
| 24 | Paul JONES | 25 | Yamaha YZF750 | Transatlantic Vacations Ltd. |
| 27 | Steve MARKS | 33 | Kawasaki ZXR750 | |
| 28 | Jon WARD | 37 | Ducati 916 | |
| 30 | Niall MACKENZIE | 35 | Yamaha YZF750 | Team Cadbury's Boost Yamaha |
| 31 | David HIGGINS | 26 | Yamaha OW01 | |
| 34 | John BENNETT | 31 | Kawasaki ZXR750 | |
| 35 | Nigel NOTTINGHAM | 39 | Yamaha YZF750 | Mistral Heating Boilers |
| 38 | Colin HIPWELL | 35 | Kawasaki ZXR750 | |
| 39 | James BUNTON | ? | Yamaha OW01 | |
| 44 | Sean EMMETT | 26 | Ducati 916 | Fast Bikes |
| 51 | Roger BENNETT | 34 | Kawasaki ZXR750 | Rock Oil London |
| 57 | Andy WARD | 30 | Ducati 916 | Five Seven Racing |
| 69 | Phil GILES | 21 | Kawasaki ZXR750 | Colchester Motorcycles |
| 77 | Brett SAMPSON | 27 | Kawasaki ZX-7RR | GT Motorcycles Plymouth/Armada Floors |
| 88 | Scott SMART | 21 | Kawasaki ZXR750 | Team Sabre Airways Racing |
| 252 | Peter GRAVES | 30 | Ducati 916 | Longwave Radio Atlantic 252 |
1996-10-12 to 1996-10-13
MCN British Superbike Championship
Donington Park (Permanent circuit, 4.0230 km)
Attendance: 15,000
Entries: 31 / Practised: 31 / Qualified: 29
Sessions
Entry list
Struck out text denotes riders on entry list who did not participate.
Sources:
Official results/ Official entry list/ Official timetable/ 1996-xx-xx BBC TV highlights/ Official season review VHS/ Motor Cycle News 1996-10-16 pg17-23/ MCN Race '96 yearbook/ Results and standings from bikenet.co.uk/mcrcb