1996 FIM Superbike World Championship

Between April 14 and October 27 1996, 147 riders competed in 24 races on 12 circuits.

Race summary

Key: E = total entries / P = total riders who practised / Q = total qualifiers / S = total starters / C = total classified finishers.

DateCircuitWinnerEPQSCConditionsDistanceAvg. KMH
1996-04-14 MisanoFlag of USA John KOCINSKI / Ducati33313025Overcast / Dry101.50 km152.93 km/h
1996-04-14 MisanoFlag of USA John KOCINSKI / Ducati33312918Sunny / Dry101.50 km153.16 km/h
1996-04-28 Donington ParkFlag of Australia Troy CORSER / Ducati4035353222Overcast / Dry104.60 km152.46 km/h
1996-04-28 Donington ParkFlag of Australia Troy CORSER / Ducati4035353123Cloudy / Dry104.60 km152.19 km/h
1996-05-12 HockenheimFlag of New Zealand Aaron SLIGHT / Honda4236342923Overcast / Dry95.09 km200.73 km/h
1996-05-12 HockenheimFlag of Great Britain Carl FOGARTY / Honda4236342919Cloudy / Dry95.09 km198.59 km/h
1996-06-16 MonzaFlag of Great Britain Carl FOGARTY / Honda4232323122Sunny / Dry103.86 km191.67 km/h
1996-06-16 MonzaFlag of Italy Pierfrancesco CHILI / Ducati4232322920Cloudy / Dry103.86 km190.96 km/h
1996-06-30 BrnoFlag of Australia Troy CORSER / Ducati4233323123Cloudy / Dry102.66 km154.48 km/h
1996-06-30 BrnoFlag of Australia Troy CORSER / Ducati4233322924Cloudy / Dry102.66 km154.07 km/h
1996-07-21 Laguna SecaFlag of USA John KOCINSKI / Ducati3925252516Sunny / Dry101.08 km147.73 km/h
1996-07-21 Laguna SecaFlag of Australia Anthony GOBERT / Kawasaki3925252218Sunny / Dry101.08 km147.97 km/h
1996-08-04 Brands HatchFlag of Italy Pierfrancesco CHILI / Ducati3830303020Cloudy / Dry104.63 km169.21 km/h
1996-08-04 Brands HatchFlag of Australia Troy CORSER / Ducati3830303017Cloudy / Dry104.63 km169.57 km/h
1996-08-18 SentulFlag of USA John KOCINSKI / Ducati30242318Sunny / Dry99.13 km159.41 km/h
1996-08-18 SentulFlag of USA John KOCINSKI / Ducati30242316Cloudy / Dry99.13 km160.01 km/h
1996-08-25 SugoFlag of Japan Yuichi TAKEDA / Honda3535353224Cloudy / Dry93.44 km145.61 km/h
1996-08-25 SugoFlag of Japan Takuma AOKI / Honda3535353024Sunny / Dry93.44 km146.33 km/h
1996-09-08 AssenFlag of Great Britain Carl FOGARTY / Honda3827262623Cloudy / Dry96.78 km173.25 km/h
1996-09-08 AssenFlag of Great Britain Carl FOGARTY / Honda3827262517Cloudy / Dry96.78 km173.16 km/h
1996-10-06 AlbaceteFlag of Australia Troy CORSER / Ducati3727272519Cloudy / Dry99.10 km136.63 km/h
1996-10-06 AlbaceteFlag of Australia Troy CORSER / Ducati3727272520Cloudy / Dry92.02 km136.94 km/h
1996-10-27 Phillip IslandFlag of Australia Anthony GOBERT / Kawasaki38333123Cloudy / Dry97.90 km166.25 km/h
1996-10-27 Phillip IslandFlag of Australia Anthony GOBERT / Kawasaki38333022Cloudy / Dry97.90 km165.92 km/h

Rider statistics

Key: R = total races started / W = total wins / P = total podiums / PP = total pole positions / RT = total retirements / BF = best finish pos. / AF = average finish pos. / AP = average points scored per race / Fin. % = percentage of races finished / TL = total laps completed / BG = best grid position / AG = average grid position.

RiderPointsRWPPPRTBFAFAPFin. %TLBGAG
Flag of Japan Aoki, Takuma30.002111615.00100.00 %501111
Flag of Australia Archibald, Benn11919100.00 %222424
Flag of Great Britain Ashton, Dean43161625.00 %612929
Flag of Italy Assirelli, Redamo21212150.00 %282525
Flag of USA Barnes, Michael11RT0.00 %42121
Flag of Italy Bontempi, Piergiorgio63.002339132.7486.96 %487614
Flag of Greece Boustas, Ioannis5.0018714180.2861.11 %3012226
Flag of New Zealand Briggs, Steven11RT0.00 %12222
Flag of Great Britain Buckingham, Alex42202250.00 %602529
Flag of Australia Buckmaster, Damon3.002113131.5050.00 %281818
Flag of Czech Republic Bursa, Michal22122100.00 %372626
Flag of Italy Casoli, Paolo70.0022106103.1854.55 %358915
Flag of France Chambon, Stéphane4.008114160.5087.50 %1481920
Flag of USA Chandler, Doug10.0021665.0050.00 %3977
Flag of Italy Chili, Pierfrancesco223.00232627159.7069.57 %41615
Flag of Italy Cirafici, Bruno42182050.00 %362224
Flag of Australia Connell, Craig3.00213161.50100.00 %442121
Flag of Australia Corser, Troy369.0024713541315.3883.33 %51912
Flag of New Zealand Crafar, Simon180.002415277.5079.17 %47727
Flag of Australia Craggill, Martin5.004311111.2525.00 %691313
Flag of Austria Csismazia, Kurt11RT0.00 %12828
Flag of Netherlands de Vries, Jeffry7.00212133.50100.00 %321616
Flag of France Delétang, Jean-Marc22RT0.00 %232626
Flag of Italy di Maso, Ferdinando1.006215190.1766.67 %852526
Flag of Canada Duhamel, Miguel22RT0.00 %151010
Flag of USA Edwards, Colin248.00207212512.4095.00 %43114
Flag of Australia Emmerson, David42161750.00 %742122
Flag of Great Britain Emmett, Sean7.006212151.1766.67 %1091921
Flag of Austria Esterer, Gerhard22021100.00 %372424
Flag of France Ferracci, Florian21161650.00 %222626
Flag of Great Britain Fogarty, Carl331.00244911413.7995.83 %53026
Flag of Japan Fujiwara, Katsuaki21616100.00 %502323
Flag of Japan Fujiwara, Norihiko20.0025610.00100.00 %5044
Flag of Spain Gavira González, Eustáquio21181850.00 %182424
Flag of Spain Gavira González, Idalio11RT0.00 %202222
Flag of Italy Giangiacomo, Antonio53192140.00 %482931
Flag of Australia Giles, Shawn5.007313160.7157.14 %1101620
Flag of Australia Gobert, Anthony167.00153641511.1373.33 %26724
Flag of Australia Goddard, Peter19.002579.50100.00 %441010
Flag of Italy Gramigni, Alessandro22RT0.00 %261717
Flag of Germany Gruschka, Anton63161950.00 %602728
Flag of Japan Haga, Noriyuki20.00112220.00100.00 %2599
Flag of USA Hale, Mike114.002224115.1890.91 %483915
Flag of Switzerland Hänggeli, Bernard62212266.67 %1032327
Flag of Japan Hasegawa, Katsunori21212150.00 %282525
Flag of Great Britain Hodgson, Neil122.002014396.1080.00 %40337
Flag of Switzerland Hofmann, Andreas21202050.00 %192323
Flag of Italy Innamorati, Mario21616100.00 %542121
Flag of Japan Izutsu, Hitoyasu11919100.00 %251919
Flag of Great Britain Jefferies, David21717100.00 %522525
Flag of Slovenia Jerman, Igor3.0024414190.1383.33 %4831723
Flag of Switzerland Kellenberger, Roger11.004110132.7575.00 %451316
Flag of Japan Kitagawa, Keiichi10.00210115.00100.00 %5066
Flag of USA Kocinski, John337.0024512331414.0487.50 %48413
Flag of Indonesia Kusuma, Simon Yudha21181850.00 %252424
Flag of Spain Lavilla Vidal, Gregorio9.00211124.50100.00 %541616
Flag of Sweden Lindholm, Christer58.001237104.8375.00 %226812
Flag of Great Britain Mackenzie, Niall8.004111132.0075.00 %771414
Flag of Switzerland Maillard, Eric21222250.00 %192525
Flag of Germany Mark, Udo4.00212152.00100.00 %281515
Flag of Australia Martin, Steve3.004214150.7550.00 %661616
Flag of Australia Maxwell, Alistair22020100.00 %423232
Flag of Australia McCarthy, Kirk81.002448123.3883.33 %4561014
Flag of Austria Meklau, Andreas31.0010110133.1090.00 %1831416
Flag of Australia Middleton, Simon21212150.00 %322929
Flag of USA Miller, Mark21617100.00 %542525
Flag of Great Britain Moodie, Jim3.004313130.7525.00 %482020
Flag of Great Britain Morrison, Brian11.004111122.7575.00 %811516
Flag of Czech Republic Mrkývka, Jiří21242450.00 %303030
Flag of Great Britain Muir, Shaun22RT0.00 %193131
Flag of Japan Nukumi, Yukio3.002113131.5050.00 %391515
Flag of Australia Orchard, John22222100.00 %403333
Flag of Belgium Paquay, Michael10.00191012150.5347.37 %2941819
Flag of USA Pegram, Larry6.00212133.00100.00 %561919
Flag of Australia Phelan, John22RT0.00 %192727
Flag of Australia Phillis, Rob9.0010213150.9080.00 %1652021
Flag of Italy Pittaluga, Lino22021100.00 %343131
Flag of Germany Platacis, Heinz21222250.00 %262525
Flag of Germany Pollheide, Uwe21232350.00 %162626
Flag of USA Randolph, James11RT0.00 %102323
Flag of Denmark Rasmussen, Anders113161972.73 %1872429
Flag of Great Britain Reynolds, John99.001935105.2184.21 %400710
Flag of Spain Riba Cabana, Pere21181850.00 %312020
Flag of Great Britain Rutter, Michael43181825.00 %521622
Flag of Japan Ryo, Akira17.002688.50100.00 %501414
Flag of Spain Sainz Agüero, Óscar22RT0.00 %352424
Flag of Great Britain Sampson, Brett21717100.00 %482727
Flag of Italy Scatola, Bruno21202050.00 %273030
Flag of Germany Schick, Bernhard21191950.00 %282222
Flag of Austria Schmid, Hermann22RT0.00 %143131
Flag of Germany Schmid, Jochen23.001249131.9266.67 %2271315
Flag of Japan Senmyo, Hideo22323100.00 %493131
Flag of Japan Serizawa, Tamaki2.00215151.00100.00 %502222
Flag of Great Britain Simpson, Ian2.004314140.5025.00 %652323
Flag of New Zealand Slight, Aaron347.002411311414.4695.83 %53036
Flag of USA Smith, Mike2.00215151.00100.00 %561616
Flag of Japan Sohwa, Takahiro21191950.00 %322727
Flag of Australia Stafford, Craig22122100.00 %413030
Flag of Great Britain Stringer, Ray43181825.00 %422021
Flag of Japan Suzuki, Makoto21718100.00 %502020
Flag of Japan Takeda, Yuichi25.0021111112.5050.00 %4433
Flag of Japan Takeishi, Shin'ya15.002797.50100.00 %501616
Flag of Australia Thomas, Dean5.004114141.2575.00 %701919
Flag of Japan Tsukamoto, Shoichi21212150.00 %442121
Flag of Spain Vázquez Martínez-Anido, David21819100.00 %532323
Flag of Great Britain Ward, Graham43202025.00 %412224
Flag of Great Britain Whitham, James37.0083694.6362.50 %142710
Flag of Australia Wilshaw, Graeme21191950.00 %262828
Flag of Japan Yanagawa, Akira11RT0.00 %2377
Flag of Japan Yoshikawa, Wataru163.00201388.15100.00 %47629

Manufacturer statistics

Key: C = total competitors representing this manufacturer / R = total races started / W = total wins / P = total podiums / PP = total pole positions / RT = total retirements / BF = best finish pos. / AF = average finish pos. / AP = average points scored per race / Fin. % = percentage of races finished / TL = total laps completed / BG = best grid position / AG = average grid position.

ManufacturerPointsCRWPPPRTBFAFAPFin. %TLBGAG
Ducati521.0036241432108711021.7168.13 %4949114
Honda430.001524724141817.9282.72 %1624212
Kawasaki300.003124374711412.5070.99 %2985217
Suzuki156.001224145126.5079.10 %1279615
Yamaha308.001724921721112.8381.52 %1776115