1996 Superbike World Championship

1996 Superbike World Championship
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The 1996 Superbike World Championship was the ninth FIM Superbike World Championship season. The season started on 14 April at Misano and finished on 27 October at Phillip Island after 12 rounds.

Troy Corser won the riders' championship with 7 victories and Ducati won the manufacturers' championship.

Race calendar and results

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Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning rider Winning team Report
1 R1   Misano 14 April   John Kocinski   John Kocinski   John Kocinski Ducati Corse Report
R2   Troy Corser   John Kocinski Ducati Corse
2 R1   Donington 28 April   Troy Corser   Troy Corser   Troy Corser Promotor Power Horse Report
R2   Aaron Slight   Troy Corser Promotor Power Horse
3 R1   Hockenheim 12 May   Pierfrancesco Chili   Troy Corser   Aaron Slight Castrol Honda Report
R2   Aaron Slight   Carl Fogarty Castrol Honda
4 R1   Monza 16 June   Pierfrancesco Chili   Pierfrancesco Chili   Carl Fogarty Castrol Honda Report
R2   Troy Corser   Pierfrancesco Chili Team Gattolone
5 R1   Brno 30 June   Troy Corser   Troy Corser   Troy Corser Promotor Power Horse Report
R2   Troy Corser   Troy Corser Promotor Power Horse
6 R1   Laguna Seca 21 July   John Kocinski   Anthony Gobert   John Kocinski Ducati Corse Report
R2   Wataru Yoshikawa   Anthony Gobert Team Kawasaki Muzzy
7 R1   Brands Hatch 4 August   Troy Corser   John Kocinski   Pierfrancesco Chili Team Gattolone Report
R2   Troy Corser   Troy Corser Promotor Power Horse
8 R1   Sentul 18 August   Colin Edwards   Carl Fogarty   John Kocinski Ducati Corse Report
R2   John Kocinski   John Kocinski Ducati Corse
9 R1   Sugo 25 August   Troy Corser   Noriyuki Haga   Yuichi Takeda HRC Honda Racing Report
R2   Takuma Aoki   Takuma Aoki HRC Honda Racing
10 R1   Assen 8 September   John Kocinski   Carl Fogarty   Carl Fogarty Castrol Honda Report
R2   John Kocinski   Carl Fogarty Castrol Honda
11 R1   Albacete 6 October   Troy Corser   Troy Corser   Troy Corser Promotor Power Horse Report
R2   Troy Corser   Troy Corser Promotor Power Horse
12 R1   Phillip Island 27 October   Colin Edwards   Aaron Slight   Anthony Gobert Team Kawasaki Muzzy Report
R2   Aaron Slight   Anthony Gobert Team Kawasaki Muzzy

Championship standings

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Riders' standings

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1996 final riders' standings[1]
Pos. Rider Bike SMR
 
GBR
 
GER
 
ITA
 
CZE
 
USA
 
EUR
 
INA
 
JPN
 
NED
 
ESP
 
AUS
 
Pts
R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2
1   Corser Ducati 2 2 1 1 Ret Ret 5 4 1 1 2 2 Ret 1 6 5 4 9 4 2 1 1 3 NC 369
2   Slight Honda 6 5 5 2 1 2 2 2 3 2 5 3 6 5 3 2 6 3 3 5 9 6 Ret 2 347
3   Kocinski Ducati 1 1 7 6 2 3 Ret Ret 4 6 1 12 3 Ret 1 1 5 2 5 3 3 2 7 5 337
4   Fogarty Honda 7 6 8 7 5 1 1 3 2 3 8 4 5 Ret 2 3 8 4 1 1 5 7 4 6 331
5   Edwards Yamaha 11 7 6 4 3 5 3 5 6 7 4 Ret 4 3 5 4 DNS DNS 2 3 2 3 248
6   Chili Ducati 3 3 4 5 Ret Ret 4 1 8 10 Ret 7 1 2 4 Ret Ret DNS 2 4 Ret Ret 8 9 223
7   Crafar Kawasaki 4 4 2 Ret 4 4 9 Ret 10 9 7 5 9 Ret 12 11 Ret 11 8 8 4 4 Ret 11 180
8   Gobert Kawasaki 5 DSQ 3 3 6 Ret Ret 10 Ret 19 Ret 1 2 4 DNS DNS 1 1 167
9   Yoshikawa Yamaha 9 11 9 12 DNS DNS 9 11 9 8 10 6 7 7 3 8 10 7 6 5 6 7 163
10   Hodgson Ducati 12 Ret DNS DNS DNS DNS 6 9 11 4 3 9 8 Ret Ret 8 13 14 7 6 8 8 Ret 12 122
11   Hale Ducati 13 8 14 16 Ret 8 7 5 6 10 12 11 10 9 20 22 11 12 10 Ret 9 4 114
12   Reynolds Suzuki 17 Ret DNS DNS DNS DNS 15 7 5 8 Ret DNS 7 8 9 6 14 12 13 Ret 7 9 11 10 99
13   McCarthy Suzuki Ret 12 13 14 10 9 8 8 14 Ret 10 13 Ret 10 13 10 17 18 14 9 Ret 15 10 15 81
14   Casoli Ducati Ret 13 11 9 7 6 Ret Ret Ret 14 11 11 Ret 7 8 Ret Ret Ret Ret 11 14 Ret 70
15   Bontempi Kawasaki 10 10 10 11 12 13 Ret DNS 18 16 13 16 13 9 11 12 22 20 15 Ret 13 13 12 Ret 63
16   Lindholm Ducati 8 9 Ret 8 8 7 10 14 Ret 13 9 Ret 58
17   Whitham Yamaha Ret 10 7 6 Ret Ret 6 14 37
18   Meklau Ducati Ret DNS 13 11 12 11 12 12 16 10 DNS 17 31
19   Aoki Honda 11 1 30
20   Takeda Honda 1 Ret 25
21   Schmid Kawasaki 16 14 12 Ret 9 Ret 16 Ret 13 Ret 15 10 23
22   Haga Yamaha 2 DSQ 20
23   Fujiwara Yamaha 7 5 20
24   Goddard Suzuki 5 8 19
25   Ryō Kawasaki 9 6 17
26   Takeishi Kawasaki 10 7 15
27   Kellenberger Honda 11 10 Ret 17 11
28   Morrison Ducati 14 Ret 11 12 11
29   Chandler Kawasaki Ret 6 10
30   Kitagawa Suzuki 12 10 10
31   Paquay Ducati 15 15 Ret Ret 15 Ret Ret 13 17 17 Ret 12 Ret Ret Ret DNS 17 Ret 17 Ret 10
32   Lavilla Yamaha 11 12 9
33   Phillis Kawasaki Ret 14 Ret 15 15 15 15 13 17 16 9
34   Mackenzie Yamaha 16 13 11 Ret 8
35   de Vries Yamaha 12 13 7
36   Emmett Ducati 18 15 12 14 Ret Ret 7
37   Pegram Ducati 12 14 6
38   Craggill Kawasaki Ret Ret Ret 11 5
39   Giles Ducati 13 Ret Ret DNS 18 14 Ret 17 5
40   Thomas Honda 14 Ret 15 14 5
41   Boustas Ducati 23 Ret 19 21 22 17 22 17 16 Ret 14 Ret 15 Ret Ret 14 Ret Ret 5
42   Mark Yamaha 17 12 4
43   Chambon Ducati 18 16 15 15 14 19 17 Ret 4
44   Connell Ducati 18 13 3
45   Buckmaster Suzuki 13 Ret 3
46   Nukumi Ducati Ret 13 3
47   Moodie Ducati Ret Ret Ret 13 3
48   Martin Suzuki Ret 15 14 Ret 3
49   Jerman Kawasaki 25 Ret 22 19 19 Ret 14 16 19 18 Ret 17 19 15 16 Ret 24 24 19 16 19 19 16 18 3
50   Simpson Ducati Ret Ret 14 Ret 2
51   Serizawa Suzuki 15 15 2
52   Smith Kawasaki 15 15 2
53   Di Maso Ducati 20 17 23 15 Ret Ret 1
Pos. Rider Bike SMR
 
GBR
 
GER
 
ITA
 
CZE
 
USA
 
EUR
 
INA
 
JPN
 
NED
 
ESP
 
AUS
 
Pts
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole position
Italics – Fastest lap

Manufacturers' standings

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1996 final manufacturers' standings[2]
Pos. Manufacturer SMR
 
GBR
 
GER
 
ITA
 
CZE
 
USA
 
EUR
 
INA
 
JPN
 
NED
 
ESP
 
AUS
 
Pts
R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2
1   Ducati 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 4 2 2 2 1 1 3 4 521
2   Honda 6 5 5 2 1 1 1 2 2 2 5 3 5 5 2 2 1 1 1 1 5 6 4 2 430
3   Kawasaki 4 4 2 3 4 4 9 10 10 9 7 1 2 4 11 11 9 6 8 8 4 4 1 1 308
4   Yamaha 9 7 6 4 3 5 3 5 6 7 8 4 3 5 5 4 2 5 6 7 2 3 2 3 300
5   Suzuki 17 12 13 14 10 9 8 8 5 8 10 13 7 8 9 6 12 10 13 9 7 9 5 8 156
Pos. Manufacturer SMR
 
GBR
 
GER
 
ITA
 
CZE
 
USA
 
EUR
 
INA
 
JPN
 
NED
 
ESP
 
AUS
 
Pts
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  • "1996 FIM Superbike World Championship". superbike-archives.net.

References

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  1. ^ "1996 World Superbike - Riders Championship - Points Standings". superbike-archives.net. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  2. ^ "1996 World Superbike - Manufacturers Championship - Points Standings". superbike-archives.net. Retrieved 2 February 2023.