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

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

Riders' standings

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 Troy 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 Aaron 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 John 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 Carl 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 Colin 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 Pierfrancesco 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 Simon 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 Anthony Gobert Kawasaki 5 DSQ 3 3 6 Ret Ret 10 Ret 19 Ret 1 2 4 DNS DNS 1 1 167
9 Wataru 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 Neil 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 Mike 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 John 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 Kirk 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 Paolo 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 Piergiorgio 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 Christer Lindholm Ducati 8 9 Ret 8 8 7 10 14 Ret 13 9 Ret 58
17 James Whitham Yamaha Ret 10 7 6 Ret Ret 6 14 37
18 Andreas Meklau Ducati Ret DNS 13 11 12 11 12 12 16 10 DNS 17 31
19 Takuma Aoki Honda 11 1 30
20 Yuichi Takeda Honda 1 Ret 25
21 Jochen Schmid Kawasaki 16 14 12 Ret 9 Ret 16 Ret 13 Ret 15 10 23
22 Noriyuki Haga Yamaha 2 DSQ 20
23 Norihiko Fujiwara Yamaha 7 5 20
24 Peter Goddard Suzuki 5 8 19
25 Akira Ryō Kawasaki 9 6 17
26 Shinya Takeishi Kawasaki 10 7 15
27 Roger Kellenberger Honda 11 10 Ret 17 11
28 Brian Morrison Ducati 14 Ret 11 12 11
29 Doug Chandler Kawasaki Ret 6 10
30 Keiichi Kitagawa Suzuki 12 10 10
31 Michael Paquay Ducati 15 15 Ret Ret 15 Ret Ret 13 17 17 Ret 12 Ret Ret Ret DNS 17 Ret 17 Ret 10
32 Gregorio Lavilla Yamaha 11 12 9
33 Rob Phillis Kawasaki Ret 14 Ret 15 15 15 15 13 17 16 9
34 Niall Mackenzie Yamaha 16 13 11 Ret 8
35 Jeffrey de Vries Yamaha 12 13 7
36 Sean Emmett Ducati 18 15 12 14 Ret Ret 7
37 Larry Pegram Ducati 12 14 6
38 Martin Craggill Kawasaki Ret Ret Ret 11 5
39 Shawn Giles Ducati 13 Ret Ret DNS 18 14 Ret 17 5
40 Dean Thomas Honda 14 Ret 15 14 5
41 Ioannis Boustas Ducati 23 Ret 19 21 22 17 22 17 16 Ret 14 Ret 15 Ret Ret 14 Ret Ret 5
42 Udo Mark Yamaha 17 12 4
43 Stéphane Chambon Ducati 18 16 15 15 14 19 17 Ret 4
44 Craig Connell Ducati 18 13 3
45 Damon Buckmaster Suzuki 13 Ret 3
46 Yukio Nukumi Ducati Ret 13 3
47 Jim Moodie Ducati Ret Ret Ret 13 3
48 Steve Martin Suzuki Ret 15 14 Ret 3
49 Igor 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 Ian Simpson Ducati Ret Ret 14 Ret 2
51 Tamaki Serizawa Suzuki 15 15 2
52 Mike Smith Kawasaki 15 15 2
53 Ferdinando 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 classification
Blue Non-points classification
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired, not classified (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

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
  • "1996 FIM Superbike World Championship". superbike-archives.net.

References

  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.
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