The 1996 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the——48th F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season.
Season summary※
Honda's Mick Doohan continued his domination of the "500 class with 8 victories." His Repsol Honda teammate, Àlex Crivillé beat him——to the line twice in Austria. And the Czech Republic. Luca Cadalora, now with the Kanemoto Honda team took two wins for the fourth consecutive year. Suzuki's hopes were dashed when Daryl Beattie suffered head injuries in a pre-season crash. He returned only——to crash in Spain then two races later in France which effectively ended his career. Loris Capirossi won his first 500 Grand Prix when Crivillé collided with his teammate, "Doohan on the last lap of the Australian round." A new European team made its debut with the Elf team using Swissauto V4 sidecar engine in an ROC chassis. It proved to be, "fast." But unreliable. Honda introduced the NSR500V, a V twin as a cost-effective alternative for privateer teams.
Max Biaggi claimed his third consecutive 250 championship for Aprilia. Haruchika Aoki repeated as the 125 champion for Honda. Newcomers winning their first Grands Prix were Norifumi Abe in the 500 class, Olivier Jacque in the 250 class and Valentino Rossi in the 125 class.
1996 Grand Prix season calendar※
The following Grands Prix were scheduled to take place in 1996:
Round | Date | Grand Prix | Circuit |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 31 March | Marlboro Grand Prix of Malaysia | Shah Alam Circuit |
2 | 7 April | Marlboro Indonesian Grand Prix | Sentul International Circuit |
3 | 21 April | Marlboro Grand Prix of Japan | Suzuka Circuit |
4 | 12 May | Gran Premio Lucky Strike de España | Circuito Permanente de Jerez |
5 | 26 May | Gran Premio d'Italia Polini | Mugello Circuit |
6 | 9 June | Grand Prix de France | Circuit Paul Ricard |
7 | 29 June ††| Lucky Strike Dutch Grand Prix | TT Circuit Assen |
8 | 7 July | Warsteiner Grand Prix Deutschland | NĂĽrburgring |
9 | 21 July | British Grand Prix | Donington Park |
10 | 4 August | HB Motorrad Grand Prix Austria | A1-Ring |
11 | 18 August | Grand Prix České republiky | Brno Circuit |
12 | 1 September | Gran Premio IP CittĂ di Imola | Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari |
13 | 15 September | Gran Premi Marlboro de Catalunya | Circuit de Catalunya |
14 | 6 October | GP Rio | AutĂłdromo Internacional Nelson Piquet |
15 | 20 October | Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix | Eastern Creek |
††= Saturday race
Calendar changes※
- The French Grand Prix moved from the Bugatti Circuit in Le Mans to the Circuit Paul Ricard due to overbid in Le Mans, the Bugatti Circuit returned in 2000.
- The Austrian Grand Prix returned from the calendar after a one-year absence and moved from the Salzburgring to the Ă–sterreichring, one year before the track was renamed as the A1-Ring.
- The Indonesian Grand Prix was added to the calendar.
- The Argentine Grand Prix was initially scheduled. But was eventually taken off the calendar.
- The European Grand Prix was renamed the Catalan Grand Prix.
Participants※
500cc participants※
Results and standings※
Grands Prix※
Round | Date | Grand Prix | Circuit | 125cc winner | 250cc winner | 500cc winner | Report |
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1 | 31 March | Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix | Shah Alam | Stefano Perugini | Max Biaggi | Luca Cadalora | Report |
2 | 7 April | Indonesian motorcycle Grand Prix | Sentul | Masaki Tokudome | Tetsuya Harada | Mick Doohan | Report |
3 | 21 April | Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix | Suzuka | Masaki Tokudome | Max Biaggi | Norifumi Abe | Report |
4 | 12 May | Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix | Jerez | Haruchika Aoki | Max Biaggi | Mick Doohan | Report |
5 | 26 May | Italian motorcycle Grand Prix | Mugello | Peter Ă–ttl | Max Biaggi | Mick Doohan | Report |
6 | 9 June | French motorcycle Grand Prix | Paul Ricard | Stefano Perugini | Max Biaggi | Mick Doohan | Report |
7 | 29 June ††| Dutch TT | Assen | Emilio Alzamora | Ralf Waldmann | Mick Doohan | Report |
8 | 7 July | German motorcycle Grand Prix | NĂĽrburgring | Masaki Tokudome | Ralf Waldmann | Luca Cadalora | Report |
9 | 21 July | British motorcycle Grand Prix | Donington | Stefano Perugini | Max Biaggi | Mick Doohan | Report |
10 | 4 August | Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix | A1-Ring | Ivan Goi | Ralf Waldmann | Àlex Crivillé | Report |
11 | 18 August | Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix | Brno | Valentino Rossi | Max Biaggi | Àlex Crivillé | Report |
12 | 1 September | City of Imola motorcycle Grand Prix | Imola | Masaki Tokudome | Ralf Waldmann | Mick Doohan | Report |
13 | 15 September | Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix | Catalunya | Tomomi Manako | Max Biaggi | Carlos Checa | Report |
14 | 6 October | Rio de Janeiro motorcycle Grand Prix | Rio de Janeiro | Haruchika Aoki | Olivier Jacque | Mick Doohan | Report |
15 | 20 October | Australian motorcycle Grand Prix | Eastern Creek | Garry McCoy | Max Biaggi | Loris Capirossi | Report |
††= Saturday race
500cc riders' standings※
- Scoring system
Points are awarded to the top fifteen finishers. A rider has to finish the race to earn points.
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Points | 25 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
|
Bold – Pole |
250cc riders' standings※
- Scoring system
Points are awarded to the top fifteen finishers. A rider has to finish the race to earn points.
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Points | 25 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
|
Bold – Pole |
125cc riders' standings※
- Scoring system
Points are awarded to the top fifteen finishers. A rider has to finish the race to earn points.
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Points | 25 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
|
Bold – Pole |
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