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 |