| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 15 of 15 races in the 1996 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season |
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| Date | 20 October, 1996 | ||
| Location | Eastern Creek | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility 3.930 km (2.442 mi) |
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| MotoGP | |||
| Pole position | |||
| Rider | Àlex Crivillé | ||
| Time | 1:30.478 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Rider | Àlex Crivillé | ||
| Time | 1:30.359 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Loris Capirossi | ||
| Second | Tadayuki Okada | ||
| Third | Carlos Checa | ||
| 250 cc | |||
| Pole position | |||
| Rider | Max Biaggi | ||
| Time | 1:31.718 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Rider | Max Biaggi | ||
| Time | 1:32.084 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Max Biaggi | ||
| Second | Ralf Waldmann | ||
| Third | Olivier Jacque | ||
| 125 cc | |||
| Pole position | |||
| Rider | Haruchika Aoki | ||
| Time | 1:36.080 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Rider | Haruchika Aoki | ||
| Time | 1:36.272 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Garry McCoy | ||
| Second | Haruchika Aoki | ||
| Third | Masaki Tokudome | ||
The 1996 Australian motorcycle Grand Prix was the last round of the 1996 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 20 October 1996 at Eastern Creek Raceway.
| Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Time/Retired | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Loris Capirossi | Yamaha | 45:47.858 | 25 |
| 2 | Tadayuki Okada | Honda | +10.980 | 20 |
| 3 | Carlos Checa | Honda | +11.397 | 16 |
| 4 | Alex Barros | Honda | +11.438 | 13 |
| 5 | Jean-Michel Bayle | Yamaha | +12.424 | 11 |
| 6 | Alex Criville | Honda | +20.394 | 10 |
| 7 | Luca Cadalora | Honda | +22.064 | 9 |
| 8 | Mick Doohan | Honda | +22.134 | 8 |
| 9 | Shinichi Itoh | Honda | +29.821 | 7 |
| 10 | Peter Goddard | Suzuki | +32.744 | 6 |
| 11 | Kenny Roberts Jr | Yamaha | +33.519 | 5 |
| 12 | Lucio Pedercini | ROC Yamaha | +1 Lap | 4 |
| 13 | Frederic Protat | ROC Yamaha | +1 Lap | 3 |
| 14 | Andrew Stroud | ROC Yamaha | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 15 | Toshiyuki Arakaki | Paton | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 16 | Stephane Mertens | Harris Yamaha | +1 Lap | |
| Ret | Juan Borja | Elf 500 | Retirement | |
| Ret | Paul Young | Harris Yamaha | Retirement | |
| Ret | Norifumi Abe | Yamaha | Retirement | |
| Ret | Martin Craggill | Elf 500 | Retirement | |
| Ret | Eugene McManus | Yamaha | Retirement | |
| Ret | Jeremy McWilliams | ROC Yamaha | Retirement | |
| Ret | Laurent Naveau | ROC Yamaha | Retirement | |
| Ret | Scott Russell | Suzuki | Retirement |
| Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Time/Retired | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Biaggi | Aprilia | 43:21.574 | 25 |
| 2 | Ralf Waldmann | Honda | +1.730 | 20 |
| 3 | Olivier Jacque | Honda | +18.762 | 16 |
| 4 | Tohru Ukawa | Honda | +25.226 | 13 |
| 5 | Jürgen Fuchs | Honda | +25.725 | 11 |
| 6 | Jean-Philippe Ruggia | Honda | +26.034 | 10 |
| 7 | Nobuatsu Aoki | Honda | +29.606 | 9 |
| 8 | Luis d'Antin | Honda | +46.399 | 8 |
| 9 | Roberto Locatelli | Aprilia | +46.610 | 7 |
| 10 | Takeshi Tsujimura | Honda | +59.280 | 6 |
| 11 | Jurgen vd Goorbergh | Honda | +59.748 | 5 |
| 12 | Regis Laconi | Honda | +59.828 | 4 |
| 13 | Sebastian Porto | Aprilia | +1:16.258 | 3 |
| 14 | Marcus Payten | Honda | +1:26.544 | 2 |
| 15 | Alessandro Antonello | Aprilia | +1:29.720 | 1 |
| Ret | Cristophe Cogan | Honda | Retirement | |
| Ret | Jamie Robinson | Aprilia | Retirement | |
| Ret | Craig Connell | Yamaha | Retirement | |
| Ret | Cristiano Migliorati | Honda | Retirement | |
| Ret | Olivier Petrucciani | Aprilia | Retirement | |
| Ret | José Barresi | Yamaha | Retirement | |
| Ret | Christian Boudinot | Aprilia | Retirement | |
| Ret | Yasumasa Hatakeyama | Honda | Retirement | |
| Ret | José Luis Cardoso | Aprilia | Retirement | |
| Ret | Sete Gibernau | Yamaha | Retirement | |
| Ret | Luca Boscoscuro | Aprilia | Retirement | |
| Ret | Davide Bulega | Aprilia | Retirement | |
| Ret | Gianluigi Scalvini | Honda | Retirement | |
| Ret | Eskil Suter | Aprilia | Retirement |
| Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Time/Retired | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Garry McCoy | Aprilia | 42:12.903 | 25 |
| 2 | Haruchika Aoki | Honda | +0.049 | 20 |
| 3 | Masaki Tokudome | Aprilia | +0.247 | 16 |
| 4 | Jorge Martinez | Aprilia | +0.533 | 13 |
| 5 | Ivan Goi | Honda | +9.741 | 11 |
| 6 | Lucio Cecchinello | Honda | +10.037 | 10 |
| 7 | Yoshiaki Katoh | Yamaha | +11.987 | 9 |
| 8 | Noboru Ueda | Honda | +18.127 | 8 |
| 9 | Tomomi Manako | Honda | +19.405 | 7 |
| 10 | Akira Saito | Honda | +22.643 | 6 |
| 11 | Dirk Raudies | Honda | +22.780 | 5 |
| 12 | Frederic Petit | Honda | +22.259 | 4 |
| 13 | Luigi Ancona | Aprilia | +38.669 | 3 |
| 14 | Valentino Rossi | Aprilia | +51.772 | 2 |
| 15 | Herri Torrontegui | Honda | +56.713 | 1 |
| 16 | Mirko Giansanti | Honda | +1:01.819 | |
| 17 | Gabriele Debbia | Yamaha | +1:06.325 | |
| 18 | Andrew Duke | Aprilia | +1 Lap | |
| 19 | Andrew Willy | Yamaha | +1 Lap | |
| 20 | Jason van Vliet | Honda | +2 Laps | |
| Ret | Manfred Geissler | Aprilia | Retirement | |
| Ret | Stefano Perugini | Aprilia | Retirement | |
| Ret | Emilio Alzamora | Honda | Retirement | |
| Ret | Jaroslav Hules | Honda | Retirement | |
| Ret | Kazuto Sakata | Aprilia | Retirement | |
| Ret | Loek Bodelier | Honda | Retirement |
| Previous race: 1996 Rio de Janeiro Grand Prix |
FIM Grand Prix World Championship 1996 season |
Next race: 1997 Malaysian Grand Prix |
| Previous race: 1995 Australian Grand Prix |
Australian motorcycle Grand Prix | Next race: 1997 Australian Grand Prix |