| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 13 of 15 races in the 1996 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season |
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| Date | September 15, 1996 | ||
| Location | Circuit de Catalunya | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility 4.655 km (2.875 mi) |
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| 500 cc | |||
| Pole position | |||
| Rider | Mick Doohan | ||
| Time | 1:46.201 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Rider | Carlos Checa | ||
| Time | 1:47.183 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Carlos Checa | ||
| Second | Mick Doohan | ||
| Third | Àlex Crivillé | ||
| 250 cc | |||
| Pole position | |||
| Rider | Max Biaggi | ||
| Time | 1:47.757 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Rider | Max Biaggi | ||
| Time | 1:48.490 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Max Biaggi | ||
| Second | Olivier Jacque | ||
| Third | Ralf Waldmann | ||
| 125 cc | |||
| Pole position | |||
| Rider | Youichi Ui | ||
| Time | 1:54.536 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Rider | Tomomi Manako | ||
| Time | 1:54.307 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Tomomi Manako | ||
| Second | Garry McCoy | ||
| Third | Kazuto Sakata | ||
The 1996 Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix was the thirteenth round of the 1996 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on September 15, 1996 at the Circuit de Catalunya.
| Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Time/Retired | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlos Checa | Honda | 44:56.885 | 25 |
| 2 | Mick Doohan | Honda | +6.591 | 20 |
| 3 | Àlex Crivillé | Honda | +6.640 | 16 |
| 4 | Luca Cadalora | Honda | +7.048 | 13 |
| 5 | Tadayuki Okada | Honda | +7.129 | 11 |
| 6 | Shinichi Itoh | Honda | +21.867 | 10 |
| 7 | Alberto Puig | Honda | +25.939 | 9 |
| 8 | Alex Barros | Honda | +26.875 | 8 |
| 9 | Loris Capirossi | Yamaha | +27.105 | 7 |
| 10 | Norifumi Abe | Yamaha | +58.628 | 6 |
| 11 | Scott Russell | Suzuki | +1:02.111 | 5 |
| 12 | Jeremy McWilliams | ROC Yamaha | +1:25.019 | 4 |
| 13 | Frederic Protat | ROC Yamaha | +1:39.079 | 3 |
| 14 | Paul Young | Harris Yamaha | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 15 | Chris Walker | Elf 500 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| Ret | Lucio Pedercini | ROC Yamaha | Retirement | |
| Ret | Eugene McManus | Yamaha | Retirement | |
| Ret | Andrew Stroud | ROC Yamaha | Retirement | |
| Ret | Jean-Michel Bayle | Yamaha | Retirement | |
| Ret | Juan Borja | Elf 500 | Retirement | |
| Ret | Kenny Roberts Jr | Yamaha | Retirement | |
| Ret | Adrien Bosshard | ROC Yamaha | Retirement | |
| Ret | Sean Emmett | Harris Yamaha | Retirement | |
| Ret | Daryl Beattie | Suzuki | Retirement |
| Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Time/Retired | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Biaggi | Aprilia | 42:03.123 | 25 |
| 2 | Olivier Jacque | Honda | +10.188 | 20 |
| 3 | Ralf Waldmann | Honda | +13.476 | 16 |
| 4 | Tohru Ukawa | Honda | +14.291 | 13 |
| 5 | Jürgen Fuchs | Honda | +14.433 | 11 |
| 6 | Marcellino Lucchi | Aprilia | +18.269 | 10 |
| 7 | Nobuatsu Aoki | Honda | +25.600 | 9 |
| 8 | Cristiano Migliorati | Honda | +34.269 | 8 |
| 9 | Eskil Suter | Aprilia | +38.493 | 7 |
| 10 | Regis Laconi | Honda | +40.120 | 6 |
| 11 | Takeshi Tsujimura | Honda | +40.150 | 5 |
| 12 | Sebastian Porto | Aprilia | +46.555 | 4 |
| 13 | Luis d'Antin | Honda | +48.011 | 3 |
| 14 | Jurgen vd Goorbergh | Honda | +49.391 | 2 |
| 15 | Osamu Miyazaki | Aprilia | +53.953 | 1 |
| 16 | Gianluigi Scalvini | Honda | +54.143 | |
| 17 | Davide Bulega | Aprilia | +54.369 | |
| 18 | Luca Boscoscuro | Aprilia | +54.621 | |
| 19 | Alessandro Antonello | Aprilia | +1:08.015 | |
| 20 | Francisco Riquelme | Honda | +1 Lap | |
| 21 | Ismael Bonilla | Honda | +1 Lap | |
| 22 | Vicente Esparragoso | Honda | +1 Lap | |
| Ret | José Luis Cardoso | Aprilia | Retirement | |
| Ret | Jamie Robinson | Aprilia | Retirement | |
| Ret | Olivier Petrucciani | Aprilia | Retirement | |
| Ret | Cristophe Cogan | Honda | Retirement | |
| Ret | Miguel Tey | Honda | Retirement | |
| Ret | José Barresi | Yamaha | Retirement | |
| Ret | Franco Battaini | Honda | Retirement | |
| Ret | Jean-Philippe Ruggia | Honda | Retirement | |
| Ret | Christian Boudinot | Aprilia | Retirement | |
| Ret | Sete Gibernau | Yamaha | Retirement |
| Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Time/Retired | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tomomi Manako | Honda | 42:26.228 | 25 |
| 2 | Garry McCoy | Aprilia | +1.190 | 20 |
| 3 | Kazuto Sakata | Aprilia | +6.606 | 16 |
| 4 | Emilio Alzamora | Honda | +6.754 | 13 |
| 5 | Haruchika Aoki | Honda | +6.920 | 11 |
| 6 | Youichi Ui | Yamaha | +6.962 | 10 |
| 7 | Yoshiaki Katoh | Honda | +6.998 | 9 |
| 8 | Jorge Martinez | Honda | +7.244 | 8 |
| 9 | Ivan Goi | Honda | +8.828 | 7 |
| 10 | Dirk Raudies | Honda | +13.303 | 6 |
| 11 | Noboru Ueda | Honda | +17.744 | 5 |
| 12 | Herri Torrontegui | Honda | +19.034 | 4 |
| 13 | Jaroslav Hules | Honda | +39.015 | 3 |
| 14 | Mirko Giansanti | Honda | +40.142 | 2 |
| 15 | Gabriele Debbia | Yamaha | +40.194 | 1 |
| 16 | Angel Nieto Jr | Aprilia | +49.499 | |
| 17 | Daniel Ribalta | Honda | +58.692 | |
| 18 | David Garcia | Honda | +1:15.975 | |
| Ret | Manfred Geissler | Aprilia | Retirement | |
| Ret | Darren Barton | Aprilia | Retirement | |
| Ret | Stefano Perugini | Aprilia | Retirement | |
| Ret | José Antonio Ramirez | Honda | Retirement | |
| Ret | Enrique Maturana | Yamaha | Retirement | |
| Ret | Frederic Petit | Honda | Retirement | |
| Ret | Masaki Tokudome | Aprilia | Retirement | |
| Ret | Valentino Rossi | Aprilia | Retirement | |
| Ret | Loek Bodelier | Honda | Retirement | |
| Ret | Josep Sarda | Honda | Retirement | |
| Ret | Lucio Cecchinello | Honda | Retirement | |
| Ret | Akira Saito | Honda | Retirement | |
| Ret | Peter Öttl | Aprilia | Retirement |
| Previous race: 1996 Imola Grand Prix |
FIM Grand Prix World Championship 1996 season |
Next race: 1996 Rio de Janeiro Grand Prix |
| Previous race: None |
Catalan Grand Prix | Next race: 1997 Catalan Grand Prix |