| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 4 of 15 races in the 1996 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season |
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| Date | May 12, 1996 | ||
| Location | Jerez | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility 4.428 km (2.751 mi) |
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| 500 cc | |||
| Pole position | |||
| Rider | Mick Doohan | ||
| Time | 1:43.866 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Rider | Luca Cadalora | ||
| Time | 1:44.812 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Mick Doohan | ||
| Second | Luca Cadalora | ||
| Third | Tadayuki Okada | ||
| 250 cc | |||
| Pole position | |||
| Rider | Max Biaggi | ||
| Time | 1:45.015 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Rider | Max Biaggi | ||
| Time | 1:45.270 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Max Biaggi | ||
| Second | Tetsuya Harada | ||
| Third | Ralf Waldmann | ||
| 125 cc | |||
| Pole position | |||
| Rider | Jorge Martínez | ||
| Time | 1:49.945 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Rider | Kazuto Sakata | ||
| Time | 1:49.400 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Haruchika Aoki | ||
| Second | Emilio Alzamora | ||
| Third | Noboru Ueda | ||
The 1996 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix was the fourth round of the 1996 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on May 12, 1996 at the Circuito Permanente de Jerez.
| Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Time/Retired | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mick Doohan | Honda | 47:28.064 | 25 |
| 2 | Luca Cadalora | Honda | +2.677 | 20 |
| 3 | Tadayuki Okada | Honda | +14.644 | 16 |
| 4 | Loris Capirossi | Yamaha | +17.030 | 13 |
| 5 | Alberto Puig | Honda | +21.534 | 11 |
| 6 | Kenny Roberts Jr | Yamaha | +21.814 | 10 |
| 7 | Jean-Michel Bayle | Yamaha | +26.312 | 9 |
| 8 | Alex Barros | Honda | +38.120 | 8 |
| 9 | Shinichi Itoh | Honda | +38.444 | 7 |
| 10 | Carlos Checa | Honda | +49.478 | 6 |
| 11 | Juan Borja | Elf 500 | +59.336 | 5 |
| 12 | James Haydon | ROC Yamaha | +1:08.537 | 4 |
| 13 | Frederic Protat | ROC Yamaha | +1:09.082 | 3 |
| 14 | Jeremy McWilliams | ROC Yamaha | +1:09.509 | 2 |
| 15 | Sean Emmett | Harris Yamaha | +1:21.050 | 1 |
| 16 | Eugene McManus | Yamaha | +1:43.550 | |
| 17 | Toshiyuki Arakaki | Yamaha | +1 Lap | |
| 18 | Jean Pierre Jeandat | Paton | +1 Lap | |
| 19 | Adrien Bosshard | Elf 500 | +1 Lap | |
| 20 | Lucio Pedercini | ROC Yamaha | +1 Lap | |
| Ret | Norifumi Abe | Yamaha | Retirement | |
| Ret | Doriano Romboni | Aprilia | Retirement | |
| Ret | Alex Criville | Honda | Retirement | |
| Ret | Daryl Beattie | Suzuki | Retirement |
| Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Time/Retired | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Biaggi | Aprilia | 46:06.154 | 25 |
| 2 | Tetsuya Harada | Yamaha | +12.238 | 20 |
| 3 | Ralf Waldmann | Honda | +15.476 | 16 |
| 4 | Jürgen Fuchs | Honda | +16.222 | 13 |
| 5 | Tohru Ukawa | Honda | +29.329 | 11 |
| 6 | Luis d'Antin | Honda | +29.508 | 10 |
| 7 | Olivier Jacque | Honda | +37.638 | 9 |
| 8 | Jean-Philippe Ruggia | Honda | +44.866 | 8 |
| 9 | Jamie Robinson | Aprilia | +50.899 | 7 |
| 10 | Luca Boscoscuro | Aprilia | +52.203 | 6 |
| 11 | Sete Gibernau | Honda | +1:06.864 | 5 |
| 12 | Sebastian Porto | Aprilia | +1:16.662 | 4 |
| 13 | Cristiano Migliorati | Honda | +1:19.461 | 3 |
| 14 | Takeshi Tsujimura | Honda | +1:21.196 | 2 |
| 15 | Osamu Miyazaki | Aprilia | +1:21.585 | 1 |
| 16 | Davide Bulega | Aprilia | +1:31.868 | |
| 17 | Massimo Ottobre | Aprilia | +1:33.071 | |
| 18 | Yasumasa Hatakeyama | Honda | +1:33.122 | |
| 19 | Gianluigi Scalvini | Honda | +2 Laps | |
| Ret | Haruchika Aoki | Honda | Retirement | |
| Ret | Vicente Esparragoso | Honda | Retirement | |
| Ret | Cristophe Cogan | Honda | Retirement | |
| Ret | Javier Marsella | Honda | Retirement | |
| Ret | Jurgen vd Goorbergh | Honda | Retirement | |
| Ret | Roberto Locatelli | Aprilia | Retirement | |
| Ret | José Barresi | Yamaha | Retirement | |
| Ret | Christian Boudinot | Aprilia | Retirement | |
| Ret | Eskil Suter | Aprilia | Retirement | |
| Ret | Regis Laconi | Honda | Retirement | |
| Ret | Miguel Tey | Honda | Retirement | |
| Ret | Olivier Petrucciani | Aprilia | Retirement |
| Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Time/Retired | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Haruchika Aoki | Honda | 42:34.978 | 25 |
| 2 | Emilio Alzamora | Honda | +0.025 | 20 |
| 3 | Noboru Ueda | Honda | +0.116 | 16 |
| 4 | Valentino Rossi | Aprilia | +0.162 | 13 |
| 5 | Kazuto Sakata | Aprilia | +0.224 | 11 |
| 6 | Masaki Tokudome | Aprilia | +3.096 | 10 |
| 7 | Stefano Perugini | Aprilia | +3.326 | 9 |
| 8 | Tomomi Manako | Honda | +13.464 | 8 |
| 9 | Yoshiaki Katoh | Yamaha | +13.546 | 7 |
| 10 | Ivan Goi | Honda | +15.430 | 6 |
| 11 | Peter Öttl | Aprilia | +15.943 | 5 |
| 12 | Manfred Geissler | Aprilia | +23.611 | 4 |
| 13 | Dirk Raudies | Honda | +26.878 | 3 |
| 14 | Darren Barton | Aprilia | +32.756 | 2 |
| 15 | José Antonio Ramirez | Yamaha | +32.893 | 1 |
| 16 | Josep Sarda | Honda | +43.570 | |
| 17 | Youichi Ui | Yamaha | +53.858 | |
| 18 | Frederic Petit | Honda | +59.656 | |
| 19 | Andrea Ballerini | Aprilia | +59.929 | |
| 20 | Herri Torrontegui | Honda | +1:03.994 | |
| 21 | Loek Bodelier | Honda | +1:04.857 | |
| 22 | Jaroslav Hules | Honda | +1:07.144 | |
| 23 | Gabriele Debbia | Yamaha | +1:10.669 | |
| 24 | Akira Saito | Honda | +1:27.562 | |
| Ret | David Garcia | Honda | Retirement | |
| Ret | Alvaro Molina | Honda | Retirement | |
| Ret | Angel Nieto Jr | Aprilia | Retirement | |
| Ret | Enrique Maturana | Yamaha | Retirement | |
| Ret | Garry McCoy | Aprilia | Retirement | |
| Ret | Stefano Cruciani | Aprilia | Retirement | |
| Ret | Lucio Cecchinello | Honda | Retirement | |
| Ret | Jorge Martinez | Aprilia | Retirement |
| Previous race: 1996 Japanese Grand Prix |
FIM Grand Prix World Championship 1996 season |
Next race: 1996 Italian Grand Prix |
| Previous race: 1995 Spanish Grand Prix |
Spanish Grand Prix | Next race: 1997 Spanish Grand Prix |