Our new database page will launch shortly.
Motor Sport home
Subscribe
Login
Shop
App
Archive
Database
Hall of Fame
Magazine
Search
Visit main site
Subscribe
Visit main site
Subscribe
Database Menu
Database Home
Series
Races
Drivers/Riders
Compare
Teams
Circuits
Toggle navigation
1996 Australian MotoGP
Australian Grand Prix
World Motorcycle Championship
Sunday, October 20, 1996
Race winner:
Loris Capirossi
Marlboro Yamaha Roberts
Round:
15
Laps:
30
Pole position:
Alex Criville
Team Repsol Honda
Country:
Australia
Circuit:
Eastern Creek
1996 season:
#1 - Malaysian MotoGP
#2 - Indonesian MotoGP
#3 - Japanese MotoGP
#4 - Spanish MotoGP
#5 - Italian MotoGP
#6 - French MotoGP
#7 - Dutch TT MotoGP
#8 - German MotoGP
#9 - British MotoGP
#10 - Austrian MotoGP
#11 - Czech MotoGP
#12 - Imola MotoGP
#13 - Catalan MotoGP
#14 - Brazilian MotoGP
#15 - Australian MotoGP
Results
Position
Driver
Team
Vehicle
Time
Points
1
Loris Capirossi
Marlboro Yamaha Roberts
Yamaha
45
m
47.858
s
25
2
Tadayuki Okada
Team Repsol Honda
Honda
45
m
58.838
s
+10.980
s
20
3
Carlos Checa
Fortuna Honda Pons
Honda
45
m
59.255
s
+11.397
s
16
4
Alex Barros
Honda Pileri
Honda
45
m
59.296
s
+11.438
s
13
5
Jean-Michel Bayle
Marlboro Yamaha Roberts
Yamaha
46
m
0.282
s
+12.424
s
11
6
↓ 5
Alex Criville
Team Repsol Honda
Honda
46
m
8.252
s
+20.394
s
10
7
Luca Cadalora
Kanemoto Honda
Honda
46
m
9.922
s
+22.064
s
9
8
Mick Doohan
Team Repsol Honda
Honda
46
m
9.992
s
+22.134
s
8
9
Shinichi Ito
Team Repsol Honda
Honda
46
m
17.679
s
+29.821
s
7
10
Peter Goddard
Lucky Strike Suzuki
Suzuki
46
m
20.602
s
+32.744
s
6
11
Kenny Roberts jr
Marlboro Yamaha Roberts
Yamaha
46
m
21.377
s
+33.519
s
5
12
Lucio Pedercini
Team Pedercini
ROC-Yamaha
4
13
Frederic Protat
Soverex FP Racing
ROC-Yamaha
3
14
Andrew Stroud
World Championship Motorsports
ROC-Yamaha
2
15
Toshi Arakaki
Team Paton
Paton
1
16
Stephane Mertens
Harris Grand Prix
Harris-Yamaha
0
R
Juan Borja
Elf 500 ROC
Elf-Swissauto
0
R
Laurent Naveau
ELC Lease ROC
ROC-Yamaha
0
R
Jeremy McWilliams
QUB Team Optimum
ROC-Yamaha
0
R
Norifumi Abe
Marlboro Yamaha Roberts
Yamaha
0
R
Martin Craggill
Elf 500 ROC
Elf-Swissauto
0
R
Scott Russell
Lucky Strike Suzuki
Suzuki
0
R
Eugene McManus
Millar Racing
Yamaha
0
R
Paul Young
Padgett's Racing Team
Harris-Yamaha
0
Qualifying
Grid
Driver
Team
Time
1
Alex Criville
Team Repsol Honda
1
m
30.478
s
Circuit
Eastern Creek
Country:
Australia
Location:
Eastern Creek, New South Wales
Type:
Permanent road course
Length:
2.443 (miles)
Record:
Nico Hulkenberg (Lola A1GP-Zytek), 1m19.142, 111.127 mph, A1GP, 2007
First race:
1991 Australian MotoGP