List of 1996 motorsport champions

This list of 1996 motorsport champions is a list of national or international auto racing series with a Championship decided by the points or positions earned by a driver from multiple races.

Series	Driver	Season article
FIA Formula One World Championship	Damon Hill	1996 Formula One World Championship
	Constructors: Williams-Renault
FIA International Formula 3000	Jörg Müller	1996 International Formula 3000 Championship
PPG Indy Car World Series	Jimmy Vasser	1996 PPG Indy Car World Series
	Manufacturers: Honda
	Rookies: Alex Zanardi
Indy Racing League	Scott Sharp / Buzz Calkins (tie)	1996 Indy Racing League
Indy Lights Series	David Empringham	1996 Indy Lights season
American Indycar Series	Ken Petrie	1996 American Indycar Series
Atlantic Championship Series	Patrick Carpentier	1996 Atlantic Championship
Australian Drivers' Championship	Paul Stokell	1996 Australian Drivers' Championship
Barber Dodge Pro Series	Fredrik Larsson	1996 Barber Dodge Pro Series
British Formula Two Championship	Gareth Rees	1996 British Formula Two Championship
	Teams: Super Nova Racing
Formula Nippon Championship	Ralf Schumacher	1996 Formula Nippon Championship
	Teams: X-Japan Le Mans
Historic Formula One Championship	Michael Schryver	1996 Historic Formula One Championship
BOSS Formula Series	Johan Rajamaki	1996 BOSS Formula Series
	Teams: Rajamaki Racing
Formula Asia	Narain Karthikeyan	1996 Formula Asia
Formula König	Thomas Mühlenz	1996 Formula König season
	Teams: Kern Motorsport
Formula Toyota	Yasuhisa Fujiwara	1996 Formula Toyota season
	West: Shinya Kurushima
Russian Formula 1600 Championship	Viktor Kozankov	1996 Russian Formula 1600 Championship
	Teams: West Canopus Castrol
Star Mazda Championship	Rich Stephens	1996 Star Mazda Championship
U.S. F2000 National Championship	Steve Knapp	1996 U.S. F2000 National Championship
Formula Three
All-Japan Formula Three Championship	Juichi Wakisaka	1996 All-Japan Formula Three Championship
	Teams: Nakajima Racing
Austria Formula 3 Cup	Josef Neuhauser	1996 Austria Formula 3 Cup
	Trophy: Christian Windhofer
British Formula 3 Championship	Ralph Firman	1996 British Formula Three Championship
	Class B: Simon Wills
Chilean Formula Three Championship	Ramón Ibarra	1996 Chilean Formula Three Championship
French Formula Three Championship	Soheil Ayari	1996 French Formula Three Championship
	Teams: Graff Racing
German Formula Three Championship	Jarno Trulli	1996 German Formula Three Championship
	Class B: Johan Stureson
Italian Formula Three Championship	Andrea Boldrini	1996 Italian Formula Three Championship
	Teams: RC Motorsport
Mexican Formula Three Championship	Rod MacLeod	1996 Mexican Formula Three Championship
Formula 3 Sudamericana	Gabriel Furlán	1996 Formula 3 Sudamericana
	National: Anibal Zaniratto
Swiss Formula Three Championship	Norbert Zehnder	1996 Swiss Formula Three Championship
Formula Renault
French Formula Renault Championship	Sébastien Enjolras	1996 French Formula Renault Championship
Eurocup Formula Renault	Enrique Bernoldi
	Teams: JD Motorsport
Formula Renault Argentina	Martín Basso	1996 Formula Renault Argentina
Formula Renault Sport UK	David Cook	1996 Formula Renault Sport UK
	Teams: DCCook Racing
Formula Renault BARC	Ian Astley	1996 Formula Renault BARC
Formula Renault Germany	Alexander Müller	1996 Formula Renault Germany
Spanish Formula Renault Championship	Bruno Correia	1996 Spanish Formula Renault Championship
Formula Ford
Australian Formula Ford Championship	David Besnard	1996 Australian Formula Ford Championship
Austrian Formula Ford Championship	Robert Lechner
Benelux Formula Ford 1800 Championship	Sebastiaan Bleekemolen
Benelux Formula Ford 1600 Championship	Allan Berndt
British Formula Ford Championship	Kristian Kolby	1996 British Formula Ford Championship
Danish Formula Ford Championship	Tommy Schröter
Dutch Formula Ford 1800 Championship	Sebastiaan Bleekemolen
Dutch Formula Ford 1600 Championship	Allan Berndt
Finnish Formula Ford Championship	Kari Mäenpää
New Zealand Formula Ford Championship	Greg Tullett
Formula Ford 1600 Nordic Championship	Janne Koistinen
Scottish Formula Ford Championship	Jim Forsyth

Series	Driver	Season article
IMSA WSC Championship	Wayne Taylor	1996 IMSA GT Championship season
IMSA GT Championship	GTS-1: Irv Hoerr
	GTS-2: Larry Schumacher
BPR Global GT Series	Ray Bellm James Weaver	1996 BPR Global GT Series season
	Teams: GTC Competition
Porsche Supercup, Porsche Carrera Cup, GT3 Cup Challenge and Porsche Sprint Challenge
Porsche Supercup	Emmanuel Collard	1996 Porsche Supercup
	Teams: Oberbayern Motorsport
Porsche Carrera Cup France	Christophe Bouchut	1996 Porsche Carrera Cup France
Porsche Carrera Cup Germany	Ralf Kelleners	1996 Porsche Carrera Cup Germany
	Teams: Porsche Zentrum Koblenz

Series	Driver	Season article
NASCAR Winston Cup Series	Terry Labonte	1996 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
	Manufacturers: Chevrolet
NASCAR Busch Grand National Series	Randy LaJoie	1996 NASCAR Busch Series
	Manufacturers: Chevrolet
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series	Ron Hornaday Jr.	1996 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
	Manufacturers: Chevrolet
NASCAR Busch North Series	Dave Dion	1996 NASCAR Busch North Series
NASCAR Winston West Series	Lance Hooper	1996 NASCAR Winston West Series
ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series	Tim Steele	1996 ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series
AUSCAR	Terry Wyhoon	1995–96 AUSCAR season
Australian Super Speedway Championship	Jim Richards	1995–96 Australian Super Speedway Championship
Turismo Carretera	Juan María Traverso	1996 Turismo Carretera

Series	Driver	Season article
Australian Touring Car Championship	Craig Lowndes	1996 Australian Touring Car Championship
Australian Super Touring Championship	Brad Jones	1996 Australian Super Touring Championship
	Teams: Audi Sport Australia
	Manufacturers: Audi
British Touring Car Championship	Frank Biela	1996 British Touring Car Championship
	Teams: Audi Sport UK
	Manufacturers: Audi
	Privateers: Lee Brookes
French Supertouring Championship	Éric Cayrolle	1996 French Supertouring Championship
	Criterium Trophy: Bruno Hernandez
International Touring Car Championship	Manuel Reuter	1996 International Touring Car Championship
	Manufacturers: Opel
Japanese Touring Car Championship	Naoki Hattori	1996 Japanese Touring Car Championship
New Zealand Touring Car Championship	Craig Baird	1996 New Zealand Touring Car Championship
North American Touring Car Championship	Randy Pobst	1996 North American Touring Car Championship
	Manufacturers: Honda
Stock Car Brasil	Ingo Hoffmann	1996 Stock Car Brasil season
Swedish Touring Car Championship	Jan Nilsson	1996 Swedish Touring Car Championship
TC2000 Championship	Ernesto Bessone	1996 TC2000 Championship

Series	Driver	Season article
European Truck Racing Championship	Super-Race-Trucks: Steve Parrish	1996 European Truck Racing Championship
	Race-Trucks: Martin Koloc
Fórmula Truck	Renato Martins	1996 Fórmula Truck
	Teams: Marfran

Series	Driver/Co-Driver	Season article
World Rally Championship	Tommi Mäkinen	1996 World Rally Championship
	Co-Drivers: Seppo Harjanne
	Manufacturer: Subaru
FIA Cup for Production Cars	Gustavo Trelles
New Zealand Rally Championship	Joe McAndrew	1996 New Zealand Rally Championship
	Co-Drivers: Robert Haldane

Series	Rider	Season article
500cc World Championship	Michael Doohan	1996 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
250cc World Championship	Max Biaggi
125cc World Championship	Haruchika Aoki
Superbike World Championship	Troy Corser	1996 Superbike World Championship season
Speedway World Championship	Billy Hamill	1996 Speedway Grand Prix
AMA Superbike Championship	Doug Chandler

Series	Champion	Refer
NHRA Winston Drag Racing Series	Top Fuel: Kenny Bernstein	1996 NHRA Winston Drag Racing Series
	Funny Car: John Force
	Pro Stock: Jim Yates
	Pro Stock Motorcycle: Dave Schultz

Series	Driver	Season article
CIK-FIA Karting World Championship	FSA: Johnny Mislijevic
	FC: Gianluca Beggio
CIK-FIA Five Continents Cup Junior A	Fernando Alonso
CIK-FIA Karting European Championship	FSA: Johnny Mislijevic
	ICC: Alessandro Piccini
	FA: Giorgio Pantano
	ICA: Ludovic Veve
	ICA-J: Marino Spinozzi
	Cadet: Nelson van der Pol

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