List of 1996 motorsport champions

1996 motorsport champions
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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.

## Dirt oval racing

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World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series |  Mark Kinser |
Teams:  Karl Kinser Racing

## Drag racing

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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

## Karting

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Series  | Driver  | Season article

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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

## Motorcycle

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Series  | Rider  | Season article

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500cc World Championship |  Mick 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 |
Australian Superbike Championship |  Peter Goddard |

## Open wheel racing

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Series  | Driver  | Season article

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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  |

## Rallying

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Series  | Driver/Co-Driver  | Season article

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World Rally Championship |  Tommi Mäkinen | 1996 World Rally Championship
Co-Drivers:  Seppo Harjanne
Manufacturer:  Subaru
FIA Cup for Production Cars |  Gustavo Trelles
African Rally Championship |  Satwant Singh | 1996 African Rally Championship
Asia-Pacific Rally Championship |  Kenneth Eriksson | 1996 Asia-Pacific Rally Championship
Co-Drivers:  Staffan Parmander
Manufacturers:  Mitsubishi
Group N:  Yoshihiro Kataoka
2-Litre:  Nobuhiro Tajima
Australian Rally Championship |  Possum Bourne | 1996 Australian Rally Championship
Co-Drivers:  Craig Vincent
British Rally Championship |  Gwyndaf Evans | 1996 British Rally Championship
Co-Drivers:  Howard Davies
Canadian Rally Championship |  Carl Merrill  | 1996 Canadian Rally Championship
Co-Drivers:  Yorgi Bittner
Czech Rally Championship |  Ladislav Křeček  | 1996 Czech Rally Championship
Co-Drivers:  Jan Krečman
Deutsche Rallye Meisterschaft |  Armin Kremer |
Estonian Rally Championship | N 2000+:  Ivar Raidam  | 1996 Estonian Rally Championship
N 2000+ Co-Drivers:  Margus Karjane
A>2000:  Raido Rüütel
A>2000 Co-Drivers:  Robert Lepikson
European Rally Championship |  Armin Schwarz | 1996 European Rally Championship
Co-Drivers:  Denis Giraudet
Finnish Rally Championship | Group A +2000cc:  Marcus Grönholm | 1996 Finnish Rally Championship
Group N +2000cc:  Jouko Puhakka
Group A -2000cc:  Tapio Laukkanen
Group N -2000cc:  Harri Rämänen
French Rally Championship |  Gilles Panizzi |
Hungarian Rally Championship |  János Tóth  |
Co-Drivers:  Ferenc Gergely
Indian National Rally Championship |  Hari Singh  |
Co-Drivers:  Gurinder Singh Mann
Italian Rally Championship |  Gianfranco Cunico |
Co-Drivers:  Pierangelo Scalvini
Manufacturers:  Ford
Middle East Rally Championship |  Mohammed Ben Sulayem |
New Zealand Rally Championship |  Joe McAndrew | 1996 New Zealand Rally Championship
Co-Drivers:  Robert Haldane
Polish Rally Championship |  Krzysztof Hołowczyc |
Romanian Rally Championship |  George Grigorescu  |
Scottish Rally Championship |  Jimmy Christie  |
Co-Drivers:  Murdo Campbell
Slovak Rally Championship |  Stanislav Chovanec  |
Co-Drivers:  Henrich Kurus
South African National Rally Championship |  Serge Damseaux  |
Co-Drivers:  Vito Bonafede
Manufacturers:  Volkswagen
Spanish Rally Championship |  Luis Climent  |
Co-Drivers:  Alex Romaní

### Rallycross

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FIA European Rallycross Championship | Div 1:  Eivind Opland  |
Div 2:  Kenneth Hansen
1400 Cup:  Manfred Beck
British Rallycross Championship |  Will Gollop  |

### Ice racing

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Andros Trophy | Elite:  Yvan Muller | 1995–96 Andros Trophy
Promotion:  James Ruffier
Dame:  Caroline Barclay

## Sports car

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British GT Championship | GT1:  Ian Flux
GT1:  Jake Ulrich  | 1996 British GT Championship
GT2:  David Warnock
GT2:  Robert Schirle
GT3:  Ken Thomson
IMSA WSC Championship |  Wayne Taylor | 1996 IMSA GT Championship
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

## Stock car

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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

## Touring car

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ADAC Procar Series |  Jürgen Hohenester  | 1996 ADAC Procar Series
Teams:  Hohenester Motorsport
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
Belgian Procar Championship |  Jean François Hemroulle  | 1996 Belgian Procar Championship
Manufacturers:  Audi
British Touring Car Championship |  Frank Biela | 1996 British Touring Car Championship
Teams:  Audi Sport UK
Manufacturers:  Audi
Privateers:  Lee Brookes
Finnish Touring Car Championship |  Toni Rasmus Ruokonen  |
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
Italian Superturismo Championship |  Rinaldo Capello | 1996 Italian Superturismo Championship
Teams:  CiBiEmme Engineering
Japanese Touring Car Championship |  Naoki Hattori | 1996 Japanese Touring Car Championship
Teams:  Toyota Team TOM's
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
Renault Sport Spider Elf Trophy |  Franck Lagorce | 1996 Renault Sport Spider Elf Trophy
Spanish Supertouring Championship |  Jordi Gené | 1996 Campeonato de España de Superturismos
Manufacturers:  Audi
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

## Truck racing

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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

## See also

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* List of motorsport championships
* Auto racing