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 Series Champion Refer World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series Mark Kinser Teams: Karl Kinser Racing
Drag racing 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
Karting 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
Motorcycle Series Rider Season article 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 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
Rallying Series Driver/Co-Driver Season article World Rally Championship Tommi Mäkinen1996 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 Series Driver Season article FIA European Rallycross Championship Div 1: Eivind Opland Div 2: Kenneth Hansen 1400 Cup: Manfred Beck British Rallycross Championship Will Gollop
Ice racing Series Driver Season article Andros Trophy Elite: Yvan Muller 1995–96 Andros Trophy Promotion: James Ruffier Dame: Caroline Barclay
Sports car Series Driver Season article British GT Championship GT1: Ian FluxGT1: Jake Ulrich 1996 British GT Championship GT2: David WarnockGT2: 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 CompetitionPorsche 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 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
Touring car Series Driver Season article 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 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
See also List of motorsport championships Auto racing