The 1996 Individual Long Track World Championship was the 26th edition of the FIM speedway Individual Long Track World Championship. The event was held on 8 September 1996 in Herxheim in Germany.
The world title was won by Gerd Riss of Germany for the second time. It was the last individual championship with the final being held as a one off meeting. As from 1997 it would be contested under a Grand Prix system (a series of races).
Final Classification Pos Rider Heat Pts Heat Pts Heat Pts Heat Pts Heat Pts Total Pts1 Gerd Riss 5 5 5 5 5 25 2 Bernd Diener 5 4 5 5 4 233 Robert Barth 4 4 4 4 2 18 4 Marcel Gerhard 4 3 5 4 1 17 5 Kelvin Tatum 5 5 ef 3 3 166 Karl Maier 4 n.f 4 3 0 117 Simon Wigg 34 2 2 E 118 Steve Schofield 0 5 1 2 E89 Jason Crump 1 3 3 1E 8 10 Shane Parker 1 1 4 1 E711 Philippe Bergé 3 0 3 0E612 Václav Milík Sr. 2 2 2 0 E613 Egon Muller 3 11 EE 514 Bohumil Brhel 2 2 1 EE 5 15 Aleš Dryml Sr. ef 1 3EE 4 16 Anne van der Helm 2 0 2 EE 4 17 Lars Gunnestad ef 3 0 EE 3 18 Paul Hurry 1 2 0 EE 3
E = eliminated (no further ride) ef = engine failure
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