List of 1996 motorsport champions
| 1996 motorsport champions | |
| Previous: 1995 | Next: 1997 |
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
Open wheel racing
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Rallying
| 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 | |
| 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: .svg.png){kind=small} Craig Vincent | ||
| British Rally Championship |  Gwyndaf Evans | 1996 British Rally Championship |
| Co-Drivers: Howard Davies | ||
| Canadian Rally Championship | .svg.png){kind=small} 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 | .svg.png){kind=small} 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 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
| 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
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 |