1996 Rio de Janeiro motorcycle Grand Prix

  1996 Rio de Janeiro Grand Prix
Race details
Race 14 of 15 races in the
1996 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date6 October 1996
Official nameGP Rio
LocationAutódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 4.933 km (3.065 mi)
MotoGP
Pole position
Rider Mick Doohan
Time 1:53.293
Fastest lap
Rider Mick Doohan
Time 1:53.602
Podium
First Mick Doohan
Second Àlex Crivillé
Third Norick Abe
250cc
Pole position
Rider Olivier Jacque
Time 1:55.955
Fastest lap
Rider Olivier Jacque
Time 1:56.004
Podium
First Olivier Jacque
Second Ralf Waldmann
Third Jürgen Fuchs
125cc
Pole position
Rider Haruchika Aoki
Time 2:01.583
Fastest lap
Rider Haruchika Aoki
Time 2:01.306
Podium
First Haruchika Aoki
Second Emilio Alzamora
Third Masaki Tokudome

The 1996 Rio de Janeiro motorcycle Grand Prix was the penultimate round of the 1996 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 6 October 1996 at the Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet.