1996 World Championship Events FORMULA ONE MOTORCYCLE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP SUPERBIKE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS MOTOCROSS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS WORLD RALLY CHAMPIONSHIPS 2-Litre WORLD RALLEY CHAMPIONSHIPS AFRICAN RALLY CHAMPIONSHIPS FORMULA ONE 10 March Australia 31 March Brazil 7 April Argentina 28 April Europe (Nurburgring) 5 May San Marino 19 May Monaco 2 June Spain 16 June Canada 30 June France 14 July Great Britain 28 July Germany 11 August Hungary 25 August Belgium 8 September Italy 22 September Portugual 13 October Japan MOTORCYCLE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 31 March Malaysia 7 April Malaysia 21 April Japan 12 May Spain 26 May Italy 9 June France 30 June Netherlands 7 July Germany 21 July Great Britain 4 August Austria 18 August Czech. Republic 1 September Italy 15 September Spain 29 September Brazil 6 October Argentina 20 October Australia SUPERBIKE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 14 April Italy 28 April Great Britain 12 May Germany 19 May France 9 June Spain 16 June Italy 30 June Czech. Republic 21 July USA 4 August Great Britain 18 August Malaysia 25 August Japan 8 September Netherlands 22 September Belgium 20 October Oceania 27 October Australia MOTOCROSS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 125 cc 250cc 500cc 24 March ---------------- Spain ------------- 31 March ---------------- Netherlands Italy 14 April Italy Germany ------------- 21 April Switzerland Poland Austria 5 May Spain Italy France 12 May Netherlands ---------------- Portugal 19 May Hungary Argentina ------------ 2 June Indonesia Sweden Slovakia 16 June France Finland Netherl. 23 June Great Britain Great Britain ------------- 30 June ---------------- ---------------- Czech. 7 July Belgium ---------------- ------------- 14 July Slovenia Venezuela ------------ 21 July ---------------- ---------------- Ireland 28 July Czech. Rep San Marino ------------- 4 August ---------------- France Belgium 11 August ---------------- ---------------- Luxen. 18 August Germany ---------------- Sweden 25 August ---------------- Switzerland ------------- 8 Sept. ---------------- ---------------- Germany 15 September Motocross Des Nations-Spain WORLD RALLY CHAMPIONSHIPS 8-12 February Swedish Rally 4-7 April Safari Rally 10-12 May Rally of Indonesia 1-5 June Acropolis Rally 3-8 July Rally Argentina 23-25 August Neste 1000 Lakes Rally 13-16 September Telstra Rally Australia 12-16 October Rallye d'Italie-Sanremo 3-6 November Rallye d'Espagne-Catalunya Costa Brava 2-Litre WORLD RALLEY CHAMPIONSHIPS 5-9 March Rallye du Portugal 1-5 May Tour de Corse-Rallye de France 3-8 July Rally Argentina 26-30 July Rally of New Zealand 13-16 September Telstra Rally Australia 3-6 November Rallye d'Espagne-Catalunya Costa Brava 24-27 November Network Q RAC Ralley AFRICAN RALLY CAMPIONSHIPS 16-18 May Castrol International Rally 28-30 June Zambia International Rally 2-4 August Castrol Zimbabwe Challenge 5-6 October Caltex Equator Rally 18-19 October Total International Rally