The 1996 Individual Long Track World Championship was the 26th edition of the FIM speedway Individual Long Track World Championship.
[1] The event was held on 8 September 1996 in Herxheim in Germany.
[2] The world title was won by Gerd Riss of Germany for the second time.
[3] 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).