1996 Season
16 rounds. Hill won the title by 19 points over Villeneuve; Williams won the constructors' championship by 105.
| Pos | Driver | Nationality | Team | Pts | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Damon Hill |  British | Williams | 97 | |
| 2 | Jacques Villeneuve |  Canadian | Williams | 78 | −19 |
| 3 | Michael Schumacher |  German | Ferrari | 59 | −38 |
| 4 | Jean Alesi |  French | Benetton | 47 | −50 |
| 5 | Mika Häkkinen |  Finnish | McLaren | 31 | −66 |
| 6 | Gerhard Berger |  Austrian | Benetton | 21 | −76 |
| 7 | David Coulthard | British | McLaren | 18 | −79 |
| 8 | Rubens Barrichello |  Brazilian | Jordan | 14 | −83 |
| 9 | Olivier Panis | French | Ligier | 13 | −84 |
| 10 | Eddie Irvine | British | Ferrari | 11 | −86 |
| 11 | Martin Brundle | British | Jordan | 8 | −89 |
| 12 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | German | Sauber | 7 | −90 |
| 13 | Mika Salo | Finnish | Tyrrell | 5 | −92 |
| 14 | Johnny Herbert | British | Sauber | 4 | −93 |
| 15 | Pedro Diniz | Brazilian | Ligier | 2 | −95 |
| 16 | Jos Verstappen |  Dutch | Footwork | 1 | −96 |
| 17 | Ukyo Katayama |  Japanese | Tyrrell | 0 | −97 |
| 18 | Ricardo Rosset | Brazilian | Footwork | 0 | −97 |
| 19 | Giancarlo Fisichella |  Italian | Minardi | 0 | −97 |
| 20 | Pedro Lamy |  Portuguese | Minardi | 0 | −97 |
| 21 | Luca Badoer | Italian | Forti | 0 | −97 |
| 22 | Giovanni Lavaggi | Italian | Minardi | 0 | −97 |
| 23 | Andrea Montermini | Italian | Forti | 0 | −97 |