Damon Hill
Williams
- Points
- 97
- Wins
- 8
Drivers' championship
1996 Standings
After round 16
Jacques Villeneuve
Williams
- Points
- 78
- Wins
- 4
Michael Schumacher
Ferrari
- Points
- 59
- Wins
- 3
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Damon Hill | Williams | 8 | 97 | 0 |
| 2 | VILJacques Villeneuve | Williams | 4 | 78 | −19 |
| 3 | MSCMichael Schumacher | Ferrari | 3 | 59 | −38 |
| 4 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 0 | 47 | −50 |
| 5 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 0 | 31 | −66 |
| 6 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 0 | 21 | −76 |
| 7 | COUDavid Coulthard | McLaren | 0 | 18 | −79 |
| 8 | BARRubens Barrichello | Jordan | 0 | 14 | −83 |
| 9 | Olivier Panis | Ligier | 1 | 13 | −84 |
| 10 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 0 | 11 | −86 |
| 11 | Martin Brundle | Jordan | 0 | 8 | −89 |
| 12 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber | 0 | 7 | −90 |
| 13 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 0 | 5 | −92 |
| 14 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 0 | 4 | −93 |
| 15 | Pedro Diniz | Ligier | 0 | 2 | −95 |
| 16 | Jos Verstappen | Footwork | 0 | 1 | −96 |
| - | Ukyo Katayama | Tyrrell | 0 | 0 | −97 |
| - | Ricardo Rosset | Footwork | 0 | 0 | −97 |
| - | FISGiancarlo Fisichella | Minardi | 0 | 0 | −97 |
| - | Pedro Lamy | Minardi | 0 | 0 | −97 |
| - | BADLuca Badoer | Forti | 0 | 0 | −97 |
| - | Giovanni Lavaggi | Minardi | 0 | 0 | −97 |
| - | Andrea Montermini | Forti | 0 | 0 | −97 |
| - | Tarso Marques | Minardi | 0 | 0 | −97 |