1996 standings

Final standings, Japanese Grand Prix, 13 Oct 1996. Race results · Team-mate head-to-head · 1995 · 1997

Championship progression

Points after each round for the top eight drivers in the final standings. Hover or tap for a round.

Constructors, top six.

Pos	Driver	Team	Wins	Points	Gap
1	Damon Hill	Williams	8	97	leader
2	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	4	78	-19
3	Michael 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	David Coulthard	McLaren	0	18	-79
8	Rubens 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
17	Ukyo Katayama	Tyrrell	0	0	-97
18	Ricardo Rosset	Footwork	0	0	-97
19	Giancarlo Fisichella	Minardi	0	0	-97
20	Pedro Lamy	Minardi	0	0	-97
21	Luca Badoer	Forti	0	0	-97
22	Giovanni Lavaggi	Minardi	0	0	-97
23	Andrea Montermini	Forti	0	0	-97

Pos	Constructor	Wins	Points	Gap
1	Williams	12	175	leader
2	Ferrari	3	70	-105
3	Benetton	0	68	-107
4	McLaren	0	49	-126
5	Jordan	0	22	-153
6	Ligier	1	15	-160
7	Sauber	0	11	-164
8	Tyrrell	0	5	-170
9	Footwork	0	1	-174
10	Minardi	0	0	-175
11	Forti	0	0	-175

Rd	Race	Winner	Leader after the race	Pts
1	Australian Grand Prix	Damon Hill	Damon Hill	10
2	Brazilian Grand Prix	Damon Hill	Damon Hill	20
3	Argentine Grand Prix	Damon Hill	Damon Hill	30
4	European Grand Prix	Jacques Villeneuve	Damon Hill	33
5	San Marino Grand Prix	Damon Hill	Damon Hill	43
6	Monaco Grand Prix	Olivier Panis	Damon Hill	43
7	Spanish Grand Prix	Michael Schumacher	Damon Hill	43
8	Canadian Grand Prix	Damon Hill	Damon Hill	53
9	French Grand Prix	Damon Hill	Damon Hill	63
10	British Grand Prix	Jacques Villeneuve	Damon Hill	63
11	German Grand Prix	Damon Hill	Damon Hill	73
12	Hungarian Grand Prix	Jacques Villeneuve	Damon Hill	79
13	Belgian Grand Prix	Michael Schumacher	Damon Hill	81
14	Italian Grand Prix	Michael Schumacher	Damon Hill	81
15	Portuguese Grand Prix	Jacques Villeneuve	Damon Hill	87
16	Japanese Grand Prix	Damon Hill	Damon Hill	97