1996 Drivers Championship

Pos     Driver                  Nationality     Team                    Points
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1       Damon Hill              British         Williams-Renault        97

2       Jacques Villeneuve      Canadian        Williams-Renault        78

3       Michael Schumacher      German          Ferrari                 59

4       Jean Alesi              French          Benetton-Renault        47

5       Mika Hakkinen           Finnish         McLaren-Mercedes        31

6       Gerhard Berger          Austrian        Benetton-Renault        21

7       David Coulthard         British         McLaren-Mercedes        18

8       Rubens Barrichello      Brazilian       Jordan-Peugeot          14

9       Olivier Panis           French          Ligier-Mugen-Honda      13

10      Eddie Irvine            British         Ferrari                 11

11      Martin Brundle          British         Jordan-Peugeot          8

12      Heinz-Harald Frentzen   German          Sauber-Ford             7

13      Mika Salo               Finnish         Tyrrell-Yamaha          5

14      Johnny Herbert          British         Sauber-Ford             4

15      Pedro Diniz             Brazilian       Ligier-Mugen-Honda      2

16      Jos Verstappen          Dutch           Footwork-Hart           1