1996 CART Series Drivers Championship Standings
| # | Driver | Country | Overall | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Jimmy Vasser |
 | 154 |  |
| 2. |  Michael Andretti |
| 132 | |
| = | Alessandro Zanardi |
 | 132 | |
| 4. | Al Unser Jr. |
| 125 | |
| 5. | Christian Fittipaldi |
 | 110 | |
| 6. | Gil de Ferran |
| 104 | |
| 7. | Bobby Rahal |
| 102 | |
| 8. | Bryan Herta |
| 86 | |
| 9. | Greg Moore |
 | 84 | |
| 10. | Scott Pruett |
| 82 | |
| 11. | Andre Ribeiro |
| 76 | |
| 12. | Adrian Fernandez |
 | 71 | |
| 13. |  Paul Tracy |
| 60 | |
| 14. | Mauricio Gugelmin |
| 53 | |
| 15. | Stefan Johansson |
 | 43 | |
| 16. | Mark Blundell |
 | 41 | |
| 17. | Parker Johnstone |
| 33 | |
| 18. | Robby Gordon |
| 29 | |
| = | Emerson Fittipaldi |
| 29 | |
| 20. | Eddie Lawson |
| 26 | |
| 21. |  Roberto Moreno |
| 25 | |
| 22. | Raul Boesel |
| 17 | |
| 23. | Scott Goodyear |
| 5 | |
| = | Jan Magnussen |
 | 5 | |
| = | Juan Fangio II |
 | 5 | |
| 26. | P.J. Jones |
| 4 | |
| = |  Max Papis |
| 4 | |
| 28. | Hiro Matsushita |
 | 3 | |
| = | Richie Hearn |
| 3 | |
| 30. | Eliseo Salazar |
 | 2 | |
| 31. | Marco Greco |
| 1 | |
| = | Davy Jones |
| 1 | |
| 33. | Gary Bettenhausen |
| 0 | |
| = | Teo Fabi |
| 0 | |
| = | Dennis Vitolo |
| 0 | |
| = | Jeff Krosnoff |
| 0 | |
| = | Mike Groff |
| 0 | |
| = |  Michel Jourdain Jr. |
| 0 | |
| = | Carlos Guerrero |
| 0 | |
| = | Fredrik Ekblom |
| 0 | |