1996 IndyCar Drivers Championship Standings
| # | Driver | Country | Overall | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Scott Sharp |
 | 246 |  |
| = |  Buzz Calkins (R) |
| 246 | |
| 3. | Robbie Buhl |
| 240 | |
| 4. | Richie Hearn (R) |
| 237 | |
| = | Roberto Guerrero (R) |
 | 237 | |
| 6. | Mike Groff (R) |
| 228 | |
| 7. | Arie Luyendyk (R) |
 | 225 | |
| 8. | Tony Stewart (R) |
| 204 | |
| 9. |  Davey Hamilton |
| 192 | |
| 10. | Michele Alboreto (R) |
 | 189 | |
| 11. | Lyn St. James (R) |
| 186 | |
| 12. | Stephan Gregoire (R) |
 | 165 | |
| 13. |  Buddy Lazier |
| 159 | |
| 14. | John Paul Jr. (R) |
| 153 | |
| 15. | Eddie Cheever (R) |
| 147 | |
| 16. | Johnny Parsons Jr. (R) |
| 141 | |
| 17. | Scott Brayton (R) |
| 111 | |
| 18. | David Kudrave (R) |
| 80 | |
| 19. |  Michel Jourdain Jr. |
 | 74 | |
| = | Jim Guthrie (R) |
| 74 | |
| 21. | Fermín Velez (R) |
 | 60 | |
| 22. | Eliseo Salazar (R) |
 | 58 | |
| 23. | Davy Jones (R) |
| 33 | |
| 24. | Paul Durant (R) |
| 32 | |
| 25. | Alessandro Zampedri (R) |
| 31 | |
| 26. | Danny Ongais (R) |
| 28 | |
| 27. | Hideshi Matsuda (R) |
 | 27 | |
| 28. | Racin Gardner (R) |
| 20 | |
| = | Scott Harrington (R) |
| 20 | |
| 30. | Mark Dismore (R) |
| 16 | |
| 31. | Joe Gosek (R) |
| 13 | |
| 32. | Brad Murphey (R) |
| 12 | |
| 33. | Marco Greco (R) |
 | 9 | |