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