Teams and Drivers
The numbering system used since 1974 was dropped. Ferrari was given the numbers 1 and 2 after hiring the defending champion Michael Schumacher. Benetton received numbers 3 and 4 for winning the Constructors Championship. Williams got numbers 5 and 6 for finishing second, McLaren got 7 and 8 for finishing fourth, Ligier and 9 and 10 for finishing fifth, and so on.
The following teams and drivers competed in the 1996 FIA Formula One World Championship.
| Entrant | Constructor | Chassis | Engine | Tyre | No | Driver | Rounds | Test driver(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari | F310 | Ferrari 046 3.0 V10 | G | 1 | Michael Schumacher | All | Nicola Larini |
| 2 | Eddie Irvine | All | ||||||
| Mild Seven Benetton Renault | Benetton-Renault | B196 | Renault RS8 3.0 V10 | G | 3 | Jean Alesi | All | Vincenzo Sospiri Allan McNish |
| 4 | Gerhard Berger | All | ||||||
| Rothmans Williams Renault | Williams-Renault | FW18 | Renault RS8 3.0 V10 | G | 5 | Damon Hill | All | Jean-Christophe Boullion |
| 6 | Jacques Villeneuve | All | ||||||
| Marlboro McLaren Mercedes | McLaren-Mercedes | MP4/11 MP4/11B |
Mercedes FO 110/3 3.0 V10 | G | 7 | Mika Häkkinen | All | Jan Magnussen Ralf Schumacher |
| 8 | David Coulthard | All | ||||||
| Ligier Gauloises Blondes | Ligier-Mugen-Honda | JS43 | Mugen-Honda MF-301 HA 3.0 V10 | G | 9 | Olivier Panis | All | Kelvin Burt |
| 10 | Pedro Diniz | All | ||||||
| Benson & Hedges Total Jordan Peugeot | Jordan-Peugeot | 196 | Peugeot A12 EV5 3.0 V10 | G | 11 | Rubens Barrichello | All | Gianni Morbidelli |
| 12 | Martin Brundle | All | ||||||
| Red Bull Sauber Ford | Sauber-Ford | C15 | Ford JD Zetec-R 3.0 V10 | G | 14 | Johnny Herbert | All | Norberto Fontana |
| 15 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | All | ||||||
| Footwork Hart | Footwork-Hart | FA17 | Hart 830 3.0 V8 | G | 16 | Ricardo Rosset | All | Kenny Bräck |
| 17 | Jos Verstappen | All | ||||||
| Tyrrell Yamaha | Tyrrell-Yamaha | 024 | Yamaha OX11A 3.0 V10 | G | 18 | Ukyo Katayama | All | Emmanuel Collard |
| 19 | Mika Salo | All | ||||||
| Minardi Team | Minardi-Ford | M195B | Ford ED2 3.0 V8 Ford ED3 3.0 V8 |
G | 20 | Pedro Lamy | All | Tarso Marques Giovanni Lavaggi |
| 21 | Giancarlo Fisichella | 1, 4–10 | ||||||
| Tarso Marques | 2–3 | |||||||
| Giovanni Lavaggi | 11–16 | |||||||
| Forti Grand Prix | Forti-Ford | FG01B FG03 |
Ford ECA Zetec-R 3.0 V8 | G | 22 | Luca Badoer | 1–10 | Franck Lagorce |
| 23 | Andrea Montermini | 1–10 |
Forti Grand Prix were declared bankrupt after the British Grand Prix and took no further part in the championship.
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