The 1996 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe was a horse race held at Longchamp on Sunday 6 October 1996.

[1] It was the 75th running of the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe.

The winner was Helissio, a three-year-old colt trained in France by Élie Lellouche.

The winning jockey was Olivier Peslier.

[2] Further details of the winner, Helissio.