1993 PPG Indy Car World Series
The 1993 PPG Indy Car World Series season was the 15th national championship season of American open wheel racing sanctioned by CART under the name "IndyCar". The season consisted of 16 races. Nigel Mansell was the national champion as well as the Rookie of the Year. The 1993 Indianapolis 500 was sanctioned by USAC, but counted towards the CART points championship. Emerson Fittipaldi won the Indy 500, his second career victory in that event.
The biggest story going into the season involved Newman/Haas Racing. Nigel Mansell, the reigning Formula One World Champion switched from Formula One to the CART IndyCar Series. Mansell joined Newman/Haas Racing as teammate to Mario Andretti, taking the seat formerly held by Michael Andretti, who departed for one year to McLaren. Mansell came to the American open wheel series with considerable fanfare and huge media attention. He won the season-opener at Surfers Paradise, the first CART "rookie" to win his first start. At Phoenix, Mansell crashed during practice and was forced to sit out the race due to a back injury. At Indianapolis, he was leading the race with 16 laps to go when he was passed on a restart by Emerson Fittipaldi and Arie Luyendyk, and wound up third. He still won the Indy 500 Rookie of the Year award. Despite having missed the race at Phoenix, Mansell won five races en route to the CART championship.
After winning his third CART championship in 1992, Bobby Rahal entered the 1993 season driving the R/H chassis. He finished second at Long Beach, but struggled to get his car up to speed, and shockingly, was bumped from the field at Indianapolis.
Drivers and constructors
- All teams competed with Goodyear tires.
| Team | Chassis | Engine | Driver | Round | Notes | |
 Newman/Haas Racing | Lola T93/00 | FordXB | 5 |  Nigel Mansell | All | Withdrawn from Phoenix due to injury |
| Newman/Haas Racing | Lola T93/00 | FordXB | 6 | Mario Andretti | All | |
| A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Lola T93/00 Lola T92/00 | FordXB | 14 | A. J. Foyt | 4 | Retired before Indianapolis race on pole day. |
| A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Lola T93/00 Lola T92/00 | FordXB | 14 | Robby Gordon | 1–3, 5–16 | Used the T92/00 chassis at S. Paradise, Phoenix, Michigan, Vancouver and Laguna Seca. |
| A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Lola T93/00 Lola T92/00 | FordXB | 41 | Robby Gordon | 4 | Used the T92/00 chassis at S. Paradise, Phoenix, Michigan, Vancouver and Laguna Seca. |
| A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Lola T93/00 Lola T92/00 | FordXB | 84 | John Andretti | 4 | Used the T92/00 chassis. |
| Chip Ganassi Racing Teams | Lola T93/00 | FordXB | 10 |  Arie Luyendyk | All | |
| Turley Motorsports | Penske PC-21 | Chevrolet | 69 | Eddie Cheever | 1–2 | Withdrew at Indianapolis and raced with Team Menard |
| Turley Motorsports | Penske PC-21 | Chevrolet | 99 | Eddie Cheever | 3–4, 6 | Withdrew at Indianapolis and raced with Team Menard |
| Turley Motorsports | Penske PC-21 | Chevrolet | 99 | Brian Till | 7–9, 11–12, 14–16 | |
| Team Penske | Penske PC-22 | Chevrolet | 4 |  Emerson Fittipaldi | All | |
| Team Penske | Penske PC-22 | Chevrolet | 12 |  Paul Tracy | All | |
| Galles Racing | Lola T93/00 | Chevrolet | 3 | Al Unser, Jr. | All | |
| Galles Racing | Lola T93/00 | Chevrolet | 7 | Danny Sullivan | 1–9, 11–16 | Missed round 10 due to the flu. |
| Galles Racing | Lola T93/00 | Chevrolet | 7 |  Adrián Fernández | 10 | CART did not allow Adrian to race Michigan due to lack of experience. |
| Galles Racing | Lola T93/00 | Chevrolet | 11 | Adrián Fernández | 3, 5–6, 12, 16 | |
| Galles Racing | Lola T93/00 | Chevrolet | 11 | Kevin Cogan | 4, 7–9 | |
| Walker Motorsport | Lola T93/00 | FordXB | 2 | Scott Goodyear | All | |
| Walker Motorsport | Lola T93/00 | FordXB | 15 |  Hiro Matsushita | All | |
| Walker Motorsport | Lola T92/00 | FordXB | 75 | Willy T. Ribbs | 4–16 | |
| Rahal/Hogan Racing | Rahal-Hogan RH-001 Lola T93/00 | Chevrolet | 1 | Bobby Rahal | All | Switched to the Lola T93/00 at Milwaukee after failing to qualify at Indianapolis. |
| Rahal/Hogan Racing | Rahal-Hogan RH-001 Lola T93/00 | Chevrolet | 26 | Mike Groff | 5–7, 11–12, 14 | Used the T93/00 chassis at Road America and Mid-Ohio. |
| Dick Simon Racing | Lola T93/00 Lola T92/00 | FordXB Chevrolet Buick | 9 | Raul Boesel | All | |
| Dick Simon Racing | Lola T93/00 Lola T92/00 | FordXB Chevrolet Buick | 18 | Maurício Gugelmin | 15 | |
| Dick Simon Racing | Lola T93/00 Lola T92/00 | FordXB Chevrolet Buick | 22 | Scott Brayton | All | Used the T92/00 chassis at S. Paradise, Phoenix and Detroit. |
| Dick Simon Racing | Lola T93/00 Lola T92/00 | FordXB Chevrolet Buick | 23 |  Didier Theys | 16 | Used the T92/00 chassis. |
| Dick Simon Racing | Lola T93/00 Lola T92/00 | FordXB Chevrolet Buick | 36 |  Stéphan Grégoire | 4 | Used the T92/00 chassis and Buick engine. |
| Dick Simon Racing | Lola T93/00 Lola T92/00 | FordXB Chevrolet Buick | 44 | John Brooks | 16 | Used the T92/00 chassis and Chevrolet engine. |
| Dick Simon Racing | Lola T93/00 Lola T92/00 | FordXB Chevrolet Buick | 90 |  Gary Brabham | 1 | Used the T92/00 chassis and Chevrolet engine. |
| Dick Simon Racing | Lola T93/00 Lola T92/00 | FordXB Chevrolet Buick | 90 | Lyn St. James | 2–4, 6–8, 10 | Used the T92/00 chassis at Phoenix and Long Beach |
| Dick Simon Racing | Lola T93/00 Lola T92/00 | FordXB Chevrolet Buick | 90 | Bertrand Gachot | 9 | |
| Dick Simon Racing | Lola T93/00 Lola T92/00 | FordXB Chevrolet Buick | 90 | Eddie Cheever | 12 | |
| Dick Simon Racing | Lola T93/00 Lola T92/00 | FordXB Chevrolet Buick | 90 | Maurício Gugelmin | 14, 16 | |
| Hall/VDS Racing | Lola T93/00 | Chevrolet | 8 |  Teo Fabi | All | |
| Dale Coyne Racing | Lola T92/00 Lola T91/00 | Chevrolet Buick | 19 | Robbie Buhl | 1–6, 8, 12, 14–16 | Used the T91/00 chassis at Milwaukee. Used the Buick engine at Indianapolis and failed to qualify at Indianapolis. |
| Dale Coyne Racing | Lola T92/00 Lola T91/00 | Chevrolet Buick | 19 | Johnny Unser | 7, 9, 11, 13 | |
| Dale Coyne Racing | Lola T92/00 Lola T91/00 | Chevrolet Buick | 32 | Éric Bachelart | 4 | Used the Buick engine at Indianapolis and both failed to qualify at Indianapolis. |
| Dale Coyne Racing | Lola T92/00 Lola T91/00 | Chevrolet Buick | 39 | Ross Bentley | 1–10, 12–16 | Used the Buick engine at Indianapolis and both failed to qualify at Indianapolis. |
| Bettenhausen Motorsports | Penske PC-22 | Chevrolet | 16 |  Stefan Johansson | All | |
| Bettenhausen Motorsports | Penske PC-22 | Chevrolet | 33 | Scott Sharp | 16 | |
| Bettenhausen Motorsports | Penske PC-22 | Chevrolet | 76 | Tony Bettenhausen, Jr. | 4 | |
| Arciero Racing | Penske PC-21 | Chevrolet | 25 | Mark Smith | 1–4, 6–9, 12–16 | Failed to qualify at Indianapolis. |
| Budweiser King Racing | Lola T93/00 | Chevrolet | 40 |  Roberto Guerrero | 1–13 | |
| Budweiser King Racing | Lola T93/00 | Chevrolet | 40 | Eddie Cheever | 14–16 | |
| Budweiser King Racing | Lola T93/00 | Chevrolet | 60 | Jim Crawford | 4 | |
| Budweiser King Racing | Lola T93/00 | Chevrolet | 80 | Al Unser | 4 | |
| Euromotorsport | Lola T91/00 | Cosworth | 42 |  Andrea Chiesa | 1 | |
| Euromotorsport | Lola T91/00 | Cosworth | 42 | Jeff Wood | 2–3, 5–16 | Switched numbers with Kudrave at Michigan, New Hampshire and Nazareth. |
| Euromotorsport | Lola T92/00 | Chevrolet | 50 | Andrea Montermini | 1, 6, 9, 13 | |
| Euromotorsport | Lola T92/00 | Chevrolet | 50 | David Kudrave | 2–3, 5, 7, 10–11, 14–15 | Switched numbers with Wood at Michigan, New Hampshire and Nazareth. |
| Euromotorsport | Lola T92/00 | Chevrolet | 50 | Davy Jones | 4 | |
| Euromotorsport | Lola T92/00 | Chevrolet | 50 |  Christian Danner | 8, 12, 16 | |
| Leadercard | Lola T91/00 Lola T92/00 | Buick Chevrolet | 20 | Buddy Lazier | 1–6, 8, 10–12, 14–16 | Used the T92/00 chassis at Michigan and New Hampshire. Used the Buick engine at Indianapolis, Milwaukee and from Road America onwards. Failed to qualify at Indianapolis. |
| Leadercard | Lola T91/00 Lola T92/00 | Buick Chevrolet | 98 | Brian Bonner | 4 | |
| International Sport | Lola T92/00 | Chevrolet | 30 | Marco Greco | All | |
| International Sport | Lola T91/00 | Buick | 43 | Rocky Moran | 4 | Failed to qualify at Indianapolis. |
| Hayhoe Racing | Lola T92/00 | Chevrolet FordXB | 18 |  Jimmy Vasser | 1–7, 9, 11, 13–14, 16 | Used the Ford engine at Indianapolis and from Toronto onwards. |
| ProFormance Motorsports | Lola T91/00 | Chevrolet | 45 | Scott Pruett | 2–4, 6, 9, 14, 16 | Failed to qualify at Indianapolis. |
| Indy Regency Racing | Lola T92/00 | Chevrolet | 29 | Olivier Grouillard | 4–16 | Failed to qualify at Indianapolis. |
 Menard Racing | Lola T93/00 | Menard | 27 | Geoff Brabham | 4 | |
| Menard Racing | Lola T93/00 | Menard | 51 | Gary Bettenhausen | 4 | |
| Menard Racing | Lola T92/00 | Buick | 59 | Eddie Cheever | 4 | |
| Menard Racing | Lola T93/00 | Menard | 77 |  Nelson Piquet | 4 | |
| Hemelgarn Racing | Lola T91/00 | Buick | 91 | Stan Fox | 4 | |
| Hemelgarn Racing | Lola T92/00 | Buick | 92 | Didier Theys | 4 | |
| Burns Racing | Galmer 92B | Chevrolet | 66 | Dominic Dobson | 4 | |
| Mann Motorsports | Lola T91/00 | Buick | 93 | John Paul, Jr. | 4 | Failed to qualify at Indianapolis. |
| Pagan | Lola T92/00 | Buick | 21 | Jeff Andretti | 4 | |
| Nu-Tech | Lola T91/00 | Chevrolet | 28 | Brian Bonner | 8 | |
| Nu-Tech | Lola T91/00 | Cosworth | 33 | Dennis Vitolo | 6 | |
| PacWest Racing | Galmer 92B | Chevrolet | 17 | Dominic Dobson | 13–14, 16 |
Season Summary
Schedule
Oval/SpeedwayDedicated road course
Temporary street circuit
- Indianapolis was USAC-sanctioned but counted towards the PPG Indy Car title.
Race Results
Final Drivers standings
Nation's Cup
[Chassis] Constructor's Cup
[Engine] Manufacturer's Cup
Driver BreakdownRookie |
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