1993 IndyCar season

1993 IndyCar season
PPG Indy Car World Series
Season
Races 16
Start date March 21
End date October 3
Awards
Drivers' champion Nigel Mansell
Constructors' Cup Lola
Manufacturers' Cup Chevrolet
Nations' Cup Brazil
Rookie of the Year Nigel Mansell
Indianapolis 500 winner Emerson Fittipaldi
Chronology
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1992 1994

The 1993 IndyCar season, the fifteenth in the CART era of U.S. open-wheel racing, consisted of 16 races, beginning in Surfers Paradise, Queensland, Australia on March 21 and concluding in Monterey, California on October 3. The PPG Indy Car World Series Drivers' Champion and Rookie of the Year was Nigel Mansell. The winner of the 77th Indianapolis 500, sanctioned by the USAC, was Emerson Fittipaldi.

Contents

Drivers and constructors

The following teams and drivers competed in the 1993 Indy Car World Series season.

Team Chassis Engine Tires No Drivers
Newman-Haas Racing Lola FordXB Goodyear 5 Nigel Mansell
6 Mario Andretti
Copenhagen Racing Lola FordXB Goodyear 14 A. J. Foyt
14/41 Robby Gordon
84 John Andretti
Chip Ganassi Racing Lola FordXB Goodyear 10 Arie Luyendyk
Turley Penske Chevrolet Goodyear 69/99 Eddie Cheever
99 Brian Till
Marlboro Team Penske Penske Chevrolet Goodyear 4 Emerson Fittipaldi
12 Paul Tracy
Galles Racing
Lola Chevrolet Goodyear 3 Al Unser, Jr.
7 Danny Sullivan
7/11 Adrián Fernández
Walker Motorsport Lola FordXB Goodyear 2 Scott Goodyear
15 Hiro Matsushita
75 Willy T. Ribbs
Rahal-Hogan Racing Rahal/Hogan
Lola
Chevrolet Goodyear 1/13 Bobby Rahal
26 Mike Groff
Dick Simon Racing Lola FordXB Goodyear 9 Raul Boesel
22 Scott Brayton
90 Eddie Cheever
Bertrand Gachot
Hall Racing VDS Lola Chevrolet Goodyear 8 Teo Fabi
Dale Coyne Racing
Lola Chevrolet Goodyear 19 Robbie Buhl
Johnny Unser
33 Dennis Vitolo
39 Ross Bentley
Bettenhausen Racing Penske Chevrolet Goodyear 16 Stefan Johansson
33 Scott Sharp
76 Tony Bettenhausen, Jr.
Split Cycle Lola Chevrolet Goodyear 90 Gary Brabham
Arciero Racing Penske Chevrolet Goodyear 25 Mark Smith
Olivier Grouillard
Budweiser King Racing Lola Chevrolet Goodyear 40 Roberto Guerrero
Eddie Cheever
60 Jim Crawford
80 Al Unser
Euromotorsport
AGIP
Lola Chevrolet
Cosworth
Goodyear 42/50 Andrea Montermini
David Kudrave
Jeff Wood
50 Andrea Chiesa
Davy Jones
Christian Danner
Financial World
Leadercard
Applebee's
Hemelgarn Racing
Lola Chevrolet
Buick
Goodyear 20 Buddy Lazier
28/98 Brian Bonner
Team Losi
International Sport
Lola Chevrolet Goodyear 30 Marco Greco
34 Rocky Moran
Hayhoe Racing Lola Chevrolet Goodyear 18 Jimmy Vasser
Indy Regency Lola Chevrolet Goodyear 29 Olivier Grouillard
ProFormance Motorsports Lola Chevrolet Goodyear 45 Scott Pruett
JC Penney Lola Chevrolet Goodyear 90 Lyn St. James
Conseco Lola Chevrolet Goodyear 11 Kevin Cogan
Menard Racing Lola Buick
Menard
Goodyear 51 Gary Bettenhausen
59 Eddie Cheever
Maalox Lola Chevrolet Goodyear 36 Stéphan Grégoire
Delta Faucets Lola Buick Goodyear 91 Stan Fox
92 Didier Theys
PacWest Racing Galmer 92 Chevrolet Goodyear 17/66 Dominic Dobson
Glidden Lola Menard Goodyear 27 Geoff Brabham
Interstate Battery Lola Buick Goodyear 21 Jeff Andretti
Arisco Lola Menard Goodyear 77 Nelson Piquet
The Marmon Wasp II Lola Buick Goodyear 32 Eric Bachelart
D.B. Mann Lola Buick Goodyear 93 John Paul, Jr.
Hollywood American Lola FordXB Goodyear 18/90 Maurício Gugelmin
Kinko's Lola FordXB Goodyear 23 Didier Theys
Paragon Motorsports Lola Chevrolet Goodyear 44 John Brooks

Results

Races

Rnd Race Name Circuit City/Location Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team Report
1 Australian FAI IndyCar Grand Prix Surfers Paradise Street Circuit Surfers Paradise, Australia March 21 Nigel Mansell Nigel Mansell Nigel Mansell Newman-Haas Racing Report
2 Valvoline 200 Phoenix International Raceway Phoenix, Arizona April 4 Scott Goodyear Unknown Mario Andretti Newman-Haas Racing Report
3 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach Streets of Long Beach Long Beach, California April 18 Nigel Mansell Unknown Paul Tracy Team Penske Report
4 77th Indianapolis 500 Indianapolis Motor Speedway Speedway, Indiana May 30 Arie Luyendyk Emerson Fittipaldi Emerson Fittipaldi Team Penske Report
5 Miller Genuine Draft 200 Milwaukee Mile West Allis, Wisconsin June 6 Raul Boesel Unknown Nigel Mansell Newman-Haas Racing Report
6 ITT Automotive Grand Prix of Detroit The Raceway on Belle Isle Park Detroit, Michigan June 13 Nigel Mansell Nigel Mansell Danny Sullivan Galles Racing Report
7 Budweiser/G. I. Joe's 200/Havoline Portland International Raceway Portland, Oregon June 27 Nigel Mansell Emerson Fittipaldi Emerson Fittipaldi Team Penske Report
8 Budweiser Grand Prix of Cleveland Cleveland Burke Lakefront Airport Cleveland, Ohio July 11 Paul Tracy Unknown Paul Tracy Team Penske Report
9 Molson Indy Toronto Exhibition Place Toronto, Ontario July 18 Emerson Fittipaldi Emerson Fittipaldi Paul Tracy Team Penske Report
10 Marlboro 500 Michigan International Speedway Brooklyn, Michigan August 1 Mario Andretti Nigel Mansell Nigel Mansell Newman-Haas Racing Report
11 New England 200 New Hampshire International Speedway Loudon, New Hampshire August 8 Nigel Mansell Nigel Mansell Nigel Mansell Newman-Haas Racing Report
12 Texaco/Havoline 200 Road America Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin August 22 Paul Tracy Paul Tracy Paul Tracy Team Penske Report
13 Molson Indy Vancouver Streets of Vancouver Vancouver, British Columbia August 29 Scott Goodyear Unknown Al Unser, Jr. Galles Racing Report
14 Pioneer Electronics 200 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Lexington, Ohio September 12 Nigel Mansell Unknown Emerson Fittipaldi Team Penske Report
15 Bosch Spark Plug Grand Prix Nazareth Speedway Nazareth, Pennsylvania September 19 Nigel Mansell Unknown Nigel Mansell Newman-Haas Racing Report
16 Toyota Grand Prix of Monterey Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca Monterey, California October 3 Emerson Fittipaldi Unknown Paul Tracy Team Penske Report
  Oval/Speedway
  Road Course/Street Circuit

Full Series Results

Final driver standings

Pos Driver SUR PHX LBH INDY MIL DET POR CLE TOR MIC LOU ROA VAN MDO NAZ LAG Pts
1 Nigel Mansell 1 Wth 3 3 1 15 2 3 20 1* 1 2 6 12 1* 23 191
2 Emerson Fittipaldi 2* 14 13 1 3 23 1* 2 2 13 3 5 7 1* 5 2 183
3 Paul Tracy 21 16* 1* 30 20 9 3 1* 1* 19 2* 1* 13 25 3 1* 157
4 Bobby Rahal 6 22 2 DNQ 4 5 4 28 4 9 7 3 2* 6 6 7 133
5 Raul Boesel 8 2 12 4 2* 2 7 7 7 4 21 4 9 4 9 11 132
6 Mario Andretti 4 1 18 5* 18 3 6 5 8 2 20 15 5 7 13 9 117
7 Al Unser, Jr. 15 4 21 8 5 6 5 19 5 8 8 25 1 8 25 5 100
8 Arie Luyendyk 5 6 11 2 22 17 10 10 22 3 25 9 25 5 8 3 90
9 Scott Goodyear 10 20 16 7 23 10 12 20 9 5 19 10 4 3 2 4 86
10 Robby Gordon 3 18 DSQ 27 10 8 8 6 6 15 5 20 23 2 4 10 84
11 Teo Fabi 9 5 4 9 9 22 25 8 14 6 16 8 8 24 11 8 64
12 Danny Sullivan 13 23 8 33 16 1* 14 14 3 Wth 22 26 10 27 20 27 43
13 Stefan Johansson 12 21 26 11 25 20 26 4 24 23 14 21 3 26 7 6 43
14 Roberto Guerrero 19 15 5 28 7 26 24 29 10 7 4 23 11 39
15 Scott Brayton 16 25 24 6 6 14 17 18 19 11 6 7 24 9 15 24 36
16 Jimmy Vasser 24 3 22 13 8 16 11 11 9 18 10 21 30
17 Eddie Cheever 7 24 9 16 21 6 28 10 14 21
18 Andrea Montermini 25 4 27 19 12
19 Scott Pruett 7 7 DNQ 25 26 15 25 12
20 Willy T. Ribbs 21 11 12 16 27 18 10 15 12 16 11 19 28 9
21 Robbie Buhl 23 19 6 DNQ 17 28 24 19 14 17 16 8
22 Mark Smith 18 9 10 DNQ 27 29 15 23 24 22 19 12 17 8
23 Mike Groff DNQ 19 11 9 11 18 22 8
24 Adrián Fernández 23 21 7 DNS 29 12 7
25 Brian Till 22 9 13 10 22 17 16 29 7
26 Hiro Matsushita 11 10 14 18 13 13 21 12 16 14 13 13 12 13 21 19 7
27 David Kudrave 8 27 24 23 12 23 23 14 6
28 Olivier Grouillard DNQ 12 24 13 11 DNS 17 12 16 26 16 18 20 4
29 John Andretti 10 3
30 Marco Greco 22 11 25 DNQ DNQ 19 19 22 21 18 17 28 20 18 23 DNQ 2
31 Christian Danner 25 11 26 2
32 Ross Bentley 17 12 15 DNQ 14 DNQ 15 16 25 16 17 17 DNQ 22 DNQ 1
33 Al Unser 12 1
34 Bertrand Gachot 12 1
35 Kevin Cogan 14 27 13 15 0
36 Lyn St. James 13 17 25 DNQ 20 23 22 0
37 Maurício Gugelmin 21 24 13 0
38 Buddy Lazier 20 17 19 DNQ 15 18 21 21 DNQ 14 20 26 DNQ 0
39 Dominic Dobson 23 14 DNQ 18 0
40 Gary Brabham 14 0
41 Jeff Wood DNQ 20 DNQ DNQ 28 17 28 20 24 27 15 DNQ DNS DNQ 0
42 Didier Theys 22 15 0
43 Davy Jones 15 0
44 Johnny Unser 18 17 18 21 0
45 Gary Bettenhausen 17 0
46 Stéphan Grégoire 19 0
47 Tony Bettenhausen, Jr. 20 0
48 Scott Sharp 22 0
49 Jim Crawford 24 0
50 Brian Bonner DNQ 26 DNQ 0
51 Geoff Brabham 26 0
52 Andrea Chiesa 26 0
53 Jeff Andretti 29 0
54 Stan Fox 31 0
55 Nelson Piquet 32 0
Eric Bachelart DNQ 0
John Brooks DNQ 0
A. J. Foyt DNQ 0
Davey Hamilton DNQ 0
Rocky Moran DNQ 0
John Morton DNQ 0
Johnny Parsons DNQ 0
John Paul, Jr. DNQ 0
Dennis Vitolo DNQ 0
Pos Driver SUR PHX LBH INDY MIL DET POR CLE TOR MIC LOU ROA VAN MDO NAZ LAG Pts
Color Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green 4th & 5th place
Light Blue 6th-10th place
Dark Blue Finished
(Outside Top 10)
Purple Did not finish
Red Did not qualify
(DNQ)
Brown Withdrawn
(Wth)
Black Disqualified
(DSQ)
White Did not start
(DNS)
Blank Did not
participate
(DNP)
Not competing
In-line notation
Bold Pole position
Italics Ran fastest race lap
* Led most race laps
Rookie of the Year
Rookie

Point Scoring System:

Position 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Points 20 16 14 12 10 8 6 5 4 3 2 1

Bonus Points:

Nation's Cup

Pos Country SUR PHX LBH INDY MIL DET POR CLE TOR MIC LOU ROA VAN MDO NAZ LAG Pts
1 Brazil 2 2 12 1 2 2 1 2 2 4 3 4 7 1 5 2 234
2 United States 3 1 2 5 4 1 4 5 3 2 5 3 1 2 4 5 230
3 Canada 10 12 1 7 14 8 3 1 1 5 2 1 4 3 2 1 207
4 England 1 Wth 3 3 1 15 2 3 20 1 1 2 6 12 1 23 191
5 Netherlands 5 6 11 2 22 17 10 10 22 3 25 9 25 5 8 3 90
6 Italy 9 5 4 9 9 4 25 8 14 6 16 8 8 24 11 8 76
7 Sweden 12 21 26 11 25 20 26 4 24 23 14 21 3 26 7 6 43
8 Colombia 19 15 5 28 7 26 24 29 10 7 4 23 11 39
9 Mexico 23 21 7 DNS 29 12 7
10 Japan 11 10 14 18 13 13 21 12 16 14 13 13 12 13 21 19 7
11 France 19 12 24 13 11 DNS 17 12 16 26 16 18 20 4
12 Germany 25 11 26 2
13 Belgium 22 12 15 1
14 Australia 14 26 0
15 Scotland 24 0
16 Switzerland 26 0
Pos Country SUR PHX LBH INDY MIL DET POR CLE TOR MIC LOU ROA VAN MDO NAZ LAG Pts

Chassis Constructor's Cup

Pos Chassis Pts
1 Lola T9300/T9200/T9100 297
2 Penske PC-22/PC-21 256
3 Rahal-Hogan RH-01 32
4 Galmer 92 0
Pos Chassis Pts

Engine Manufacturer's Cup

Pos Engine Pts
1 Chevrolet C 274
2 Ford XB 269
3 Chevrolet A 47
4 Chevrolet B 22
5 Cosworth DFS 0
6 Buick 0
7 Menard 0
Pos Engine Pts

Driver Breakdown

Pos Driver Team Starts Wins Podiums Top 5's Top 10's Poles Points
1 Mansell (R) Newman-Haas Racing 15 5 9 9 10 7 191
2 Fittipaldi Team Penske 16 3 8 10 12 2 183
3 Tracy Team Penske 16 5 8 8 9 2 157
4 Rahal Rahal-Hogan Racing 16 0 3 7 13 0 133
5 Boesel Simon Racing 16 0 3 7 13 1 132
6 M. Andretti Newman-Haas Racing 16 1 3 7 11 1 117
7 Unser Jr. Galles Racing 16 1 1 6 11 0 100
8 Luyendyk Chip Ganassi Racing 16 0 3 5 10 1 90
9 Goodyear Walker Motorsport 16 0 2 5 10 2 86
10 Gordon Copenhagen Racing 16 0 2 4 10 0 84
11 Fabi Racing Team VDS 16 0 0 2 10 0 64
12 Sullivan Galles Racing 15 1 2 2 5 0 43
12 Johansson Bettenhausen Racing 16 0 1 2 4 0 43
14 Guerrero Budweiser King Racing 13 0 2 3 5 0 39
15 Brayton Simon Racing 16 0 0 0 5 0 36
16 Vasser Hayhoe Racing 12 0 1 1 4 0 30
17 Cheever Simon Racing
Budweiser King Racing
Menard Racing
9 0 0 0 4 0 21
18 Montermini (R) Euromotorsport 4 0 0 1 1 0 12
18 Pruett ProFormance Motorsports 6 0 0 0 2 0 12
20 Ribbs Walker Motorsport 13 0 0 0 1 0 9
21 Buhl (R) Dale Coyne Racing 10 0 0 0 1 0 8
21 Smith (R) Arciero Racing 12 0 0 0 2 0 8
21 Groff Rahal-Hogan Racing 5 0 0 0 1 0 8
24 Fernandez (R) Galles Racing
Molson
5 0 0 0 1 0 7
24 Till Turley Motorsports 8 0 0 0 2 0 7
24 Matsushita Walker Motorsport 16 0 0 0 1 0 7
27 Kudrave (R) Euromotorsport 9 0 0 0 1 0 6
28 Grouillard (R) Arciero Racing
Indy Regency
11 0 0 0 0 0 4
29 J. Andretti Copenhagen Racing 1 0 0 0 1 0 3
30 Greco (R) Team Losi
International Sport
13 0 0 0 0 0 2
30 Danner Euromotorsport 3 0 0 0 0 0 2
32 Bentley Dale Coyne Racing 11 0 0 0 0 0 1
32 A. Unser Budweiser King Racing 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
32 Gachot (R) Simon Racing 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
35 Cogan Conseco 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 St. James (R) JC Penney 6 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 Gugelmin (R) Hollywood American 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 Lazier Financial World
Leadercard
Applebee's
10 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 Dobson Coors Light
Winning Spirit
Skycell
3 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 Ga. Brabham Split Cycle 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 Jeff Wood Euromotorsport
AGIP
8 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 Theys Delta Faucets
Kinko's
2 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 Jones Euromotorsport 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 J. Unser (R) The Ruger Special
Dale Coyne Racing
4 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 G. Bettenhausen Menard Racing 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 Grégoire (R) Maalox 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 T. Bettenhausen Jr. Bettenhausen Racing 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 Sharp (R) Bettenhausen Racing 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 Crawford Budweiser King Racing 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 Bonner Applebee's
Hemelgarn Racing
1 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 Ge. Brabham Glidden 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 Chiesa (R) Euromotorsport 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 Je. Andretti Interstate Batteries 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 Fox Delta Faucets 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 Piquet Arisco 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

See also

Notes

With his title victory, Nigel Mansell became the first driver to win the CART Series in his rookie season. He also became the first man in history to be the Formula One champion and the CART IndyCar champion at the same time.

References