1992 PPG Indy Car World Series
1992 CART season | |
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PPG Indy Car World Series | |
![]() Bobby Rahal | |
Season | |
Races | 17 |
Start date | March 22 |
End date | October 18 |
Awards | |
Drivers' champion | ![]() |
Constructors' Cup | ![]() |
Manufacturers' Cup | ![]() |
Nations' Cup | ![]() |
Rookie of the Year | ![]() |
Indianapolis 500 winner | ![]() |
The 1992 PPG Indy Car World Series season was the 14th national championship season of American open wheel racing sanctioned by CART (d.b.a "IndyCar"). The season consisted of 16 races. Bobby Rahal was the national champion, his third and final career CART title. Stefan Johansson was named the Rookie of the Year. The 1992 Indianapolis 500 was sanctioned by USAC, but counted towards the CART points championship. Al Unser Jr. won the Indy 500 in the closest finish in the history of that event.
Starting in 1992, and continuing through 1996, the CART organization began operating under the name IndyCar. The term IndyCar was a registered trademark of IMS, Inc., and was licensed to CART from 1992–1996. The use of the term "CART" was curtailed in the series and in the media in favor of IndyCar during this period.
The circuit welcomed a new venue in 1992, New Hampshire International Speedway.
Bobby Rahal, who was in his first season as an owner/driver, won four races and three poles en route to the title. Rahal's three oval wins included a dominating wire-to-wire victory at Phoenix, where he led all 200 laps. Rahal fielded the "tried and true" Lola/Ilmor Chevrolet "A" combination. It was the final championship for the Ilmor Chevy A engine. Rahal managed to outperform the newer engines that joined the series in 1992, the Ford/Cosworth XB, as well as the Ilmor Chevy "B" engine, which was used by the Penske team. For the third time, Michael Andretti finished runner-up to Rahal in the points. Andretti promptly left Indy car racing the following year to race in Formula One.
A bevy of crashes, some serious, at the 1992 Indianapolis 500 injured several drivers, and shook up the driver lineup during parts of the season. Jovy Marcelo was fatally injured in a practice crash, while Nelson Piquet suffered devastating leg injures in another practice crash. Hiro Matsushita suffered a fractured leg and missed several races over the summer. Mario Andretti, Rick Mears, and Jimmy Vasser all sat out the race at Detroit while they recovered from injuries. In July, Mears dropped out of the Michigan 500 with nagging injuries, and ultimately sat out the rest of the season. Mears then unexpectedly retired from racing in December.
Drivers and constructors[]
The following teams and drivers competed in the 1992 Indy Car World Series season.
Team | Chassis | Engine | Tyres | No | Drivers | Rounds |
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Newman/Haas Racing | Lola | Ford XB | G | 1 | ![]() |
All |
2 | ![]() |
1-4, 6-16 | ||||
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5 | |||||
Chip Ganassi Racing | Lola | Ford XB | G | 6 | ![]() |
4, 10 |
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5-7, 9, 11-13 | |||||
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16 | |||||
9 | ![]() |
All | ||||
Marlboro Team Penske | Penske | Chevrolet | G | 4 | ![]() |
1-4, 6-8, 10 |
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5, 9, 11-13, 16 | |||||
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15 | |||||
5 | ![]() |
All | ||||
7 | ![]() |
2, 4, 10, 14-15 | ||||
Galles-Kraco Racing | Galmer | Chevrolet | G | 3 | ![]() |
All |
18 | ![]() |
All | ||||
Walker Motorsport | Lola | Ford XB Chevrolet |
G | 15 | ![]() |
All |
17 | ![]() |
1 | ||||
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2 | |||||
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4 | |||||
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4-5, 12 | |||||
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10 | |||||
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14 | |||||
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16 | |||||
Rahal-Hogan Racing | Lola | Chevrolet | G | 12 | ![]() |
All |
Dick Simon Racing Paragon Motorsports |
Lola | Chevrolet Buick |
G | 11 | ![]() |
1-3, 11-16 |
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4-8, 10 | |||||
22 | ![]() |
All | ||||
23 | ![]() |
9, 11-16 | ||||
44 | ![]() |
4 | ||||
90 | ![]() |
4 | ||||
Hall/VDS Racing | Lola | Chevrolet | G | 8 | ![]() |
All |
38 | ![]() |
4 | ||||
Payton/Coyne Racing | Lola | Cosworth | G | 19 | ![]() |
1-7, 9-15 |
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10, 15-16 | |||||
39 | ![]() |
1, 5-6, 9-13 | ||||
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2 | |||||
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4, 7-8, 14 | |||||
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16 | |||||
Bettenhausen Racing | Penske | Chevrolet | G | 16 | ![]() |
1-4, 6-7, 10 |
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5, 8-9, 11-16 | |||||
Arciero Racing | Lola | Buick | G | 30 | ![]() |
1-3 |
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4 | |||||
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5-10 | |||||
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11-12 | |||||
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13-15 | |||||
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16 | |||||
34 | ![]() |
4 | ||||
Euromotorsport | Lola | Cosworth | G | 42 | ![]() |
1 |
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4 | |||||
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6, 9, 12-13, 16 | |||||
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7-8, 10 | |||||
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11 | |||||
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14 | |||||
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15 | |||||
50 | ![]() |
1-4 | ||||
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5, 9, 11-16 | |||||
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6 | |||||
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7-8 | |||||
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10 | |||||
Lola | FordXB Chevrolet |
G | 17 | ![]() |
6, 11, 13 | |
47 | 1-4, 9, 14, 16 | |||||
Lola | Buick | G | 21 | ![]() |
1-7, 9-16 | |
Hemelgarn Racing | Lola | Buick | G | 81 | ![]() |
4 |
91 | ![]() |
4 | ||||
92 | ![]() |
4 | ||||
Lola | Chevrolet | G | 31 | ![]() |
1, 3-9, 11-16 | |
Truesports | Truesports | Chevrolet | G | 10 | ![]() |
All |
Judd | 24 | ![]() |
3, 5-6, 8-9, 11-12, 14, 16 | |||
Gilmore Racing | Lola | Chevrolet | G | 14 | ![]() |
1, 3 |
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2 | |||||
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2, 4 | |||||
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5 | |||||
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6-7, 11-13 | |||||
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8, 10 | |||||
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9 | |||||
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14-16 | |||||
48 | ![]() |
4 | ||||
King Motorsports | Lola | Buick | G | 26 | ![]() |
3 |
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4 | |||||
36 | ![]() |
4 | ||||
Menard Racing | Lola | Buick | G | 27 | ![]() |
4 |
51 | ![]() |
4 | ||||
59 | ![]() |
4 | ||||
Lola | Buick | G | 93 | ![]() |
4 | |
G | ![]() |
4 | ||||
Lola | Chevrolet | G | 68 | ![]() |
4 | |
Lola | Buick | G | 28 | ![]() |
5 | |
Cosworth | ![]() |
16 | ||||
Lola | Chevrolet | G | 88 | ![]() |
4 |
Season Summary[]
Schedule[]
Rnd | Date | Race Name | Circuit | City/Location |
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1 | March 22 | ![]() |
S Surfers Paradise Street Circuit | Surfers Paradise, Australia |
2 | April 5 | ![]() |
O Phoenix International Raceway | Phoenix, Arizona |
3 | April 12 | ![]() |
S Streets of Long Beach | Long Beach, California |
4 | May 24 | ![]() |
O Indianapolis Motor Speedway | Speedway, Indiana |
5 | June 7 | ![]() |
S The Raceway on Belle Isle Park | Detroit, Michigan |
6 | June 21 | ![]() |
R Portland International Raceway | Portland, Oregon |
7 | June 28 | ![]() |
O Milwaukee Mile | West Allis, Wisconsin |
8 | July 5 | ![]() |
O New Hampshire International Speedway | Loudon, New Hampshire |
9 | July 19 | ![]() |
S Exhibition Place | Toronto, Ontario |
10 | August 2 | ![]() |
O Michigan International Speedway | Brooklyn, Michigan |
11 | August 9 | ![]() |
S Cleveland Burke Lakefront Airport | Cleveland, Ohio |
12 | August 23 | ![]() |
R Road America | Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin |
13 | August 30 | ![]() |
S Streets of Vancouver | Vancouver, British Columbia |
14 | September 13 | ![]() |
R Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | Lexington, Ohio |
NC | October 3 | ![]() |
O Pennsylvania International Raceway | Nazareth, Pennsylvania |
15 | October 4 | ![]() | ||
16 | October 18 | ![]() |
R Laguna Seca Raceway | Monterey, California |
O Oval/Speedway
R Dedicated road course
S Temporary street circuit
NC Non-championship event
- Indianapolis was USAC-sanctioned but counted towards the PPG Indy Car title.
Race results[]
Round | Race | Pole position | Fastest lap | Race Winner | Race Time | Report | |||
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Driver | Team | Chassis | Engine | ||||||
1 | ![]() |
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Marlboro Team Penske | Penske | Chevrolet | 2:20:33 | Report |
2 | ![]() |
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Rahal-Hogan Racing | Lola | Chevrolet | 1:31:56 | |
3 | ![]() |
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Unknown | ![]() |
Galles-Kraco Racing | Galmer | Chevrolet | 1:48:56 | |
4 | ![]() |
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Galles-Kraco Racing | Galmer | Chevrolet | 3:43:04 | Report |
5 | ![]() |
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Unknown | ![]() |
Rahal-Hogan Racing | Lola | Chevrolet | 1:58:20 | |
6 | ![]() |
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Unknown | ![]() |
Newman/Haas Racing | Lola | Ford | 1:53:25 | |
7 | ![]() |
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Unknown | ![]() |
Newman/Haas Racing | Lola | Ford | 1:26:56 | |
8 | ![]() |
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Rahal-Hogan Racing | Lola | Chevrolet | 1:35:00 | |
9 | ![]() |
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Unknown | ![]() |
Newman/Haas Racing | Lola | Ford | 1:52:21 | Report |
10 | ![]() |
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Unknown | ![]() |
Walker Motorsport | Lola | Chevrolet | 2:48:53 | |
11 | ![]() |
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Unknown | ![]() |
Marlboro Team Penske | Penske | Chevrolet | 1:30:38 | |
12 | ![]() |
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Marlboro Team Penske | Penske | Chevrolet | 1:48:26 | |
13 | ![]() |
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Newman/Haas Racing | Lola | Ford | 1:41:50 | |
14 | ![]() |
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Unknown | ![]() |
Marlboro Team Penske | Penske | Chevrolet | 1:51:23 | |
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Unknown | ![]() |
Marlboro Team Penske | Penske | Chevrolet | 0:38:26 | ||
15 | ![]() |
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Rahal-Hogan Racing | Lola | Chevrolet | 1:33:07 | |
16 | ![]() |
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Unknown | ![]() |
Newman/Haas Racing | Lola | Ford | 1:51:35 |
Final driver standings[]
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Note: 1 Jovy Marcelo was killed in practice for the 1992 Indianapolis 500. He was 27 years old.
Nation's Cup[]
- Top result per race counts towards Nation's Cup.
Pos | Country | Pts |
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1 | ![]() |
294 |
2 | ![]() |
190 |
3 | ![]() |
137 |
4 | ![]() |
47 |
5 | ![]() |
11 |
6 | ![]() |
9 |
7 | ![]() |
3 |
8 | ![]() |
1 |
9 | ![]() |
0 |
10 | ![]() |
0 |
11 | ![]() |
0 |
12 | ![]() |
0 |
13 | ![]() |
0 |
14 | ![]() |
0 |
15 | ![]() |
0 |
Pos | Country | Pts |
Chassis Constructor's Cup[]
Pos | Chassis | Pts |
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1 | ![]() |
311 |
2 | ![]() |
218 |
3 | ![]() |
170 |
4 | ![]() |
68 |
Pos | Chassis | Pts |
Engine Manufacturer's Cup[]
Pos | Engine | Pts |
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1 | ![]() |
472 |
2 | ![]() |
232 |
3 | ![]() |
24 |
4 | ![]() |
8 |
5 | ![]() |
2 |
Pos | Engine | Pts |
References[]
- "1992 CART Results". racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2016-09-08.
- "1992 CART PPG IndyCar World Series standings". race-database.com. Retrieved 2010-12-07.
- Åberg, Andreas. "PPG Indy Car World Series 1992". Driver Database. Retrieved 2009-05-19.
- "1992 PPG Indy Car World Series". Champ Car Stats. Retrieved 2009-05-19.
- "Official Box Score: 76th Indianapolis 500-Mile Race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway". Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Retrieved 2009-05-19.
- "Standings after Laguna Seca". Champ Car World Series. Archived from the original on 22 October 2008. Retrieved 2009-05-19.
See also[]
- 1992 Indianapolis 500
- 1992 Toyota Atlantic Championship season
- 1992 Indy Lights season
- 1992 Formula One season
- Champ Car seasons
- 1992 in motorsport
- 1992 in American motorsport
- 1992 in CART