# 1992 PPG Indy Car World Series

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 to 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 |
| Newman/Haas Racing | Lola | Ford-Cosworth XB | G | 1 | Michael Andretti | All |
| Newman/Haas Racing | Lola | Ford-Cosworth XB | G | 2 | Mario Andretti | 1-4, 6-16 |
| Newman/Haas Racing | Lola | Ford-Cosworth XB | G | 2 | Teo Fabi | 5 |
| Chip Ganassi Racing | Lola | Ford-Cosworth XB | G | 6 | Arie Luyendyk | 4, 10 |
| Chip Ganassi Racing | Lola | Ford-Cosworth XB | G | 6 | Robby Gordon | 5-7, 9, 11-13 |
| Chip Ganassi Racing | Lola | Ford-Cosworth XB | G | 6 | Didier Theys | 16 |
| Chip Ganassi Racing | Lola | Ford-Cosworth XB | G | 9 | Eddie Cheever | All |
| Marlboro Team Penske | Penske | Chevrolet B | G | 4 | Rick Mears | 1-4, 6-8, 10 |
| Marlboro Team Penske | Penske | Chevrolet B | G | 4 | Paul Tracy | 5, 9, 11-13, 16 |
| Marlboro Team Penske | Penske | Chevrolet B | G | 4 | Al Unser | 15 |
| Marlboro Team Penske | Penske | Chevrolet B | G | 5 | Emerson Fittipaldi | All |
| Marlboro Team Penske | Penske | Chevrolet B | G | 7 | Paul Tracy | 2, 4, 10, 14-15 |
| Galles-Kraco Racing | Galmer | Chevrolet | G | 3 | Al Unser Jr. | All |
| Galles-Kraco Racing | Galmer | Chevrolet | G | 18 | Danny Sullivan | All |
| Walker Motorsport | Lola | Ford-Cosworth XB Chevrolet | G | 15 | Scott Goodyear | All |
| Walker Motorsport | Lola | Ford-Cosworth XB Chevrolet | G | 17 | A. J. Foyt | 1 |
| Walker Motorsport | Lola | Ford-Cosworth XB Chevrolet | G | 17 | Tero Palmroth | 2 |
| Walker Motorsport | Lola | Ford-Cosworth XB Chevrolet | G | 17 | Johnny Rutherford | 4 |
| Walker Motorsport | Lola | Ford-Cosworth XB Chevrolet | G | 17 | Mike Groff | 4-5, 12 |
| Walker Motorsport | Lola | Ford-Cosworth XB Chevrolet | G | 17 | Jon Beekhuis | 10 |
| Walker Motorsport | Lola | Ford-Cosworth XB Chevrolet | G | 17 | Dennis Vitolo | 14 |
| Walker Motorsport | Lola | Ford-Cosworth XB Chevrolet | G | 17 | Willy T. Ribbs | 16 |
| Rahal-Hogan Racing | Lola | Chevrolet | G | 12 | Bobby Rahal | All |
| Dick Simon Racing Paragon Motorsports | Lola | Chevrolet Buick | G | 11 | Hiro Matsushita | 1-3, 11-16 |
| Dick Simon Racing Paragon Motorsports | Lola | Chevrolet Buick | G | 11 | Raul Boesel | 4-8, 10 |
| Dick Simon Racing Paragon Motorsports | Lola | Chevrolet Buick | G | 22 | Scott Brayton | All |
| Dick Simon Racing Paragon Motorsports | Lola | Chevrolet Buick | G | 23 | Raul Boesel | 9, 11-16 |
| Dick Simon Racing Paragon Motorsports | Lola | Chevrolet Buick | G | 44 | Philippe Gache | 4 |
| Dick Simon Racing Paragon Motorsports | Lola | Chevrolet Buick | G | 90 | Lyn St. James | 4 |
| Hall/VDS Racing | Lola | Chevrolet | G | 8 | John Andretti | All |
| Hall/VDS Racing | Lola | Chevrolet | G | 38 | Didier Theys | 4 |
| Payton/Coyne Racing | Lola | Cosworth | G | 19 | Éric Bachelart | 1-7, 9-15 |
| Payton/Coyne Racing | Lola | Cosworth | G | 19 | Dennis Vitolo | 10, 15-16 |
| Payton/Coyne Racing | Lola | Cosworth | G | 39 | Ross Bentley | 1, 5-6, 9-13 |
| Payton/Coyne Racing | Lola | Cosworth | G | 39 | Dennis Vitolo | 2 |
| Payton/Coyne Racing | Lola | Cosworth | G | 39 | Brian Bonner | 4, 7-8, 14 |
| Payton/Coyne Racing | Lola | Cosworth | G | 39 | Éric Bachelart | 16 |
| Bettenhausen Racing | Penske | Chevrolet | G | 16 | Tony Bettenhausen Jr. | 1-4, 6-7, 10 |
| Bettenhausen Racing | Penske | Chevrolet | G | 16 | Stefan Johansson | 5, 8-9, 11-16 |
| Arciero Racing | Lola | Buick | G | 30 | Fabrizio Barbazza | 1-3 |
| Arciero Racing | Lola | Buick | G | 30 | Johnny Parsons | 4 |
| Arciero Racing | Lola | Buick | G | 30 | Jeff Wood | 5-10 |
| Arciero Racing | Lola | Buick | G | 30 | Jacques Villeneuve Sr. | 11-12 |
| Arciero Racing | Lola | Buick | G | 30 | John Jones | 13-15 |
| Arciero Racing | Lola | Buick | G | 30 | Tero Palmroth | 16 |
| Arciero Racing | Lola | Buick | G | 34 | Jeff Wood | 4 |
| Euromotorsport | Lola | Cosworth | G | 42 | Nicola Marozzo | 1 |
| Euromotorsport | Lola | Cosworth | G | 42 | Fabrizio Barbazza | 4 |
| Euromotorsport | Lola | Cosworth | G | 42 | Vinicio Salmi | 6, 9, 12-13, 16 |
| Euromotorsport | Lola | Cosworth | G | 42 | Steve Chassey | 7-8, 10 |
| Euromotorsport | Lola | Cosworth | G | 42 | Tero Palmroth | 11 |
| Euromotorsport | Lola | Cosworth | G | 42 | Jeff Wood | 14 |
| Euromotorsport | Lola | Cosworth | G | 42 | Guido Daccò | 15 |
| Euromotorsport | Lola | Cosworth | G | 50 | Jovy Marcelo | 1-4 |
| Euromotorsport | Lola | Cosworth | G | 50 | Christian Danner | 5, 9, 11-16 |
| Euromotorsport | Lola | Cosworth | G | 50 | Nicola Marozzo | 6 |
| Euromotorsport | Lola | Cosworth | G | 50 | Mike Groff | 7-8 |
| Euromotorsport | Lola | Cosworth | G | 50 | George Snider | 10 |
| Hayhoe-Cole Racing | Lola | Ford-Cosworth XB Chevrolet | G | 17 | Jimmy Vasser | 6, 11, 13 |
| Hayhoe-Cole Racing | Lola | Ford-Cosworth XB Chevrolet | G | 47 | Jimmy Vasser | 1-4, 9, 14, 16 |
| Leader Card Racing | Lola | Buick | G | 21 | Buddy Lazier | 1-7, 9-16 |
| Hemelgarn Racing | Lola | Buick | G | 81 | Pancho Carter | 4 |
| Hemelgarn Racing | Lola | Buick | G | 91 | Stan Fox | 4 |
| Hemelgarn Racing | Lola | Buick | G | 92 | Gordon Johncock | 4 |
| P.I.G. Enterprises | Lola | Chevrolet | G | 31 | Ted Prappas | 1, 3-9, 11-16 |
| Truesports | Truesports | Chevrolet | G | 10 | Scott Pruett | All |
| RAL Group | Truesports | Judd | G | 24 | Brian Till | 3, 5-6, 8-9, 11-12, 14, 16 |
| Gilmore Racing | Lola | Chevrolet | G | 14 | Gregor Foitek | 1, 3 |
| Gilmore Racing | Lola | Chevrolet | G | 14 | George Snider | 2 |
| Gilmore Racing | Lola | Chevrolet | G | 14 | A. J. Foyt | 2, 4 |
| Gilmore Racing | Lola | Chevrolet | G | 14 | Brian Bonner | 5 |
| Gilmore Racing | Lola | Chevrolet | G | 14 | Ross Cheever | 6-7, 11-13 |
| Gilmore Racing | Lola | Chevrolet | G | 14 | Pancho Carter | 8, 10 |
| Gilmore Racing | Lola | Chevrolet | G | 14 | Jon Beekhuis | 9 |
| Gilmore Racing | Lola | Chevrolet | G | 14 | Mike Groff | 14-16 |
| Gilmore Racing | Lola | Chevrolet | G | 48 | Jeff Andretti | 4 |
| King Motorsports | Lola | Buick | G | 26 | Roberto Guerrero | 3 |
| King Motorsports | Lola | Buick | G | 26 | Jim Crawford | 4 |
| King Motorsports | Lola | Buick | G | 36 | Roberto Guerrero | 4 |
| Menard Racing | Lola | Buick | G | 27 | Al Unser | 4 |
| Menard Racing | Lola | Buick | G | 51 | Gary Bettenhausen | 4 |
| Menard Racing | Lola | Buick | G | 59 | Tom Sneva | 4 |
| D.B. Mann Development | Lola | Buick | G | 93 | John Paul Jr. | 4 |
| D.B. Mann Development | Lola | Buick | G | 93 | Mark Dismore | 4 |
| Burns Racing Team | Lola | Chevrolet | G | 68 | Dominic Dobson | 4 |
| Burns Racing Team | Lola | Buick | G | 28 | Jay Hill | 5 |
| Burns Racing Team | Lola | Cosworth | G | 28 | Tony de Tommaso | 16 |
| TEAMKAR International | Lola | Chevrolet | G | 88 | Kenji Momota | 4 |

## Schedule

| Rnd | Date | Race Name | Circuit | City/Location |
| 1 | March 22 | Daikyo IndyCar Grand Prix | R Surfers Paradise Street Circuit | Surfers Paradise, Australia |
| 2 | April 5 | Valvoline 200 Presented by Phoenix International Raceway and the Fiesta Bowl | O Phoenix International Raceway | Phoenix, Arizona |
| 3 | April 12 | Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach | R Streets of Long Beach | Long Beach, California |
| 4 | May 24 | 76th Indianapolis 500 | O Indianapolis Motor Speedway | Speedway, Indiana |
| 5 | June 7 | ITT Automotive Detroit Grand Prix | R The Raceway on Belle Isle Park | Detroit, Michigan |
| 6 | June 21 | Texaco/Havoline Presents the Budweiser/G. I. Joe's 200 | R Portland International Raceway | Portland, Oregon |
| 7 | June 28 | Miller Genuine Draft 200 | O Milwaukee Mile | West Allis, Wisconsin |
| 8 | July 5 | New England 200 | O New Hampshire International Speedway | Loudon, New Hampshire |
| 9 | July 19 | Molson Indy Toronto | R Exhibition Place | Toronto, Ontario |
| 10 | August 2 | Marlboro 500 | O Michigan International Speedway | Brooklyn, Michigan |
| 11 | August 9 | Budweiser Grand Prix of Cleveland | R Cleveland Burke Lakefront Airport | Cleveland, Ohio |
| 12 | August 23 | The Chicago Tribune Presents the Texaco/Havoline 200 | R Road America | Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin |
| 13 | August 30 | Molson Indy Vancouver | R Streets of Vancouver | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| 14 | September 13 | Pioneer Electronics 200 Presented by Budweiser | R Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | Lexington, Ohio |
| NC | October 3 | Marlboro Challenge | O Pennsylvania International Raceway | Nazareth, Pennsylvania |
| 15 | October 4 | Bosch Spark Plug Grand Prix | O Pennsylvania International Raceway | Nazareth, Pennsylvania |
| 16 | October 18 | Toyota Monterey Grand Prix Featuring the Kodalux Processing 300 | R Laguna Seca Raceway | Monterey, California |
O Oval/Speedway  R Road/Street course  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 Winner | Race Winner | Race Winner | Race Time | Report |
| Round | Race | Pole position | Fastest lap | Driver | Team | Chassis | Engine | Race Time | Report |
| 1 | Surfers Paradise | Al Unser Jr. | Emerson Fittipaldi | Emerson Fittipaldi | Marlboro Team Penske | Penske | Chevrolet | 2:20:33 | Report |
| 2 | Phoenix | Michael Andretti | Rick Mears | Bobby Rahal | Rahal-Hogan Racing | Lola | Chevrolet | 1:31:56 | Report |
| 3 | Long Beach | Michael Andretti | Unknown | Danny Sullivan | Galles-Kraco Racing | Galmer | Chevrolet | 1:48:56 | Report |
| 4 | Indianapolis | Roberto Guerrero | Michael Andretti | Al Unser Jr. | Galles-Kraco Racing | Galmer | Chevrolet | 3:43:04 | Report |
| 5 | Belle Isle | Michael Andretti | Unknown | Bobby Rahal | Rahal-Hogan Racing | Lola | Chevrolet | 1:58:20 | Report |
| 6 | Portland | Emerson Fittipaldi | Unknown | Michael Andretti | Newman/Haas Racing | Lola | Ford | 1:53:25 | Report |
| 7 | Milwaukee | Bobby Rahal | Unknown | Michael Andretti | Newman/Haas Racing | Lola | Ford | 1:26:56 | Report |
| 8 | New Hampshire | Bobby Rahal | Michael Andretti | Bobby Rahal | Rahal-Hogan Racing | Lola | Chevrolet | 1:35:00 | Report |
| 9 | Toronto | Bobby Rahal | Unknown | Michael Andretti | Newman/Haas Racing | Lola | Ford | 1:52:21 | Report |
| 10 | Michigan | Mario Andretti | Unknown | Scott Goodyear | Walker Motorsport | Lola | Chevrolet | 2:48:53 | Report |
| 11 | Cleveland | Emerson Fittipaldi | Unknown | Emerson Fittipaldi | Marlboro Team Penske | Penske | Chevrolet | 1:30:38 | Report |
| 12 | Road America | Paul Tracy | Emerson Fittipaldi | Emerson Fittipaldi | Marlboro Team Penske | Penske | Chevrolet | 1:48:26 | Report |
| 13 | Vancouver | Michael Andretti | Emerson Fittipaldi | Michael Andretti | Newman/Haas Racing | Lola | Ford | 1:41:50 | Report |
| 14 | Mid-Ohio | Michael Andretti | Unknown | Emerson Fittipaldi | Marlboro Team Penske | Penske | Chevrolet | 1:51:23 | Report |
| NC | Marlboro Challenge | Michael Andretti | Unknown | Emerson Fittipaldi | Marlboro Team Penske | Penske | Chevrolet | 0:38:26 | Report |
| 15 | Nazareth | Michael Andretti | Bobby Rahal | Bobby Rahal | Rahal-Hogan Racing | Lola | Chevrolet | 1:33:07 | Report |
| 16 | Laguna Seca | Michael Andretti | Unknown | Michael Andretti | Newman/Haas Racing | Lola | Ford | 1:51:35 | Report |

## Championship Results
### Final driver standings

| Pos | Driver | SUR | PHX | LBH | INDY | DET | POR | MIL | LOU | TOR | MIC | CLE | ROA | VAN | MDO | MAR | NAZ | LAG | Pts |
| 1 | Bobby Rahal | 3 | 1* | 2 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 1* | 2 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 24 | 6* | 1 | 3 | 196 |
| 2 | Michael Andretti | 17* | 10 | 16 | 13* | 4* | 1* | 1* | 2 | 1* | 18 | 2 | 4 | 1* | 21* | 2 | 2* | 1* | 192 |
| 3 | Al Unser Jr. | 4 | 5 | 4* | 1 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 169 |
| 4 | Emerson Fittipaldi | 1 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 19 | 13 | 1* | 1* | 19 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 19 | 151 |
| 5 | Scott Goodyear | 9 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 1* | 10 | 20 | 5 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 108 |
| 6 | Mario Andretti | 7 | 17 | 23 | 23 | | 6 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 105 |
| 7 | Danny Sullivan | 5 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 7 | 99 |
| 8 | John Andretti | 6 | 6 | 20 | 8 | 21 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 5 | 94 |
| 9 | Raul Boesel | | | | 7 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 18 | 22 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 80 |
| 10 | Eddie Cheever | 8 | 2 | 22 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 9 | 20 | 11 | 23 | 16 | 12 | | 9 | 4 | 80 |
| 11 | Scott Pruett | 18 | 7 | 9 | 30 | 19 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 25 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 9 | | 10 | 14 | 62 |
| 12 | Paul Tracy | | 4 | | 20 | 16 | | | | 21 | 2 | 19 | 17 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 59 |
| 13 | Rick Mears | 2 | 8 | 6 | 26 | | 7 | 16 | 4 | | 16 | | | | | | | | 47 |
| 14 | Stefan Johansson RY | | | | | 3 | | | 10 | 11 | | 9 | 19 | 3 | 6 | | 21 | 11 | 47 |
| 15 | Scott Brayton | 20 | 9 | 17 | 22 | 12 | 22 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 21 | 12 | 8 | 10 | | 8 | 10 | 39 |
| 16 | Al Unser | | | | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | | 15 |
| 17 | Ted Prappas | 10 | | 14 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 23 | | 13 | 10 | 9 | 11 | | 19 | 18 | 12 |
| 18 | Éric Bachelart R | 22 | 13 | 8 | 32 | 7 | 16 | 13 | | 24 | 22 | 17 | 21 | DNS | 20 | | Wth | 23 | 11 |
| 19 | Buddy Lazier | 16 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 24 | 25 | 17 | | 15 | 7 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 22 | | 15 | 21 | 10 |
| 20 | Robby Gordon R | | | | | 17 | 13 | 21 | | 8 | | 8 | 18 | 17 | | | | | 10 |
| 21 | Teo Fabi | | | | | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 |
| 22 | Jimmy Vasser R | 15 | 15 | 7 | 21 | | 23 | | | 12 | | 14 | | 18 | 25 | | Wth | 12 | 8 |
| 23 | Brian Till R | | | 11 | | 23 | 20 | | 12 | 10 | | 15 | 11 | | 14 | | | 27 | 8 |
| 24 | Tony Bettenhausen Jr. | 13 | 11 | 15 | DNQ | | 21 | 18 | | | 9 | | | | | | | | 6 |
| 25 | Mike Groff | | | | Wth | DNS | | 14 | 13 | | | | 24 | | 15 | | 16 | 8 | 5 |
| 26 | A. J. Foyt | 23 | Wth | | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 |
| 27 | Hiro Matsushita | Wth | 16 | 10 | Wth | | | | | Wth | | 24 | 14 | 13 | 18 | | 14 | 15 | 3 |
| 28 | Brian Bonner R | | | | 19 | 10 | | DNS | DNS | | | | | | 17 | | | | 3 |
| 29 | John Paul Jr. | | | | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 |
| 30 | Ross Bentley R | 11 | | Wth | | 20 | 17 | | | 14 | 23 | 18 | DNS | 14 | | | | | 2 |
| 31 | Pancho Carter | | | | DNQ | | | | 11 | | 17 | | | | | | | | 2 |
| 32 | Ross Cheever R | | | | | | 11 | 20 | | | | 25 | 25 | Wth | | | | | 2 |
| 33 | Lyn St. James R | | | | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| 34 | Jeff Wood | | | | DNQ | 13 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 12 | | | | 13 | | | | 1 |
| 35 | Fabrizio Barbazza | 12 | 20 | 21 | DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| 36 | John Jones | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | 23 | | 22 | | 1 |
| 37 | Dominic Dobson | | | | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| 38 | Roberto Guerrero | | | 13 | 33 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| 39 | Christian Danner R | | | | | 18 | | | | 16 | | 16 | 16 | 21 | 19 | | 13 | 20 | 0 |
| 40 | Didier Theys | | | | DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | 0 |
| 41 | Arie Luyendyk | | | | 15 | | | | | | 14 | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 42 | Dennis Vitolo | | 21 | | | Wth | | | 14 | | | | | | DNS | | 20 | 17 | 0 |
| 43 | Jovy Marcelo R | 14 | 19 | 19 | Wth$^1$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 44 | Vinicio Salmi R | | | | | | 18 | | | 20 | | | 15 | 20 | | | | 24 | 0 |
| 45 | Jay Hill R | | | | | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 46 | Gary Bettenhausen | | | | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 47 | Gregor Foitek R | 21 | | 18 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 48 | Jon Beekhuis | | | | | | | | | 18 | 21 | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 49 | Jeff Andretti | | | | 18 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 50 | Steve Chassey | | | | | | | 22 | 19 | | 19 | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 51 | Nicola Marozzo | 19 | | | | | 24 | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 52 | Jacques Villeneuve Sr. | | | | | | | | | | | 22 | 22 | | | | | | 0 |
| 53 | George Snider | | 22 | | | | | | | | 24 | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 54 | Tony de Tommaso R | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 22 | 0 |
| 55 | Guido Daccò | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 23 | | 0 |
| 56 | Jim Crawford | | | | 25 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 57 | Willy T. Ribbs | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 25 | 0 |
| 58 | Tero Palmroth | | Wth | DNS | | | | | | | | 26 | | | | | | 28 | 0 |
| 59 | Stan Fox | | | | 27 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 60 | Philippe Gache R | | | | 28 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 61 | Gordon Johncock | | | | 29 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 62 | Tom Sneva | | | | 31 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Mark Dismore | | | | DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Kenji Momota | | | | DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Johnny Parsons | | | | DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Johnny Rutherford | | | | DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Rocky Moran | | | | Wth | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Nelson Piquet | | | | Wth | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | SUR | PHX | LBH | INDY | DET | POR | MIL | NHA | TOR | MIC | CLE | ROA | VAN | MDO | MAR | NAZ | LAG | Pts |
| Color | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | 2nd place |
| Bronze | 3rd place |
| Green | 4th-6th place |
| Light Blue | 7th-12th place |
| Dark Blue | Finished (Outside Top 12) |
| 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) |
| Blank | Not competing |
In-line notation :
| Bold | Pole position |
| Italics | Ran fastest race lap |
| * | Led most race laps |
| RY | Rookie of the Year |
| R | Rookie |
Note: $^1$ Jovy Marcelo was killed in practice for the 1992 Indianapolis 500. He was 27 years old.

### Nations' Cup

* Top result per race counts towards Nations' Cup.
| Pos | Country | Pts |
| 1 | United States | 294 |
| 2 | Brazil | 190 |
| 3 | Canada | 137 |
| 4 | Sweden | 47 |
| 5 | Belgium | 11 |
| 6 | Italy | 9 |
| 7 | Japan | 3 |
| 8 | Colombia | 1 |
| 9 | Germany | 0 |
| 10 | Netherlands | 0 |
| 11 | Philippines | 0 |
| 12 | Switzerland | 0 |
| 13 | Scotland | 0 |
| 14 | Finland | 0 |
| 15 | France | 0 |
| Pos | Country | Pts |

### Chassis Constructors' Cup

| Pos | Chassis | Pts |
| 1 | Lola T9200/T9100/T9000 | 311 |
| 2 | Penske PC-21/PC-20 | 218 |
| 3 | Galmer G92 | 170 |
| 4 | Truesports 92C/91C | 68 |
| Pos | Chassis | Pts |

### Engine Manufacturers' Cup

| Pos | Engine | Pts |
| 1 | Chevrolet A/B | 472 |
| 2 | Ford XB | 232 |
| 3 | Buick | 24 |
| 4 | Judd | 8 |
| 5 | Cosworth DFS | 2 |
| Pos | Engine | Pts |