The worldwide recession of the early 1990s had taken its toll: the Brabham, Andrea Moda and Fondmetal teams had failed to complete the 1992 season, while March formally withdrew at the beginning of the 1993 season.
A recesión mundial de principios da década de 1990 pasara factura: os equipos de Brabham, Andrea Moda e Fondmetal non completaran a tempada de 1992, mentres que March retirouse formalmente a principios da tempada de 1993.