Drivers and Teams
The following teams and drivers competed in the 1994 Indy Car World Series season. All teams used Goodyear tyres; Firestone would return one year later after a hiatus lasting for two decades.
| Team | Chassis | Engine(s) | No(s) | Drivers | Sponsors | Notes/Other |
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| Newman/Haas Racing | Lola T9400 | Ford XB | 1 | Nigel Mansell | Texaco-Havoline Kmart |
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| 6 | Mario Andretti | Texaco-Havoline Kmart |
Retired after the season | |||
| Marlboro Team Penske | Penske PC-23 | Ilmor D 265E Mercedes-Benz 500I |
2 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Marlboro | The 209 cid Mercedes-Benz 500I was used at Indianapolis only |
| 3 | Paul Tracy | Marlboro | ||||
| 31 | Al Unser, Jr. | Marlboro | ||||
| Rahal-Hogan Racing | Lola T9400 Lola T9300 Penske PC-22 |
Honda Ilmor D Ilmor C |
4 | Bobby Rahal | Miller Genuine Draft | Used the Penske/Ilmor combination at Indy after struggles with the Honda engine |
| 10 | Mike Groff | Motorola | Used the Penske/Ilmor combination at Indy after struggles with the Honda engine | |||
| Dick Simon Racing | Lola T9400 Lola T9300 |
Ford XB | 5 | Raul Boesel | Duracell | |
| 22 | Hiro Matsushita | Panasonic Duskin |
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| 79 | Tero Palmroth | Unsponsored | Indy 500 only | |||
| 90 | Lyn St. James | J. C. Penney | Indy 500 only | |||
| 99 | Hideshi Matsuda | Unsponsored | Indy 500 only | |||
| Galles Racing | Reynard 94I | Ilmor D | 7 | Adrián Fernández | Tecate Quaker State |
First full season |
| Target Chip Ganassi Racing | Reynard 94I | Ford XB | 8 | Michael Andretti | Target | |
| 88 | Maurício Gugelmin | Hollywood | First full season | |||
| Walker Racing | Lola T9400 Lola T9300 |
Ford XB | 9 | Robby Gordon | Valvoline | |
| 15 | Mark Smith | Craftsman | ||||
| 24 | Willy T. Ribbs | Service Merchandise | ||||
| A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Lola T9400 Lola T9300 Lola T9200 |
Ford XB | 14 | Davy Jones Bryan Herta Eddie Cheever |
Copenhagen | Driver Rotation Jones: Surfers Paradise through Indianapolis Herta: replaced Jones in mid-May and was injured at Toronto Cheever: Michigan through Laguna Seca |
| 33 | John Andretti | Bryant | Indy 500 only | |||
| Jim Hall/VDS Racing | Reynard 94I | Ilmor D | 11 | Teo Fabi | Pennzoil | |
| Bettenhausen Motorsports | Penske PC-22 | Ilmor D Ilmor C |
16 | Stefan Johansson | Alumax Aluminum | |
| 61 | Gary Bettenhausen | Unsponsored | Indy 500 only (DNQ) | |||
| 76 | Gary Brabham Robbie Groff Tony Bettenhausen, Jr. |
Split Cycle Condor |
Driver Rotation Brabham: Surfers Paradise Groff: Long Beach and Portland Bettenhausen Indy 500 (WD) |
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| King Racing | Lola T9400 Lola T9300 |
Ford XB | 40 | Scott Goodyear | Budweiser | |
| 60 | Andrea Montermini | Budweiser | Cleveland and Toronto only | |||
| Hayhoe Racing | Reynard 94I | Ford XB | 18 | Jimmy Vasser | Conseco STP |
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| Team Menard (Indy 500 only) | Lola T9300 | Buick | 27 | Eddie Cheever | Quaker State | |
| 51 | Eddie Cheever | Glidden Menards |
DNQ | |||
| 59 | Scott Brayton Geoff Brabham |
Glidden | Brabham DNQ | |||
| Euromotorsport | Lola T9300 Lola T9200 |
Ilmor C Ilmor A |
50 | Alessandro Zampedri Jeff Wood Giovanni Lavaggi Franck Fréon |
Agip Dinemo Heroflon |
Driver Rotation Zampedri: Australia through Indy Wood: remainder of the season barring Detroit, Vancouver, and Road America Lavaggi: Detroit only (DNQ) Freon: Vancouver and Road America |
| 55 | David Kudrave Jeff Andretti Alessandro Zampedri |
Agip Hawaiian Tropic |
Driver Rotation: Kudrave: Surfers Paradise (DNQ) Andretti: Phoenix Zampedri: Long Beach |
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| ProFormance Motorsports | Lola T9300 | Ilmor C | 45 | John Paul, Jr. | Unsponsored | Phoenix and Indy only |
| Payton/Coyne Racing | Lola T9300 Lola T9200 |
Ford XB Ilmor A |
19 | Robbie Buhl Brian Till Johnny Unser Mauro Baldi Alessandro Zampedri |
Mi-Jack | Driver Rotation Buhl: Australia and Long Beach Till: Phoenix and Indy Unser: Milwaukee (DNQ) and New Hampshire Zampedri: remainder of the season barring New Hampshire and Mid-Ohio Baldi: replaced Zampedri at Mid-Ohio only |
| 39 | Andrea Montermini Johnny Unser Ross Bentley |
Agfa | Driver Rotation Montermini: Australia (WD) Unser: Phoenix and Long Beach (DNQ) Bentley: remainder of the season |
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| Arciero Racing | Lola T9400 | Ford XB | 25 | Marco Greco | Unsponsored | |
| Indy Regency Racing | Lola T9400 | Ilmor D | 28 | Arie Luyendyk | Eurosport Boost Monaco |
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| 29 | Franck Fréon | Unsponsored | Laguna Seca only | |||
| PacWest Racing | Lola T9400 | Ford XB | 17 | Dominic Dobson | Unsponsored | Bank of America sponsored both cars at Laguna Seca after no funding all season |
| 71 | Scott Sharp | Unsponsored | Bank of America sponsored both cars at Laguna Seca after no funding all season | |||
| Leader Card Racing | Lola T9300 | Ilmor C | 23 | Buddy Lazier Giovanni Lavaggi |
Financial World Magazine | Lavaggi drove at Cleveland and Road America, and DNQ at Laguna Seca |
| Hemelgarn Racing | Reynard Lola T9100 |
Ford XB | 91 95 |
Stan Fox | Delta Faucets | Indy 500 only (failed to qualify Car #95) |
| Fledging teams (did not compete in 1993), Indy 500-only entries, and other one-offs | ||||||
| Team | Chassis | Engines | No(s) | Drivers | Sponsors | Notes/Other |
| Forsythe/Green Racing | Reynard 94I | Ford XB | 12 | Jacques Villeneuve | Players Limited | Rookie of the Year |
| Project Indy | Lola T9300 | Ford XB | 64 | Franck Fréon Didier Theys Christian Danner Domenico Schiattarella Andrea Montermini |
Marcelo Group/No Touch | Driver Rotation Freon: Long Beach and Portland Theys: Indy 500; DNQ Danner: Detroit, Cleveland (WD), and Road America Schiattarella: Toronto, Mid-Ohio, and Vancouver (WD) Montermini: Laguna Seca only |
| Vitolo Racing | Lola T9300 | Ford XB | 79 | Dennis Vitolo | Hooligan's | Indy 500 only |
| Pagan Racing | Lola T9200 | Buick | 21 | Roberto Guerrero | Pagan Racing | Indy 500 only |
| Arizona Motorsport | Lola T9400 | Ford XB | 44 | Roberto Moreno Al Unser Tero Palmroth |
Unsponsored | Indy 500 only; all three drivers DNQ (Unser retired after failing to qualify) |
| Tasman Motorsports | Lola T9400 | Ford XB | 34 | Bryan Herta | Unsponsored | Indy 500 only; Withdrew after Herta joined A.J. Foyt's team. |
| McCormack Motorsports | Lola T9400 | Ilmor D | 30 | Claude Bourbonnais Fredrik Ekblom |
Players (Bourbonnais only) | Bourbonnais: Long Beach, Toronto, Mid-Ohio, Vancouver, and Road America Ekblom: Detroit only |
| Comptech Racing | Lola T9400 Lola T9300 |
Honda | 49 | Parker Johnstone | Comptech | Portland, Cleveland, Toronto, Mid-Ohio, Vancouver, and Laguna Seca |
| Greenfield Racing | Lola T93/01 | Greenfield GC 209T | 42 | Michael Greenfield Johnny Parsons Jr. |
Unsponsored | Indy 500 only; Greenfield missed Rookie Orientation, Parsons DNQ |
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