In American open-wheel racing, Mansell won the IndyCar World Series in 1993 with Newman/Haas Racing, and remains the only driver to have simultaneously held both the World Drivers' Championship and the American open-wheel National Championship.

The 1993 PPG Indy Car World Series season was the 15th national championship season of American open wheel racing sanctioned by CART under the name "IndyCar". The season consisted of 16 races. Nigel Mansell was the national champion as well as the Rookie of the Year.

May 12, 2024 · When Paul Newman lured F1 champion Nigel Mansell to IndyCar 20 years ago, he promised an adventure. The resulting story was a scriptwriter’s dream Monaco for Milwaukee: Paul Newman persuaded Mansell to make an ultimately very successful Transatlantic switch

Aug 16, 2020 · Nigel Mansell was the Formula 1 world champion when he decided to switch to Indycar for 1993. In the 14 August 2014 CART special issue of Autosport magazine, he told us why he made the move and...

Dec 19, 2024 · Nigel Ernest James Mansell, born on August 8, 1953, in Upton-upon-Severn, Worcestershire, England, is a distinguished British former racing driver renowned for his achievements in both Formula One and the CART Indy Car World Series.

Jun 5, 2020 · For a seven-day period in September 1993, Nigel Mansell was the only man in history to concurrently hold both the Formula One and IndyCar championship titles. A top F1 star since the mid-1980s, Mansell finally won the 1992 F1 title in dominant fashion.

Aug 17, 2023 · For a week in 1993, Nigel Mansell was both reigning Formula 1 world champion and champion of what was then known as the CART Indycar World Series. Our Bring Back V10s podcast detours from its usual F1 territory temporarily – just as Mansell did – to celebrate his extraordinary 1993 career change.

Mar 26, 1993 · Mansell certainly dominated the local press coverage in the week of the race and the World Champion came through by taking pole position, the first Indycar debutant to turn the trick since the...

Sep 8, 2014 · With Fittipaldi finishing fifth, Mansell’s dominant victory was enough to clinch the IndyCar Series crown. Furthermore, with Alain Prost faltering at the Italian Grand Prix, Mansell still reigned as Formula 1 World Champion.

Driving for Newman-Haas as a teammate to Mario Andretti, Mansell dominated the IndyCar Series with five wins and seven poles, and claimed the series championship. It is the only time in history anyone has ever won the two major open wheel titles in back-to-back seasons.