1954: Monoplaces

Total de marques participants: 21 (11 a Indianapolis)
Total de models participants: 29 (15 a Indianapolis)
Total de motors participants: 11 (1 a Indianapolis)
Total de pneumàtics participants: 6 (Pirelli, Dunlop, Englebert, Continental, Avon i Firestone)
Debutants: 6 (Mercedes-Benz, Klenk, Lancia, Pankratz, Phillips, Vanwall)
Última temporada: 3 (Bromme, Klenk, Nichels)

Els dos tipus de Mercedes W196, conduits per Nico Rosberg i Michael Schumacher.

Marca Model Motor Pneumàtics
Cooper T23
T24
Bristol BS1 2000 cc L6
Alta GP 2500 cc L4
Dunlop
Ferrari 500
553
625
500 2000 cc L4
554 2500 cc L4
625 2500 cc L4
Pirelli
Englebert
Avon
Dunlop
Connaught A Lea Francis 2000 cc L4 Dunlop
Maserati A6GCM
250F
A6 2000 cc L6
250F1 2500 cc L6
Pirelli
Gordini T16 23 2500 cc L6 Englebert
Mercedes-Benz W196 M196 2500 cc L8 Continental
HWM 53 Alta GP 2500 cc L4 Dunlop
Lancia D50 DS50 2500 cc V8 Pirelli
Klenk Meteor BMW 328 2000 cc L6 Pirelli
Vanwall Special 254 2500 cc L4 Dunlop
Kurtis Kraft 3000
4000
500A
500B
500C
Offenhauser 4500 cc L4
Offenhauser 4500 cc L4
Offenhauser 4500 cc L4
Offenhauser 4500 cc L4
Offenhauser 4500 cc L4
Firestone
Stevens Stevens Offenhauser 4500 cc L4 Firestone
Schroeder Schroeder Offenhauser 4500 cc L4 Firestone
Lesovsky Lesovsky Offenhauser 4500 cc L4 Firestone
Bromme Bromme Offenhauser 4500 cc L4 Firestone
Kuzma Kuzma Offenhauser 4500 cc L4 Firestone
Pankratz Pankratz Offenhauser 4500 cc L4 Firestone
Watson Watson Offenhauser 4500 cc L4 Firestone
Nichels Nichels Offenhauser 4500 cc L4 Firestone
Pawl Pawl Offenhauser 4500 cc L4 Firestone
Phillips Phillips Offenhauser 4500 cc L4 Firestone

El primer Vanwall portava el radiador sobre el morro.