The 1984 World Sportscar Championship season was the 32nd season of FIA "World Sportscar Championship" motor racing. It featured the 1984 FIA World Endurance Championship, which was open to FIA Group C1, Group C2 and Group B cars and to IMSA GTP, GTX, GTO and GTU cars.[1] The championship was contested over an eleven race series which ran from 23 April to 2 December 1984.[2]
The World Endurance Championship for Drivers was won by Stefan Bellof,[3] the World Endurance Championship for Manufacturers by Porsche,[4] the Group C2 Prototype FIA Cup by Alba Giannini,[5] and the FIA Grand Touring Cup by BMW.[2]
The 1984 FIA World Endurance Championship was contested over an eleven race series.[2]
Rnd | Race | Circuit | Date | |
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1 | ![]() | Autodromo Nazionale Monza | 23 April | |
2 | ![]() | Silverstone Circuit | 13 May | |
3 | ![]() | Circuit de la Sarthe (Le Mans) | 16 June 17 June | |
4 | ![]() | Nürburgring | 15 July | |
5 | ![]() | Brands Hatch | 29 July | |
6 | ![]() | Mosport | 5 August | |
7 | ![]() | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 2 September | |
8 | ![]() | Autodromo Dino Ferrari | 16 September | |
9 | ![]() | Fuji Speedway | 30 September | |
10 | ![]() | Kyalami | 3 November | |
11 | ![]() | Sandown Park | 2 December |
† - The races at Brands Hatch, Imola and Sandown Park were qualifying rounds for the World Endurance Championship for Drivers but not for the three manufacturers awards.[2]
Entrant | Car | Engine | Tyre | Drivers | Rounds | |
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![]() | Lola T616 | Mazda 13B 1.3 L 2-rotor | 67 | ![]() | 1, 3–4, 9 | |
![]() | 1, 3 | |||||
![]() | 3 | |||||
![]() | 4, 9 | |||||
68 | ![]() | 1, 4, 9 | ||||
![]() | 1 | |||||
![]() | 3 | |||||
![]() | 3 | |||||
![]() | 3 | |||||
![]() | 4, 9 | |||||
![]() Tiga Cars S.A. | Tiga GC84 Tiga SC83 | Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8 Mazda 13B 1.3 L 2-rotor | 70 | ![]() | 2–5, 7–8, 11 | |
![]() | 2–5, 7–8 | |||||
![]() | 2–4, 7–8, 11 | |||||
Lew Baker | 10 | |||||
Gordon Hatch | 10 | |||||
Gebhardt Motorsport | Gebhardt JC842 | BMW M12/7 2.0 L I4 | 72 | Frank Jelinski | 1–2, 5, 7–8 | |
![]() | 1 | |||||
![]() | 2 | |||||
Jan Thoelke | 4–5, 7–8 | |||||
Jürgen Weiler | 4, 8 | |||||
Udo Wagenhäuser | 4 | |||||
![]() | 5 | |||||
![]() | 7 | |||||
![]() | 11 | |||||
![]() | 11 | |||||
![]() | 11 | |||||
Gebhard JC843 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 L V8 | 73 | Frank Jelinski | 4, 7–8 | ||
Günther Gebhardt | 4, 7–8 | |||||
Mario Ketterer | 4 | |||||
![]() | 6, 7 | |||||
![]() | 6 | |||||
![]() | 11 | |||||
![]() | 11 | |||||
![]() | 11 | |||||
74 | Frank Jelinski | 11 | ||||
Günther Gebhardt | 11 | |||||
Beate Nodes | 11 | |||||
![]() | Arundel C200 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 L V8 | 74 | ![]() | 2 | |
![]() | 2 | |||||
![]() | 2 | |||||
![]() | MCS Guppy | BMW M12 2.0 L I4 | 74 | ![]() | 9 | |
![]() | 9 | |||||
![]() | Ecosse C284 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 L V8 | 77 | ![]() | 1–3 | |
![]() | 1–3 | |||||
![]() | 1 | |||||
![]() | 3 | |||||
![]() | MCS Guppy | Toyota 18R-G 1.8 L I4 | 78 | ![]() | 9 | |
![]() | 9 | |||||
![]() | 9 | |||||
![]() | ADA 01 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 L V8 | 79 | ![]() | 2–3 | |
![]() | 2 | |||||
![]() | 2 | |||||
![]() | 3 | |||||
![]() | 3 | |||||
![]() | MCS Guppy | BMW M12 2.0 L I4 | 79 | ![]() | 9 | |
![]() | 9 | |||||
![]() | Alba AR2 | Giannini 1.9 L Turbo I4 | 80 | ![]() | 1–4, 6–9, 11 | |
![]() | 1–4, 6–9, 11 | |||||
![]() | 2 | |||||
![]() | 3 | |||||
![]() | 4, 6–9 | |||||
![]() | 11 | |||||
81 | ![]() | 1–9 | ||||
![]() | 1–4, 8 | |||||
![]() | 2, 7, 9 | |||||
![]() | 3–4, 6–9, 11 | |||||
![]() | 5, 11 | |||||
![]() | 5 | |||||
![]() | 11 | |||||
![]() ![]() ![]() | Alba AR3 | Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8 | 82 | ![]() | 2, 4, 6–9 | |
![]() | 2, 4, 6–9 | |||||
![]() | 2, 4, 6–8 | |||||
![]() ![]() | Lola T610 | Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8 | 83 | ![]() | 8, 11 | |
![]() | 8 | |||||
![]() | 8 | |||||
![]() | 11 | |||||
![]() | 11 | |||||
![]() | MCS Guppy | Mazda 13B 1.3 L 2-rotor | 83 | ![]() | 9 | |
![]() | 9 | |||||
![]() | 9 | |||||
![]() | Lyncar MS83 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 L V8 | 84 88 | Costas Los | 5–6, 8 | |
![]() | 5, 8 | |||||
![]() | 6 | |||||
![]() | Lotec M1C | BMW M88 3.5 L I6 | 84 | ![]() | 9 | |
![]() | 9 | |||||
![]() | Sthemo SMC2 | BMW M88 3.5 L I6 | 85 | ![]() | 3–4, 7–8 | |
![]() | 3–4 | |||||
![]() | 3 | |||||
![]() | 4, 7–8 | |||||
![]() | Mazda 727C | Mazda 13B 1.3 L 2-rotor | 85 | ![]() | 9 | |
![]() | 9 | |||||
![]() | 9 | |||||
![]() | Mazda 727C | Mazda 13B 1.3 L 2-rotor | 86 | ![]() | 2–3, 9 | |
![]() | 2–3 | |||||
![]() | 3 | |||||
![]() | 9 | |||||
87 | ![]() | 3, 9 | ||||
![]() | 3, 9 | |||||
![]() | 3 | |||||
![]() | Ceekar 83J-1 | Ford Cosworth BDX 2.0 L I4 | 88 | ![]() | 2, 4–5, 7 | |
![]() | 2, 4–5, 7 | |||||
DAW Supplies | Tiga SC83 | Mazda 13B 1.3 L 2-rotor | 90 | Trevor von Rooyen | 10 | |
Peter Morrison | 10 | |||||
![]() | URD C81 | BMW M88 3.5 L I6 | 90 | ![]() | 11 | |
![]() | 11 | |||||
![]() | Rondeau M379C | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 L V8 | 93 | ![]() | 1, 3, 7 | |
![]() | 1, 3, 7 | |||||
![]() | 1, 3, 7 | |||||
Siegfriend Rieger | Rieger CJ 84 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 L V8 | 94 | Siegfried Rieger | 4 | |
Rolf Götz | 4 | |||||
![]() | 4 | |||||
![]() | Grid S1 | Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8 | 94 | ![]() | 5 | |
![]() | 5 | |||||
![]() | 5 | |||||
![]() ![]() | Tiga GC284 | Ford Cosworth BDT 1.8 L Turbo I4 | 99 | ![]() | 2–3, 5–9, 11 | |
![]() | 2–3, 5–8, 11 | |||||
![]() | 2–3 | |||||
![]() | 6 | |||||
![]() | 7 | |||||
Altfrid Heger | 9 | |||||
![]() | 9 | |||||
![]() | 11 | |||||
Entrant | Car | Engine | Tyre | Drivers | Rounds | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Jaguar XJR-5 | Jaguar 5.0 L V12 | 40 | ![]() | 3 | |
![]() | 3 | |||||
![]() | 3 | |||||
44 | ![]() | 3 | ||||
![]() | 3 | |||||
![]() | 3 | |||||
![]() | Porsche 962 | Porsche Type-962/70 2.9 L Turbo Flat-6 | 61 | ![]() | 3 | |
Edgar Dören | 3 | |||||
![]() | 3 | |||||
![]() | March 84G | Buick 3.3 L Turbo V6 | 62 | ![]() | 3 | |
![]() | 3 | |||||
![]() | 3 | |||||
![]() | Tiga 83TSGT | Hart 420R 2.0 L I4 | 92 | ![]() | 5 | |
![]() | 5 | |||||
![]() | 5 | |||||
![]() | Lola T600 | Chevrolet 4.7 L V8 | 131 | ![]() | 9, 11 | |
![]() | 9, 11 | |||||
![]() | 11 | |||||
![]() | Lyncar MS83 | Hart 420R 2.0 L I4 | 132 | Costas Los | 1–2 | |
![]() | 1–2 | |||||
![]() | 2 | |||||
![]() | Mazda RX-7 845 | Mazda 12A 1.2 L 2-rotor | 138 | ![]() | 9 | |
![]() | 9 | |||||
![]() | 9 | |||||
Race results for the 1984 FIA World Endurance Championship were as follows:
Race | Circuit | Outright winning team | Gr. C2 winning team | Gr. B winning team | Results |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Outright winning drivers | Gr. C2 winning drivers | Gr. B winning drivers | |||
Outright winning car | Gr. C2 winning car | Gr. B winning car | |||
1 | Monza | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Results |
![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() | |||
Porsche 956 | Lola T616 Mazda | BMW M1 | |||
2 | Silverstone | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Results |
![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | |||
Porsche 956 | Alba AR2 Giannini | BMW M1 | |||
3 | Le Mans | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Results |
![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | |||
Porsche 956 | Lola T616 Mazda | BMW M1 | |||
4 | Nürburgring | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Results |
![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | |||
Porsche 956 | Tiga GC84 Ford | BMW M1 | |||
5 | Brands Hatch | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Results |
![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | |||
Porsche 956 | Tiga GC84 Ford | BMW M1 | |||
6 | Mosport | ![]() | ![]() | None | Results |
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Porsche 956 | Alba AR2 Giannini | ||||
7 | Spa-Francorchamps | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Results |
![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | |||
Porsche 956 | Tiga GC84 Ford | BMW M1 | |||
8 | Imola | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Results |
![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | |||
Porsche 956 | Tiga GC84 Ford | BMW M1 | |||
9 | Fuji | ![]() | ![]() | None | Results |
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Porsche 956 | Lotec C302 BMW | ||||
10 | Kyalami | ![]() | None | None | Results |
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Lancia LC2-84 | |||||
11 | Sandown Park | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Results |
![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() | |||
Porsche 956 | Tiga GC84 Ford | BMW M1 |
Position | Driver | Car [6] | Entrant | Mon | Sil | LM | Nur | BH | Mos | Spa | Imo | Fuj | Kyl | San | Total | |
1 | Stefan Bellof | Porsche 956 | Rothmans Porsche Brun Motorsport | 20 | (1) | - | 20 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 20 | 20 | - | 20 | 138 | |
2 | Jochen Mass | Porsche 956 | Rothmans Porsche Joest Racing | 15 | 20 | - | (4) | 15 | 20 | 15 | 12 | 15 | - | 15 | 127 | |
3 | Jacky Ickx | Porsche 956 | Rothmans Porsche | 15 | 20 | - | 4 | - | 20 | 15 | - | 15 | - | 15 | 104 | |
4 | Derek Bell | Porsche 956 | Rothmans Porsche | 20 | 1 | - | 20 | - | 10 | 20 | - | - | - | 20 | 91 | |
= | Henri Pescarolo | Porsche 956 | Joest Racing | - | 15 | 20 | 3 | 15 | - | - | 12 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 91 | |
6 | Jonathon Palmer | Porsche 956 | 8 | 8 | - | 10 | 20 | - | - | 15 | 2 | - | 12 | 75 | ||
= | Jan Lammers | Porsche 956 | 8 | 8 | - | 10 | 20 | - | - | 15 | 2 | - | 12 | 75 | ||
8 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Porsche 956 | Brun Motorsport | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | 20 | 12 | - | - | 54 | |
9 | David Hobbs | Porsche 956 | John Fitzpatrick Racing | - | 3 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 15 | - | 3 | - | - | - | 54 | |
10 | Walter Brun | Porsche 956 | Brun Motorsport | 10 | - | 10 | 2 | 3 | - | 12 | 10 | - | - | - | 47 | |
11 | Rupert Keegan | Porsche 956 | John Fitzpatrick Racing | - | 12 | - | - | 12 | 15 | - | 3 | - | - | 2 | 44 | |
12 | Klaus Ludwig | Porsche 956 | Joest Racing | - | 15 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 39 | |
13 | Dieter Schonstein | Porsche 956 | Schornstein Racing Team | 8 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 2 | - | 3 | 4 | - | 12 | - | 40 | |
14 | Paolo Barilla | Lancia LC2-84 | Martini Racing | 12 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15 | - | 37 | |
15 | Harald Grohs | Porsche 956 | Brun Motorsport | 10 | - | - | - | 8 | - | 12 | 6 | - | - | - | 36 | |
16 | Alessandro Nannini | Martini Racing | - | - | 3 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | 20 | - | 35 | ||
17 | George Fouche | Kremer Porsche CK5 Porsche 956 | Kremer Racing Brun Motorsport | - | - | - | - | 10 | - | 4 | 10 | - | - | 10 | 34 | |
18 | John Winter | Porsche 956 | Schornstein Racing Team Joest Racing | - | 2 | 8 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 4 | - | 12 | - | 29 | |
19 | Mauro Baldi | Lancia LC2-84 Lancia LC2-83 | Martini Racing Jolly Club | 12 | 10 | - | - | 4 | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 28 | |
= | Massimo Sigala | Porsche 956 | Brun Motorsport Team Gaggia | - | - | 4 | 6 | - | - | 10 | 8 | - | - | - | 28 | |
= | Oscar Larrauri | Porsche 956 | Brun Motorsport Team Gaggia | - | - | 4 | 6 | - | - | 10 | 8 | - | - | - | 28 | |
22 | Vern Schuppan | Porsche 956 | Kremer Racing Rothmans Porsche Trust Racing Team | - | - | 6 | - | - | - | 6 | - | 12 | - | 3 | 27 | |
23 | John Watson | Jaguar XJR-5 Porsche 956 | Group 44 Racing Rothmans Porsche | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | - | 20 | - | - | 26 | |
24 | Manfred Winkelhock | Porsche 956 | - | - | - | 8 | - | - | - | - | 8 | - | 8 | 24 | ||
25 | Franz Konrad | Porsche 956 | Kremer Racing John Fitzpatrick Racing | - | 6 | - | - | - | 15 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 23 | |
26 | Sarel Van der Merwe | Porsche 956 | John Fitzpatrick Racing | - | - | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | 22 | |
27 | Riccardo Patrese | Lancia LC2-84 | Martini Racing | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 20 | - | 20 | |
28 | David Sutherland | Porsche 956 | - | 6 | 2 | - | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 18 | ||
= | Thierry Boutsen | Porsche 956 | John Fitzpatrick Racing | - | 3 | - | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 18 | |
= | Bob Wollek | Martini Racing | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15 | - | 18 | ||
31 | Merl Volkert | Porsche 956 | Schornstein Racing Team | 6 | 2 | 8 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 17 |
A total of 84 drivers were classified in the 1984 World Endurance Championship for Drivers.[3]
Points were awarded to the top 10 finishers in each race on a 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1 basis,[2] with the following exceptions:
Only the best eight scores for each driver counted towards the championship,[2] with any other points being discarded.
Pos. | Chassis | Engine | Mon | Sil | LM | Nur | Mos | Spa | Fuj | Kya | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | ![]() | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | (20) | (12) | 120 |
2 | ![]() | ![]() | 12 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 20 | 57 | |||
3 | ![]() | ![]() | 12 | 12 | |||||||
4 | ![]() | ![]() | 8 | 8 | |||||||
5 | ![]() | ![]() | 4 | 2 | 6 | ||||||
= | ![]() | ![]() | 6 | 6 | |||||||
7 | ![]() | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 5 | ||||||
8 | ![]() | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||||
= | ![]() | ![]() | 4 | 4 | |||||||
10 | ![]() | ![]() | 3 | 3 | |||||||
11 | ![]() | ![]() | 2 | 2 | |||||||
12 | ![]() | ![]() | 1 | 1 | |||||||
= | ![]() | ![]() | 1 | 1 | |||||||
Points were awarded to the top 10 finishers in the order of 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1.[2]
Manufacturers were awarded points only for their best placed car[7] with no points awarded for places gained by any additional cars.
The chassis builder and engine builder of a competing car were considered as a single entity for classification purposes.
The races at Brands Hatch, Imola and Sandown Park were qualifying rounds for the World Endurance Championship for Drivers but not for the three manufacturers awards.[2]
Only the best six scores for each manufacturer counted towards the championship,[2] with any other points being discarded. Discarded points are shown with brackets.
In addition to competing for the World Endurance Championship for Manufacturers, Group C2 and Group B cars also competed for their own separate awards.
Pos. | Chassis | Engine | Mon | Sil | LM | Nur | Mos | Spa | Fuj | Kya | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | ![]() | 12 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 10 | (8) | 80 | ||
2 | ![]() | ![]() | 20 | 20 | 15 | 12 | 67 | |||||
3 | ![]() | ![]() | 20 | 10 | 20 | 50 | ||||||
4 | ![]() | ![]() | 10 | 12 | 12 | 34 | ||||||
5 | ![]() | ![]() | 15 | 15 | 30 | |||||||
4= | ![]() | ![]() | 15 | 15 | 30 | |||||||
7 | ![]() | ![]() | 20 | 20 | ||||||||
8 | ![]() | ![]() | 15 | 15 | ||||||||
8= | ![]() | ![]() | 15 | 15 | ||||||||
10 | ![]() | ![]() | 10 | 4 | 14 | |||||||
11 | ![]() | ![]() | 12 | 12 | ||||||||
11= | ![]() | ![]() | 12 | 12 | ||||||||
12 | ![]() | ![]() | 8 | 8 | ||||||||
= | ![]() | ![]() | 6 | 8 | ||||||||
14 | ![]() | ![]() | 6 | 6 |
Pos. | Manufacturer | Mon | Sil | LM | Nur | Mos | Spa | Fuj | Kya | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 100 | ||||
2 | ![]() | 15 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 52 |