1984 World Sportscar Championship


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. The championship was contested over an eleven race series which ran from 23 April to 2 December 1984.
The World Endurance Championship for Drivers was won by Stefan Bellof, the World Endurance Championship for Manufacturers by Porsche, the Group C2 Prototype FIA Cup by Alba Giannini, and the FIA Grand Touring Cup by BMW.

Schedule

The 1984 FIA World Endurance Championship was contested over an eleven race series.
RndRaceCircuitDate
1 Trofeo Filippo Caracciolo Autodromo Nazionale Monza23 April
2 Grand Prix International 1000 KilometresSilverstone Circuit13 May
3 24 Hours of Le MansCircuit de la Sarthe 16 June
17 June
4 ADAC 1000 KilometresNürburgring15 July
5 British Aerospace 1000 KilometresBrands Hatch29 July
6 Budweiser GT 1000 KilometresMosport5 August
7 Rothmans Spa 1000 KilometresCircuit de Spa-Francorchamps2 September
8 1000 Kilometres di ImolaAutodromo Dino Ferrari16 September
9 Mount Fuji 1000 KilometresFuji Speedway30 September
10 Kyalami 1000 KilometresKyalami3 November
11 Sandown 1000Sandown Park2 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.

Entries

Group C

Group C2

IMSA GTP

Results

Races

Race results for the 1984 FIA World Endurance Championship were as follows:
RaceCircuitOutright winning teamGr. C2 winning teamGr. B winning teamResults
RaceCircuitOutright winning driversGr. C2 winning driversGr. B winning driversResults
RaceCircuitOutright winning carGr. C2 winning carGr. B winning carResults
1Monza Rothmans Porsche Jim Busby Racing Jens WintherResults
1Monza Derek Bell
Stefan Bellof
Jim Busby
Rick Knoop
Jens Winther
Lars Viggo-Jensen
Results
1MonzaPorsche 956Lola T616 MazdaBMW M1Results
2Silverstone Rothmans Porsche Jolly Club Racing Team JürgensenResults
2Silverstone Jacky Ickx
Jochen Mass
Almo Coppelli
Domenico Pavia
Marco Vanoli
Edgar Dören
Heinz-Christian Jürgensen
Walter Mertes
Results
2SilverstonePorsche 956Alba AR2 GianniniBMW M1Results
3Le Mans Joest Racing Jim Busby Racing Helmut GallResults
3Le Mans Klaus Ludwig
Henri Pescarolo
John O'Steen
John Morton
Yoshimi Katayama
Pierre de Thoisy
Jean-Francois Yvon
Philippe Dagoreau
Results
3Le MansPorsche 956Lola T616 MazdaBMW M1Results
4Nürburgring Rothmans Porsche Spice-Tiga Racing Helmut GallResults
4Nürburgring Derek Bell
Stefan Bellof
Gordon Spice
Ray Bellm
Neil Crang
Helmut Gall
Kurt König
Altfrid Heger
Results
4NürburgringPorsche 956Tiga GC84 FordBMW M1Results
5Brands Hatch GTi Engineering Spice-Tiga Racing Jens WintherResults
5Brands Hatch Jonathan Palmer
Jan Lammers
Ray Bellm
Neil Crang
Jens Winther
Lars Viggo-Jensen
David Mercer
Results
5Brands HatchPorsche 956Tiga GC84 FordBMW M1Results
6Mosport Rothmans Porsche Jolly ClubNoneResults
6Mosport Jacky Ickx
Jochen Mass
Almo Coppelli
Guido Dacco
Results
6MosportPorsche 956Alba AR2 GianniniResults
7Spa-Francorchamps Rothmans Porsche Spice-Tiga Racing Jens WintherResults
7Spa-Francorchamps Derek Bell
Stefan Bellof
Gordon Spice
Ray Bellm
Neil Crang
Jens Winther
Lars Viggo-Jensen
David Mercer
Results
7Spa-FrancorchampsPorsche 956Tiga GC84 FordBMW M1Results
8Imola Brun Motorsport Spice-Tiga Racing Rolf GöringResults
8Imola Hans Joachim Stuck
Stefan Bellof
Gordon Spice
Ray Bellm
Neil Crang
Rolf Göring
Hans-Jürgen Dürig
Claude Haldi
Results
8ImolaPorsche 956Tiga GC84 FordBMW M1Results
9Fuji Rothmans Porsche Auto Beaurex MotorsportNoneResults
9Fuji John Watson
Stefan Bellof
Naoki Nagasaka
Keiichi Suzuki
Results
9FujiPorsche 956Lotec C302 BMWResults
10Kyalami Martini RacingNoneNoneResults
10Kyalami Riccardo Patrese
Alessandro Nannini
Results
10KyalamiLancia LC2-84Results
11Sandown Park Rothmans Porsche Spice-Tiga Racing Helmut GallResults
11Sandown Park Derek Bell
Stefan Bellof
Gordon Spice
Neil Crang
Helmut Gall
Altfrid Heger
Results
11Sandown ParkPorsche 956Tiga GC84 FordBMW M1Results

World Endurance Championship for Drivers

A total of 84 drivers were classified in the 1984 World Endurance Championship for Drivers.
Points were awarded to the top 10 finishers in each race on a 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1 basis, with the following exceptions:
Only the best eight scores for each driver counted towards the championship, with any other points being discarded.

World Endurance Championship for Manufacturers

Points were awarded to the top 10 finishers in the order of 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1,
Manufacturers were awarded points only for their best placed car 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.
Only the best six scores for each manufacturer counted towards the championship, 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.

Group C2 Prototype FIA Cup

Pos.ChassisEngineMonSilLMNurMosSpaFujKyaTotal
1 Alba Giannini1220810201080
2 Lola Mazda2020151267
3 Tiga Ford20102050
4 Gebhardt Ford10121234
5 Rondeau Ford151530
4= Alba Cosworth151530
7 Lotec BMW2020
8 Ecosse Cosworth1515
8= MCS Mazda1515
10 Mazda Mazda10414
11 ADA Ford1212
11= Gebhardt Ford1212
12 Ceekar Ford88
= Sthemo BMW68
14 MCS BMW66

FIA Grand Touring Cup

Pos.ManufacturerMonSilLMNurMosSpaFujKyaTotal
1 BMW2020202020100
2 Porsche1515101252