The 1984 British Aerospace 1000 was the fifth round of the 1984 World Endurance Championship. Points were however only awarded in the Drivers Championship, leading to several teams opting to not participate. It took place at Brands Hatch, Great Britain on 29 July 1984.
Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 75% of the winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC).
| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Chassis | Tyre | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engine | |||||||
| 1 | C1 | 14 |  GTi Engineering | Jonathan Palmer  Jan Lammers | Porsche 956 | D | 238 |
| Porsche Type-935 2.6 L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
| 2 | C1 | 8 |  Joest Racing | Jochen Mass  Henri Pescarolo | Porsche 956B | D | 236 |
| Porsche Type-935 2.6 L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
| 3 | C1 | 55 | Skoal Bandit Porsche Team John Fitzpatrick Racing | Rupert Keegan Guy Edwards  Thierry Boutsen | Porsche 962 | G | 234 |
| Porsche Type-935 2.6 L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
| 4 | C1 | 10 | Porsche Kremer Racing | David Sutherland Desiré Wilson George Fouché | Porsche 956 | G | 229 |
| Porsche Type-935 2.6 L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
| 5 | C1 | 19 |  Team Warsteiner Brun | Stefan Bellof Harald Grohs | Porsche 956B | D | 224 |
| Porsche Type-935 2.6 L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
| 6 | C1 | 33 | John Fitzpatrick Racing | David Hobbs Guy Edwards Thierry Boutsen | Porsche 956 | G | 222 |
| Porsche Type-935 2.6 L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
| 7 | C1 | 5 |  Martini Racing | Mauro Baldi Pierluigi Martini Bob Wollek | Lancia LC2 | D | 221 |
| Ferrari 308C 3.0 L Turbo V8 | |||||||
| 8 | C1 | 9 | Team Warsteiner Brun | Walter Brun Prince Leopold von Bayern | Porsche 956 | D | 221 |
| Porsche Type-935 2.6 L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
| 9 | C1 | 12 | D.S. Porsche Racing Team | Volkert Merl Dieter Schornstein "John Winter" | Porsche 956 | D | 217 |
| Porsche Type-935 2.6 L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
| 10 | C2 | 70 | Spice-Tiga Racing | Ray Bellm  Neil Crang | Tiga GC84 | A | 207 |
| Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8 | |||||||
| 11 | C1 | 21 | Charles Ivey Racing | Barry Robinson Dudley Wood | Grid S2 | A | 203 |
| Porsche Type-935 2.9 L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
| 12 | B | 101 |  Jens Winther Team Castrol Denmark | Jens Winther Lars-Viggo Jensen David Mercer | BMW M1 | A | 191 |
| BMW M88/1 3.5 L I6 | |||||||
| 13 | IMSA GTX | 131 | Vittorio Coggiola | "Victor" Gianni Giudici Angelo Pallavicini | Porsche 935 | ? | 185 |
| Porsche Type-930 3.2 L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
| 14 | C1 | 65 | John Bartlett | Roger Anderson Steve Kimpton Max Cohen-Olivar | Lola T610 | D | 176 |
| Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8 | |||||||
| 15 | C2 | 81 | Jolly Club | Almo Coppelli Martino Finotto Carlo Facetti | Alba AR2 | A | 175 |
| Giannini Carma FF 1.9 L Turbo I4 | |||||||
| 16 | C2 | 99 | J.Q.F. Engineering Ltd. | Jeremy Rossiter Roy Baker | Tiga GC284 | A | 171 |
| Ford Cosworth BDT 1.8 L Turbo I4 | |||||||
| 17 DSQ† | C2 | 94 | Gild Bard Techspeed Racing | Steve Thompson Tony Lanfranchi Divina Galica | Grid S1 | A | 191 |
| Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8 | |||||||
| 18 DSQ‡ | IMSA GTP | 84 | Lyncar Motorsport Ltd. |  Costas Los  John Nicholson | Lyncar MS83 | A | 185 |
| Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 L V8 | |||||||
| 19 DNF | C2 | 72 | Gebhardt Motorsport | Jan Thoelke Frank Jelinski Gerry Amato | Gebhardt JC842 | A | 131 |
| BMW M12/7 2.0 L I4 | |||||||
| 20 DNF | B | 107 | Raymond Boutinaud | Raymond Boutinaud Gerard Brucelle Edgar Dören | Porsche 928S | ? | 123 |
| Porsche 4.7 L V8 | |||||||
| 21 DNF | IMSA GTP | 88 | Arthur Hough Pressings Ark Racing | Max Payne Chris Ashmore | Ceekar 83J | A | 92 |
| Ford Cosworth BDX 2.0 L I4 | |||||||
| 22 DNF | C1 | 4 | Martini Racing | Paolo Barilla Bob Wollek | Lancia LC2 | D | 52 |
| Ferrari 308C 3.0 L Turbo V8 | |||||||
| 23 DNF | C1 | 16 | Richard Cleare | Richard Cleare John Cooper David Leslie | Porsche-Kremer CK5 | ? | 46 |
| Porsche Type-935 3.0 L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
| DNS | C1 | 6 | Martini Racing | Pierluigi Martini Paolo Barilla Bob Wollek | Lancia LC2 | D | - |
| Ferrari 308C 3.0 L Turbo V8 | |||||||
| DNS | C2 | 73 | Gebhardt Motorsport | Frank Jelinski | Gebhardt JC843 | A | - |
| Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 L V8 | |||||||
| DNS | IMSA GTP | 92 | Nayler Road & Motorsport | Mike Kimpton Adrian Hall Tim Lee-Davey | Tiga 83TSGT | ? | - |
| Hart 420R 2.0 L I4 | |||||||
| DNS | B | 106 | Helmut Gall | Helmut Gall Kurt König | BMW M1 | D | - |
| BMW M88/1 3.5 L I6 |
† - The #94 Gild Bard Techspeed Racing Grid-Ford was disqualified after the race for being pushed across the finish line on the final lap of the race.
‡ - The #84 Lyncar Motorsports Ltd. Lyncar-Ford was disqualified after the race for taking too long to complete the final lap of the race.
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