The 1984 Budweiser GT 1000 Kilometers was the sixth round of the 1984 World Endurance Championship. It took place at Mosport Park, Canada on 5 August 1984.
Several World Championship competitors opted not to participate in the Mosport round, including all B class entries. Three GTO class cars from the IMSA GT Championship chose to enter the round.
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 | 1 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Porsche 956 | D | 253 |
Porsche Type-935 2.6 L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
2 | C1 | 33 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Porsche 956B | G | 245 |
Porsche Type-935 2.6 L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
3 | C2 | 81 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Alba AR2 | A | 229 |
Giannini Carma FF 1.9 L Turbo I4 | |||||||
4 | C1 | 2 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Porsche 956 | D | 221 |
Porsche Type-935 2.6 L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
5 | C2 | 82 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Alba AR3 | ? | 217 |
Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8 | |||||||
6 | C2 | 80 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Alba AR2 | A | 204 |
Giannini Carma FF 1.9 L Turbo I4 | |||||||
7 | C2 | 99 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Tiga GC284 | A | 185 |
Ford Cosworth BDT 1.8 L Turbo I4 | |||||||
8 NC | C1 | 20 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Porsche 956 | G | 159 |
Porsche Type-935 2.6 L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
9 NC | C1 | 3 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Porsche 956 | D | 156 |
Porsche Type-935 2.6 L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
10 DNF | C2 | 84 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Lyncar MS83 | A | 206 |
Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 L V8 | |||||||
11 DNF | C1 | 19 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Porsche 956 | D | 204 |
Porsche Type-935 2.6 L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
12 DNF | IMSA GTO | 40 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | BMW M1 | G | 190 |
BMW M88/1 3.5 L I6 | |||||||
13 DNF | IMSA GTO | 65 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Chevrolet Camaro | ? | 156 |
Chevrolet V8 | |||||||
14 DNF | C1 | 21 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Grid S2 | A | 127 |
Porsche Type-935 2.9 L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
15 DNF | C2 | 73 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Gebhardt JC843 | A | 40 |
Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 L V8 | |||||||
16 DNF | IMSA GTO | 60 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Audi 80 | ? | 12 |
Audi 2.2 L I5 | |||||||
DNS | C1 | 55 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Porsche 956 | G | - |
Porsche Type-935 2.6 L Turbo Flat-6 |
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