1984 World Sportscar Championship

Last updated October 23, 2024

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]

Schedule

The 1984 FIA World Endurance Championship was contested over an eleven race series.^[2]

Rnd	Race	Circuit	Date
1	Trofeo Filippo Caracciolo (1000km)	Autodromo Nazionale Monza	23 April
2	Grand Prix International 1000 Kilometres	Silverstone Circuit	13 May
3	24 Hours of Le Mans	Circuit de la Sarthe (Le Mans)	16 June 17 June
4	ADAC 1000 Kilometres	Nürburgring	15 July
5	British Aerospace 1000 Kilometres^†	Brands Hatch	29 July
6	Budweiser GT 1000 Kilometres	Mosport	5 August
7	Rothmans Spa 1000 Kilometres	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps	2 September
8	1000 Kilometres di Imola^†	Autodromo Dino Ferrari	16 September
9	Mount Fuji 1000 Kilometres	Fuji Speedway	30 September
10	Kyalami 1000 Kilometres	Kyalami	3 November
11	Sandown 1000^†	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]

Entries

Group C

Entrant	Car	Engine	Tyre	No.	Drivers	Rounds
Rothmans Porsche	Porsche 956	Porsche Type-935/76 2.6 L Turbo Flat-6	D	1	Jacky Ickx	1–2, 4, 6–9, 11
					Jochen Mass	1–2, 4, 6–7, 9, 11
					John Watson	8
				2	Stefan Bellof	1–2, 4, 6–7, 9, 11
					Derek Bell	1–2, 4, 6–7, 11
					John Watson	9
				3	Vern Schuppan	6–7, 11
					Nick Mason	6
					John Watson	7
					Richard Lloyd	9
					Alan Jones	11
				56	Johnny Dumfries	11
					Jack Brabham	11
					Richard Lloyd	11
Martini Racing	Lancia LC2/84	Ferrari 268C 2.6 L Turbo V8 Ferrari 308C 3.0 L Turbo V8	D	4	Bob Wollek	1–5, 8
					Riccardo Patrese	1–2, 4, 8, 10
					Alessandro Nannini	3, 8, 10
					Paolo Barilla	5, 8
				5	Paolo Barilla	1–4, 8, 11
					Mauro Baldi	1–3, 5
					Hans Heyer	3
					Alessandro Nannini	4, 8
					Pierluigi Martini	5
					Bob Wollek	5, 10
Jolly Club BP Résidences Malardeau Martini Racing				6	Pierluigi Martini	1–3, 5
					Beppe Gabbiani	1–3
					Xavier Lapeyre	3
					Bob Wollek	5, 8
					Paolo Barilla	5
					Riccardo Patrese	8
				29	Mauro Baldi	8
				29	Pierluigi Martini	8
New-Man Joest Racing	Porsche 956B	Porsche Type-935/76 2.6 L Turbo Flat-6	D	7	Henri Pescarolo	1–4, 7, 9, 11
					Klaus Ludwig	1–3, 11
					Stefan Johansson	1, 3–4, 7, 9
					Ayrton Senna	4
					Hans Heyer	7
				8	Stefan Johansson	3, 5
					Jean-Louis Schlesser	3
					Mauricio DeNarvaez	3
					Jochen Mass	5, 8
					Henri Pescarolo	5, 8
					Hans Heyer	8
Schornstein Racing Team				12	Dieter Schornstein	1–5, 7–8, 10–11
					Volkert Merl	1–5
					"John Winter"	2–5, 7–8, 10–11
					Hans Heyer	7–8
					Henri Pescarolo	10
					Paul Belmondo	11
Brun Motorsport	Porsche 956	Porsche Type-935/76 2.6 L Turbo Flat-6	D	9	Oscar Larrauri	1–2, 8
					Massimo Sigala	1–2, 8
					Walter Brun	3, 5, 7
					Leopold von Bavaria	3, 5
					Bob Akin	3
					Harald Grohs	4–5, 7
					Hans-Joachim Stuck	4, 7
					Stefan Bellof	5, 8
				19	Walter Brun	1–2, 6
					Harald Grohs	1, 5
					Hans-Joachim Stuck	1, 8
					Vern Schuppan	2
					Oscar Larrauri	4, 6
					Massimo Sigala	4
					Stefan Bellof	5, 8
				20	Oscar Larrauri	3, 7
					Massimo Sigala	3, 7
					Joël Gouhier	3
					Walter Brun	4
					Leopold von Bavaria	4
Porsche Kremer Racing	Porsche 956B Kremer CK5	Porsche Type-935/76 2.6 L Turbo Flat-6 Porsche Type-935 3.0 L Turbo Flat-6	D G	10	Manfred Winkelhock	4, 9
					Marc Surer	4
					George Fouché	5, 7–8, 11
					David Sutherland	5
					Desiré Wilson	5
					Kees Kroesemeijer	7
					Walter Brun	8
					Leopold von Bavaria	8
					Mike Thackwell	9
					Sarel van der Merwe	11
				11	David Sutherland	2
					Franz Konrad	2
					Vern Schuppan	3
					Alan Jones	3
					Jean-Pierre Jarier	3
					George Fouché	4
					Kees Kroesemeijer	4
					Manfred Winkelhock	11
					Rusty French	11
				17	Tiff Needell	3
					David Sutherland	3
					Rusty French	3
					Kees Kroesemeijer	11
					Jésus Pareja	11
					Peter Janson	11
				20	Kees Nierop	6
					Bill Adam	6
					George Fouché	6
Primagaz Team Cougar	Cougar C01B	Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8	M	13	Yves Courage	1–3
					Alain de Cadenet	1–2
					Gianni Guidici	1
					Michel Dubois	3
					John Jellinek	3
GTI Engineering	Porsche 956	Porsche Type-935/76 2.6 L Turbo Flat-6	D	14	Jonathan Palmer	1–5, 7–9, 11
					Jan Lammers	1–5, 7–9, 11
					Christian Danner	4
				16	Richard Lloyd	2–3, 7
					Nick Mason	2–3
					René Metge	3
					Vern Schuppan	4
					Christian Danner	4
					Johnny Dumfries	7
Nova Engineering	Porsche 956	Porsche Type-935/76 2.6 L Turbo Flat-6	D	16	Jirou Yoneyama	9
			D	16	Chikage Oguchi	9
			B	18	Kenji Takahashi	9
					Kunimitsu Takahashi	9
					Geoff Lees	9
Mazdaspeed	March 84G	Mazda 13B 1.3 L Turbo 2-Rotor	B	17	Takashi Yorino	9
Mazdaspeed	March 84G	Mazda 13B 1.3 L Turbo 2-Rotor	B	17	Yoshimi Katayama	9
Obermaier Racing	Porsche 956	Porsche Type-935/76 2.6 L Turbo Flat-6	D G	18	Jürgen Lässig	2, 4, 7–8
					Hervé Regout	2, 7–8
					George Fouché	2
					David Sutherland	4
					Mike Thackwell	4
					Philippe Martin	7
					Harald Grohs	8
				47	Jürgen Lässig	1, 3
					George Fouché	1, 3
					Axel Plankenhorn	1
					John Graham	3
Central 20 Racing Team	LM 03C	Nissan LZ20 2.1 L Turbo I4	D	20	Takao Wada	9
Central 20 Racing Team	LM 03C	Nissan LZ20 2.1 L Turbo I4	D	20	Haruhito Yanagida	9
Charles Ivey Racing	Grid S2 Porsche 956	Porsche Type-930/72 3.0 L Turbo Flat-6 Porsche Type-935/76 2.6 L Turbo Flat-6	A D	21	Dudley Wood	1–2, 5–6
					John Cooper	1–2
					Barry Robinson	2, 5–6
					Alain de Cadenet	3
					Chris Craft	3
					Allan Grice	3
					Paul Smith	5
					George Fouché	5
				25	Dudley Wood	3
					John Cooper	3
					Barry Robinson	3
Secateva	WM P83B	Peugeot ZNS4 2.8 L Turbo V6	M	23	Alain Couderc	3
					Gérard Patté	3
					Roger Dorchy	3
				24	Michel Prignard	3
					Jean-Daniel Raulet	3
					Pascal Pessiot	3
Henn's T-Bird Swap Shop	Porsche 956 Porsche 962	Porsche Type-935/76 2.6 L Turbo Flat-6	G	26	Jean Rondeau	3
				26	John Paul Jr.	3
				61	Preston Henn	3
					Edgar Dören	3
					Michel Ferté	3
Panasport Japan	LM 04C	Nissan LZ20B 2.1 L Turbo I4	B	26	Toshio Suzuki	9
Panasport Japan	LM 04C	Nissan LZ20B 2.1 L Turbo I4	B	26	Osamu Nakako	9
Dome Motorsport	Dome RC83i Dome RC84	Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8 Toyota 4T-GT 2.1 L Turbo I4	D	29	Toshio Suzuki	9
				29	Rupert Keegan	9
				39 38	Eje Elgh	3, 9
					Stanley Dickens	3
					Masanori Sekiya	9
Hoshino Racing	March 83G	Nissan LZ20B 2.1 L Turbo I4	B	30	Kazuyoshi Hoshino	9
Hoshino Racing	March 83G	Nissan LZ20B 2.1 L Turbo I4	B	30	Akira Hagiwara	9
Viscount Downe with Aston Martin Lagonda	Nimrod NRA/C2	Aston Martin DP1229 5.3 L V8	A	31	Richard Attwood	2–3
					John Sheldon	2
					Mike Salmon	2
					Ray Mallock	3
					Drake Olson	3
				32	Mike Salmon	2–3
					Ray Mallock	2
					Drake Olson	2
					John Sheldon	3
					Richard Attwood	3
Skoal Bandit Porsche Team	Porsche 956B Porsche 962	Porsche Type-935/76 2.6 L Turbo Flat-6	Y G	33	David Hobbs	1–8, 11
					Thierry Boutsen	1–2, 4–5, 7–8, 11
					Sarel van der Merwe	3
					Philippe Streiff	3
					Rupert Keegan	6
					Franz Konrad	6
				55	Rupert Keegan	1–8, 11
					Guy Edwards	1–5
					Roberto Moreno	3
					Thierry Boutsen	5
					Franz Konrad	6–8, 11
					David Hobbs	8
John Fitzpatrick Racing Team Australia			D	34	Renzo Zorzi	1
					Giorgio Francia	1
					Larry Perkins	2–3
					Peter Brock	2–3
					Franz Konrad	4, 7
					David Hobbs	4
					Pierre Yver	7
					Colin Bond	11
					Andrew Miedecke	11
Procar Automobil AG	Sehcar C830	Porsche Type-935/76 2.6 L Turbo Flat-6	D	35	Huub Rothengatter	1–2
					Clemens Schickentanz	1–2
					Didier Theys	7–8
					Pierre Dieudonné	7–8
					Boy Hayje	7
XEBEC Motorsport Division	Tom's 83C	Toyota 4T-GT 2.1 L Turbo I4	D	35	Kiyoshi Misaki	9
					Kaoru Hoshino	9
					Kazuo Mogi	9
Tom's	Tom's 84C	Toyota 4T-GT 2.1 L Turbo I4	B	36	Satoru Nakajima	9
Tom's	Tom's 84C	Toyota 4T-GT 2.1 L Turbo I4	B	36	Keiji Matsumoto	9
McCormack and Dodge	Rondeau M482	Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8	G	37	Jim Mullen	3
					Walt Bohren	3
					Alain Ferté	3
Team Ikuzawa	Tom's 84C	Toyota 4T-GT 2.1 L Turbo I4	D	37	Tiff Needell	9
Team Ikuzawa	Tom's 84C	Toyota 4T-GT 2.1 L Turbo I4	D	37	James Weaver	9
Dorset Racing Associates	Dome RC82	Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8	D	38	Richard Jones	2–3
					Mark Galvin	2–3
					John Williams	2
					Nick Faure	3
Motorsportclub Rosenheim e.V.	TOJ C390	Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8		38	Martin Wagenstetter	4
Motorsportclub Rosenheim e.V.	TOJ C390	Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8		38	Kurt Hild	4
Cheetah Automobiles Switzerland	Cheetah G604	Aston Martin 5.3 L V8	D	42	Bernard de Dryver	7–8
Cheetah Automobiles Switzerland	Cheetah G604	Aston Martin 5.3 L V8	D	42	Ray Mallock	7–8
Christian Bussi	Rondeau M382	Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8	D	45	Christian Bussi	3
					Bruno Ilien	3
					Jack Griffin	3
Pierre Yver	Rondeau M382	Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8	D	46 50	Pierre Yver	1–3
					Bernard de Dryver	1–3
					Pierre-François Rousselot	3
GWB Ford Zakspeed Team	Zakspeed C1/8	Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8		48	Klaus Ludwig	4
GWB Ford Zakspeed Team	Zakspeed C1/8	Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8		48	Klaus Niedzwiedz	4
Hasemi Motorsport	LM 04C	Nissan LZ20B 2.1 L Turbo I4	D	50	Masahiro Hasemi	9
Hasemi Motorsport	LM 04C	Nissan LZ20B 2.1 L Turbo I4	D	50	Kenji Tohira	9
Trust Racing Team	Porsche 956B	Porsche Type-935/76 2.6 L Turbo Flat-6	D	60	Vern Schuppan	9
Trust Racing Team	Porsche 956B	Porsche Type-935/76 2.6 L Turbo Flat-6	D	60	Hans-Joachim Stuck	9
John Bartlett	Lola T610	Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8	D	65 48	Steve Kempton	2–3, 5
					John Bartlett	2
					John Brindley	2
					François Migault	3
					François Servanin	3
					Max Cohen-Olivar	5
					Roger Andreason	5

Group C2

Entrant	Car	Engine	Tyre	No.	Drivers	Rounds
BFGoodrich Company	Lola T616	Mazda 13B 1.3 L 2-rotor	BF	67	Jim Busby	1, 3–4, 9
					Rick Knoop	1, 3
					Boy Hayje	3
					Pete Halsmer	4, 9
				68	Dieter Quester	1, 4, 9
					Boy Hayje	1
					John Morton	3
					John O'Steen	3
					Yoshimi Katayama	3
					Rick Knoop	4, 9
Spice-Tiga Racing Tiga Cars S.A.	Tiga GC84 Tiga SC83	Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8 Mazda 13B 1.3 L 2-rotor	A	70	Neil Crang	2–5, 7–8, 11
					Ray Bellm	2–5, 7–8
					Gordon Spice	2–4, 7–8, 11
					Lew Baker	10
					Gordon Hatch	10
Gebhardt Motorsport	Gebhardt JC842	BMW M12/7 2.0 L I4	A	72	Frank Jelinski	1–2, 5, 7–8
					Cliff Hansen	1
					Bob Evans	2
					Jan Thoelke	4–5, 7–8
					Jürgen Weiler	4, 8
					Udo Wagenhäuser	4
					Gerry Amato	5
					George Schwarz	7
					Ian Harrower	11
					Neville Crichton	11
					Richard Davison	11
	Gebhard JC843	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 L V8		73	Frank Jelinski	4, 7–8
					Günther Gebhardt	4, 7–8
					Mario Ketterer	4
					George Schwarz	6, 7
					John Graham	6
					Margie Smith-Haas	11
					Cathy Muller	11
					Sue Ransom	11
				74	Frank Jelinski	11
					Günther Gebhardt	11
					Beate Nodes	11
Scorpion Racing Services	Arundel C200	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 L V8	A	74	Eddie Arundel	2
					James Weaver	2
					John Jellinek	2
Mishima Auto Racing	MCS Guppy	BMW M12 2.0 L I4	D	74	Kaneyuki Okamoto	9
Mishima Auto Racing	MCS Guppy	BMW M12 2.0 L I4	D	74	Minoru Sawada	9
Ecurie Ecosse	Ecosse C284	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 L V8	A	77	Mike Wilds	1–3
					David Duffield	1–3
					Ray Mallock	1
					David Leslie	3
Team Iwaki	MCS Guppy	Toyota 18R-G 1.8 L I4	D	78	Kouichi Iwaki	9
					Masakazu Nakamura	9
					Takashi Tosa	9
ADA Engineering	ADA 01	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 L V8	G	79	Ian Harrower	2–3
					Ray Taft	2
					Tom Dodd-Noble	2
					Bill Wolff	3
					Glenn Smith	3
Alpha Cubic Racing Team	MCS Guppy	BMW M12 2.0 L I4	D	79	Noritake Takahara	9
Alpha Cubic Racing Team	MCS Guppy	BMW M12 2.0 L I4	D	79	Chiyomi Totani	9
Jolly Club	Alba AR2	Giannini 1.9 L Turbo I4	A	80	Carlo Facetti	1–4, 6–9, 11
					Martino Finotto	1–4, 6–9, 11
					Almo Coppelli	2
					Marco Vanoli	3
					Alfredo Sebastiani	4, 6–9
					Guido Daccò	11
				81	Almo Coppelli	1–9
					Davide Pavia	1–4, 8
					Marco Vanoli	2, 7, 9
					Guido Daccò	3–4, 6–9, 11
					Carlo Facetti	5, 11
					Martino Finotto	5
					Lucio Cesario	11
Maurizio Gellini Gianfranco Barberio Jolly Club	Alba AR3	Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8		82	Maurizio Gellini	2, 4, 6–9
					Pasquale Barberio	2, 4, 6–9
					Gerardo Vatielli	2, 4, 6–8
Roger Andreason Racing John Bartlett	Lola T610	Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8	A	83	Richard Jones	8, 11
					Roger Andreason	8
					John Brindley	8
					John Bartlett	11
					David Burrows	11
Shimegi Racing	MCS Guppy	Mazda 13B 1.3 L 2-rotor	D	83	Tooru Shimegi	9
					Kaoru Iida	9
					Norimasa Sakamoto	9
Lyncar Motorsports	Lyncar MS83	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 L V8	A	84 88	Costas Los	5–6, 8
					John Nicholson	5, 8
					Allen Berg	6
Auto Beaurex Motorsport	Lotec M1C	BMW M88 3.5 L I6	D	84	Naoki Nagasaka	9
Auto Beaurex Motorsport	Lotec M1C	BMW M88 3.5 L I6	D	84	Keiichi Suzuki	9
Hubert Striebig	Sthemo SMC2	BMW M88 3.5 L I6		85	Hubert Stiebig	3–4, 7–8
					Noël del Bello	3–4
					Jacques Heuclin	3
					Max Cohen-Olivar	4, 7–8
Setrab Racing by Yours	Mazda 727C	Mazda 13B 1.3 L 2-rotor	D	85	Hideki Okada	9
					Masatomo Shimizu	9
					Tomohiko Tsutsumi	9
Mazdaspeed Co. Ltd.	Mazda 727C	Mazda 13B 1.3 L 2-rotor	D	86	Yojiro Terada	2–3, 9
					Pierre Dieudonné	2–3
					Takashi Yorino	3
					David Kennedy	9
				87	Jean-Michel Martin	3, 9
					David Kennedy	3, 9
					Philippe Martin	3
Arthur Hough Pressings Ark Racing	Ceekar 83J-1	Ford Cosworth BDX 2.0 L I4	A	88	Max Payne	2, 4–5, 7
Arthur Hough Pressings Ark Racing	Ceekar 83J-1	Ford Cosworth BDX 2.0 L I4	A	88	Chris Ashmore	2, 4–5, 7
DAW Supplies	Tiga SC83	Mazda 13B 1.3 L 2-rotor		90	Trevor von Rooyen	10
DAW Supplies	Tiga SC83	Mazda 13B 1.3 L 2-rotor		90	Peter Morrison	10
Jens Winther Team Castrol	URD C81	BMW M88 3.5 L I6	A	90	Jens Winther	11
Jens Winther Team Castrol	URD C81	BMW M88 3.5 L I6	A	90	Lars-Viggo Jensen	11
Jean-Philippe Grand	Rondeau M379C	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 L V8	A	93	Jean-Philippe Grand	1, 3, 7
					Jean-Paul Libert	1, 3, 7
					Pascal Witmeur	1, 3, 7
Siegfriend Rieger	Rieger CJ 84	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 L V8	G	94	Siegfried Rieger	4
					Rolf Götz	4
					Carl Kirts	4
Gil Baird Techspeed Racing	Grid S1	Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8	A	94	Steve Thompson	5
					Tom Lanfranchi	5
					Divina Galica	5
JQF Engineering RB Promotion	Tiga GC284	Ford Cosworth BDT 1.8 L Turbo I4	A	99	Jeremy Rossiter	2–3, 5–9, 11
					Roy Baker	2–3, 5–8, 11
					François Duret	2–3
					Peter Lockhart	6
					Paul Smith	7
					Altfrid Heger	9
					Philippe Colonna	9
					Gary Evans	11

IMSA GTP

Entrant	Car	Engine	Tyre	No.	Drivers	Rounds
Group 44 Jaguar	Jaguar XJR-5	Jaguar 5.0 L V12	G	40	Tony Adamowicz	3
					John Watson	3
					Claude Ballot-Léna	3
				44	Bob Tullius	3
					Doc Bundy	3
					Brian Redman	3
Henn's T-Bird Swap Shop	Porsche 962	Porsche Type-962/70 2.9 L Turbo Flat-6	G	61	Preston Henn	3
					Edgar Dören	3
					Michel Ferté	3
Pegasus Racing	March 84G	Buick 3.3 L Turbo V6	G	62	Wayne Pickering	3
					Ken Madren	3
					M. L. Speer	3
Nayler Road & Motorsport	Tiga 83TSGT	Hart 420R 2.0 L I4		92	Tim Lee-Davey	5
					Adrian Hall	5
					Mike Kimpton	5
Kendall Racing	Lola T600	Chevrolet 4.7 L V8	B	131	Chuck Kendall	9, 11
					Jim Cook	9, 11
					Peter Fitzgerald	11
Lyncar Motorsports	Lyncar MS83	Hart 420R 2.0 L I4	A	132	Costas Los	1–2
					Les Blackburn	1–2
					Richard Down	2
Top Fuel Racing	Mazda RX-7 845	Mazda 12A 1.2 L 2-rotor	B	138	Mutsuo Kazama	9
					Hironobu Tatsumi	9
					Yoshiyuki Ogura	9

Results

Races

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	Rothmans Porsche	Jim Busby Racing	Jens Winther	Results
		Derek Bell Stefan Bellof	Jim Busby Rick Knoop	Jens Winther Lars Viggo-Jensen
		Porsche 956	Lola T616 Mazda	BMW M1
2	Silverstone	Rothmans Porsche	Jolly Club	Racing Team Jürgensen	Results
		Jacky Ickx Jochen Mass	Almo Coppelli Domenico Pavia Marco Vanoli	Edgar Dören Heinz-Christian Jürgensen Walter Mertes
		Porsche 956	Alba AR2 Giannini	BMW M1
3	Le Mans	Joest Racing	Jim Busby Racing	Helmut Gall	Results
		Klaus Ludwig Henri Pescarolo	John O'Steen John Morton Yoshimi Katayama	Pierre de Thoisy Jean-Francois Yvon Philippe Dagoreau
		Porsche 956	Lola T616 Mazda	BMW M1
4	Nürburgring	Rothmans Porsche	Spice-Tiga Racing	Helmut Gall	Results
		Derek Bell Stefan Bellof	Gordon Spice Ray Bellm Neil Crang	Helmut Gall Kurt König Altfrid Heger
		Porsche 956	Tiga GC84 Ford	BMW M1
5	Brands Hatch	GTi Engineering	Spice-Tiga Racing	Jens Winther	Results
		Jonathan Palmer Jan Lammers	Ray Bellm Neil Crang	Jens Winther Lars Viggo-Jensen David Mercer
		Porsche 956	Tiga GC84 Ford	BMW M1
6	Mosport	Rothmans Porsche	Jolly Club	None	Results
		Jacky Ickx Jochen Mass	Almo Coppelli Guido Dacco
		Porsche 956	Alba AR2 Giannini
7	Spa-Francorchamps	Rothmans Porsche	Spice-Tiga Racing	Jens Winther	Results
		Derek Bell Stefan Bellof	Gordon Spice Ray Bellm Neil Crang	Jens Winther Lars Viggo-Jensen David Mercer
		Porsche 956	Tiga GC84 Ford	BMW M1
8	Imola	Brun Motorsport	Spice-Tiga Racing	Rolf Göring	Results
		Hans Joachim Stuck Stefan Bellof	Gordon Spice Ray Bellm Neil Crang	Rolf Göring Hans-Jürgen Dürig Claude Haldi
		Porsche 956	Tiga GC84 Ford	BMW M1
9	Fuji	Rothmans Porsche	Auto Beaurex Motorsport	None	Results
		John Watson Stefan Bellof	Naoki Nagasaka Keiichi Suzuki
		Porsche 956	Lotec C302 BMW
10	Kyalami	Martini Racing	None	None	Results
		Riccardo Patrese Alessandro Nannini
		Lancia LC2-84
11	Sandown Park	Rothmans Porsche	Spice-Tiga Racing	Helmut Gall	Results
		Derek Bell Stefan Bellof	Gordon Spice Neil Crang	Helmut Gall Altfrid Heger
		Porsche 956	Tiga GC84 Ford	BMW M1

World Endurance Championship for Drivers

Position ^[3]	Driver ^[3]	Car ^[6]	Entrant ^[6]	Mon ^[3]	Sil ^[3]	LM ^[3]	Nur ^[3]	BH ^[3]	Mos ^[3]	Spa ^[3]	Imo ^[3]	Fuj ^[3]	Kyl ^[3]	San ^[3]	Total ^[3]
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	GTi Engineering	8	8	-	10	20	-	-	15	2	-	12	75
=	Jan Lammers	Porsche 956	GTi Engineering	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	Lancia LC2-84	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	Kremer Racing	-	-	-	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	Kremer Racing	-	6	2	-	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	18
=	Thierry Boutsen	Porsche 956	John Fitzpatrick Racing	-	3	-	15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	18
=	Bob Wollek	Lancia LC2-84	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:

Drivers failing to drive the car for a prescribed minimum percentage of the laps in a race were not awarded points.
Drivers were not awarded points if the car did not complete 90% of the distance covered by the race winning car.

Only the best eight scores for each driver counted towards the championship,^[2] with any other points being discarded.

World Endurance Championship for Manufacturers

Pos.^[4]	Chassis ^[4]	Engine ^[4]	Mon ^[4]	Sil ^[4]	LM ^[4]	Nur ^[4]	Mos ^[4]	Spa ^[4]	Fuj ^[4]	Kya ^[4]	Total ^[4]
1	Porsche	Porsche	20	20	20	20	20	20	(20)	(12)	120
2	Lancia	Lancia	12	10	3	12				20	57
3	Alba	Giannini					12				12
4	Alba	Ford					8				8
5	Tiga	Ford					4	2			6
=	Lotec	BMW							6		6
7	Rondeau	Ford	4					1			5
8	Lola	Mazda	3		1						4
=	Toyota	Toyota							4		4
10	MCS	Mazda							3		3
11	BMW	BMW	2								2
12	Ecosse	Ford	1								1
=	Lola	Chevrolet							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.

Group C2 Prototype FIA Cup

Pos.^[5]	Chassis ^[5]	Engine ^[5]	Mon ^[5]	Sil ^[5]	LM ^[5]	Nur ^[5]	Mos ^[5]	Spa ^[5]	Fuj ^[5]	Total ^[5]
1	Alba	Giannini	12	20	8	10	20	10	(8)	80
2	Lola	Mazda	20		20	15			12	67
3	Tiga	Ford				20	10	20		50
4	Gebhardt	Ford	10			12		12		34
5	Rondeau	Ford			15		15			30
4=	Alba	Cosworth		15			15			30
7	Lotec	BMW							20	20
8	Ecosse	Cosworth	15							15
8=	MCS	Mazda							15	15
10	Mazda	Mazda			10				4	14
11	ADA	Ford		12						12
11=	Gebhardt	Ford				12				12
12	Ceekar	Ford				8				8'
=	Sthemo	BMW				6				8'
14	MCS	BMW							6	6

FIA Grand Touring Cup

Pos.^[2]	Manufacturer ^[2]	Mon ^[2]	Sil ^[2]	LM ^[2]	Nur ^[2]	Mos ^[2]	Spa ^[2]	Fuj ^[2]	Kya ^[2]	Total ^[2]
1	BMW	20	20	20	20		20			100
2	Porsche	15		15	10		12			52

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References

↑ Official Programme, (1984) Sandown 1000, page 44
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 FIA World Endurance, Autosport, 31 January 1985
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 1984 World Endurance Championship for Drivers, 1985 FIA Yearbook of Automobile Sport, grey section, page 86
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 1984 World Endurance Championship for Manufacturers, 1985 FIA Yearbook of Automobile Sport, grey section, page 87
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 1984 Group C2 Prototype FIA Cup, 1985 FIA Yearbook of Automobile Sport, grey section, page 88
1 2 Race results, 1984 World Endurance Championship, www.classicscars.com Retrieved on 10 April 2013
↑ Peter Higham, The Guinness Guide to International Motor Racing, 1995, page 260

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[Sandown_1000-1] Official Programme, (1984) Sandown 1000, page 44

[Autosport-2] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 FIA World Endurance, Autosport, 31 January 1985

[FIA_Drivers-3] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 1984 World Endurance Championship for Drivers, 1985 FIA Yearbook of Automobile Sport, grey section, page 86

[FIA_Manufacturers-4] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 1984 World Endurance Championship for Manufacturers, 1985 FIA Yearbook of Automobile Sport, grey section, page 87

[FIA_C2-5] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 1984 Group C2 Prototype FIA Cup, 1985 FIA Yearbook of Automobile Sport, grey section, page 88

[classicscars-6] 1 2 Race results, 1984 World Endurance Championship, www.classicscars.com Retrieved on 10 April 2013

[Higham-7] Peter Higham, The Guinness Guide to International Motor Racing, 1995, page 260

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