1984 in motorsport

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The following is an overview of the events of 1984 in motorsport including the major racing events, motorsport venues that were opened and closed during a year, championships and non-championship events that were established and disestablished in a year, and births and deaths of racing drivers and other motorsport people.

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Annual events

The calendar includes only annual major non-championship events or annual events that had significance separate from the championship. For the dates of the championship events see related season articles.

DateEventRef
1–20 January 6th Dakar Rally [1]
4–5 February 22nd 24 Hours of Daytona [2]
19 February 26th Daytona 500 [3]
27 May 68th Indianapolis 500 [4]
3 June 42nd Monaco Grand Prix [5]
2–8 June 67th Isle of Man TT [6]
16–17 June 52nd 24 Hours of Le Mans [7]
28–29 July 36th 24 Hours of Spa [8]
29 July 7th Suzuka 8 Hours [9]
25–26 August 12th 24 Hours of Nurburgring [10]
30 September 25th James Hardie 1000 [11]
17 November 31st Macau Grand Prix [12]

Disestablished championships/events

First raceChampionshipRef
23 September European Formula Two Championship [13]

Births

DateMonthNameNationalityOccupationNoteRef
11July Ben Spies AmericanMotorcycle racer Superbike World champion (2009). [14]
11August Lucas di Grassi BrazilianRacing driver Formula E champion (2016–17). [15]
8September Vitaly Petrov RussianRacing driverThe first Russian Formula One driver. [16]
5November Nick Tandy BritishRacing driver 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (2015). [17]
5December Neel Jani SwissRacing driver 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (2016). FIA World Endurance champion (2016). [18]
7 Robert Kubica PolishRacing driverThe first Polish Formula One driver. 2008 Canadian Grand Prix winner. [19]

Deaths

DateMonthNameAgeNationalityOccupationNoteRef
19May Bill Holland 76AmericanRacing driver Indianapolis 500 winner (1949). [20]
8September Johnnie Parsons 66AmericanRacing driverWinner of the Indianapolis 500 (1950) [21]
7October Peter Walker 71BritishRacing driver 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1951) [22]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Daytona 24 Hours 1984 - Racing Sports Cars". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  3. ↑ "1984 Daytona 500". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  4. ↑ "1984 Indianapolis 500". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  5. ↑ "1984 Grand Prix of Monaco". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  6. ↑ "TT 1984". iomtt.com. Isle of Man TT. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  7. ↑ "Le Mans Register - 1984". formula2.net. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  8. ↑ "24 h Spa-Francorchamps". touringcarracing.net. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  9. ↑ "Suzuka 8 Hours 1984 results". Moto Racing JAPAN. Archived from the original on 15 March 2016. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
  10. ↑ "Nurburgring 24 hours". touringcarracing.net. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  11. ↑ "1984 Bathurst 1000". Unique Cars & Parts. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  12. ↑ "1984 Macau Grand Prix". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  13. ↑ "1984 BRANDS HATCH F2". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
  14. ↑ "Ben Spies". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  15. ↑ "Lucas di Grassi". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN . Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  16. ↑ "Vitaly Petrov". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN . Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  17. ↑ "Nick Tandy". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  18. ↑ "Neel Jani". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  19. ↑ "Robert Kubica". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN . Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  20. ↑ "Bill Holland". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  21. ↑ "Johnnie Parsons". espn.co.uk. ESPN . Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  22. ↑ "Peter Walker". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN . Retrieved 15 April 2018.
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