1984 in motorsport

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, as well as championships and non-championship events that were established and discontinued in that year, and births and deaths of racing drivers and other figures in motorsport people.

Annual events

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

Date	Event	Ref
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 race	Championship	Ref
23 September	European Formula Two Championship	[13]

Births

Date	Month	Name	Nationality	Occupation	Note	Ref
11	July	Ben Spies	American	Motorcycle racer	Superbike World champion (2009).	[14]
11	August	Lucas di Grassi	Brazilian	Racing driver	Formula E champion (2016–17).	[15]
8	September	Vitaly Petrov	Russian	Racing driver	The first Russian Formula One driver.	[16]
5	November	Nick Tandy	British	Racing driver	24 Hours of Le Mans winner (2015).	[17]
5	December	Neel Jani	Swiss	Racing driver	24 Hours of Le Mans winner (2016). FIA World Endurance champion (2016).	[18]
7		Robert Kubica	Polish	Racing driver	The first Polish Formula One driver. 2008 Canadian Grand Prix winner.	[19]

Deaths

Date	Month	Name	Age	Nationality	Occupation	Note	Ref
19	May	Bill Holland	76	American	Racing driver	Indianapolis 500 winner (1949).	[20]
8	September	Johnnie Parsons	66	American	Racing driver	Winner of the Indianapolis 500 (1950)	[21]
7	October	Peter Walker	71	British	Racing driver	24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1951)	[22]

See also

• List of 1984 motorsport champions

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.