Sports car world championship 1984

Factory - Porsche 956

The sports car world championship in 1984 was the 32nd season of this championship. It started on April 23rd and ended on December 22nd.

championship

In 1984, the extraordinary series of victories continued Porsche -Rennwagenmodells 956 continues. Between the Fuji 6-hour races in 1982 and 1984 , racing teams won 17 consecutive world championship races with this car. The unique winning streak came to an end at the 1000 km race in Kyalami , where Riccardo Patrese and Alessandro Nannini won in the Lancia LC-84 . However, apart from one report, all well-known Porsche teams stayed away from the race.

For the 1984 World Endurance Championship, the amount of fuel in the Group C cars was further reduced, from the previous 600 liters of fuel for 1000 kilometers to 510 liters. Porsche therefore replaced the mechanical injection system with an electronic one from Bosch in order to save fuel. This evolutionary stage was designated as 956B; the chassis numbers delivered to customers in 1984 began with 956B-113. The engine with the more modern injection system was more economical and was still able to increase engine performance. An output of 470 kW (640 hp) was now available at 8200 rpm. The Porsche 956, whose main opponent was the Lancia LC2 , usually achieved at least one-two victories. In Le Mans that took Porsche - factory team after a dispute with the Automobile Club de l'Ouest not participate.

The drivers' world championship was won by Stefan Bellof , who became the first German automobile world champion in motorsport history.

Racing calendar

No.	date	Race name / circuit	team	Overall winner	vehicle	championship
1	April 23	1000 km race of Monza ( Autodromo Nazionale di Monza )	Rothmans Porsche	Stefan Bellof Derek Bell	Porsche 956	Brands and drivers
2	May 13th	Silverstone 1000km Race ( Silverstone Circuit )	Rothmans Porsche	Jochen Mass Jacky Ickx	Porsche 956	Brands and drivers
3	June 16-17	24 Hours of Le Mans ( Circuit des 24 Heures )	New-Man Joest Racing	Henri Pescarolo Klaus Ludwig	Porsche 956B	Brands and drivers
4th	15th of July	1000 km race on the Nürburgring ( Nürburgring )	Rothmans Porsche	Stefan Bellof Derek Bell	Porsche 956	Brands and drivers
5	29th of July	Brands Hatch 1000km race ( Brands Hatch )	GTi Engineering Canon Racing	Jonathan Palmer Jan Lammers	Porsche 956	driver
6th	5th of August	Mosport 1000km ( Canadian Tire Motorsport Park )	Rothmans	Jochen Mass Jacky Ickx	Porsche 956	Brands and drivers
7th	September 2nd	Spa-Francorchamps 1000 km race ( Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps )	Rothmans Porsche	Stefan Bellof Derek Bell	Porsche 956	Brands and drivers
8th	16th September	Imola 1000 km race ( Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari )	Brun Motorsport	Stefan Bellof Hans-Joachim Stuck	Porsche 956B	driver
9	30. September	Fuji 1000K Race ( Fuji Speedway )	Rothmans Porsche	Stefan Bellof John Watson	Porsche 956	Brands and drivers
10	November 3rd	Kyalami 1000K Race ( Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit )	Martini Racing	Riccardo Patrese Alessandro Nannini	Lancia LC2-84	Brands and drivers
11	2. December	Sandown Park 1000km race ( Sandown Raceway )	Rothmans Porsche	Stefan Bellof Derek Bell	Porsche 956	driver

Mastery of the constructors

World championship points were awarded to the top ten in the following order: 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1. The best six results per manufacturer were used in the evaluation. The races at Brands Hatch, Imola and Sandown Park did not count towards the constructors' championship. At this event, points were only given to drivers.

Endurance World Championship overall standings

position	constructor	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	total
1	Porsche	20th	20th	20th	20th	20th	20th	(20)	(12)	120
2	Lancia	12	10	3	12				20th	57
3	Alba - Giannini					12				12
4th	Alba - Ford					8th				8th
5 =	Tiga					4th	2			6th
5 =	Lotec					6th				6th
7th	rondeau	4th					1			5
8 =	Lola - Mazda	3		1						4th
8 =	Toyota							4th		4th
10	Mishima							3		3
11	BMW	2								2
12 =	Ecosse	1								1
12 =	Lola - Chevrolet							1		1

Class C2 overall ranking

position	constructor	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	total
1	Alba - Giannini	12	20th	8th	10	20th	10	(8th)		80
2	Lola	20th		20th	15th			12		67
3	Tiga				20th	10	20th			50
4 =	rondeau			15th		15th				30th
4 =	Alba - Cosworth		15th			15th				30th
6th	Gebhardt - BMW	10					12			22nd
7th	Lotec							20th		20th
8 =	March - Mazda							15th		15th
8 =	Ecosse	15th								15th
10	Mazda			10				4th		14th
11 =	Gebhardt - Ford				12					12
11 =	ADA		12							12
13	Ceekar				8th					8th
14th	March - BMW							6th		6th

Class B overall ranking

position	constructor	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	total
1	BMW	20th	20th	20th	20th		20th			100
2	Porsche	15th		15th			12			42

Drivers World Championship

Overall rating

In this table the first 21 positions of the world championship are recorded. The points were awarded in the following order: 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1.

position	driver	constructor	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	11	total
1	Stefan Bellof	Porsche	20th	(1)		20th	8th	10	20th	20th	20th		20th	138
2	Jochen Mass	Porsche	15th	20th		(4)	15th	20th	15th	12	15th		15th	127
3	Jacky Ickx	Porsche	15th	20th		4th		20th	15th		15th		15th	104
4 =	Derek Bell	Porsche	20th	1		20th		10	20th				20th	91
4 =	Henri Pescarolo	Porsche		15th	20th	3	15th			12	10	12	4th	91
6 =	Jonathan Palmer	Porsche	8th	8th		10	20th			15th	2		12	75
6 =	Jan Lammers	Porsche	8th	8th		10	20th			15th	2		12	75
8 =	Hans-Joachim Stuck	Porsche	10						12	20th	12			54
8 =	David Hobbs	Porsche		3	12	15th	6th	15th		3				54
10	Walter Brun	Porsche	10		10	2	3		12	10				47
11	Rupert Keegan	Porsche		12			12	15th		3			2	44
12	Klaus Ludwig	Porsche		15th	20th								4th	39
13	Dieter Chimney	Porsche	8th	2	8th	1	2		3	4th		12		38
14th	Paolo Barilla	Lancia	12	10								15th		37
15th	Harald Grohs	Porsche	10				8th		12	6th				36
16	Alessandro Nannini	Lancia			3	12						20th		35
17th	George Fouché	Porsche					10		4th	10			10	34
18th	Louis Krages	Porsche		2	8th	1	2			4th		12		29
19 =	Mauro Baldi	Lancia	12	10			4th			2				28
19 =	Massimo Sigala	Porsche			4th	6th			10	8th				28
19 =	Oscar Larrauri	Porsche			4th	6th			10	8th				28

literature

• Peter Higham: The Guinness Guide to international Motor Racing. A Complete Reference from Formula One to Touring Cars. Guinness Publishing Ltd., London 1995, ISBN 0-85112-642-1 .

Web links

• Results at Wrsp.cz