Sports car world championship 1984
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 .