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, championships and non-championship events that were established and disestablished in a year, and births and deaths of racing drivers and other motorsport people.

List of years in motorsport
In sports
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987

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.

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

References
  1. "1984 Dakar Rally" (PDF). rssp.eu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 September 2009. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
  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. 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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