1984 in motorsport explained

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.

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]

Births

Date	Month	Name	Nationality	Occupation	Note	Ref
11	July	Ben Spies	American	Motorcycle racer	Superbike World champion .	[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 .	[17]
5	December	Neel Jani	Swiss	Racing driver	24 Hours of Le Mans winner . 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	[22]

See also

• List of 1984 motorsport champions

Notes and References

1. Web site: 1984 Dakar Rally. rssp.eu. 29 April 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20090929212029/http://rssp.eu/downloads/dakar/1984.pdf. 29 September 2009. dead.
2. Web site: Daytona 24 Hours 1984 - Racing Sports Cars. racingsportscars.com. 16 April 2017.
3. Web site: 1984 Daytona 500. racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. 16 April 2017.
4. Web site: 1984 Indianapolis 500. racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. 15 April 2017.
5. Web site: 1984 Grand Prix of Monaco. racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. 15 April 2017.
6. Web site: TT 1984. iomtt.com. Isle of Man TT. 15 April 2017.
7. Web site: Le Mans Register - 1984. formula2.net. 16 April 2017.
8. Web site: 24 h Spa-Francorchamps. touringcarracing.net. 16 April 2017.
9. Web site: Suzuka 8 Hours 1984 results. Moto Racing JAPAN. 24 April 2017. 15 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160315092546/http://www.motoracing-japan.com/result/spl/848h.html. dead.
10. Web site: Nurburgring 24 hours. touringcarracing.net. 23 April 2017.
11. Web site: 1984 Bathurst 1000. Unique Cars & Parts. 22 April 2017.
12. Web site: 1984 Macau Grand Prix. motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. 22 April 2017.
13. Web site: 1984 BRANDS HATCH F2. 20 April 2018. motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine.
14. Web site: Ben Spies. motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. 18 April 2018.
15. Web site: Lucas di Grassi. en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. 17 April 2018.
16. Web site: Vitaly Petrov. en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. 15 April 2018.
17. Web site: Nick Tandy. motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. 17 April 2018.
18. Web site: Neel Jani. motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. 17 April 2018.
19. Web site: Robert Kubica. en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. 15 April 2018.
20. Web site: Bill Holland. motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. 17 April 2018.
21. Web site: Johnnie Parsons. espn.co.uk. ESPN. 15 April 2018.
22. Web site: Peter Walker. en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. 15 April 2018.