Sports season
The 1984 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 36th F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season.
Season summary
Defending champion Freddie Spencer was the pre-season favorite to win the championship however, teething problems with Honda's new V4 and early season injuries squelched his hopes to repeat. In spite of his problems, Spencer still took five wins. Eddie Lawson lived up to his nickname of Steady Eddie with four wins and four second places to secure his first 500cc world championship on a Yamaha. Randy Mamola also had three wins to finish second on a factory backed Honda.
Yamaha also claimed the 250 crown with Frenchman Christian Sarron taking the honors ahead of a strong challenge from Real-Rotax mounted Manfred Herweh. Angel Nieto would win a thirteenth world championship with six wins in a row before sitting out the final two races. Stefan Dörflinger would be the first ever 80cc champion after the class displacement was increased from 50cc.[1]
1984 Grand Prix season calendar
The following Grands Prix were scheduled to take place in 1984:[2][3]
†† = Saturday race
Calendar changes
Results and standings
1984 Grand Prix season results
Participants
500cc participants
Team
|
Constructor
|
Motorcycle
|
No.
|
Rider
|
Rounds
|
Honda Racing Corporation
|
Honda
|
Honda NSR500 Honda NS500
|
1
|
Freddie Spencer
|
2, 4–9
|
Honda NS500
|
5
|
Takazumi Katayama
|
6, 8, 10–12
|
Honda NS500
|
9
|
Ron Haslam
|
All
|
R.M. Promotions Inc.
|
Honda
|
Honda NSR500 Honda NS500
|
3
|
Randy Mamola
|
3–12
|
Marlboro Team Agostini
|
Yamaha
|
Yamaha YZR500 (OW76)
|
4
|
Eddie Lawson
|
All
|
18 51 53
|
Virginio Ferrari
|
1–2, 4–12
|
Marlboro
|
28
|
Tadahiko Taira
|
8-9
|
Heron Team Suzuki
|
Harris Suzuki
|
Suzuki XR45
|
7
|
Barry Sheene
|
All
|
???
|
45 19 52 35
|
Rob McElnea
|
2, 4–6, 10–12
|
57
|
Mick Grant
|
10
|
Cagiva Motor Italia S.p.A.
|
Cagiva
|
Cagiva C9
|
8
|
Marco Lucchinelli
|
1–4, 8
|
23
|
Hervé Moineau
|
6–9, 12
|
H.B. Suzuki G.P. Team
|
Suzuki
|
Suzuki XR45
|
10
|
Franco Uncini
|
1–5, 10–12
|
15
|
Sergio Pellandini
|
1–11
|
Honda Total
|
Honda
|
Honda NS500
|
11
|
Raymond Roche
|
All
|
Toshiba
|
Suzuki
|
RG500
|
12
|
Boet van Dulmen
|
1–6, 9–12
|
45
|
Rob Punt
|
2–12
|
David Attwood
|
Honda
|
??
|
16
|
Keith Huewen
|
2–6, 8–12
|
Team Elf/Chevallier Johnson
|
Chevallier-Honda
|
NS500
|
17
|
Didier de Radiguès
|
All
|
30 31
|
Christian le Liard
|
1, 3–5, 8–12
|
Honda Britain Racing Team
|
Honda
|
Honda RS500
|
18 53 33
|
Wayne Gardner
|
2, 8–11
|
51
|
Roger Marshall
|
10
|
Dieter Braun Team
|
Suzuki
|
RG500
|
21
|
Klaus Klein
|
???
|
???
|
22
|
Lorenzo Ghiselli
|
2, 4–12
|
Frankonia-Suzuki
|
25
|
Wolfgang von Muralt
|
2–12
|
Römer Racing Team
|
Honda
|
Honda RS500
|
26
|
Reinhold Roth
|
All
|
62
|
Christoph Bürki
|
???
|
???
|
Honda
|
???
|
30
|
Massimo Broccoli
|
1–10, 12
|
Yashica/Contax
|
Suzuki/Yamaha
|
???/???
|
32
|
Brett Hudson
|
1, 3–6, 8–9
|
Olymp-Hemden Racing
|
Honda
|
RS500
|
34
|
Gustav Reiner
|
1–3, 5, 8–9, 11–12
|
???
|
35
|
Fabio Biliotti
|
3–12
|
Mitsui Yamaha
|
Yamaha
|
TZ500 Yamaha
|
37
|
Steve Parrish
|
2, 5, 8–12
|
RG500
|
Suzuki
|
???
|
38
|
Leandro Becheroni
|
2–12
|
Suzuki/Honda
|
53
|
Paolo Ferretti
|
4–7, 10–12
|
Honda
|
56
|
Louis-Luc Maisto
|
???
|
Bill Smith Racing
|
Honda
|
RS500
|
113 27
|
Chris Guy
|
1–5, 8
|
Source: [4]
|
|
Key
|
Regular Rider
|
Wildcard Rider
|
Replacement Rider
|
|
250cc participants
Team
|
Constructor
|
Motorcycle
|
No.
|
Rider
|
Rounds
|
Venemotos Racing Team
|
Yamaha
|
???
|
1
|
Carlos Lavado
|
All
|
18
|
Iván Palazzese
|
1–3, 5–9, 11–12
|
Team Sonauto Gauloises
|
2
|
Christian Sarron
|
All
|
32
|
Jean-Michel Mattioli
|
All
|
??
|
Thierry Rapicault
|
2, 4, 6, 8–12
|
HB Team 250
|
3
|
Anton Mang
|
All
|
???
|
Chevallier
|
4
|
Hervé Guilleux
|
1–6
|
Chevallier/???
|
5
|
Thierry Espié
|
1–3, 5–12
|
Mitsui-Yamaha Racing Team
|
Yamaha
|
6
|
Martin Wimmer
|
All
|
Massa Real GmbH
|
Real-Rotax
|
7
|
Manfred Herweh
|
All
|
Pernod
|
Pernod
|
8
|
Jean-François Baldé
|
1–6, 8–12
|
10
|
Jacques Bolle
|
1–6, 8–12
|
Team Parisienne-Elf
|
Yamaha
|
9
|
Jacques Cornu
|
All
|
Honda
|
Honda RS500
|
15
|
Roland Freymond
|
All
|
???
|
Yamaha
|
???
|
12
|
Patrick Fernandez
|
All
|
Marlboro Team Roberts
|
14
|
Alan Carter
|
1, 3–12
|
55 29
|
Wayne Rainey
|
All
|
???
|
16
|
Thierry Rapicault
|
2, 4, 6, 8–12
|
Yamaha/Honda
|
???/???
|
17
|
Jean-Louis Guignabodet
|
1–3, 5, 8, 10–12
|
JJ Cobas
|
Cobas
|
???
|
20
|
Carlos Cardús
|
2–3, 6-7, 9–12
|
Team Hugin-Total
|
Yamaha
|
21
|
Stéphane Mertens
|
1–5, 7–12
|
23
|
Richard Hubin
|
1, 3–12
|
???
|
22
|
Fausto Ricci
|
2–6, 12
|
Yamaha/ES
|
???/???
|
24
|
Harald Eckl
|
1–2, 4–12
|
Yamaha
|
???
|
28
|
Teruo Fukuda
|
2–5, 7–12
|
Cobas Motorcycles
|
Cobas-Rotax
|
30
|
Sito Pons
|
All
|
Römer Racing Team
|
Römer/???
|
???/???
|
31
|
Karl Grässel
|
1–2, 8–9
|
Yamaha
|
???
|
39
|
Manfred Obinger
|
???
|
Dalmac Racing
|
33 36 67
|
Donnie Mcleod
|
2–12
|
???
|
34
|
Mario Rademeyer
|
1–6, 9–10, 12
|
Kawasaki
|
36
|
Loris Reggiani
|
3–5, 7, 12
|
Yamaha
|
37
|
Siegfried Minich
|
4–5, 7–12
|
Yamaha/???
|
???/???
|
49
|
René Délaby
|
2–4, 7–10
|
MBA
|
???
|
51 35
|
Guy Bertin
|
4–11
|
EMC
|
53
|
Andy Watts
|
10
|
Yamaha
|
???
|
Roland Freymond
|
All
|
Chevallier
|
???
|
Jean-Michel Mattioli
|
All
|
MBA
|
???
|
Maurizio Vitali
|
2, 12
|
Source: [5]
|
|
Key
|
Regular Rider
|
Wildcard Rider
|
Replacement Rider
|
|
500cc riders' standings
[6][7]
- Scoring system
Points are awarded to the top ten finishers. A rider has to finish the race to earn points.
Position
|
1st
|
2nd
|
3rd
|
4th
|
5th
|
6th
|
7th
|
8th
|
9th
|
10th
|
Points
|
15
|
12
|
10
|
8
|
6
|
5
|
4
|
3
|
2
|
1
|