1984 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
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This article recaps the 1984 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season.
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[edit] 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.
[edit] 1984 500 cc Season review
| Round | Race | Location | Winning rider | Winning team | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  South African Grand Prix |
Kyalami |  Eddie Lawson |
Yamaha | Report |
| 2 |  Nations Grand Prix |
Misano | Freddie Spencer |
Honda | Report |
| 3 |  Spanish Grand Prix |
Jarama | Eddie Lawson |
Yamaha | Report |
| 4 |  Austrian Grand Prix |
Salzburgring | Eddie Lawson |
Yamaha | Report |
| 5 |  West German Grand Prix |
Nürburgring | Freddie Spencer |
Honda | Report |
| 6 |  French Grand Prix |
Paul Ricard | Freddie Spencer |
Honda | Report |
| 7 |  Yugoslavian Grand Prix |
Rijeka | Freddie Spencer |
Honda | Report |
| 8 |  Dutch TT |
Assen | Randy Mamola |
Honda | Report |
| 9 |  Belgian Grand Prix |
Spa | Freddie Spencer |
Honda | Report |
| 10 |  British Grand Prix |
Silverstone | Randy Mamola |
Honda | Report |
| 11 |  Swedish Grand Prix |
Anderstorp | Eddie Lawson |
Yamaha | Report |
| 12 |  San Marino Grand Prix |
Mugello | Randy Mamola |
Honda | Report |
[edit] 1984 500 cc Roadracing World Championship final standings
| Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Points | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eddie Lawson |
4 | United States | Yamaha | 142 | 4 |
| 2 | Randy Mamola |
3 | United States | Honda | 111 | 3 |
| 3 | Raymond Roche |
10 | France | Honda | 99 | 0 |
| 4 | Freddie Spencer |
1 | United States | Honda | 87 | 5 |
| 5 | Ron Haslam |
8 | United Kingdom | Honda | 77 | 0 |
| 6 | Barry Sheene |
7 | United Kingdom | Suzuki | 34 | 0 |
| 7 |  Wayne Gardner |
Australia | Honda | 33 | 0 | |
| 8 | Boet Van Dulmen |
Netherlands | Suzuki | 25 | 0 | |
| 9 | Didier de Radiguès |
Belgium | Chevallier | 24 | 0 | |
| 10 | Virginio Ferrari |
Italy | Yamaha | 22 | 0 |
[edit] 1984 250 cc Season Review
| Round | Race | Location | Winning rider | Winning team | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South African Grand Prix |
Kyalami | Patrick Fernandez |
Yamaha | Report |
| 2 | Nations Grand Prix |
Misano | Fausto Ricci |
Yamaha | Report |
| 3 | Spanish Grand Prix |
Jarama | Sito Pons |
JJ Kobas | Report |
| 4 | Austrian Grand Prix |
Salzburgring | Christian Sarron |
Yamaha | Report |
| 5 | West German Grand Prix |
Nürburgring | Christian Sarron |
Yamaha | Report |
| 6 | French Grand Prix |
Paul Ricard | Anton Mang |
Yamaha | Report |
| 7 | Yugoslavian Grand Prix |
Rijeka | Manfred Herweh |
Real-Rotax | Report |
| 8 | Dutch TT |
Assen |  Carlos Lavado |
Yamaha | Report |
| 9 | Belgian Grand Prix |
Spa | Manfred Herweh |
Real-Rotax | Report |
| 10 | British Grand Prix |
Silverstone | Christian Sarron |
Yamaha | Report |
| 11 | Swedish Grand Prix |
Anderstorp | Manfred Herweh |
Real-Rotax | Report |
| 12 | San Marino Grand Prix |
Mugello | Manfred Herweh |
Real-Rotax | Report |
[edit] 1984 250 cc Roadracing World Championship final standings
| Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Points | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christian Sarron |
2 | France | Yamaha | 109 | 3 |
| 2 | Manfred Herweh |
7 | West Germany | Real-Rotax | 100 | 4 |
| 3 | Carlos Lavado |
1 | Venezuela | Yamaha | 77 | 1 |
| 4 | Sito Pons |
Spain | JJ Kobas | 66 | 1 | |
| 5 | Anton Mang |
West Germany | Yamaha | 61 | 1 | |
| 6 |  Jaques Cornu |
9 | France | Yamaha | 60 | 0 |
| 7 | Martin Wimmer |
6 | West Germany | Yamaha | 47 | 0 |
| 8 | Wayne Rainey |
United States | Yamaha | 29 | 0 | |
| 9 | Alan Carter |
12 | United Kingdom | Yamaha | 25 | 0 |
| 10 | Jean-François Baldé |
19 | France | Pernod | 25 | 0 |
[edit] 1984 125 cc Season Review
| Round | Race | Location | Winning rider | Winning team | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nations Grand Prix |
Misano | Angel Nieto |
Garelli | Report |
| 2 | Spanish Grand Prix |
Jarama | Angel Nieto |
Garelli | Report |
| 3 | West German Grand Prix |
Nürburgring | Angel Nieto |
Garelli | Report |
| 4 | French Grand Prix |
Paul Ricard | Angel Nieto |
Garelli | Report |
| 5 | Dutch TT |
Assen | Angel Nieto |
Garelli | Report |
| 6 | British Grand Prix |
Silverstone | Angel Nieto |
Garelli | Report |
| 7 | Swedish Grand Prix |
Anderstorp | Fausto Gresini |
MBA | Report |
| 8 | San Marino Grand Prix |
Mugello | Maurizio Vitali |
MBA | Report |
[edit] 1984 125 cc Roadracing World Championship final standings
| Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Points | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Angel Nieto |
1 | Spain | Garelli | 90 | 6 |
| 2 | Eugenio Lazzarini |
3 | Italy | Garelli | 78 | 0 |
| 3 | Fausto Gresini |
9 | Italy | MBA | 51 | 1 |
| 4 | Maurizio Vitali |
4 | Italy | MBA | 45 | 1 |
| 5 | August Auinger |
10 | Austria | MBA | 41 | 0 |
| 6 | Jean-Claude Selini |
France | MBA | 33 | 0 | |
| 7 | Stefano Caracchi |
Italy | MBA | 29 | 0 | |
| 8 | Luca Cadalora |
4 | Italy | MBA | 27 | 0 |
| 9 | Hans Müller |
6 | Switzerland | MBA | 27 | 0 |
| 10 | Bruno Kneubühler |
2 | Switzerland | MBA | 27 | 0 |
[edit] 1984 80 cc Season Review
| Round | Race | Location | Winning Rider | Winning team | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nations Grand Prix |
Misano | Pierpaolo Bianchi |
Casal | Report |
| 2 | Spanish Grand Prix |
Jarama | Pierpaolo Bianchi |
Casal | Report |
| 3 | Austrian Grand Prix |
Salzburgring | Stefan Dörflinger |
Zündapp | Report |
| 4 | West German Grand Prix |
Nürburgring | Stefan Dörflinger |
Zündapp | Report |
| 5 | Yugoslavian Grand Prix |
Rijeka | Stefan Dörflinger |
Zündapp | Report |
| 6 | Dutch TT |
Assen | Jorge Martinez |
Derbi | Report |
| 7 | Belgian Grand Prix |
Spa | Stefan Dörflinger |
Zündapp | Report |
| 8 | San Marino Grand Prix |
Mugello | Gerhard Waibel |
Real | Report |
[edit] 1984 80 cc Roadracing World Championship final standings
| Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Points | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stefan Dörflinger |
1 | Switzerland | Zündapp | 82 | 4 |
| 2 | Hubert Abold |
West Germany | Zündapp | 75 | 0 | |
| 3 | Pierpaolo Bianchi |
3 | Italy | Casal | 68 | 2 |
| 4 | Jorge Martinez |
Spain | Derbi | 62 | 1 | |
| 5 | Gerhard Waibel |
West Germany | Real | 61 | 1 | |
| 6 | Hans Spaan |
4 | Netherlands | Kreidler | 47 | 0 |
| 7 | Willem Heykoop |
Netherlands | Casal | 29 | 0 | |
| 8 | Hans Müller |
Switzerland | Sachs | 18 | 0 | |
| 9 | George Looijesteyn |
5 | Netherlands | Casal | 16 | 0 |
| 10 | Theo Timmer |
10 | Netherlands | Casal | 13 | 0 |
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