1984 CART PPG Indy Car World Series
1984 CART season | |
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PPG Indy Car World Series | |
Season | |
Races | 16 |
Start date | March 31 |
End date | November 10 |
Awards | |
Drivers' champion | United States Mario Andretti |
Constructors' Cup | United Kingdom March |
Manufacturers' Cup | United Kingdom Cosworth |
Nations' Cup | United States |
Rookie of the Year | Colombia Roberto Guerrero |
Indianapolis 500 winner | United States Rick Mears |
The 1984 CART PPG Indy Car World Series season, the sixth in the CART era of U.S. open-wheel racing, consisted of 16 races, beginning in Long Beach, California on March 31 and concluding in Las Vegas, Nevada on November 10. The PPG Indy Car World Series Drivers' Champion was Mario Andretti and the Indianapolis 500 winner was Rick Mears. Rookie of the Year was Roberto Guerrero. The 68th Indianapolis 500 was sanctioned by the USAC, but counted in the CART points standings.
Drivers and constructors
[edit ]The following teams and drivers competed for the 1984 PPG Indy Car World Series. Number in parentheses ( ) is the number used at Indianapolis only.
Schedule
[edit ]This season featured a new oval in Canada called Sanair Super Speedway. Other changes included new street circuit races at the Meadowlands Sports Complex, and in Long Beach, California. Also added was a new permanent road course race at Portland International Raceway. Leaving the schedule was Riverside International Raceway and Atlanta Motor Speedway.
O Oval/Speedway
R Road course
S Street circuit
NC Non-championship event
*The Detroit News Grand Prix was scheduled to be held on September 23, but postponed a day by rain.
Season Summary
[edit ]Race results
[edit ]- Indianapolis was USAC-sanctioned but counted towards the CART title.
Final points standings
[edit ]Drivers points standings
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Nations' Cup
[edit ]Best result in each race counts towards the Nations' cup.
Pos | Country | LGB | PIR1 | IND | MIL | POR | MEA | CLE | MIC1 | ROA | POC | MDO | SAN | MIC2 | PIR2 | LAG | LAS | Points |
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1 | United States | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 351 |
2 | Australia | 2 | 16 | 12 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 87 |
3 | Colombia | 26 | 24 | 2 | 21 | 19 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 31 | 15 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 7 | 6 | 52 |
4 | Mexico | 23 | DNQ | 10 | DNS | 7 | 23 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 42 |
5 | Italy | 18 | 19 | 24 | 12 | 3 | 27 | 13 | 25 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 25 | 31 | ||||
6 | Brazil | 5 | 12 | 32 | 7 | 20 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 13 | 30 | |||||||
7 | Canada | 6 | 13 | Wth | 6 | 15 | 9 | 23 | 8 | 9 | 24 | 15 | 30 | |||||
8 | Ireland | 7 | 15 | 27 | 4 | 19 | 6 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 26 | |||||
9 | United Kingdom | 4 | DNQ | 21 | 23 | 12 | ||||||||||||
10 | Netherlands | 8 | 5 | |||||||||||||||
11 | New Zealand | DNQ | 25 | 18 | 20 | 0 | ||||||||||||
12 | Spain | 28 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
- | South Africa | DNQ | DNQ | - | ||||||||||||||
Pos | Country | LGB | PIR1 | IND | MIL | POR | MEA | CLE | MIC1 | ROA | POC | MDO | SAN | MIC2 | PIR2 | LAG | LAS | Points |
Driver Breakdown
[edit ]See also
[edit ]References
[edit ]- Åberg, Andreas. "PPG Indy Car World Series 1984". Driver Database. Retrieved May 19, 2009.
- "1984 PPG Indy Car World Series". Champ Car Stats. Retrieved May 19, 2009.
- "Official Box Score: 68th Indianapolis 500-Mile Race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway". Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Archived from the original on May 14, 2008. Retrieved May 19, 2009.
- "Standings after Las Vegas". Champ Car World Series. Archived from the original on October 22, 2008. Retrieved May 19, 2009.