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1984 World Rally Championship

12th season of the FIA World Rally Championship

Stig Blomqvist World Manufacturers' Champion: Audi The 1984 World Rally Championship was the 12th season of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) World Rally Championship (WRC). The season consisted of 12 rallies following the same schedule as the previous season. Stig Blomqvist beat the defending world champion and Audi teammate Hannu Mikkola to the drivers' title. Audi took their second manufacturers' title, ahead of Lancia and the debuting Peugeot.

Summary

German team Audi Sport put together four of the top drivers in the world, with the defending world champion Hannu Mikkola returning to the team along with Stig Blomqvist. Michèle Mouton had a part-time contract and two-time champion Walter Röhrl was added from Martini Racing. Lancia Martini kept Markku Alén as their primary driver for the season and also featured Miki Biasion and Attilio Bettega. Lancia boss Cesare Fiorio had also signed Henri Toivonen from Porsche, stating that "Audi will have four top drivers next year so it would be very difficult competing with only two."

Blomqvist and Mikkola dominated the season in the Audi Quattro A2, with Blomqvist proving the best with five rally wins. Audi established an early lead, winning six of the first eight events, including sweeping the podium at the first two rallies. Mikkola had to settle for second overall despite a consistently strong season in which he took eight podium finishes. Alén was only able to reach third place, only capturing a single rally win in his Lancia Rally 037.

Late in the season, Ari Vatanen returned to the world rally scene in a Peugeot 205 T16, winning three of the final four rallies and reaching fourth place in the overall standings. His performance showed that Peugeot Sport, headed by Jean Todt, had a winner that could beat the Audi, which they would do in the coming years of Group B dominance.

As with previous seasons, while all twelve events were calculated for tallying the drivers' scores, only ten of the events applied to the championship for manufacturers. The two events in 1984 which applied only to driver standings were the Swedish Rally and the Rallye Côte d'Ivoire.

Calendar

Rd.	Start date	Finish date	Rally	Rally headquarters	Surface	Stages	Distance
21 January	27 January	MON 52nd Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo	Monte Carlo	Mixed	30	753.20 km	Drivers & Manufacturers
10 February	12 February	SWE 34th International Swedish Rally	Karlstad, Värmland County	Snow	27	447.70 km	Drivers only
6 March	10 March	POR 18th Rallye de Portugal - Vinho do Porto	Estoril, Lisbon	Mixed	45	685 km	Drivers & Manufacturers
19 April	23 April	KEN 32nd Marlboro Safari Rally	Nairobi	Gravel	N/A	5254 km	Drivers & Manufacturers
3 May	5 May	FRA 28th Tour de Corse - Rallye de France	Ajaccio, Corsica	Tarmac	30	1130.09 km	Drivers & Manufacturers
26 May	31 May	GRC 31st Rothmans Acropolis Rally	Athens	Gravel	47	796.62 km	Drivers & Manufacturers
23 June	26 June	NZL 15th Sanyo Rally of New Zealand	Auckland	Gravel	45	1063.26 km	Drivers & Manufacturers
27 July	1 August	ARG 4th Marlboro Rally of Argentina YPF	Buenos Aires	Gravel	24	948.58 km	Drivers & Manufacturers
24 August	26 August	FIN 34th Rally of the 1000 Lakes	Jyväskylä, Central Finland	Gravel	51	460.96 km	Drivers & Manufacturers
30 September	5 October	ITA 26th Rallye Sanremo	Sanremo, Liguria	Mixed	56	807.69 km	Drivers & Manufacturers
31 October	4 November	CIV 16th Rallye Cote d'Ivoire	Abidjan	Gravel	N/A	4012 km	Drivers only
25 November	29 November	GBR 40th Lombard RAC Rally	Chester, Cheshire	Gravel	56	868.54 km	Drivers & Manufacturers
Sources:

Teams and drivers

Team	Manufacturer	Car	Tyre	Drivers
DEU Audi Sport	Quattro A2
Quattro Sport
DEU Walter Röhrl	1, 3, 5–7, 10
FIN Hannu Mikkola	1, 3–4, 6–9, 11–12
SWE Stig Blomqvist	All
SWE Per Eklund	2, 9
FRA Michèle Mouton	2, 4, 6, 9, 12
FIN Lasse Lampi	2, 9
RSA Sarel van der Merwe	3
AUT Franz Wittmann	4, 7
FRA Bernard Darniche	5
USA John Buffum	6, 12
ARG Jorge Recalde	8
ARG Rubén Luis di Palma	8
ITA Martini Racing	Rally 037 evo		FIN Markku Alén	1, 3–7, 9–10
FRA Jean-Claude Andruet	1, 5
ITA Attilio Bettega	1, 3, 5–6, 10
FIN Henri Toivonen	3, 6, 9
KEN Vic Preston Jr	4
KEN Greg Criticos	4
JPN Team Nissan Europe	240RS		FIN Timo Salonen	1, 4, 6–7, 12
GBR Terry Kaby	1, 9, 12
SWE Sören Nilsson	2
FIN Erkki Pitkanen	3, 9
KEN Shekhar Mehta	4, 6, 11–12
KEN Mike Kirkland	4
KEN Jayant Shah	4, 6
GRC George Moschous	6
GRC Stratis Hatzipanayiotou	6
NZL Reg Cook	7
FIN Pentti Airikkala	9
FIN Peter Geitel	9, 12
FRA Renault Elf	5 Turbo
FRA Jean-Luc Thérier	1
FRA Bruno Saby	1, 5, 9
FRA François Chatriot	1, 5
FRA Dany Snobeck	1
FRA Jean Ragnotti	3, 5
PRT Joaquim Moutinho	3
FRA Jean-Pierre Manzagol	5
FRA Didier Auriol	5
FRA Camille Bartoli	5
ITA Jolly Club	Rally 037 evo		ITA Miki Biasion	1, 3, 5–6, 10
ITA Adartico Vudafieri	5, 10
JPN Mazda Rally Team Europe	RX-7		DEU Achim Warmbold	1, 6
FIN Minna Sillankorva	1
SWE Ingvar Carlsson	6, 12
FRA Philippe Wambergue	12
FRA Marianne Hoepfner	12
FRA Citroën Compétitions	Visa		FRA Christian Dorche	1, 3
FRA Maurice Chomat	4, 9–10
FRA Philippe Wambergue	4, 9–10
FRA Christian Rio	4, 9–10
FRA Oliver Tabatoni	5–6, 9
GBR Mark Lovell	12
DEU Opel Euro Team	Ascona 400
Manta 400		SWE Mats Jonsson	2, 12
GBR Alex Jackson	2
FRA Guy Frequelin	4–5
FIN Rauno Aaltonen	4
JPN Yasuhiro Iwase	4, 8
FRA Alain Ambrosino	11
GBR Jimmy McRae	12
GBR Russell Brookes	12
GBR Phil Collins	12
GBR Bertie Fisher	12
JPN Toyota Team Europe	Celica TCT		SWE Björn Waldegård	3–4, 7, 9, 12
FIN Juha Kankkunen	3, 7, 9, 12
SWE Per Eklund	4, 12
ITA Sandro Munari	4
FRA Peugeot Talbot Sport	205 Turbo 16		FIN Ari Vatanen	5–6, 9–10, 12
FRA Jean-Pierre Nicolas	5–6, 10
DEU Rothmans Porsche Rally Team	911SC RS		QAT Saeed Al-Hajri	6, 12
GBR Roger Clark	12
DEU Volkswagen Motorsport	Golf GTi		SWE Kalle Grundel	1–3, 5, 9–10, 12

Events

Map

Black = Tarmac	Brown = Gravel	Blue = Snow/ice	Red = Mixed surface

Schedule and results

Round	Rally name	Stages	Podium finishers	Rank	Driver	Co-driver
1	MCO Rallye Monte Carlo
(21–27 January)	30 stages
722 km
Tarmac	1	FRG Walter Röhrl	FRG Christian Geistdörfer	FRG Audi Sport	Audi Quattro A2	8:52:29
2	SWE Stig Blomqvist	SWE Björn Cederberg	FRG Audi Sport	Audi Quattro A2	8:53:42
3	FIN Hannu Mikkola	SWE Arne Hertz	FRG Audi Sport	Audi Quattro A2	9:05:09
2	SWE Swedish Rally
(10–12 February)	27 stages
450 km
Snow/Ice	1	SWE Stig Blomqvist	SWE Björn Cederberg	FRG Audi Sport	Audi Quattro A2	4:16:45
2	FRA Michèle Mouton	ITA Fabrizia Pons	FRG Audi Sport	Audi Quattro A2	4:24:12
3	SWE Per Eklund	GBR Dave Whittock	FRG Audi Sport	Audi Quattro A2	4:33:27
3	PRT Rallye de Portugal
(6–11 March)	45 stages
684 km
Gravel/Tarmac	1	FIN Hannu Mikkola	SWE Arne Hertz	FRG Audi Sport	Audi Quattro A2	7:35:32
2	FIN Markku Alén	FIN Ilkka Kivimäki	ITA Martini Racing	Lancia Rally 037 evo	7:35:59
3	ITA Attilio Bettega	ITA Maurizio Perissinot	ITA Martini Racing	Lancia Rally 037 evo	7:58:21
4	KEN Safari Rally
(19–23 April)	105 controls
5254 km
Gravel	1	SWE Björn Waldegård	SWE Hans Thorszelius	JPN Toyota Team Europe	Toyota Celica TCT	+2:02 pen
2	FIN Rauno Aaltonen	KEN Lofty Drews	FRG Opel Euro Team	Opel Manta 400	+2:13 pen
3	FIN Hannu Mikkola	SWE Arne Hertz	FRG Audi Sport	Audi Quattro A2	+2:25 pen
5	FRA Tour de Corse
(3–5 May)	30 stages
1119 km
Tarmac	1	FIN Markku Alén	FIN Ilkka Kivimäki	ITA Martini Racing	Lancia Rally 037 evo	13:24:56
2	ITA Miki Biasion	ITA Tiziano Siviero	ITA Jolly Club	Lancia Rally 037 evo	13:29:11
3	FRA Jean Ragnotti	FRA Pierre Thimonier	FRA Renault Elf	Renault 5 Turbo	13:33:16
6	GRC Acropolis Rally
(28–31 May)	47 stages
830 km
Gravel	1	SWE Stig Blomqvist	SWE Björn Cederberg	FRG Audi Sport	Audi Quattro A2	10:41:51
2	FIN Hannu Mikkola	SWE Arne Hertz	FRG Audi Sport	Audi Quattro A2	10:44:58
3	FIN Markku Alén	FIN Ilkka Kivimäki	ITA Martini Racing	Lancia Rally 037 evo	10:56:01
7	NZL Rally New Zealand
(23–26 June)	45 stages
1044 km
Gravel	1	SWE Stig Blomqvist	SWE Björn Cederberg	FRG Audi Sport	Audi Quattro A2	10:40:41
2	FIN Markku Alén	FIN Ilkka Kivimäki	ITA Martini Racing	Lancia Rally 037 evo	10:45:28
3	FIN Hannu Mikkola	SWE Arne Hertz	FRG Audi Sport	Audi Quattro A2	10:48:10
8	ARG Rally Argentina
(27 July – 1 August)	23 stages
948 km
Gravel	1	SWE Stig Blomqvist	SWE Björn Cederberg	FRG Audi Sport	Audi Quattro A2	10:33:38
2	FIN Hannu Mikkola	SWE Arne Hertz	FRG Audi Sport	Audi Quattro A2	10:36:54
3	ARG Jorge Recalde	ARG Jorge del Bouno	FRG Audi Sport	Audi Quattro A2	10:38:48
9	FIN 1000 Lakes Rally
(24–26 August)	50 stages
457 km
Gravel	1	FIN Ari Vatanen	GBR Terry Harryman	FRA Peugeot Talbot Sport	Peugeot 205 Turbo 16	4:07:27
2	FIN Markku Alén	FIN Ilkka Kivimäki	ITA Martini Racing	Lancia Rally 037 evo	4:08:26
3	FIN Henri Toivonen	FIN Juha Piironen	ITA Martini Racing	Lancia Rally 037 evo	4:10:19
10	ITA Rallye Sanremo
(30 September – 5 October)	46 stages
777 km
Gravel/Tarmac	1	FIN Ari Vatanen	GBR Terry Harryman	FRA Peugeot Talbot Sport	Peugeot 205 Turbo 16	8:44:34
2	ITA Attilio Bettega	ITA Maurizio Perissinot	ITA Martini Racing	Lancia Rally 037 evo	8:50:01
3	ITA Miki Biasion	ITA Tiziano Siviero	ITA Jolly Club	Lancia Rally 037 evo	8:53:58
11	Ivory Coast Rallye Côte d'Ivoire
(31 October – 5 November)	46 controls
4012 km
Gravel	1	SWE Stig Blomqvist	SWE Björn Cederberg	FRG Audi Sport	Audi Sport Quattro	+5:24 pen
2	FIN Hannu Mikkola	SWE Arne Hertz	FRG Audi Sport	Audi Quattro A2	+5:46 pen
3	KEN Shekhar Mehta	KEN Yvonne Mehta	JPN Team Nissan Europe	Nissan 240RS	+6:28 pen
12	GBR RAC Rally
(November 25–29)	56 stages
863 km
Gravel/Tarmac	1	FIN Ari Vatanen	GBR Terry Harryman	FRA Peugeot Talbot Sport	Peugeot 205 Turbo 16	9:19:48
2	FIN Hannu Mikkola	SWE Arne Hertz	FRG Audi Sport	Audi Quattro A2	9:20:29
3	SWE Per Eklund	GBR Dave Whittock	JPN Toyota Team Europe	Toyota Celica TCT	9:37:07

Standings

Drivers' championship

Rank	Driver	Event	Total
points	MCO
MON	SWE
SWE	PRT
POR	KEN
KEN	FRA
FRA	GRC
GRC	NZL
NZL	ARG
ARG	FIN
FIN	ITA
ITA	Ivory Coast
CIV	GBR
GBR	1	125	2	104	3	90	4	60	5	49	6	43	7	30	8	28	9	27	10	27	11	26	12	25	13	20	14	18	15	15	16	12	18	12	19	10	24	8	30	6	36	4	43	3	52	3	53	2	62	1
SWE Stig Blomqvist	15	20	0	0	(8)	20	20	20	10	0	20	0
FIN Hannu Mikkola	12	–	20	12	–	15	(12)	15	0	–	15	15
FIN Markku Alén	3	–	15	10	20	12	15	–	15	0	–	–
FIN Ari Vatanen	–	–	–	–	0	0	–	–	20	20	–	20
ITA Attilio Bettega	8	–	12	–	4	10	–	–	–	15	–	–
ITA Miki Biasion	6	–	10	–	15	0	–	–	–	12	–	–
SWE Per Eklund	–	12	–	0	–	–	–	–	6	–	–	12
SWE Björn Waldegård	–	–	0	20	–	–	8	–	0	–	–	0
KEN Shekhar Mehta	0	–	–	8	–	4	–	–	–	–	12	3
FIN Timo Salonen	1	–	–	4	–	6	10	–	–	–	–	6
FRG Walter Röhrl	20	–	6	–	0	0	0	–	–	0	–	–
FRA Michèle Mouton	–	15	–	0	–	0	–	–	0	–	–	10
FRA Jean Ragnotti	–	–	8	–	12	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
FRA Jean-Pierre Nicolas	–	–	–	–	10	0	–	–	–	8	–	–
FIN Rauno Aaltonen	–	–	–	15	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
ARG Jorge Recalde	–	–	–	–	–	–	-	12	–	–	–	–
FIN Henri Toivonen	–	–	0	–	–	0	–	–	12	–	–	–
SWE Kalle Grundel	2	0	4	–	–	–	–	–	0	6	–	0
FRA Jean-Luc Thérier	10	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
SWE Mats Jonsson	–	10	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	0
ARG Mario Stillo	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	10	–	–	–	–
ITA Fabrizio Tabaton	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	10	–	–
FRA Alain Ambrosino	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	10	–
SWE Lars-Erik Torph	–	8	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	0
USA John Buffum	–	–	–	–	8	–	–	–	–	–	–	0
JPN Yasuhiro Iwase	–	–	–	–	–	–	8	–	–	–	–	–
FIN Juha Kankkunen	–	–	0	–	–	–	0	–	8	–	–	0
KEN David Horsey	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	8	–
GBR Russell Brookes	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	8
SWE Björn Johansson	–	6	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
KEN Vic Preston, Jr.	–	–	–	6	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
FRA Jean-Claude Andruet	0	–	–	–	6	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
NZL Reg Cook	–	–	–	–	–	–	6	–	–	–	–	–
ARG Miguel Torrás	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	6	–	–	–	–
FRA Patrick Tauziac	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	6	–
FRA Bernard Darniche	4	–	–	–	0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
SWE Kenneth Eriksson	–	4	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	0
NZL Malcolm Stewart	–	–	–	–	–	–	4	–	–	–	–	–
ARG Carlos Bassi	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	4	–	–	–	–
FIN Erkki Pitkänen	–	–	0	–	–	–	–	–	4	–	–	–
SMR Massimo Ercolani	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	4	–	–
GBR Jimmy McRae	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	4
SWE Stig Andervang	–	3	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	0
PRT Jorge Ortigão	–	–	3	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
AUT Franz Wittmann	–	–	–	3	–	–	0	–	–	–	–	–
FRA François Chatriot	0	–	–	–	3	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
GRC Iórgos Moschous	–	–	–	–	–	3	–	–	–	–	–	–
NZL 'Possum' Bourne	–	–	–	–	–	–	3	–	–	–	–	–
ARG Hugo Hernández	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	3	–	–	–	–
FRA Bruno Saby	0	–	–	–	0	–	–	–	3	–	–	0
AUT Gerhard Kalnay	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	3	–	–
JPN Yoshio Iwashita	–	–	–	2	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–
SWE Gunnar Pettersson	–	2	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
FRA Christian Dorche	0	–	2	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
FRA Guy Fréquelin	–	–	–	0	2	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
FRG Achim Warmbold	0	–	–	–	–	2	–	–	–	–	–	–
NZL Tony Teesdale	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	–	–	–	–	–
ARG Monnenmacher Pérez	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	–	–	–	–
FIN Jouko Pöysti	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	–	–	0
ITA Michele Rayneri	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	–	–
GBR Bertie Fisher	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2
SWE Jerry Åhlin	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	0
GBR Russell Gooding	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	0
KEN Basil Criticos	–	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
FRA Yves Loubet	0	–	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
NZL Blair Robson	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	–
ARG Walter d'Agostini	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	–	–
FIN Kalevi Aho	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	–
AUT Werner Grissmann	–	–	0	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–
SWE Mikael Ericsson	–	0	–	–	–	–	–	–	0	–	–	1

Manufacturers' championship

Rank	Manufacturers	Event	Total
points	MCO
MON	PRT
POR	KEN
KEN	FRA
FRA	GRC
GRC	NZL
NZL	ARG
ARG	FIN
FIN	ITA
ITA	GBR
GBR	1	120	2	108	3	74	4	62	5	55	6	48	7	46	8	34	9	11	10	9	9	12	6	13	4	14	2	2	2
FRG Audi	18	18	14	(10)	18	18	18	–	–	16
ITA Lancia	(10)	16	12	18	14	16	–	16	16	–
FRA Peugeot	–	–	–	12	–	–	8	18	18	18
JPN Toyota	–	10	18	–	–	10	–	10	–	14
FRA Renault	12	10	–	14	–	–	15	4	–	–
FRG Opel	–	–	16	2	–	–	11	2	7	10
JPN Nissan	2	–	10	–	8	12	–	6	–	8
FRG Volkswagen	9	12	–	–	–	–	–	–	13	–
JPN Subaru	–	–	–	–	–	11	–	–	–	–
ITA Alfa Romeo	–	–	–	9	–	–	–	–	–	–
ITA Fiat	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	9	–
USA Ford	–	–	–	–	–	6	–	–	–	–
FRA Citroën	–	4	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
GBR Vauxhall	–	2	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
JPN Mazda	–	–	–	–	2	–	–	–	–	–
JPN Mitsubishi	–	–	–	–	–	2	–	–	–	–

Pointscoring systems

Drivers' championship

Points awarded by finish	1st		2nd		3rd		4th		5th		6th		7th		8th		9th		10th
20	15

Manufacturers' championship

Overall
finish	Group finish	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
1	18	–
2	17	16
3	16	15
4	15	14
5	14	13
6	13	12
7	12	11
8	11	10
9	10	9
10	9	8

References

Collins, Peter. (2008). "Lancia 037: The Development & Rally History of a World Champion". Veloce Publishing Ltd.
"WRC 1984". [[eWRC-results.com]].
"1984 WRC calendar". Jonkka's World Rally Archive.
Event not included in the Manufacturers' Championship

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