1984 CART PPG Indy Car World Series
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
The following teams and drivers competed for the 1984 PPG Indy Car World Series. Number in parenthesis is the number used at Indianapolis only.Team | Chassis | Engine | # | Drivers | Rounds |
![]() | Penske PC-12 March | Cosworth | 1 | ![]() | All |
![]() | Penske PC-12 March | Cosworth | 6 | ![]() | 1-11 |
![]() | Penske PC-12 March | Cosworth | 6 | ![]() | 12-14 |
![]() | Penske PC-12 March | Cosworth | 6 | ![]() | 15-16 |
![]() | Lola | Cosworth | 3 | ![]() | All |
![]() | March | Cosworth | 4 | ![]() | All |
![]() | March | Cosworth | 41 | ![]() | All |
![]() | March | Cosworth | 4 | ![]() | 3 |
![]() | March | Cosworth | 14 | ![]() | 3, 6, 8, 10, 13-14, 16 |
![]() | March | Cosworth | 84 | ![]() | 3, 8, 10 |
![]() | March | Cosworth | 5 | ![]() | All |
![]() | March | Cosworth | 7 | ![]() | All |
![]() | March | Cosworth | 77 | ![]() | 3, 6-7 |
![]() | March | Cosworth | 77 | ![]() | 8, 10, 16 |
![]() | Penske | Cosworth | 8 | ![]() | 1-3 |
![]() | VDS | Cosworth | 38 | ![]() | 3, 8, 10-11, 13 |
![]() | March | Cosworth | 9 | ![]() | All |
![]() | March | Cosworth | 10 | ![]() | 3 |
![]() | March | Cosworth | 69 | ![]() | 1, 3 |
![]() | March | Cosworth | 70 | ![]() | 1-2 |
![]() | Penske March Arciero | Cosworth | 11 | ![]() | All except 7-9 |
![]() | Longhorn | Chevrolet | 15 | ![]() | 1 |
![]() | March Argo | Cosworth | 27 | ![]() | 1-3, 7-8, 10, 12 |
![]() | March | Cosworth | 16 | ![]() | 1-3, 8, 10 |
![]() | March | Cosworth | 16 | ![]() | 9 |
![]() | March | Cosworth | 16 | ![]() | 11-12 |
![]() | March | Cosworth | 17 | ![]() | 1-10, 13 |
![]() | March | Cosworth | 17 | ![]() | 14-16 |
![]() | March | Cosworth | 18 | ![]() | All |
![]() | March | Cosworth | 99 | ![]() | All |
![]() | March | Cosworth | 20 | ![]() | All except 15 |
![]() | March Wildcat | Cosworth | 40 | ![]() | 1-8 |
![]() | March Wildcat | Cosworth | 40 | ![]() | 9 |
![]() | March Wildcat | Cosworth | 40 | ![]() | 14 |
![]() | March Wildcat | Cosworth | 40 | ![]() | 15 |
![]() | March Wildcat | Cosworth | 40 | ![]() | 11-13, 16 |
![]() | March | Cosworth | 21 | ![]() | All |
![]() | March | Cosworth | 71 | ![]() | 3 |
![]() | March | Cosworth | 22 | ![]() | All |
![]() | March | Cosworth | 23 | ![]() | 3 |
![]() | March | Cosworth | 23 | ![]() | 14, 16 |
![]() | March | Cosworth | 24 | ![]() | All except 1-2, 7, and 16 |
![]() | March | Cosworth | 24 | ![]() | 7 |
![]() | March | Cosworth | 25 | ![]() | All except 9 and 11 |
![]() | March | Cosworth | 28 | ![]() | 3-4 |
![]() | DSR-1 Lola | Cosworth | 30 | ![]() | All |
![]() | DSR-1 | Cosworth | 80 | ![]() | 3 |
![]() | Eagle March | Cosworth | 31 | ![]() | 1-11, 15 |
![]() | March | Cosworth | 33 | ![]() | 1-7 |
![]() | March | Cosworth | 33 | ![]() | 8-10 |
![]() | March | Cosworth | 33 | ![]() | 11-14, 16 |
![]() | March | Cosworth | 33 | ![]() | 15 |
![]() | March | Cosworth | 34 | ![]() | 1 |
![]() | March | Cosworth | 34 | ![]() | 3 |
![]() | March | Cosworth | 34 | ![]() | 15-16 |
![]() | March | Cosworth | 54 | ![]() | 3 |
![]() | March | Buick | 35 | ![]() | 3 |
![]() | March | Buick Cosworth | 37 | ![]() | 3-16 |
![]() | March | Cosworth | 36 | ![]() | 2-3 |
![]() | March | Cosworth | 36 | ![]() | 13-14 |
![]() | March | Cosworth | 36 | ![]() | 11 |
![]() | March | Cosworth | 36 | ![]() | 8-9, 12, 15-16 |
![]() | March | Cosworth | 36 | ![]() | 6-7 |
![]() | Theodore | Cosworth | 44 | ![]() | 1-3 |
![]() | Theodore | Cosworth | 49 | ![]() | 3 |
![]() | March | Cosworth | 44 | ![]() | 3 |
![]() | Eagle | Chevrolet | 45 | ![]() | 2 |
![]() | Eagle | Chevrolet | 45 | ![]() | 4 |
![]() | Eagle | Chevrolet | 45 | ![]() | 5-9, 11, 14-15 |
![]() | March | Cosworth | 47 | ![]() | 1-3 |
![]() | March | Cosworth | 47 | ![]() | 5 |
![]() | March | Cosworth | 47 | ![]() | 6 |
![]() | March | Cosworth | 86 | ![]() | 3 |
![]() | March | Cosworth | 50 | ![]() | 3 |
![]() | Penske March | Cosworth | 55 | ![]() | All |
![]() | Penske | Cosworth | 76 | ![]() | 3 |
![]() | Eagle March | Chevrolet | 56 | ![]() | All except 5, 12, and 14 |
![]() | March | Cosworth | 57 | ![]() | 3, 7-8 |
![]() | March | Cosworth | 57 | ![]() | 11 |
![]() | March | Cosworth | 58 | ![]() | 3, 8 |
![]() | March | Cosworth | 58 | ![]() | 5-7, 11, 15-1 |
![]() | Penske | Cosworth | 59 | ![]() | 1-2 |
![]() | Penske | Cosworth | 59 | ![]() | 3, 10 |
![]() | Penske | Cosworth | 59 | ![]() | 6-7, 9 |
![]() | Penske | Cosworth | 59 | ![]() | 11-13, 15 |
![]() | Wildcat March | Cosworth | 62 | ![]() | 3, 13 |
![]() | Wildcat | Cosworth | 63 | ![]() | 3 |
![]() | March | Cosworth Chevrolet | 64 | ![]() | 1-8 |
![]() | March | Cosworth Chevrolet | 64 | ![]() | 9 |
![]() | March | Cosworth Chevrolet | 64 | ![]() | 12 |
![]() | March | Cosworth Chevrolet | 64 | ![]() | 10-11, 13-16 |
![]() | Eagle | Chevrolet | 85 | ![]() | 1 |
![]() | March | Cosworth | 66 | ![]() | 3 |
![]() | March | Cosworth | 72 | ![]() | 1-7, 9 |
![]() | March | Cosworth | 72 | ![]() | 8, 10 |
![]() | March | Cosworth | 75 | ![]() | 3 |
![]() | March | Cosworth | 76 | ![]() | 1-2, 5-8, 12, 14-16 |
![]() | March | Cosworth | 76 | ![]() | 9 |
![]() | Theodore | Cosworth | 78 | ![]() | 1, 3, 6 |
![]() | Rattlesnake | Cosworth | 81 | ![]() | 3 |
![]() | March | Cosworth | 82 | ![]() | 3-5, 8-10 |
![]() | March | Cosworth | 82 | ![]() | 15 |
![]() | March | Cosworth | 82 | ![]() | 6-7 |
![]() | March | Cosworth | 82 | ![]() | 14 |
![]() | Eagle | Chevrolet | 87 | ![]() | 3 |
![]() | Eagle | Pontiac Chevrolet | 88 | ![]() | 1, 3 |
![]() | Eagle | Pontiac Chevrolet | 98 | ![]() | 3-7 |
![]() | Eagle | Pontiac Chevrolet | 98 | ![]() | 9-16 |
![]() | Eagle | Pontiac Chevrolet | 98 | ![]() | 8 |
![]() | Eagle | Pontiac Chevrolet | 98 | ![]() | 2 |
![]() | Lola | Cosworth | 92 | ![]() | 3 |
![]() | March | Cosworth | 97 | ![]() | 3 |
Season Summary
Schedule
Oval/SpeedwayDedicated road course
Temporary street circuit
NC Non-championship event
Race results
Rd | Race Name | Pole Position | Winning driver | Winning team | Race time | Report |
1 | Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach | ![]() | ![]() | Newman/Haas Racing | 2:15:23 | |
2 | Dana Jimmy Bryan 150 | ![]() | ![]() | Mayer Racing | 1:14:39 | |
3 | Indianapolis 500 | ![]() | ![]() | Team Penske | 3:03:21 | Report |
4 | Dana Rex Mays Classic | ![]() | ![]() | Mayer Racing | 1:41:41 | |
5 | Portland 200 | ![]() | ![]() | Galles Racing | 1:53:17 | |
6 | Meadowlands Grand Prix | ![]() | ![]() | Newman/Haas Racing | 2:04:59 | |
7 | Budweiser Cleveland Grand Prix | ![]() | ![]() | Doug Shierson Racing | 1:50:17 | |
8 | Michigan 500 | ![]() | ![]() | Newman/Haas Racing | 3:44:45 | |
9 | Provimi Veal 200 | ![]() | ![]() | Newman/Haas Racing | 1:43:08 | |
10 | Domino's Pizza 500 | ![]() | ![]() | Doug Shierson Racing | 3:38:29 | |
11 | Escort Radar Warning 200 | ![]() | ![]() | Newman/Haas Racing | 1:59:50 | |
12 | Molson Indy | ![]() | ![]() | Doug Shierson Racing | 1:39:49 | |
13 | Detroit News Grand Prix | ![]() | ![]() | Newman/Haas Racing | 1:11:12 | |
14 | Stroh's 150/Bobby Ball Memorial | ![]() | ![]() | Truesports | 1:31:47 | |
15 | Quinn's Cooler 300K | ![]() | ![]() | Truesports | 1:35:47 | |
16 | Caesars Palace Grand Prix | ![]() | ![]() | Mayer Racing | 2:08:13 |
- Indianapolis was USAC-sanctioned but counted towards the CART title.
Drivers points standings
Nation's CupBest result in each race counts towards the nation's cup.
Driver Breakdown |