1984 Grand Prix motorcycle racing 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.

1984 Grand Prix season calendar

The following Grands Prix were scheduled to take place in 1984:
RoundDateGrand PrixCircuit
124 March Technics Motorcycle Grand PrixKyalami
215 April Gran Premio delle NazioniCircuito Internazionale Santa Monica
36 May Marlboro Gran Premio de EspañaCircuito Permanente Del Jarama
420 May Großer Preis von ÖsterreichSalzburgring
527 May Großer Preis von DeutschlandNürburgring
611 June Grand Prix de France MotoCircuit Paul Ricard
717 June Yu Grand PrixAutomotodrom Rijeka
830 June Dutch TT AssenTT Circuit Assen
98 July Johnson GP of BelgiumCircuit de Spa-Francorchamps
105 August Marlboro British Grand PrixSilverstone Circuit
1112 August Swedish TTScandinavian Raceway
122 September Grand Prix San MarinoAutodromo Internazionale del Mugello

Calendar changes

1984 Grand Prix season results

Participants

500cc participants

250cc participants

500cc riders' standings

;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
Points1512108654321

250cc standings

125cc standings

80cc standings

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