The 1980 world sportscar championship season was the 28th season of fia world sportscar championship motor racing. There were legends of sportscar racing, including derek bell, jacky ickx, stefan bellof, jochen mass and bob wollek, plus grand prix stars past present and future such as john watson, riccardo patrese and thierry boutsen. The wtcc first single season was started in 1987, a world touring car cup held between 1993 1995 and currently world tour world championship that has held since 2005. Season 8 ushers in a fresh new era for the fia world endurance championship, with a crossyear 20192020 calendar format over ten months. Here, for the first time, is the story of nissan in racing from 1984 to 1993, the gtp era. Notes half points were awarded at the monaco grand prix as less than 75% of the scheduled distance was completed. Dec 01, 2009 save 10% on all duke dvds at, simply enter the discount code youtube at the checkout. Imsa celebrates car care month with weathertechimsa is collaborating with some of its partners to provide tips and tricks for keeping your vehicle carcorral readyimsa cars are stars episode 1. Review of the 1991 world sportscar championship season. Victory in the shell gemini brands hatch kms race has taken the silk cut jaguar team to within one step of securing the world sportscar championship teams title.
Results of 24 hours of le mans that werent part of any championship are listed in separate session with all le mans 24 hours ever held. It featured the 1974 world championship for makes and fia cup for gt cars which were contested concurrently over a ten race series from 25 april to 9 november 1974. This allows the wec to place its jewel in the crown the legendary 24. The fia is the governing body of motor sport and promotes safe, sustainable and accessible mobility for all road users across the world. The series was then named as sportscar world championship and saw the introduction of the 3. It ran from 9 january 1972 to 22 july 1972, and was composed of 11 races. This page contains results of races that werent part of any recognized championship or were part of an unknown championship. World sportscar championship1984 bfgoodrich racing. The author is a photographer and these may be the cars he feels photograph well, but his tastes are not mine. World sportscar championship 1984 standings championship points standings for the world sportscar championship 1984. It was a series for fia group 5 sports cars and fia group 4 grand touring cars. In 1984, the tigers started the year 355 and ended it with a world series championship capped by kirk gibsons mammoth home run off goose gossage in game 5 at tiger.
The 1985 world sportscar championship was a season of tragedy, triumph and controversy. Connors 61 61 62 kentucky derby champion swale ncaa basketball championship georgetown d. The world sportscar championship was the world series run for sports car racing by the fia from 1953 to 1992 the championship evolved from a small collection of the most important sportscar, endurance, and road racing events in europe and north america with dozens of gentleman drivers at the grid, to a professional racing series where the world s largest automakers spent millions of dollars. Wsc replaced gtp and camel lights closedtop cars for the following year. World sports racing prototypes world sportscar championship. World of outlaws sprint car series world of outlaws. The fia world touring car championship wtcc is an international touring car championship organized by the international federation of automobile fia. The home of the world of outlaws nos energy drink sprint car seres. By this time, porsche had introduced the new 911 carrera 3. The world sportscar championship was the world series run for sports car racing by the fia from 1953 to 1992. Points towards the 1982 world endurance championship for manufacturers were scored only by group c and group b cars on a 20151210864321 basis for the first ten finishers in these two classes combined. John fitzpatrick group c porsches definitive history book porter. The season highlight was a class win and 3rd place finish in june at the 24 heures du mans the most legendary endurance sportscar race in the world. The two jaguars were clearly the fastest cars on the track, challenged only by the britten lloyd racing liqui moly porsche which finished between them.
Ppg indy car world series 1984 standings driver database. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that. The story was mostly written at barnhill, a farmhouse on the scottish island of jura, at times while orwell suffered from severe tuberculosis. Descriptions and photos of over 200 of the world s greatest automobiles by the auto editors of consumer guide. World sportscar championship 1984 standings driver database. Later we could see there group 4 cars such as lola t70 mk. The series ran from 14 april 1985 to 1 december 1985 and was composed of 10 races. Championship world sportscar championship page 4 list of all races of the championship. Norisring 1984 sportwagen 200 meilen rennen norisringdvdkollektion. The championship evolved from a small collection of the most important sportscar, endurance, and road racing events in europe and north america with dozens of gentleman drivers at the grid, to a professional racing series where the worlds largest automakers spent millions of dollars per year. However, the points valuation wasnt very tabular so the fia returned to the original form of the championship with about 6 to 10 races. Expectations were high before 1984 season even started.
The world championship for makes, which was open to group 5 sports cars and group 4 gt cars, was. The 1984 world championship boasted an impressive lineup of drivers. Round date race state practiced started classified 1. The season ran from 4 february 1967 to 3 september 1967 and. Incredible highlights chart the battles between the mighty rothmans porsches, the martinibacked lancias and the huge field of privately entered machines from determined challengers like brun, joest, kremer and more. During its history we can find, in my opinion, several different periods. This section contains the wide range of fia sporting and technical regulations in an easily. Opposition were numerous bmws, too slow but reliable. It featured the international championship for sports prototypes and the international championship for sports cars. The 1984 world sportscar championship season was the 32nd season of fia world sportscar championship motor racing. This ferrari boxer is the car for the perfectionist who demands the best.
Wec japan, 1984 world endurance championship in japan, fuji speedway. The guide to building and modifying a competition car allan staniforth. Wec japan, 1984 world endurance championship in japan, fuji speedway date. Apr 11, 2019 how 1984 detroit tigers changed my career and the face of free press. European touring car championship second time around 1984 index. Feb 22, 2020 peter brock, brocky, australian racecar driver born feb. Former free press sports editor gene myers was a young journalist new to detroit when the roar of 84 was heard. Yes, i know, this is not a book about porsches, but it does cover one of the. Individual driver statistics for the 1984 australian sports sedangt championship. Alternatives cames from rover disappointing in 1984 and a strong charge came from volvo, especially after the homologation of water. Neither gartner nor berger were eligible for points, as they were driving the respective second entries of osella and ats and both teams had officially entered only one car for the entire championship. It featured the 1982 world endurance championship for drivers, which was contested over an eight round series, and the 1982 world endurance championship for manufacturers, which was contested concurrently with the first five rounds of the drivers championship. This allows the wec to place its jewel in the crown the legendary 24 hours of le mans as the super finale to the season.
Sportscar world championship, world endurance championship, world championship for makes or for manufacturers, and world sports prototypes championship. World sports racing prototypes australian sports car. The 1974 world sportscar championship season was the 22nd season of fia world sportscar championship motor racing. This is not just the world s most spectacular, incredibly restored and best driving ferrari boxer, it is also one of the words most spectacular ferraris of all time. World sportscar championship page 4 championships racing. The top 10 fastest cars from 1984 are ranked from fastest to slowest based on their 060 times. The 1972 world championship for makes and international grand touring trophy seasons were the 20th season of the fia world sportscar championship.
This great color photographic annual covers the 1989 world sports prototype championship, with chapters on the toyota 89cv, aston martin amr1, jaguar xjr1011, nissan r89c, the 24 hours of le mans, imsa gtp, japanese series, sat 1 supercup, and. Ferrari boxer 512 bbi worlds best restored singer like. Ford mustang gtp front engine sports car 1983 1984 and 1987 imsa won road america 1983, ran in us and in germany drm in 1984, after apparent lack of success with probe gtp see below rousch ran it again in 1987 long hood side view of panoz gtr reminds me of mustang gtp drivers. Relive the greatest era of world championship sportscar racing. Save 10% on all duke dvds at, simply enter the discount code youtube at the checkout. When cadillac was the standard of the world, this was the car that set that. A novel, often published as 1984, is a dystopian novel by english novelist george orwell. Actionpacked footage brings you the drama from 10 of the seasons high speed showdowns, from the seasonopening event at monza, italy, to the championship deciding final round at sandown, australia. With rising costs and factory teams walking away from the series, which meant diminishing entries and diminishing profit, imsa introduced a new prototype category for in 1993. The 1984 australian sports car championship was an australian motor racing title open to sports cars complying with cams group a regulations. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Contains some markings such as highlighting and writing.
Detroit tigerscomplete 1984 topps detroit tigers baseball master team set 37 cards with jack morris, alan trammell, lou whitaker and more. Possibly the most famous era of world championship was between 1966 and 1971 when we saw such cars like ford gt40, ford mk iv, lola t70 mk iii, ferrari 330 p4 or 512 s and a legendary porsche 917. The 1982 world sportscar championship season was the 30th season of fia world sportscar championship racing. Points towards the 1982 world endurance championship for manufacturers were scored only by group c and group b cars on a 20151210864321 basis for the first ten finishers in. One of sportscar racings worst moments came when stefan. The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total.
The championship was contested over an eleven race series which ran from 23 april to 2 december 1984. If you were looking for an overview of 50 years of classic sports cars, youll be disappointed. Jaguar world sports car in 1986 finishing 2nd in the world championship. This great color photographic annual covers the 1989 world sports prototype championship, with chapters on the toyota 89cv, aston martin amr1, jaguar xjr1011, nissan r89c, the 24 hours of le mans, imsa gtp, japanese series, sat 1 supercup, and the interserie, with an emphasis on porsche and mercedesbenz. Selected sports car racing history clemson university. World sportscar 1990 round 7 donington park download world. After twenty books, john thinks he has now run out of subjects to cover, although he has recently begun a novel about the world of dealing in old cars. Nov 27, 2012 actionpacked footage brings you the drama from 10 of the seasons high speed showdowns, from the seasonopening event at monza, italy, to the championship deciding final round at sandown, australia. Get the latest news, results, video highlights, stats and points standings. If you like ferraris, porsches, mustangs, and corvettes, this may be the book for you. The official name of world championship was unfortunately often changed. For the motorcycle endurance series, see endurance world championship. World sports racing prototypes world championship 1984. British sports car championship was originally created for group 7 cars that were known especially from canam and usrrc.
A 3litre capacity limit was introduced in 1958, and at the end of 1961 the fia introduced the gt grand touring championship, technically ending the sportscar championship, although the organisers of the targa florio, le mans. They were easily the most powerful cars, so the drivers champion would drive a jaguar. The 1985 world sportscar championship season was the 33rd season of fia world sportscar championship motor racing. Register your place motorsport industry event blackbook. All the winners from the 1960 world sportscar championship season. But in 1970 when 2litre sports category became very popular in europe, organizers decided to admit only these cars. Australian sports sedangt championship 1984 standings.
The story of the 1988 world sportscar championship would be the intense rivalry between jaguar, with its allnew xjr9, and the turbocharged sauber mercedes team. The world manufacturers and sports car championships in photographs, 19721981. Cadillacwere kicking off a new video series where well highlight the 17 manufacturers in imsa competition. Porsche 911 rsr celebrates successful usa premiere with. Coincidentally, the fia had inaugurated an eastern world rally championship series with events in dubai, kuwait, qatar, and other nations in the region to begin in 1984. One of the fias key objectives is to encourage and implement the adoption of common regulations for all forms of motor sports and series across the world. Imsa official home race results, schedule, standings. Nationality of participating drivers % country drivers number.
Works renault f1 team in 1984 and 85 with 4 podiums. The world championship was usually an endurance series, although during its existence has covered some sprint races, even hillclimbs. Bfgoodrich tires in partnership with jim busby racing attack the 1984 fia world sportscar championship in group c2 with a mazdalola t616 on experimental bfgoodrich ta radials. It featured the 1984 fia world endurance championship, which was open to fia group c1, group c2 and group b cars and to imsa gtp, gtx, gto and gtu cars. World sports car championship between 1953 and 1961, the championship was known as the sports car world championship, and the title went to the leading manufacturer. It featured the 1985 world endurance championship which was contested over a series of races for group c1 and group c2 prototypes, group b gt cars and imsa gtp cars. The 1967 world sportscar championship season were the 15th season of fia world sportscar championship racing. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. The complete book of the world rally championship aa on. Championship points standings for the ppg indy car world series 1984. It was the 16th australian sports car championship.
Pages in category 1984 in world sportscar championship. In 1984 david founded prodrive, growing the company into a world leading motorsport and advanced technology business employing over 500 staff with annual sales in excess of. Bellof will go on to win the 1984 world sportscar championship. Queensland based owner driver bap romano won the championship driving his romano we84 cosworth. Brock won the circuit championship three times 1974, 1978, and 1980, finished as t. The former was open to group 6 sports prototypes and the latter to group 4 sports cars. The championship evolved from a small collection of the most important sportscar, endurance and road racing events in europe and north america with dozens of gentleman drivers at the grid, to a professional racing series where the world s largest automakers spent millions of dollars.