1984 Australian Touring Car Championship
The 1984 Australian Touring Car Championship was a motor racing competition for
The championship, which began on 18 February 1984 at
Season summary
Johnson's win gave
1984 saw the first ever ATCC race win by a
Unfortunately for the final ATCC run under the local Group C rules, with the exception of Dick Johnson,
The 1984 ATCC saw the
Teams and drivers
The following teams and drivers competed in the 1984 Australian Touring Car Championship.
Team | Car | No | Driver |
---|---|---|---|
Masterton Homes | Ford XE Falcon
|
2 | Steve Masterton |
Cadbury-Schweppes Racing | Holden VH Commodore
|
3 | David Parsons
|
Roadways Racing | Holden VH Commodore | 4 | Steve Harrington |
6 | Allan Grice | ||
Marlboro Holden Dealer Team
|
Holden VH Commodore | 05 | Peter Brock John Harvey |
K-Mart Auto Racing | Holden VH Commodore | 8 | Warren Cullen |
9 | Andrew Harris | ||
John Sands Racing | Holden VH Commodore | 10 | Rusty French |
State Building Society/Rolfen | Mazda RX-7 | 10 | Bob Morris |
Garry Willmington Performance | Ford XD Falcon
|
11 | Garry Willmington |
Jim Keogh | Holden VH Commodore | 12 | Jim Keogh |
Bob Holden Motors [5] | Ford Escort Mk.II
|
14 | Lyndon Arnel |
John English | Ford XD Falcon | 14 | John English |
Repco Accessories | Holden VH Commodore | 14 | Terry Finnigan |
Nissan Motor Company
|
Nissan Bluebird Turbo | 15 | George Fury |
16 | Gary Scott | ||
Palmer Tube Mills | Ford XE Falcon | 17 | Dick Johnson |
Valentine Greetings [5] | Mazda RX-7 | 18 | Murray Carter |
Rob Collins | Mazda RX-7 | 19 | Rob Collins |
David Cox | Mazda RX-7 | 19 | David Cox |
Lusty Engineering | Holden VH Commodore | 21 | John Lusty |
PF Motor Racing | Chevrolet Camaro Z28 | 22 | Bryan Thompson |
Everlast Battery Service | Ford XD Falcon | 26 | Bill O'Brien
|
Alf Grant | Ford XD Falcon | 27 | Alf Grant |
Brian Bolwell | Ford Escort Mk.II
|
28 | Brian Bolwell |
Bayside Spares | Holden VH Commodore | 28 | Barry Lawrence |
Paul Jones | Ford XE Falcon | 29 | Paul Jones |
JPS Team BMW | BMW 635CSi
|
31 | Jim Richards |
Chris Clearihan | Mazda RX-7 | 32 | Chris Clearihan |
Mike Burgmann | Mazda RX-7 | 33 | Mike Burgmann |
Murray Coote | Mazda 323
|
37 | Murray Coote |
Bernie Stack | Holden VH Commodore | 38 | Bernie Stack |
John Bundy | Mazda RX-7 | 39 | John Bundy |
King George Tavern | Ford XE Falcon | 40 | Joe Moore |
Allan Moffat Racing[5] | Mazda RX-7 | 43 | Allan Moffat |
Bryan Byrt Ford | Ford Capri Mk.III
|
44 | Craig Harris |
Gary Hinton | Holden VH Commodore | 45 | Gary Hinton Lester Smerdon |
Dean Lindstrom | Mazda RX-7 | 47 | Dean Lindstrom |
John Donnelly | Ford XD Falcon | 49 | Simon Harrex |
Martin Power | Triumph Dolomite Sprint
|
49 | Martin Power |
Petrolon Slick 50 Racing | Mazda RX-7 | 50 | Peter McLeod |
David Grose | Mazda RX-7 | 52 | David Grose |
Swiss Motors | Mazda RX-7 | 53 | Ernie Carniello |
Barry Seton | Ford Capri Mk.III | 55 | Glenn Seton |
Jim Myhill | Mazda RX-7 | 57 | Jim Myhill |
Lawrie Nelson | Ford Capri Mk.III | 59 | Lawrie Nelson |
Country Dealer Team [5] | Isuzu Gemini PF60[5]
|
60 [5] | Dennis Horley [5] |
Les Ski Racing | Isuzu Gemini | 61 | Les Szreniawski |
Peter Brierley | Holden VH Commodore SS | 62 | Peter Brierley |
John White | Isuzu Gemini ZZ[5]
|
65 | John White |
Ian Burrell | Mitsubishi Colt | 66 | Ian Burrell |
Fred Geissler | Holden VH Commodore | 66 | Fred Geissler |
Alexandra Surplice | Toyota Corolla Levin
|
67 | Alexandra Surplice |
Lyndon Arnel | Ford Escort Mk.II | 68 | Lyndon Arnel |
Don Smith | Ford Capri Mk.III | 69 | Don Smith |
Bayswater Automotor Wreckers [5] | Holden VH Commodore | 70 | Colin Campbell |
Bob Holden Motors
|
Toyota Celica | 73 | Bob Holden |
Garry McGrath | Ford Escort Mk.II | 77 | Garry McGrath |
Clynton Arentz | Ford Escort Mk.II | 79 | Clynton Arentz |
Ken Harrison | Ford Escort Mk.II | 80 | Ken Harrison |
Russell Worthington | Mazda 626
|
100 | Russell Worthington |
Race calendar
The 1984 Australian Touring Car Championship was contested over a seven-round series with one race per round.
Rd. | Race title | Circuit | City / state | Date | Winner | Team | Report |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Sandown
|
Sandown International Raceway
|
Victoria
|
18 February | Peter Brock | Marlboro Holden Dealer Team
|
[6] |
2 | Symmons Plains
|
Symmons Plains Raceway | Launceston, Tasmania | 11 March | Peter Brock | Marlboro Holden Dealer Team | |
3 | Wanneroo
|
Wanneroo Park Raceway[7]
|
Perth, Western Australia
|
1 April | Allan Moffat | Peter Stuyvesant International Racing | |
4 | Surfers Paradise
|
Surfers Paradise International Raceway | Surfers Paradise, Queensland
|
13 May | Dick Johnson | Palmer Tube Mills | [8] |
5 | The Castrol Flying Fifty[9]
|
Oran Park Raceway | Sydney, New South Wales | 27 May | Bob Morris
|
Barry Jones | [10] |
6 | Lakeside | Lakeside International Raceway | Brisbane , Queensland
|
17 June | George Fury | Nissan Motor Co
|
|
7 | Motorcraft 100[11]
|
Adelaide International Raceway | Adelaide, South Australia | 1 July | Allan Grice | Roadways Racing | [12] |
Points system
Cars competed in two engine displacement classes, "up to and including 3000cc" and "3001-6000cc".[1]
Points were awarded for the first twenty outright places in each round using a two tier system as shown in the following table.[1]
3001-6000cc consisted of
Up to and including 3000cc consisted of
Outright position[1] | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | 16th | 17th | 18th | 19th | 20th |
Points if up to 3000cc[1] | 30 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
Points if 3001-6000cc[1] | 25 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Points from the best six round results only could be retained by each driver.[1]
Championship standings
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References
- ^ a b c d e f g h Conditions for Australian Titles, 1984 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, pages 88–93
- ^ a b c d e f Graham Howard, Stewart Wilson & David Greenhalgh, 1984 - Bye bye big bangers, The official history - Australian Touring Car Championship - 50 Years, 2011, pages 244–253
- ^ Touring Cars, 1985 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, pages 300–303
- ^ 2004 V8 Supercars TV Guide
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Official Program, Sandown, February 18–19, 1984
- ^ 1984 ATCC Rd.1
- ^ Official Programme, Wanneroo Park Raceway, Sunday 1 April 1984 Archived 16 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved from www.terrywalkersplace.com on 7 July 2009
- ^ 1984 ATCC Rd.4
- ^ "1984 ATCC". The Programme Covers Project. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
- ^ 1984 ATCC Rd.5
- ^ Official Programme, Motorcraft 100, Adelaide International Raceway, Sunday 1 July 1984
- ^ 1984 ATCC Rd.7