1984 All Japan Endurance Championship

The 1984 All Japan Endurance Championship was the second season of the All Japan Sports Prototype Championship. The 1984 champion was the Auto Beaurex Motorsport Lotec M1C-BMW driven by Naoki Nagasaka.

Entry list

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  • For the WEC-Japan event, JSPC teams used different car numbers to avoid conflicts with the car numbers of the entrants of the World Sportscar Championship; each car's WEC-Japan race number is displayed in tooltips.
Team Make Car Engine No. Drivers Tyre Rounds
Trust Racing Team Porsche Porsche 956B Porsche 935/79 2.6 L Twin Turbo F6 1   Vern Schuppan D 1, 3–4
  Yoshimi Katayama 1, 3
  Hans-Joachim Stuck 4
Alpha Cubic Racing Team MCS MCS Guppy BMW M12/7 2.0 L I4 2   Noritake Takahara B 1, 3–4
  Chiyomi Totani 1, 3–4
From A Racing Porsche Porsche 956B Porsche 935/79 2.6 L Twin Turbo F6 3   Jiro Yoneyama D 3–4
  Chikage Oguchi 3–4
Setrab Racing by Yours Mazda Mazda 717C Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor 7   Takashi Yorino D 1–2
  Hideki Okada 1–2
Mazda 727C   Takashi Yorino 3
  Hideki Okada 3
85   Hideki Okada 4
  Masatomo Shimizu 4
  Tomohiko Tsutsumi 4
Hasemi Motorsport Nissan Nissan Skyline Turbo C Nissan LZ20B 2.1 L Turbo I4 11   Masahiro Hasemi D 3–4
  Kenji Tohira 3–4
  Yoshiyasu Tachi 3
Panasport Japan Nissan Nissan Panasport Turbo C Nissan LZ20B 2.1 L Turbo I4 12   Keiji Matsumoto B 1, 3–4
  Kenji Takahashi 1
  Osamu Nakako 3–4
Mazdaspeed March March 84G Mazda RE13B 1.3 L Twin Turbo 2-rotor 17   Yoshimi Katayama D 4
  Takashi Yorino 4
Mazda Mazda 727C Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor 86   Takashi Yorino 1, 4
  David Kennedy 4
87   David Kennedy 4
  Jean-Michel Martin 4
ADVAN Nova Porsche Porsche 956B Porsche 935/79 2.6 L Twin Turbo F6 18   Kunimitsu Takahashi Y 3–4
  Kenji Takahashi 3–4
  Geoff Lees 3–4
Central 20 Racing Team Nissan Nissan Fairlady Z Turbo C Nissan LZ20B 2.1 L Twin Turbo I4 20   Haruhito Yanagida D 1, 3–4
  Takao Wada 1, 3–4
  Tomohiko Tsutsumi 3
Hoshino Racing Nissan Nissan Silvia Turbo C Nissan LZ20B 2.1 L Turbo I4 23   Kazuyoshi Hoshino B 1, 3–4
  Akira Hagiwara 1, 3–4
Autobacs Racing with Uchida Dome Dome RC83 i Ford DFL 4.0 L V8 28   Eje Elgh D 1
  Stanley Dickens 1
  Aguri Suzuki 3–4
  Kaoru Hoshino 3
  Shinji Uchida 3
  Rupert Keegan 4
Team Taku[N 1] MCS MCS Guppy Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor 31   Taku Akaike B 2–3
  Toru Shimegi 2–3
XEBEC Motorsport Division Dome Dome RC83 Toyota 4T-GT 2.1 L Turbo I4 35   Kiyoshi Misaki B 4
  Kaoru Hoshino 4
  Hikaru Hagiwara 4
TOM'S Toyota TOM'S 84C Toyota 4T-GT 2.1 L Turbo I4 36   Satoru Nakajima B 4
  Keiji Matsumoto 4
  Masanori Sekiya 4
Team Ikuzawa Toyota TOM'S 84C Toyota 4T-GT 2.1 L Turbo I4 37   Tiff Needell D 4
  James Weaver 4
Dome Motorsport Toyota TOM'S 84C Toyota 4T-GT 2.1 L Turbo I4 38   Eje Elgh D 3–4
  Stanley Dickens 3
  Masanori Sekiya 4
Auto Beaurex Motorsport[N 2] Lotec Lotec M1C BMW M88 3.5 L I6 62   Naoki Nagasaka D All
  Keiichi Suzuki All
Mishima Auto MCS MCS Guppy BMW M12/7 2.0 L I4 74   Toru Sawada D 4
  Kaneyuki Okamoto 4
Team Iwaki MCS MCS Guppy Toyota 18R-G 2.0 L I4 78   Koichi Iwaki D 4
  Masakazu Nakamura 4
  Takashi Tosa 4

A/GTX

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Team Make Car Engine No. Drivers Tyre Rounds
Mecca West West 83S Subaru EA81 1.8 L F4 2   Makoto Kaneko D 2
  Satoshi Ikezawa 2
  Matsuo Nakayama 2
Auto Kamida West West 83S-II Honda EN1 1.3 L I4 3   Seiji Omura D 1–2
  Masaharu Kinoshita 1–2
Horii Racing West West 83S-II Subaru EA81 1.8 L F4 5   Nobuyoshi Horii D 1
  Hajime Kajiwara 1
38   Nobuyoshi Horii 3
  Osamu Nakajima 3
Shinryo Yonesaka West West 83S-II Mitsubishi 4G63 2.0 L I4 6   Akihiro Matsuda D 1
  Michiko Hashimoto 1
TRS Itabashi Mazda Mazda RX-7 825 Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor 6   Tsutomu Itabashi D 2
  Yoshimasa Matsumoto 2
  Kenichi Kaneko 2
Target Oil Manatee Manatee Mk.IV Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor 7   Masuo Takada Y 1
  Hitoshi Tomita 1
Yours Sport Mazda Mazda RX-7 254 Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor 8   Yoshimasa Fujiwara D 3
  Masahiro Shimada 3
9   Hironobu Tatsumi 1
  Sadafumi Nakajima 1
TOM'S Toyota Toyota Celica LB Turbo Toyota 18R-G 2.1 L Turbo I4 9   Satoru Nakajima B 2
  Masanori Sekiya 2
Toyota Corolla Levin Toyota 4A 1.6 L I4 26   Masami Takagi 3
  Peter Chau 3
  Masami Ishikawa 3
Hajime Oshiro Manatee Manatee Mk.IV Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor 10   Hajime Oshiro D 3
  Eiji Yamada 3
  Hideshi Matsuda 3
AMRC Miyakoya Mazda Mazda RX-7 253 Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor 11   Masahiro Kimoto D 1
  Yasuhiro Isozaki 1
Daimyojin West West 83S-II Subaru EA81 1.8 L F4 14   Keiichi Mizutani D 1
  Hiroyuki Kondo 1
Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor 33   Keiichi Mizutani 3
  Masato Kito 3
  Hiroyuki Kondo 3
Valvoline Manatee Manatee Mk.IV Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor 14   Tetsuya Kasai D 3
  Shigeki Matsui 3
  Koichi Tahara 3
Capris Enterprise Mazda Mazda RX-7 253 Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor 15   Kazuyoshi Sakamoto D 1
  Hiroshi Noda 1
Kansai Jukosha West West 83S-II Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor 16   Hideki Ogawa D 1, 3
  Shuji Fujii 1, 3
  Kenji Iya 3
76   Hideki Ogawa 2
  Shuji Fujii 2
From A Racing Mazda Mazda RX-7 254 Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor 17   Jiro Yoneyama D 1
  Chikage Oguchi 1
Car Shop Kakogawa Nissan Nissan Sunny Nissan A12 1.3 L I4 18   Kiyotaka Nonomura D 1
  Mitsuo Yamamoto 1
39   Kiyotaka Nonomura 2
  Mitsuo Yamamoto 2
Norikura Mazda Mazda RX-7 254 Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor 18   Yoshimasa Fujiwara D 2
  Masahiro Shimada 2
Racing Service Showa Nissan Nissan Sunny Nissan A12 1.3 L I4 21   Naoki Wakasugi D 1
  Teruki Koshino 1
Manatee Manatee Mk.IV Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor 35   Teruki Koshino 3
  Koji Sato 3
  Yukinobu Mizutani 3
Trust Racing Team Toyota Toyota Celica LB Turbo Toyota 18R-G 2.1 L Turbo I4 21   Ryusaku Hitomi D 3
  Mitsutake Koma 3
OlonaminC Mazda Mazda RX-7 254 Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor 22   Yoshimasa Fujiwara D 1
  Masahiro Shimada 1
THK Bearing West West 83S-II Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor 22   Fumiko Shinoda D 3
  Shigehito Hirabayashi 3
Cockpit Inazawa Manatee Manatee Mk.IV Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor 24   Takayoshi Fukaya B 1
  Koji Sato 1
Fuminori Shimogishi Mazda Mazda RX-7 253 Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor 25   Fuminori Shimogishi D 3
  Zenkichi Maruko 3
  Kozo Kamata 3
Mariko Racing Team West West 83S-II Subaru EA81 1.8 L F4 27   Junichi Ikura D 1–2
  Yukio Mihagawa 1–2
Jonian Ogawa Nissan Nissan Sunny Nissan A12 1.3 L I4 29   Hideki Iida D 3
  Taido Hashimoto 3
  Yoshinori Sakurai 3
Hiro Racing Hiro Hiro HRS-1 Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor 30   Masashi Kitagawa D 3
  Kozo Okumura 3
Hiro & OOE Toyota Toyota Starlet Toyota 4K-E 1.3 L I4 31   Yoshimasa Nakamura Y 1
  Kazuya Nishiyama 1
Oguri Tekko Nissan Nissan Sunny Nissan A12 1.3 L I4 32   Koichi Nishikawa D 3
  Yasumi Fukao 3
Taku Mazda Mazda RX-7 253 Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor 34   Kaoru Iida D 2
  Koichi Iwaki 2
Desbea Mazda Mazda RX-7 825 Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor 36   Masahiro Kimoto D 3
  Norimasa Sakamoto 3
Reconte Manatee Manatee Mk.IV Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor 41   Tetsuya Kasai D 1
  Ikuji Yamamoto 1
Geka Mazda Mazda RX-7 253 Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor 41   Motozo Fujikawa Y 2
  Tatsuki Yoshioka 2
  Kazuyuki Yoshizaki 2
Toda Toso Nissan Nissan Sunny Nissan A12 1.3 L I4 44   Katsuhisa Toda D 1, 3
  Toyoaki Iwata 1, 3
First Morlding Collage Collage FM45 Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor 45   Makio Nonaka D 1, 3
  Masuo Takada 3
Meiwa MSC Honda Honda Ballade Sports CR-X Honda D16A 1.6 L I4 67   Tsuguo Ohba B 3
  Masami Fujita 3
  Katsuaki Sato 3
Team Yamato Honda Honda Civic Honda EN1 1.3 L I4 68   Ken Mizokawa B 1, 3
  Katsuaki Sato 1
  Yoshimi Watanabe 3
  Hiroyuki Makino 3
Watanabe Jidosha Toyota Toyota Starlet Toyota 4K-E 1.3 L I4 69   Satoshi Fujita D 1, 3
  Toshio Fujimura 1, 3
Setrab Racing by Yours West West 83S-II Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor 77   Shigeharu Kumakura D 3
  Toru Hirano 3
  Masako Fujikawa 3
NEF BMW BMW 320i BMW S14 2.0 L I4 80   Adrian Fu D 3
  Michael Liu 3
  Daniel Latour 3
Top Fuel Racing Mazda Mazda RX-7 845 Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor 88   Hironobu Tatsumi B 3
  Mutsuo Kazama 3
138   Hironobu Tatsumi 4
  Mutsuo Kazama 4
  Yoshiyuki Ogura 4
Top Racing Honda Honda Prelude Honda B20A 2.0 L I4 96   Hideki Ahara D 1, 3
  Tamotsu Tomimatsu 1, 3
  Nobuyoshi Kishimoto 3
Meiju Sport Mazda Mazda RX-7 254i Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor 135   Akio Morimoto B 4
  Seiichi Okada 4
  Fuminori Shimogishi 4
Mazda Sport Car Club Mazda Mazda RX-7 254i Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor 137   Iwao Sugai D 4
  Hiroshi Sugai 4

Schedule

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All races were held in Japan.

Round Race Circuit Date
1 International Suzuka 500 km Suzuka Circuit 1 April
2 RRC Tsukuba 4 Hours Tsukuba Circuit 1 July
3 International Suzuka 1000 km Suzuka Circuit 30 August
4 WEC-Japan Fuji Speedway 30 September

Season results

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Season results are as follows:[1]

Round Circuit Winning Team
Winning Drivers
1 Suzuka Circuit #1 Trust Racing Team [ja] Porsche 956
  Vern Schuppan
  Yoshimi Katayama
2 Tsukuba Circuit #33 Team Taku Mazda 83C
  Taku Akikake
  Toru Shimegi
3 Suzuka Circuit
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#19 Team Nova Porsche 956
  Geoff Lees
  Kunimitsu Takahashi
  Kenji Takahashi
4 Mt. Fuji
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#2 Rothmans Porsche 956
  John Watson
  Stefan Bellof

Point Ranking

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Drivers

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Rank Drivers Number/Team Points Wins
1   Naoki Nagasaka #10 Auto Beaurex Motorsport Lotec M1C-BMW
#62 Auto Beaurex Motorsport Lotec M1C-BMW
#84 Auto Beaurex Motorsport Lotec M1C-BMW
48 0
2   Keiichi Suzuki 48 0
3   Vern Schuppan #1 Trust Racing Team [ja] Porsche 956
#60 Trust Racing Team Porsche 956
47 1
4   Yoshimi Katayama #1 Trust Racing Team [ja] Porsche 956
#17 Mazdaspeed March 84G
35 1
5   Toru Shimegi #33 Team Taku Mazda 83C
#31 Team Taku Mazda 83C
#83 Shimegi Raing Team Mazda 83C
33 1

Notes

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  1. ^ Competed as #33 in Rd. 2
  2. ^ Competed as #10 from Rd. 1–2

References

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  1. ^ "JSPC 1984". Archived from the original on 15 November 2009.
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