1984 European Rallycross Championship

The 1984 European Rallycross Championship season was the ninth season of the FIA European Rallycross Championship under that name and the twelfth season overall since it began as the Embassy/ERA European Rallycross Championship. It was held across nine rounds starting at the Nordring in Austria on April 8 and ending at the Lyngås Motorbane in Norway on October 7.

Martin Schanche at the British round of the championship

The champions were Anders Norstedt (Division 1) and Martin Schanche (Division 2). Schanche won six of the nine rounds on the Division 2 schedule to guarantee himself the title. In Division 1 Norstedt had an equal number of wins to his closest title rival Lars Nyström. The highest placed driver with no wins in any class was Olle Arnesson, the Division 2 third-placer.

Calendar

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Round Date Venue City Country Winner (Div 1) Winner (Div 2)
1 April 8 Nordring Fuglau   Austria   Egil Stenshagen   Andy Bentza
2 May 13 Ring Knutstorp Kågeröd   Sweden   Anders Norstedt   Walter Mayer
3 May 20 Ahvenisto Race Circuit Hämeenlinna   Finland   Lars Nyström   Martin Schanche
4 June 24 Circuit Copreco St. Junien   France   Anders Norstedt   Martin Schanche
5 August 12 Glossocircuit Arendonk   Belgium   Lars Nyström   Martin Schanche
6 August 19 Eurocircuit Valkenswaard   Netherlands   Lars Nyström   Martin Schanche
7 September 15 Lydden Circuit Wootton   United Kingdom   Håkan Ivarsson   Seppo Niittymäki
8 September 15 Estering Buxtehude   Germany   Anders Norstedt   Martin Schanche
9 October 7 Lyngås Motorbane Tranby i Lier   Norway   Bjørn Skogstad   Martin Schanche

Standings

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Div. 1

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Pos Driver                    Pts 
1   Anders Norstedt 15 20 17 20 17 17 7.5 20 17 150.5
2   Lars Nyström 2 13 20 11 20 20 8.5 17 2 113.5
3   Bjørn Skogstad 6 9 8 13 10 11 6 13 20 96
4   Ludvig Hunsbedt 17 5 15 11 12 6.5 11 3 80.5
5   Håkan Ivarsson 12 15 6 15 10 15 7 80
6   Steinar Jøranli 13 15 9 9 1 9 4 6 11 77
7   Knut Boberg 10 17 12 2 7 3.5 4 9 64.5
8   Erik Hansen 12 13 15 7 10 57
9   Kai Viggo Brateng 3 10 10 8 2 13 5 5 56
10   Nils-Tore Johnson 11 1 9 10 4.5 12 6 53.5

Drivers

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Div. 1

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Div. 2

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Constructor Car No. Driver
Audi Audi Quattro 2   Andy Bentza
4   Olle Arnesson
6   Walter Mayer
10   Terje Schie
80   Dimi Mavropoulos
Ford Ford Escort 1   Martin Schanche
7   Kjetil Bolneset
22   John Welch
31   Trevor Hopkins
Ford Capri 23   Tony Proctor
Ford Fiesta 83   Barry Hathaway
Porsche Porsche 911 4   Seppo Niittymäki
5   Rolf Nilsson
8   Matti Alamäki
40   Geir Asbjørnsen
75   Rob Gibson
Talbot-Matra Talbot-Matra Murena 44   Luc Noyen

References

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Season overview