1984 World Rally Championship

12th season of the FIA World Rally Championship May 2012 1984 World Rally Championship World Drivers' Champion Stig Blomqvist World Manufacturers' Champion Audi 1983 1985 The 1984 World Rally Championship was the 12th season of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) World Rally Championship (WRC). The season consisted of 12 rallies following the same schedule as the previous season. Stig Blomqvist beat the defending world champion and Audi teammate Hannu Mikkola to the drivers' title. Audi took their second manufacturers' title, ahead of Lancia and the debuting Peugeot. Summary thumb|left|Walter Röhrl at the 1984 Rally Portugal German team Audi Sport put together four of the top drivers in the world, with the defending world champion Hannu Mikkola returning to the team along with Stig Blomqvist. Michèle Mouton had a part-time contract and two-time champion Walter Röhrl was added from Martini Racing. Lancia Martini kept Markku Alén as their primary driver for the season and also featured Miki Biasion and Attilio Bettega. Lancia boss Cesare Fiorio had also signed Henri Toivonen from Porsche, stating that "Audi will have four top drivers next year so it would be very difficult competing with only two."Collins Peter 2008 Lancia 037: The Development & Rally History of a World Champion Veloce Publishing Ltd 978-1-84584-076-1 138 thumb|Michèle Mouton at the 1984 RAC Rally Blomqvist and Mikkola dominated the season in the Audi Quattro A2, with Blomqvist proving the best with five rally wins. Audi established an early lead, winning six of the first eight events, including sweeping the podium at the first two rallies. Mikkola had to settle for second overall despite a consistently strong season in which he took eight podium finishes. Alén was only able to reach third place, only capturing a single rally win in his Lancia Rally 037. Late in the season, Ari Vatanen returned to the world rally scene in a Peugeot 205 T16, winning three of the final four rallies and reaching fourth place in the overall standings. His performance showed that Peugeot Sport, headed by Jean Todt, had a winner that could beat the Audi, which they would do in the coming years of Group B dominance. As with previous seasons, while all twelve events were calculated for tallying the drivers' scores, only ten of the events applied to the championship for manufacturers. The two events in 1984 which applied only to driver standings were the Swedish Rally and the Rallye Côte d'Ivoire. Calendar Rd.Start dateFinish dateRallyRally headquartersSurfaceStagesDistancePoints121 January27 JanuaryMON 52nd Rallye Automobile Monte-CarloMonte CarloMixed30753.20 kmDrivers & Manufacturers210 February12 FebruarySWE 34th International Swedish RallyKarlstad, Värmland CountySnow27447.70 kmDrivers only36 March10 MarchPOR 18th Rallye de Portugal - Vinho do PortoEstoril, LisbonMixed45685 kmDrivers & Manufacturers419 April23 AprilKEN 32nd Marlboro Safari RallyNairobiGravelN/A5254 kmDrivers & Manufacturers53 May5 MayFRA 28th Tour de Corse - Rallye de FranceAjaccio, CorsicaTarmac301130.09 kmDrivers & Manufacturers626 May31 MayGRC 31st Rothmans Acropolis RallyAthensGravel47796.62 kmDrivers & Manufacturers723 June26 JuneNZL 15th Sanyo Rally of New ZealandAucklandGravel451063.26 kmDrivers & Manufacturers827 July1 AugustARG 4th Marlboro Rally of Argentina YPFBuenos AiresGravel24948.58 kmDrivers & Manufacturers924 August26 AugustFIN 34th Rally of the 1000 LakesJyväskylä, Central FinlandGravel51460.96 kmDrivers & Manufacturers1030 September5 OctoberITA 26th Rallye SanremoSanremo, LiguriaMixed56807.69 kmDrivers & Manufacturers1131 October4 NovemberCIV 16th Rallye Cote d'IvoireAbidjanGravelN/A4012 kmDrivers only1225 November29 NovemberGBR 40th Lombard RAC RallyChester, CheshireGravel56868.54 kmDrivers & ManufacturersSources:WRC 1984 https://www.ewrc-results.com/season/1984/ 10 September 2025 eWRC-results.com1984 WRC calendar https://www.juwra.com/calendar_1984.html 10 September 2025 Jonkka's World Rally Archive Teams and drivers Team Manufacturer Car Tyre Drivers Rounds DEU Audi Sport Audi Quattro A2Quattro Sport MichelinPirelli DEU Walter Röhrl 1, 3, 5–7, 10 FIN Hannu Mikkola 1, 3–4, 6–9, 11–12 SWE Stig Blomqvist All SWE Per Eklund 2, 9 FRA Michèle Mouton 2, 4, 6, 9, 12 FIN Lasse Lampi 2, 9 RSA Sarel van der Merwe 3 AUT Franz Wittmann 4, 7 FRA Bernard Darniche 5 USA John Buffum 6, 12 ARG Jorge Recalde 8 ARG Rubén Luis di Palma 8 ITA Martini Racing Lancia Rally 037 evo Pirelli FIN Markku Alén 1, 3–7, 9–10 FRA Jean-Claude Andruet 1, 5 ITA Attilio Bettega 1, 3, 5–6, 10 FIN Henri Toivonen 3, 6, 9 KEN Vic Preston Jr 4 KEN Greg Criticos 4 JPN Team Nissan Europe Nissan 240RS Dunlop FIN Timo Salonen 1, 4, 6–7, 12 GBR Terry Kaby 1, 9, 12 SWE Sören Nilsson 2 FIN Erkki Pitkanen 3, 9 KEN Shekhar Mehta 4, 6, 11–12 KEN Mike Kirkland 4 KEN Jayant Shah 4, 6 GRC George Moschous 6 GRC Stratis Hatzipanayiotou 6 NZL Reg Cook 7 FIN Pentti Airikkala 9 FIN Peter Geitel 9, 12 FRA Renault Elf Renault 5 Turbo MichelinPirelli FRA Jean-Luc Thérier 1 FRA Bruno Saby 1, 5, 9 FRA François Chatriot 1, 5 FRA Dany Snobeck 1 FRA Jean Ragnotti 3, 5 PRT Joaquim Moutinho 3 FRA Jean-Pierre Manzagol 5 FRA Didier Auriol 5 FRA Camille Bartoli 5 ITA Jolly Club Lancia Rally 037 evo Pirelli ITA Miki Biasion 1, 3, 5–6, 10 ITA Adartico Vudafieri 5, 10 JPN Mazda Rally Team Europe Mazda RX-7 Pirelli DEU Achim Warmbold 1, 6 FIN Minna Sillankorva 1 SWE Ingvar Carlsson 6, 12 FRA Philippe Wambergue 12 FRA Marianne Hoepfner 12 FRA Citroën Compétitions Citroën Visa Michelin FRA Christian Dorche 1, 3 FRA Maurice Chomat 4, 9–10 FRA Philippe Wambergue 4, 9–10 FRA Christian Rio 4, 9–10 FRA Oliver Tabatoni 5–6, 9 GBR Mark Lovell 12 DEU Opel Euro Team Opel Ascona 400Manta 400 Michelin SWE Mats Jonsson 2, 12 GBR Alex Jackson 2 FRA Guy Frequelin 4–5 FIN Rauno Aaltonen 4 JPN Yasuhiro Iwase 4, 8 FRA Alain Ambrosino 11 GBR Jimmy McRae 12 GBR Russell Brookes 12 GBR Phil Collins 12 GBR Bertie Fisher 12 JPN Toyota Team Europe Toyota Celica TCT Pirelli SWE Björn Waldegård 3–4, 7, 9, 12 FIN Juha Kankkunen 3, 7, 9, 12 SWE Per Eklund 4, 12 ITA Sandro Munari 4 FRA Peugeot Talbot Sport Peugeot 205 Turbo 16 Michelin FIN Ari Vatanen 5–6, 9–10, 12 FRA Jean-Pierre Nicolas 5–6, 10 DEU Rothmans Porsche Rally Team Porsche 911SC RS Michelin QAT Saeed Al-Hajri 6, 12 GBR Roger Clark 12 DEU Volkswagen Motorsport Volkswagen Golf GTi Pirelli SWE Kalle Grundel 1–3, 5, 9–10, 12 Events Map 800px Black = Tarmac Brown = Gravel Blue = Snow/ice Red = Mixed surface Schedule and results Round Rally name Stages Podium finishers Rank Driver Co-driver Team Car Time 1 MCO Rallye Monte Carlo(21–27 January) 30 stages722 kmTarmac1FRG Walter RöhrlFRG Christian GeistdörferFRG Audi SportAudi Quattro A28:52:292SWE Stig BlomqvistSWE Björn CederbergFRG Audi SportAudi Quattro A28:53:423FIN Hannu MikkolaSWE Arne HertzFRG Audi SportAudi Quattro A29:05:09 2 SWE Swedish RallyEvent not included in the Manufacturers' Championship(10–12 February) 27 stages450 kmSnow/Ice1SWE Stig BlomqvistSWE Björn CederbergFRG Audi SportAudi Quattro A24:16:452FRA Michèle MoutonITA Fabrizia PonsFRG Audi SportAudi Quattro A24:24:123SWE Per EklundGBR Dave WhittockFRG Audi SportAudi Quattro A24:33:27 3 PRT Rallye de Portugal(6–11 March) 45 stages684 kmGravel/Tarmac1FIN Hannu MikkolaSWE Arne HertzFRG Audi SportAudi Quattro A27:35:322FIN Markku AlénFIN Ilkka KivimäkiITA Martini RacingLancia Rally 037 evo7:35:593ITA Attilio BettegaITA Maurizio PerissinotITA Martini RacingLancia Rally 037 evo7:58:21 4 KEN Safari Rally(19–23 April) 105 controls5254 kmGravel1SWE Björn WaldegårdSWE Hans ThorszeliusJPN Toyota Team EuropeToyota Celica TCT+2:02 pen2FIN Rauno AaltonenKEN Lofty DrewsFRG Opel Euro TeamOpel Manta 400+2:13 pen3FIN Hannu MikkolaSWE Arne HertzFRG Audi SportAudi Quattro A2+2:25 pen 5 FRA Tour de Corse(3–5 May) 30 stages1119 kmTarmac1FIN Markku AlénFIN Ilkka KivimäkiITA Martini RacingLancia Rally 037 evo13:24:562ITA Miki BiasionITA Tiziano SivieroITA Jolly ClubLancia Rally 037 evo13:29:113FRA Jean RagnottiFRA Pierre ThimonierFRA Renault ElfRenault 5 Turbo13:33:16 6 GRC Acropolis Rally(28–31 May) 47 stages830 kmGravel1SWE Stig BlomqvistSWE Björn CederbergFRG Audi SportAudi Quattro A210:41:512FIN Hannu MikkolaSWE Arne HertzFRG Audi SportAudi Quattro A210:44:583FIN Markku AlénFIN Ilkka KivimäkiITA Martini RacingLancia Rally 037 evo10:56:01 7 NZL Rally New Zealand(23–26 June) 45 stages1044 kmGravel1SWE Stig BlomqvistSWE Björn CederbergFRG Audi SportAudi Quattro A210:40:412FIN Markku AlénFIN Ilkka KivimäkiITA Martini RacingLancia Rally 037 evo10:45:283FIN Hannu MikkolaSWE Arne HertzFRG Audi SportAudi Quattro A210:48:10 8 ARG Rally Argentina(27 July – 1 August) 23 stages948 kmGravel1SWE Stig BlomqvistSWE Björn CederbergFRG Audi SportAudi Quattro A210:33:382FIN Hannu MikkolaSWE Arne HertzFRG Audi SportAudi Quattro A210:36:543ARG Jorge RecaldeARG Jorge del BounoFRG Audi SportAudi Quattro A210:38:48 9 FIN 1000 Lakes Rally(24–26 August) 50 stages457 kmGravel1FIN Ari VatanenGBR Terry HarrymanFRA Peugeot Talbot SportPeugeot 205 Turbo 164:07:272FIN Markku AlénFIN Ilkka KivimäkiITA Martini RacingLancia Rally 037 evo4:08:263FIN Henri ToivonenFIN Juha PiironenITA Martini RacingLancia Rally 037 evo4:10:19 10 ITA Rallye Sanremo(30 September – 5 October) 46 stages777 kmGravel/Tarmac1FIN Ari VatanenGBR Terry HarrymanFRA Peugeot Talbot SportPeugeot 205 Turbo 168:44:342ITA Attilio BettegaITA Maurizio PerissinotITA Martini RacingLancia Rally 037 evo8:50:013ITA Miki BiasionITA Tiziano SivieroITA Jolly ClubLancia Rally 037 evo8:53:58 11 Ivory Coast Rallye Côte d'Ivoire(31 October – 5 November) 46 controls4012 kmGravel1SWE Stig BlomqvistSWE Björn CederbergFRG Audi SportAudi Sport Quattro+5:24 pen2FIN Hannu MikkolaSWE Arne HertzFRG Audi SportAudi Quattro A2+5:46 pen3KEN Shekhar MehtaKEN Yvonne MehtaJPN Team Nissan EuropeNissan 240RS+6:28 pen 12 GBR RAC Rally(November 25–29) 56 stages863 kmGravel/Tarmac1FIN Ari VatanenGBR Terry HarrymanFRA Peugeot Talbot SportPeugeot 205 Turbo 169:19:482FIN Hannu MikkolaSWE Arne HertzFRG Audi SportAudi Quattro A29:20:293SWE Per EklundGBR Dave WhittockJPN Toyota Team EuropeToyota Celica TCT9:37:07 Standings Drivers' championship Rank Driver Event Totalpoints MCOMON SWESWE PRTPOR KENKEN FRAFRA GRCGRC NZLNZL ARGARG FINFIN ITAITA Ivory CoastCIV GBRGBR 1 SWE Stig Blomqvist 15 20 0 0 (8) 20 20 20 10 0 20 0 125 2 FIN Hannu Mikkola 12 – 20 12 – 15 (12) 15 0 – 15 15 104 3 FIN Markku Alén 3 – 15 10 20 12 15 – 15 0 – – 90 4 FIN Ari Vatanen – – – – 0 0 – – 20 20 – 20 60 5 ITA Attilio Bettega 8 – 12 – 4 10 – – – 15 – – 49 6 ITA Miki Biasion 6 – 10 – 15 0 – – – 12 – – 43 7 SWE Per Eklund – 12 – 0 – – – – 6 – – 12 30 8 SWE Björn Waldegård – – 0 20 – – 8 – 0 – – 0 28 9 KEN Shekhar Mehta 0 – – 8 – 4 – – – – 12 3 27 10 FIN Timo Salonen 1 – – 4 – 6 10 – – – – 6 27 11 FRG Walter Röhrl 20 – 6 – 0 0 0 – – 0 – – 26 12 FRA Michèle Mouton – 15 – 0 – 0 – – 0 – – 10 25 13 FRA Jean Ragnotti – – 8 – 12 – – – – – – – 20 14 FRA Jean-Pierre Nicolas – – – – 10 0 – – – 8 – – 18 15 FIN Rauno Aaltonen – – – 15 – – – – – – – – 15 16 ARG Jorge Recalde – – – – – – - 12 – – – – 12 FIN Henri Toivonen – – 0 – – 0 – – 12 – – – 18 SWE Kalle Grundel 2 0 4 – – – – – 0 6 – 0 12 19 FRA Jean-Luc Thérier 10 – – – – – – – – – – – 10 SWE Mats Jonsson – 10 – – – – – – – – – 0 ARG Mario Stillo – – – – – – – 10 – – – – ITA Fabrizio Tabaton – – – – – – – – – 10 – – FRA Alain Ambrosino – – – – – – – – – – 10 – 24 SWE Lars-Erik Torph – 8 – – – – – – – – – 0 8 USA John Buffum – – – – 8 – – – – – – 0 JPN Yasuhiro Iwase – – – – – – 8 – – – – – FIN Juha Kankkunen – – 0 – – – 0 – 8 – – 0 KEN David Horsey – – – – – – – – – – 8 – GBR Russell Brookes – – – – – – – – – – – 8 30 SWE Björn Johansson – 6 – – – – – – – – – – 6 KEN Vic Preston, Jr. – – – 6 – – – – – – – – FRA Jean-Claude Andruet 0 – – – 6 – – – – – – – NZL Reg Cook – – – – – – 6 – – – – – ARG Miguel Torrás – – – – – – – 6 – – – – FRA Patrick Tauziac – – – – – – – – – – 6 – 36 FRA Bernard Darniche 4 – – – 0 – – – – – – – 4 SWE Kenneth Eriksson – 4 – – – – – – – – – 0 NZL Malcolm Stewart – – – – – – 4 – – – – – ARG Carlos Bassi – – – – – – – 4 – – – – FIN Erkki Pitkänen – – 0 – – – – – 4 – – – SMR Massimo Ercolani – – – – – – – – – 4 – – GBR Jimmy McRae – – – – – – – – – – – 4 43 SWE Stig Andervang – 3 – – – – – – – – – 0 3 PRT Jorge Ortigão – – 3 – – – – – – – – – AUT Franz Wittmann – – – 3 – – 0 – – – – – FRA François Chatriot 0 – – – 3 – – – – – – – GRC Iórgos Moschous – – – – – 3 – – – – – – NZL 'Possum' Bourne – – – – – – 3 – – – – – ARG Hugo Hernández – – – – – – – 3 – – – – FRA Bruno Saby 0 – – – 0 – – – 3 – – 0 AUT Gerhard Kalnay – – – – – – – – – 3 – – 52 JPN Yoshio Iwashita – – – 2 – 1 – – – – – – 3 53 SWE Gunnar Pettersson – 2 – – – – – – – – – – 2 FRA Christian Dorche 0 – 2 – – – – – – – – – FRA Guy Fréquelin – – – 0 2 – – – – – – – FRG Achim Warmbold 0 – – – – 2 – – – – – – NZL Tony Teesdale – – – – – – 2 – – – – – ARG Monnenmacher Pérez – – – – – – – 2 – – – – FIN Jouko Pöysti – – – – – – – – 2 – – 0 ITA Michele Rayneri – – – – – – – – – 2 – – GBR Bertie Fisher – – – – – – – – – – – 262 SWE Jerry Åhlin – 1 – – – – – – – – – 0 1 GBR Russell Gooding – – 1 – – – – – – – – 0 KEN Basil Criticos – – – 1 – – – – – – – – FRA Yves Loubet 0 – – – 1 – – – – – – – NZL Blair Robson – – – – – – 1 – – – – – ARG Walter d'Agostini – – – – – – – 1 – – – – FIN Kalevi Aho – – – – – – – – 1 – – – AUT Werner Grissmann – – 0 – – – – – – 1 – – SWE Mikael Ericsson – 0 – – – – – – 0 – – 1 Manufacturers' championship Rank Manufacturers Event Totalpoints MCOMON PRTPOR KENKEN FRAFRA GRCGRC NZLNZL ARGARG FINFIN ITAITA GBRGBR 1FRG Audi 18 18 14 (10) 18 18 18 – – 16 120 2ITA Lancia (10) 16 12 18 14 16 – 16 16 – 108 3FRA Peugeot – – – 12 – – 8 18 18 18 74 4JPN Toyota – 10 18 – – 10 – 10 – 14 62 5FRA Renault 12 10 – 14 – – 15 4 – – 55 6FRG Opel – – 16 2 – – 11 2 7 10 48 7JPN Nissan 2 – 10 – 8 12 – 6 – 8 46 8FRG Volkswagen 9 12 – – – – – – 13 – 34 9JPN Subaru – – – – – 11 – – – – 11 10ITA Alfa Romeo – – – 9 – – – – – – 9ITA Fiat – – – – – – – – 9 – 9 12USA Ford – – – – – 6 – – – – 6 13FRA Citroën – 4 – – – – – – – – 4 14GBR Vauxhall – 2 – – – – – – – – 2JPN Mazda – – – – 2 – – – – – 2JPN Mitsubishi – – – – – 2 – – – – 2 Pointscoring systems Drivers' championship Points awarded by finish 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 20 15 12 10 8 6 4 3 2 1 Manufacturers' championship Overallfinish Group finish 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 18 – – – – – – – – – 2 17 16 – – – – – – – – 3 16 15 14 – – – – – – – 4 15 14 13 12 – – – – – – 5 14 13 12 11 10 – – – – – 6 13 12 11 10 9 8 – – – – 7 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 – – – 8 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 – – 9 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 – 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 References 30em External links FIA World Rally Championship 1984 at ewrc-results.com World Rally Championship Category:World Rally Championship seasons