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.
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
| Round | Date | Venue | City | Country | Winner (Div 1) | Winner (Div 2) |
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| 1 | April 8 | Nordring | Fuglau |  Austria
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 Egil Stenshagen
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Andy Bentza
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| 2 | May 13 | Ring Knutstorp | Kågeröd |  Sweden
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Anders Norstedt
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Walter Mayer
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| 3 | May 20 | Ahvenisto Race Circuit | Hämeenlinna |  Finland
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Lars Nyström
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Martin Schanche
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| 4 | June 24 | Circuit Copreco | St. Junien |  France
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Anders Norstedt
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Martin Schanche
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| 5 | August 12 | Glossocircuit | Arendonk |  Belgium
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Lars Nyström
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Martin Schanche
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| 6 | August 19 | Eurocircuit | Valkenswaard |  Netherlands
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Lars Nyström
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Martin Schanche
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| 7 | September 15 | Lydden Circuit | Wootton |  United Kingdom
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Håkan Ivarsson
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Seppo Niittymäki
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| 8 | September 15 | Estering | Buxtehude |  Germany
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Anders Norstedt
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Martin Schanche
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| 9 | October 7 | Lyngås Motorbane | Tranby i Lier | Norway
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Bjørn Skogstad
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Martin Schanche
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Standings
Div. 1
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Pts |
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| 1 | Anders Norstedt
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15 | 20 | 17 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 7.5 | 20 | 17 | 150.5 |
| 2 | Lars Nyström
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2 | 13 | 20 | 11 | 20 | 20 | 8.5 | 17 | 2 | 113.5 |
| 3 | Bjørn Skogstad
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6 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 96 |
| 4 | Ludvig Hunsbedt
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17 | 5 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 6.5 | 11 | 3 | 80.5 | |
| 5 | Håkan Ivarsson
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12 | 15 | 6 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 7 | 80 | ||
| 6 | Steinar Jøranli
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13 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 77 |
| 7 | Knut Boberg
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10 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 4 | 9 | 64.5 | |
| 8 | Erik Hansen
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12 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 57 | ||||
| 9 | Kai Viggo Brateng
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3 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 56 | |
| 10 | Nils-Tore Johnson
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11 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 4.5 | 12 | 6 | 53.5 |
Drivers
Div. 1
Div. 2
| Constructor | Car | No. | Driver |
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| Audi | Audi Quattro | 2 | Andy Bentza
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| 4 | Olle Arnesson
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| 6 | Walter Mayer
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| 10 | Terje Schie
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| 80 |  Dimi Mavropoulos
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| Ford | Ford Escort | 1 | Martin Schanche
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| 7 | Kjetil Bolneset
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| 22 | John Welch
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| 31 | Trevor Hopkins
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| Ford Capri | 23 | Tony Proctor
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| Ford Fiesta | 83 | Barry Hathaway
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| Porsche | Porsche 911 | 4 | Seppo Niittymäki
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| 5 | Rolf Nilsson
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| 8 | Matti Alamäki
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| 40 | Geir Asbjørnsen
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| 75 | Rob Gibson
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| Talbot-Matra | Talbot-Matra Murena | 44 | Luc Noyen
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References