1984 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix

The 1984 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix was the ninth round of the 1984 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 6–8 July 1984 at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps. The race was marred by the fatal accident of rider Kevin Wrettom in practice leading up to the race.

  1984 Belgian Grand Prix
Race details
Race 9 of 12 races in the
1984 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date8 July 1984
Official nameJohnson GP of Belgium[1][2][3]
LocationCircuit de Spa-Francorchamps
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 6.940 km (4.312 mi)
500 cc
Pole position
Rider Freddie Spencer
Time 2:31.660
Fastest lap
Rider Unknown
Podium
First Freddie Spencer
Second Randy Mamola
Third Raymond Roche
250 cc
Pole position
Rider Manfred Herweh
Time 2:39.550
Fastest lap
Rider Unknown
Podium
First Manfred Herweh
Second Sito Pons
Third Christian Sarron
125 cc
Pole position
Rider No 125cc race was held
Fastest lap
Rider No 125cc race was held
Podium
First No 125cc race was held
Second No 125cc race was held
Third No 125cc race was held
80 cc
Pole position
Rider Stefan Dörflinger
Time 2:55.840
Fastest lap
Rider Unknown
Podium
First Stefan Dörflinger
Second Jorge Martínez
Third Hans Spaan

Classification

500 cc
Pos. Rider Team Manufacturer Time/Retired Points
1 Freddie Spencer Honda Racing Corporation Honda 51'33.170 15
2 Randy Mamola RM Promotions Honda +5.710 12
3 Raymond Roche Honda Total Honda +6.760 10
4 Eddie Lawson Marlboro Team Agostini Yamaha +20.250 8
5 Ron Haslam Honda Racing Corporation Honda +29.790 6
6 Tadahiko Taira Yamaha +58.610 5
7 Wayne Gardner Honda Britain Honda +1'20.380 4
8 Sergio Pellandini HB Suzuki GP Team Suzuki +1'22.170 3
9 Barry Sheene Heron Team Suzuki Suzuki +1'40.330 2
10 Gustav Reiner Olymp-Hemden Racing Honda +1'59.640 1
11 Walter Magliorati Suzuki +2'01.440
12 Franck Gross Honda +2'10.400
13 Wolfgang von Muralt Frankonia-Suzuki Suzuki +2'11.600
14 Dave Petersen Suzuki +2'20.100
15 Lorenzo Ghiselli Suzuki +2'30.030
16 Steve Parrish Yamaha +2'34.600
17 Eero Hyvärinen Suzuki +2'37.260
18 Fabio Biliotti Honda +1 lap
19 Mark Salle Suzuki +1 lap
20 Klaus Klein Dieter Braun Team Suzuki +1 lap
21 Børge Nielsen Suzuki +1 lap
22 Brett Hudson Romer Racing Suisse Honda +1 lap
Ret Hervé Moineau Cagiva Motor Italia Cagiva Retired
Ret Marco Gentile Yamaha Retired
Ret Reinhold Roth Romer Racing Suisse Honda Retired
Ret Louis-Luc Maisto Honda Retired
Ret Leandro Beccheroni Suzuki Retired
Ret Virginio Ferrari Marlboro Team Agostini Yamaha Accident
Ret Didier de Radiguès Team Elf Chevallier Johnson Honda Retired
Ret Keith Huewen David Attwood Honda Retired
Ret Massimo Broccoli Honda Retired
Ret Paul Lewis Suzuki Retired
Ret Rob Punt Suzuki Accident
Ret Henk van der Mark Honda Retired
Ret Boet van Dulmen Suzuki Retired
Ret Christian Le Liard Team Elf Chevallier Johnson Honda Retired
DNS Attilio Riondato Heron Team Suzuki Suzuki Did not start
DNS Kevin Wrettom Suzuki Fatal accident in practice
Sources: [4][5]

References
  1. "Grand Prix uitslagen en bijzonderheden 1984". Archive.li. Retrieved 2018-06-22.
  2. Mitchell, Malcolm. "1984 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". Progcovers.com. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  3. Mitchell, Malcolm. "Spa-Francorchamps - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". Progcovers.com.
  4. "1984 Belgian MotoGP". Motorsportmagazine.com. 9 October 2017.
  5. "BELGIUM GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 1984". Motogp.com.
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