1984 CART PPG Indy Car World Series
The 1984 CART PPG Indy Car World Series season, the sixth in the CART era of U.S. open-wheel racing, consisted of 16 races, beginning in Long Beach, California on March 31 and concluding in Las Vegas, Nevada on November 10. The PPG Indy Car World Series Drivers' Champion was Mario Andretti and the Indianapolis 500 winner was Rick Mears. Rookie of the Year was Roberto Guerrero. The 68th Indianapolis 500 was sanctioned by the USAC, but counted in the CART points standings.
1984 CART season | |
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PPG Indy Car World Series | |
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Season | |
Races | 16 |
Start date | March 31 |
End date | November 10 |
Awards | |
Drivers' champion | ![]() |
Constructors' Cup | ![]() |
Manufacturers' Cup | ![]() |
Nations' Cup | ![]() |
Rookie of the Year | ![]() |
Indianapolis 500 winner | ![]() |

Drivers and constructors
The following teams and drivers competed for the 1984 PPG Indy Car World Series. Number in parenthesis ( ) is the number used at Indianapolis only.
Season Summary
Schedule
O Oval/Speedway
R Dedicated road course
S Temporary street circuit
NC Non-championship event
*The Detroit News Grand Prix was scheduled to be held on September 23, but postponed a day by rain.
Race results
- Indianapolis was USAC-sanctioned but counted towards the CART title.
Drivers points standings
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Nation's Cup
Best result in each race counts towards the nation's cup.
Pos | Country | LGB | PIR1 | IND | MIL | POR | MEA | CLE | MIC1 | ROA | POC | MDO | SAN | MIC2 | PIR2 | LAG | LAS | Points |
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1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 351 |
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2 | 16 | 12 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 14 | Ret | Ret | 11 | Ret | 5 | 5 | 87 |
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Ret | Ret | 2 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 5 | 5 | 11 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 7 | 6 | 52 |
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Ret | DNQ | 10 | DNS | 7 | Ret | Ret | 11 | 7 | Ret | 11 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 42 |
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Ret | Ret | Ret | 12 | 3 | Ret | 13 | Ret | 10 | 6 | 8 | Ret | 31 | ||||
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5 | 12 | Ret | 7 | Ret | 4 | Ret | 12 | Ret | 30 | |||||||
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6 | 13 | DNQ | 6 | 15 | 9 | Ret | 8 | 9 | Ret | Ret | 30 | |||||
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7 | 15 | Ret | 4 | Ret | 6 | 17 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 26 | |||||
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4 | DNQ | Ret | Ret | 12 | ||||||||||||
10 | ![]() |
8 | 5 | |||||||||||||||
11 | ![]() |
Ret | Ret | Ret | 0 | |||||||||||||
12 | ![]() |
Ret | 0 | |||||||||||||||
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DNQ | - | |||||||||||||||
Pos | Country | LGB | PIR1 | IND | MIL | POR | MEA | CLE | MIC1 | ROA | POC | MDO | SAN | MIC2 | PIR2 | LAG | LAS | Points |
Driver Breakdown
Pos | Driver | Team | Starts | Wins | Podiums | Top 5s | Top 10s | Poles | Points |
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16 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 176 |
2 | ![]() |
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16 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 163 |
3 | ![]() |
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16 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 137 |
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16 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 110 |
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11 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 110 |
6 | ![]() |
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16 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 103 |
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16 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 102 |
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16 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 87 |
9 | ![]() |
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16 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 76 |
10 | ![]() |
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13 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 53 |
11 | ![]() |
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16 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 52 |
12 | ![]() |
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16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 44 |
13 | ![]() |
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14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 42 |
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13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 39 |
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9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 30 |
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9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 30 |
17 | ![]() |
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7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 28 |
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14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 28 |
19 | ![]() |
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11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 26 |
20 | ![]() |
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8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 24 |
21 | ![]() |
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5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 22 |
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6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 20 |
23 | ![]() |
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14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 |
24 | ![]() |
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9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 17 |
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7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 |
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14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 |
27 | ![]() |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
28 | ![]() |
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4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
29 | ![]() |
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6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
29 | ![]() |
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12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
31 | ![]() |
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5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
32 | ![]() |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
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2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
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5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
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13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
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4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
38 | ![]() |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
40 | ![]() |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
References
- Åberg, Andreas. "PPG Indy Car World Series 1984". Driver Database. Retrieved 2009-05-19.
- "1984 PPG Indy Car World Series". Champ Car Stats. Retrieved 2009-05-19.
- "Official Box Score: 68th Indianapolis 500-Mile Race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway". Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Retrieved 2009-05-19.
- "Standings after Las Vegas". Champ Car World Series. Archived from the original on 22 October 2008. Retrieved 2009-05-19.