The 1984 All Japan Endurance Championship was the second season of the All Japan Sports Prototype Championship. The 1984 champion was the Auto Beaurex Motorsport Lotec M1C-BMW driven by Naoki Nagasaka.

Entry list

C/B

Team Make Car Engine No. Drivers Tyre Rounds
Trust Racing Team Porsche Porsche 956B Porsche 935/79 2.6 L Twin Turbo F6 1 Australia Vern Schuppan D 1, 3–4
Japan Yoshimi Katayama 1, 3
Germany Hans-Joachim Stuck 4
Alpha Cubic Racing Team MCS MCS Guppy BMW M12/7 2.0 L I4 2 Japan Noritake Takahara B 1, 3–4
Japan Chiyomi Totani 1, 3–4
From A Racing Porsche Porsche 956B Porsche 935/79 2.6 L Twin Turbo F6 3 Japan Jiro Yoneyama D 3–4
Japan Chikage Oguchi 3–4
Setrab Racing by Yours Mazda Mazda 717C Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor 7 Japan Takashi Yorino D 1–2
Japan Hideki Okada 1–2
Mazda 727C Japan Takashi Yorino 3
Japan Hideki Okada 3
85 Japan Hideki Okada 4
Japan Masatomo Shimizu 4
Japan Tomohiko Tsutsumi 4
Hasemi Motorsport Nissan Nissan Skyline Turbo C Nissan LZ20B 2.1 L Turbo I4 11 Japan Masahiro Hasemi D 3–4
Japan Kenji Tohira 3–4
Japan Yoshiyasu Tachi 3
Panasport Japan Nissan Nissan Panasport Turbo C Nissan LZ20B 2.1 L Turbo I4 12 Japan Keiji Matsumoto B 1, 3–4
Japan Kenji Takahashi 1
Japan Osamu Nakako 3–4
Mazdaspeed March March 84G Mazda RE13B 1.3 L Twin Turbo 2-rotor 17 Japan Yoshimi Katayama D 4
Japan Takashi Yorino 4
Mazda Mazda 727C Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor 86 Japan Takashi Yorino 1, 4
Republic of Ireland David Kennedy 4
87 Republic of Ireland David Kennedy 4
Belgium Jean-Michel Martin 4
ADVAN Nova Porsche Porsche 956B Porsche 935/79 2.6 L Twin Turbo F6 18 Japan Kunimitsu Takahashi Y 3–4
Japan Kenji Takahashi 3–4
United Kingdom Geoff Lees 3–4
Central 20 Racing Team Nissan Nissan Fairlady Z Turbo C Nissan LZ20B 2.1 L Twin Turbo I4 20 Japan Haruhito Yanagida D 1, 3–4
Japan Takao Wada 1, 3–4
Japan Tomohiko Tsutsumi 3
Hoshino Racing Nissan Nissan Silvia Turbo C Nissan LZ20B 2.1 L Turbo I4 23 Japan Kazuyoshi Hoshino B 1, 3–4
Japan Akira Hagiwara 1, 3–4
Autobacs Racing with Uchida Dome Dome RC83 i Ford DFL 4.0 L V8 28 Sweden Eje Elgh D 1
Sweden Stanley Dickens 1
Japan Aguri Suzuki 3–4
Japan Kaoru Hoshino 3
Japan Shinji Uchida 3
United Kingdom Rupert Keegan 4
Team Taku[N 1] MCS MCS Guppy Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor 31 Japan Taku Akaike B 2–3
Japan Toru Shimegi 2–3
XEBEC Motorsport Division Dome Dome RC83 Toyota 4T-GT 2.1 L Turbo I4 35 Japan Kiyoshi Misaki B 4
Japan Kaoru Hoshino 4
Japan Hikaru Hagiwara 4
TOM'S Toyota TOM'S 84C Toyota 4T-GT 2.1 L Turbo I4 36 Japan Satoru Nakajima B 4
Japan Keiji Matsumoto 4
Japan Masanori Sekiya 4
Team Ikuzawa Toyota TOM'S 84C Toyota 4T-GT 2.1 L Turbo I4 37 United Kingdom Tiff Needell D 4
United Kingdom James Weaver 4
Dome Motorsport Toyota TOM'S 84C Toyota 4T-GT 2.1 L Turbo I4 38 Sweden Eje Elgh D 3–4
Sweden Stanley Dickens 3
Japan Masanori Sekiya 4
Auto Beaurex Motorsport[N 2] Lotec Lotec M1C BMW M88 3.5 L I6 62 Japan Naoki Nagasaka D All
Japan Keiichi Suzuki All
Mishima Auto MCS MCS Guppy BMW M12/7 2.0 L I4 74 Japan Toru Sawada D 4
Japan Kaneyuki Okamoto 4
Team Iwaki MCS MCS Guppy Toyota 18R-G 2.0 L I4 78 Japan Koichi Iwaki D 4
Japan Masakazu Nakamura 4
Japan Takashi Tosa 4

A/GTX

Team Make Car Engine No. Drivers Tyre Rounds
Mecca West West 83S Subaru EA81 1.8 L F4 2 Japan Makoto Kaneko D 2
Japan Satoshi Ikezawa 2
Japan Matsuo Nakayama 2
Auto Kamida West West 83S-II Honda EN1 1.3 L I4 3 Japan Seiji Omura D 1–2
Japan Masaharu Kinoshita 1–2
Horii Racing West West 83S-II Subaru EA81 1.8 L F4 5 Japan Nobuyoshi Horii D 1
Japan Hajime Kajiwara 1
38 Japan Nobuyoshi Horii 3
Japan Osamu Nakajima 3
Shinryo Yonesaka West West 83S-II Mitsubishi 4G63 2.0 L I4 6 Japan Akihiro Matsuda D 1
Japan Michiko Hashimoto 1
TRS Itabashi Mazda Mazda RX-7 825 Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor 6 Japan Tsutomu Itabashi D 2
Japan Yoshimasa Matsumoto 2
Japan Kenichi Kaneko 2
Target Oil Manatee Manatee Mk.IV Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor 7 Japan Masuo Takada Y 1
Japan Hitoshi Tomita 1
Yours Sport Mazda Mazda RX-7 254 Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor 8 Japan Yoshimasa Fujiwara D 3
Japan Masahiro Shimada 3
9 Japan Hironobu Tatsumi 1
Japan Sadafumi Nakajima 1
TOM'S Toyota Toyota Celica LB Turbo Toyota 18R-G 2.1 L Turbo I4 9 Japan Satoru Nakajima B 2
Japan Masanori Sekiya 2
Toyota Corolla Levin Toyota 4A 1.6 L I4 26 Japan Masami Takagi 3
Hong Kong Peter Chau 3
Japan Masami Ishikawa 3
Hajime Oshiro Manatee Manatee Mk.IV Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor 10 Japan Hajime Oshiro D 3
Japan Eiji Yamada 3
Japan Hideshi Matsuda 3
AMRC Miyakoya Mazda Mazda RX-7 253 Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor 11 Japan Masahiro Kimoto D 1
Japan Yasuhiro Isozaki 1
Daimyojin West West 83S-II Subaru EA81 1.8 L F4 14 Japan Keiichi Mizutani D 1
Japan Hiroyuki Kondo 1
Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor 33 Japan Keiichi Mizutani 3
Japan Masato Kito 3
Japan Hiroyuki Kondo 3
Valvoline Manatee Manatee Mk.IV Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor 14 Japan Tetsuya Kasai D 3
Japan Shigeki Matsui 3
Japan Koichi Tahara 3
Capris Enterprise Mazda Mazda RX-7 253 Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor 15 Japan Kazuyoshi Sakamoto D 1
Japan Hiroshi Noda 1
Kansai Jukosha West West 83S-II Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor 16 Japan Hideki Ogawa D 1, 3
Japan Shuji Fujii 1, 3
Japan Kenji Iya 3
76 Japan Hideki Ogawa 2
Japan Shuji Fujii 2
From A Racing Mazda Mazda RX-7 254 Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor 17 Japan Jiro Yoneyama D 1
Japan Chikage Oguchi 1
Car Shop Kakogawa Nissan Nissan Sunny Nissan A12 1.3 L I4 18 Japan Kiyotaka Nonomura D 1
Japan Mitsuo Yamamoto 1
39 Japan Kiyotaka Nonomura 2
Japan Mitsuo Yamamoto 2
Norikura Mazda Mazda RX-7 254 Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor 18 Japan Yoshimasa Fujiwara D 2
Japan Masahiro Shimada 2
Racing Service Showa Nissan Nissan Sunny Nissan A12 1.3 L I4 21 Japan Naoki Wakasugi D 1
Japan Teruki Koshino 1
Manatee Manatee Mk.IV Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor 35 Japan Teruki Koshino 3
Japan Koji Sato 3
Japan Yukinobu Mizutani 3
Trust Racing Team Toyota Toyota Celica LB Turbo Toyota 18R-G 2.1 L Turbo I4 21 Japan Ryusaku Hitomi D 3
Japan Mitsutake Koma 3
OlonaminC Mazda Mazda RX-7 254 Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor 22 Japan Yoshimasa Fujiwara D 1
Japan Masahiro Shimada 1
THK Bearing West West 83S-II Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor 22 Japan Fumiko Shinoda D 3
Japan Shigehito Hirabayashi 3
Cockpit Inazawa Manatee Manatee Mk.IV Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor 24 Japan Takayoshi Fukaya B 1
Japan Koji Sato 1
Fuminori Shimogishi Mazda Mazda RX-7 253 Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor 25 Japan Fuminori Shimogishi D 3
Japan Zenkichi Maruko 3
Japan Kozo Kamata 3
Mariko Racing Team West West 83S-II Subaru EA81 1.8 L F4 27 Japan Junichi Ikura D 1–2
Japan Yukio Mihagawa 1–2
Jonian Ogawa Nissan Nissan Sunny Nissan A12 1.3 L I4 29 Japan Hideki Iida D 3
Japan Taido Hashimoto 3
Japan Yoshinori Sakurai 3
Hiro Racing Hiro Hiro HRS-1 Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor 30 Japan Masashi Kitagawa D 3
Japan Kozo Okumura 3
Hiro & OOE Toyota Toyota Starlet Toyota 4K-E 1.3 L I4 31 Japan Yoshimasa Nakamura Y 1
Japan Kazuya Nishiyama 1
Oguri Tekko Nissan Nissan Sunny Nissan A12 1.3 L I4 32 Japan Koichi Nishikawa D 3
Japan Yasumi Fukao 3
Taku Mazda Mazda RX-7 253 Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor 34 Japan Kaoru Iida D 2
Japan Koichi Iwaki 2
Desbea Mazda Mazda RX-7 825 Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor 36 Japan Masahiro Kimoto D 3
Japan Norimasa Sakamoto 3
Reconte Manatee Manatee Mk.IV Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor 41 Japan Tetsuya Kasai D 1
Japan Ikuji Yamamoto 1
Geka Mazda Mazda RX-7 253 Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor 41 Japan Motozo Fujikawa Y 2
Japan Tatsuki Yoshioka 2
Japan Kazuyuki Yoshizaki 2
Toda Toso Nissan Nissan Sunny Nissan A12 1.3 L I4 44 Japan Katsuhisa Toda D 1, 3
Japan Toyoaki Iwata 1, 3
First Morlding Collage Collage FM45 Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor 45 Japan Makio Nonaka D 1, 3
Japan Masuo Takada 3
Meiwa MSC Honda Honda Ballade Sports CR-X Honda D16A 1.6 L I4 67 Japan Tsuguo Ohba B 3
Japan Masami Fujita 3
Japan Katsuaki Sato 3
Team Yamato Honda Honda Civic Honda EN1 1.3 L I4 68 Japan Ken Mizokawa B 1, 3
Japan Katsuaki Sato 1
Japan Yoshimi Watanabe 3
Japan Hiroyuki Makino 3
Watanabe Jidosha Toyota Toyota Starlet Toyota 4K-E 1.3 L I4 69 Japan Satoshi Fujita D 1, 3
Japan Toshio Fujimura 1, 3
Setrab Racing by Yours West West 83S-II Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor 77 Japan Shigeharu Kumakura D 3
Japan Toru Hirano 3
Japan Masako Fujikawa 3
NEF BMW BMW 320i BMW S14 2.0 L I4 80 Hong Kong Adrian Fu D 3
Hong Kong Michael Liu 3
France Daniel Latour 3
Top Fuel Racing Mazda Mazda RX-7 845 Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor 88 Japan Hironobu Tatsumi B 3
Japan Mutsuo Kazama 3
138 Japan Hironobu Tatsumi 4
Japan Mutsuo Kazama 4
Japan Yoshiyuki Ogura 4
Top Racing Honda Honda Prelude Honda B20A 2.0 L I4 96 Japan Hideki Ahara D 1, 3
Japan Tamotsu Tomimatsu 1, 3
Japan Nobuyoshi Kishimoto 3
Meiju Sport Mazda Mazda RX-7 254i Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor 135 Japan Akio Morimoto B 4
Japan Seiichi Okada 4
Japan Fuminori Shimogishi 4
Mazda Sport Car Club Mazda Mazda RX-7 254i Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor 137 Japan Iwao Sugai D 4
Japan Hiroshi Sugai 4

Schedule

All races were held in Japan.

Round Race Circuit Date
1 International Suzuka 500 km Suzuka Circuit 1 April
2 RRC Tsukuba 4 Hours Tsukuba Circuit 1 July
3 International Suzuka 1000 km Suzuka Circuit 30 August
4 WEC-Japan Fuji Speedway 30 September

Season results

Season results are as follows:[1]

Round Circuit Winning Team
Winning Drivers
1 Suzuka Circuit #1 Trust Racing Team [ja] Porsche 956
Australia Vern Schuppan
Japan Yoshimi Katayama
2 Tsukuba Circuit #33 Team Taku Mazda 83C
Japan Taku Akikake
Japan Toru Shimegi
3 Suzuka Circuit
Report 		#19 Team Nova Porsche 956
United Kingdom Geoff Lees
Japan Kunimitsu Takahashi
Japan Kenji Takahashi
4 Mt. Fuji
Report 		#2 Rothmans Porsche 956
United Kingdom John Watson
Germany Stefan Bellof

Point Ranking

Drivers

Rank Drivers Number/Team Points Wins
1 Japan Naoki Nagasaka #10 Auto Beaurex Motorsport Lotec M1C-BMW
#62 Auto Beaurex Motorsport Lotec M1C-BMW
#84 Auto Beaurex Motorsport Lotec M1C-BMW 		48 0
2 Japan Keiichi Suzuki 48 0
3 Australia Vern Schuppan #1 Trust Racing Team [ja] Porsche 956
#60 Trust Racing Team Porsche 956 		47 1
4 Japan Yoshimi Katayama #1 Trust Racing Team [ja] Porsche 956
#17 Mazdaspeed March 84G 		35 1
5 Japan Toru Shimegi #33 Team Taku Mazda 83C
#31 Team Taku Mazda 83C
#83 Shimegi Raing Team Mazda 83C 		33 1

Notes

  1. ^ Competed as #33 in Rd. 2
  2. ^ Competed as #10 from Rd. 1–2

References

  1. ^ "JSPC 1984". Archived from the original on 15 November 2009.

External links

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