1984 All Japan Endurance Championship

1984 All Japan Endurance Championship

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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

• For the WEC-Japan event, JSPC teams used different car numbers to avoid conflicts with the car numbers of the entrants of the World Sportscar Championship; each car's WEC-Japan race number is displayed in tooltips.

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

A/GTX

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

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

Point Ranking

Drivers

Rank	Drivers	Number/Team	Points	Wins
1	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	Keiichi Suzuki		48	0
3	Vern Schuppan	#1 Trust Racing Team Porsche 956 #60 Trust Racing Team Porsche 956	47	1
4	Yoshimi Katayama	#1 Trust Racing Team Porsche 956 #17 Mazdaspeed March 84G	35	1
5	Toru Shimegi	#33 Team Taku Mazda 83C #31 Team Taku Mazda 83C #83 Shimegi Raing Team Mazda 83C	33	1

External links

• 1984 全日本耐久レース選手権 (in Japanese)