The 1984 South African motorcycle Grand Prix was the first round of the 1984 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 22–24 March 1984 at the Kyalami circuit.
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| Race 1 of 12 races in the 1984 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | 24 March 1984 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Official name | Technics Motorcycle Grand Prix[1][2][3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Kyalami | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Classification
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edit| Pos. | Rider | Team | Manufacturer | Time/Retired | Points | ||
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| 1 |  Eddie Lawson
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Team Marlboro Agostini | Yamaha | 53'22.400 | 15 | ||
| 2 |  Raymond Roche
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Honda Total | Honda | +12.600 | 12 | ||
| 3 |  Barry Sheene
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Heron Suzuki | Suzuki | +12.900 | 10 | ||
| 4 |  Didier de Radiguès
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Team Elf Chevallier Johnson | Chevallier-Honda | +35.800 | 8 | ||
| 5 | Sergio Pellandini
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Honda | +1'03.800 | 6 | |||
| 6 |  Massimo Broccoli
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Honda | +1'29.600 | 5 | |||
| 7 |  Boet van Dulmen
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Suzuki | +1 lap | 4 | |||
| 8 | Christian Le Liard
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Team Elf Chevallier Johnson | Chevallier-Honda | +1 lap | 3 | ||
| 9 | Christophe Guyot
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Honda | +1 lap | 2 | |||
| 10 |  Brett Hudson
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Romer Racing Suisse | Honda | +2 laps | 1 | ||
| 11 |  Reinhold Roth
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Romer Racing Suisse | Honda | +4 laps | |||
| 12 |  Dimitris Papandreou
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Yamaha | +6 laps | ||||
| 13 | Klaus Klein
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Dieter Braun Team | Suzuki | +7 laps | |||
| Ret | Marco Lucchinelli
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Cagiva Motor Italia | Cagiva | Retired | |||
| Ret | Ron Haslam
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Honda Racing Corporation | Honda | Accident | |||
| Ret | Franco Uncini
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HB Suzuki GP Team | Suzuki | Retired | |||
| Ret | Virginio Ferrari
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Team Marlboro Agostini | Yamaha | Retired | |||
| Ret | Gustav Reiner
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Olymp-Hemden Racing | Honda | Retired | |||
| DNS | Freddie Spencer
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Honda Racing Corporation | Honda | Did not start | |||
| Sources: [4][5] | |||||||
References
edit- ^ "Grand Prix uitslagen en bijzonderheden 1984". 25 July 2015. Archived from the original on 25 July 2015.
- ^ Mitchell, Malcolm. "1984 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.
- ^ Mitchell, Malcolm. "Kyalami - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.
- ^ "1984 South African MotoGP". 13 June 2017.
- ^ "motogp.com · SOUTH AFRICAN GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 1984". www.motogp.com.