Niki Lauda wins the F1 world championship as the TAG-Porsche-powered McLaren dominates • F1 refuelling banned and fuel tank capacity made smaller bringing strategy and turbo boost management to the fore • AUTOSPORT's technical editor John Bolster dies at the age of 73 • F1 rookie Ayrton Senna nearly wins rain-soaked Monaco Grand Prix as Stefen Bellof also stars for Tyrrell • The vastly shortened Nurburgring returns to F1 • Phillipe Streiff wins final open-chassis Formula 2 race at Brands Hatch, Mike Thackwell crowned champion for Ralt • Martin Brundle loses brilliant second place at Detroit when Tyrrell is thrown out of F1 world championship for an alleged infringement • Klaus Ludwig and Henri Pescarolo help Joest beat the factory Porsches at Le Mans • Mario Andretti takes his sole IndyCar title as Rick Mears wins his second Indy 500 • Stig Blomqvist becomes WRC king as Audi finally lands the manufacturers' crown
1984
Niki Lauda secures his third and final F1 crown by half a point from Alain Prost
Mario Andretti (#3) wins the IndyCar title, 15 years after winning the Indianapolis 500
Brands Hatch hosts the last race of the European Formula 2 Championship
Klaus Ludwig and Henri Pescarolo score the first of the Joest team's nine Le Mans 24 Hours victories
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