1984 Australian Grand Prix
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Formula Mondial race | |||
| Date | 18 November 1984 | ||
| Official name | XLIX Dunlop Tyres Australian Grand Prix | ||
| Location | Calder Park Raceway, Melbourne, Victoria | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 1.609 km (1.000 mi) | ||
| Distance | 100 laps, 160.9 km (100 mi) | ||
| Weather | Sunny | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Ralt-Ford | ||
| Time | 0'40.45 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Niki Lauda
|
Ralt-Ford | |
| Time | 0'41.27 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Ralt-Ford | ||
| Second | Ralt-Ford | ||
| Third | Ralt-Ford | ||
The 1984 Australian Grand Prix was a race for Formula Mondial racing cars, held at Calder Park Raceway in Victoria, Australia on 18 November 1984. It was contested over a distance of 160.9 km (100 laps x 1.609 km) or an even 100 miles.
The race was the forty ninth Australian Grand Prix, the fifth to be held at Calder and the fourth to be held specifically for Formula Pacific / Formula Mondial racing cars. It was the last Australian Grand Prix to be held prior to the race becoming a round of the Formula One World Championship the following year.
The race was won by Brazilian driver Roberto Moreno, his third win during the four years in which the Grand Prix was held for the Formula Pacific / Formula Mondial category. While Formula Mondial would continue as the premier Australian open-wheel racing category for another two years, and would not be completely replaced until the creation of Formula Holden in 1989, this was the last year it would be associated with the Australian Grand Prix as the race was granted Formula One World Championship status from 1985 and would be contested only by Formula One cars. In many ways Australian domestic open-wheel racing would be deprived of a signature race by the arrival of Formula One, a situation that continues as of 2015.
The trend of the race organiser Bob Jane of importing overseas star racers (mostly Formula One drivers) continued. In addition to Moreno the starters for the 1984 race included 1975, 1977 and 1984 World Champion Niki Lauda, 1982 World Champion Keke Rosberg, and Ligier Formula One drivers Andrea de Cesaris and François Hesnault.
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