iche le ▁Al bor eto ▁and ▁Ric c ardo ▁Pat res e ▁finished ▁fourth . ▁ ▁L ancia ▁chose ▁not ▁to ▁particip ate ▁in ▁the ▁World ▁Sport scar ▁event ▁in ▁Japan , ▁instead ▁running ▁the ▁European ▁End urance ▁event ▁at ▁Im ola . ▁ ▁The ▁choice ▁paid ▁off ▁as ▁Te o ▁Fab i ▁and ▁Hans ▁He yer ▁earned ▁the ▁L C 2 ▁its ▁first ▁victory , ▁although ▁the ▁factory ▁Por sche ▁team ▁had ▁not ▁participated ▁in ▁this ▁event . ▁ ▁L ancia ▁finished ▁off ▁the ▁season ▁with ▁back - to - back ▁second - place ▁finish es ▁at ▁M ug ello ▁and ▁K yal ami . ▁ ▁Even ▁with ▁their ▁difficulties ▁L ancia ▁took ▁second ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁World ▁Con struct ors ▁Championship , ▁although ▁they ▁earned ▁only ▁ 3 2 ▁points ▁to ▁Por sche ' s ▁ 1 0 0 . ▁▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁ ▁The ▁re vised ▁L C 2 s ▁appeared ▁once ▁again ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 0 0 0 ▁km ▁of ▁Mon za ▁to ▁start ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁season , ▁with ▁susp ension ▁red es igned ▁to ▁work ▁with ▁the ▁Dun lop ▁ty res . ▁L ancia ▁opened ▁the ▁season ▁with ▁a ▁pod ium ▁finish , ▁followed ▁by ▁another ▁pole ▁position ▁on ▁the ▁fast ▁Silver stone ▁Circ uit ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 0 0 0 ▁km ▁of ▁Silver stone ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁fourth - place ▁finish . ▁For ▁the ▁ 2 4 ▁H ours ▁of ▁Le ▁Mans , ▁both ▁cars ▁qualified ▁on ▁the ▁front