1984 British Grand Prix

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1984 British Grand Prix
Race 10 of 16 in the 1984 Formula One World Championship
Brands Hatch 1976-1987.svg
Race details
Date22 July 1984
Official name XXXVII John Player British Grand Prix
Location Brands Hatch
Kent, Great Britain
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 4.207 km (2.614 miles)
Distance 71 (aggregated: 11 + 60) laps, 298.697 km (185.602 miles)
Scheduled distance 75 laps, 315.525 km (196.058 miles)
Pole position
Driver
 Brabham-BMW
Time 1:10.869
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of Austria.svg Niki Lauda McLaren-TAG
Time 1:13.191 on lap 57
Podium
First
 McLaren-TAG
Second
 Renault
Third
 Toleman-Hart
Lap leaders
  • 1984 British Grand Prix

The 1984 British Grand Prix (formally the XXXVII John Player British Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held at Brands Hatch, Kent, England on 22 July 1984. It was the tenth race of the 1984 Formula One World Championship.

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The 71-lap race was won by Austrian Niki Lauda, driving a McLaren-TAG, with local driver Derek Warwick second in a Renault and Brazilian Ayrton Senna third in a Toleman-Hart. Lauda's teammate Alain Prost retired shortly after half distance with a gearbox failure, enabling Lauda to reduce the Frenchman's lead in the Drivers' Championship to 1.5 points.

Report

Background

Going into the race, McLaren driver Alain Prost led the Drivers' Championship with 34.5 points. Teammate Niki Lauda was second on 24, closely followed by Lotus's Elio de Angelis on 23.5, Ferrari's René Arnoux on 22.5, Williams' Keke Rosberg on 20 and Brabham's Nelson Piquet on 18. McLaren led the Constructors' Championship with 58.5 points, comfortably ahead of Ferrari on 31.5, Lotus on 29.5, Williams on 24 and Brabham on 21.

Prior to the event, the FIA announced that the Tyrrell team would be disqualified from the World Championship for the illegal use of fuel and ballast on their cars. The ruling resulted in Tyrrell losing the 13 points they had scored in the first nine races of the season. [1] Tyrrell owner Ken Tyrrell was granted a High Court order to allow their cars to compete in the Friday Qualifying session. [2] As a result of his crash in the previous race at Dallas in which he broke both of his ankles, Martin Brundle was replaced in the No. 4 Tyrrell by Swedish driver Stefan Johansson.

Qualifying

Johnny Cecotto broke both legs after a heavy crash during first practice. [3] He would never race in Formula One again. Nelson Piquet claimed pole position. Niki Lauda's win for McLaren saw him become the highest point scorer in Formula One history, passing Jackie Stewart's 360.

Renault driver Derek Warwick gave the British fans something to cheer when he finished 42 seconds behind Lauda in second place, while Cecotto's Toleman teammate Ayrton Senna finished 21 seconds behind Warwick in third. Lotus-Renault driver Elio de Angelis kept his championship hopes alive finishing a lap down in fourth place. He was followed by the two Ferraris of Michele Alboreto and René Arnoux in the final points positions.

Lauda's win saw him move to 33 points and with Prost failing to finish his championship lead was cut to just 1.5 points. With 67.5 points, McLaren had scored almost double the number of Constructors' points than second placed Ferrari who were on 34.5 points.

Eddie Cheever (Alfa Romeo), Philippe Alliot (RAM) and Jo Gartner (Osella) were all outed in a first lap crash which started when Riccardo Patrese lost his Alfa going into the Graham Hill Bend. The race was stopped after 11 laps to clear Jonathan Palmer's RAM.

Classification

Qualifying

PosNoDriverConstructorQ1Q2Gap
11 Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Nelson Piquet Brabham-BMW 1:14.5681:10.869
27 Flag of France.svg Alain Prost McLaren-TAG 1:11.4941:11.076+0.207
38 Flag of Austria.svg Niki Lauda McLaren-TAG 1:11.5981:11.344+0.475
411 Flag of Italy.svg Elio de Angelis Lotus-Renault 1:11.7341:11.573+0.704
56 Flag of Finland.svg Keke Rosberg Williams-Honda 1:13.7401:11.603+0.734
616 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Derek Warwick Renault 1:12.2781:11.703+0.834
719 Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Ayrton Senna Toleman-Hart 1:11.8901:13.991+1.021
812 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nigel Mansell Lotus-Renault 1:13.1841:12.435+1.566
927 Flag of Italy.svg Michele Alboreto Ferrari 1:13.6451:13.122+2.253
1015 Flag of France.svg Patrick Tambay Renault 1:14.1061:13.138+2.269
1114 Flag of Germany.svg Manfred Winkelhock ATS-BMW 1:13.7131:13.374+2.505
1218 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Thierry Boutsen Arrows-BMW 1:15.3551:13.528+2.659
1328 Flag of France.svg René Arnoux Ferrari 1:14.2811:13.934+3.065
142 Flag of Italy.svg Teo Fabi Brabham-BMW 1:17.7311:14.040+3.171
1517 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Marc Surer Arrows-BMW 1:17.0401:14.336+3.467
165 Flag of France.svg Jacques Laffite Williams-Honda 1:14.5681:26.939+3.699
1722 Flag of Italy.svg Riccardo Patrese Alfa Romeo 1:14.8711:14.568+3.699
1823 Flag of the United States.svg Eddie Cheever Alfa Romeo 1:15.1131:14.609+3.740
1926 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea de Cesaris Ligier-Renault 1:16.1161:15.112+4.243
2025 Flag of France.svg François Hesnault Ligier-Renault 1:17.3841:15.837+4.968
2124 Flag of Italy.svg Piercarlo Ghinzani Osella-Alfa Romeo 1:16.4661:16.829+5.597
2221 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Huub Rothengatter Spirit-Hart 1:17.6651:16.759+5.890
2310 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jonathan Palmer RAM-Hart 1:18.2441:17.265+6.396
249 Flag of France.svg Philippe Alliot RAM-Hart 1:24.0431:17.517+6.648
253 Flag of Sweden.svg Stefan Johansson Tyrrell-Ford 1:18.4501:17.777+6.908
264 Flag of Germany.svg Stefan Bellof Tyrrell-Ford 1:17.8931:17.912+7.024
2730 Flag of Austria.svg Jo Gartner Osella-Alfa Romeo 1:18.3471:18.121+7.252
Source: [4] [5] [6]

Race

PosNoDriverConstructorTyreLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
18 Flag of Austria.svg Niki Lauda McLaren-TAG M 711:29:28.53239
216 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Derek Warwick Renault M 71+ 42.12366
319 Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Ayrton Senna Toleman-Hart M 71+ 1:03.32874
411 Flag of Italy.svg Elio de Angelis Lotus-Renault G 70+ 1 Lap43
527 Flag of Italy.svg Michele Alboreto Ferrari G 70+ 1 Lap92
628 Flag of France.svg René Arnoux Ferrari G 70+ 1 Lap131
71 Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Nelson Piquet Brabham-BMW M 70+ 1 Lap1 
815 Flag of France.svg Patrick Tambay Renault M 69Turbo10 
924 Flag of Italy.svg Piercarlo Ghinzani Osella-Alfa Romeo P 68+ 3 Laps21 
1026 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea de Cesaris Ligier-Renault M 68+ 3 Laps19 
1117 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Marc Surer Arrows-BMW G 67+ 4 Laps15 
1222 Flag of Italy.svg Riccardo Patrese Alfa Romeo G 66+ 5 Laps17 
DSQ4 Flag of Germany.svg Stefan Bellof Tyrrell-Ford G 68Disqualified26 
NC21 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Huub Rothengatter Spirit-Hart P 62+ 9 Laps22 
Ret25 Flag of France.svg François Hesnault Ligier-Renault M 43Electrical20 
Ret7 Flag of France.svg Alain Prost McLaren-TAG M 37Gearbox2 
Ret12 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nigel Mansell Lotus-Renault G 24Gearbox8 
Ret18 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Thierry Boutsen Arrows-BMW G 24Electrical12 
Ret5 Flag of France.svg Jacques Laffite Williams-Honda G 14Water Pump16 
Ret10 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jonathan Palmer RAM-Hart P 10Accident23 
Ret2 Flag of Italy.svg Teo Fabi Brabham-BMW M 9Electrical14 
Ret14 Flag of Germany.svg Manfred Winkelhock ATS-BMW P 8Spun Off11 
Ret6 Flag of Finland.svg Keke Rosberg Williams-Honda G 5Engine5 
DSQ3 Flag of Sweden.svg Stefan Johansson Tyrrell-Ford G 1Disqualified25 
Ret23 Flag of the United States.svg Eddie Cheever Alfa Romeo G 0Accident18 
Ret9 Flag of France.svg Philippe Alliot RAM-Hart P 0Accident24 
Ret30 Flag of Austria.svg Jo Gartner Osella-Alfa Romeo P 0Accident27 
DNQ20 Flag of Venezuela (1930-1954).svg Johnny Cecotto Toleman-Hart M  Injury  
Source: [7] [8]

Championship standings after the race

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References

  1. ↑ "Tyrrell are banned for rest of season". The Glasgow Herald. 19 July 1984. p. 16.
  2. ↑ "Tyrrell wins ruiling, to be in British Grand Prix". The Tuscaloosa News. 20 July 1984. p. 15.
  3. ↑ "Großbritannien 1984 • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  4. ↑ "John Player Special British Grand Prix - QUALIFYING 1". formula1.com. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  5. ↑ "John Player Special British Grand Prix - QUALIFYING 2". formula1.com. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  6. ↑ "John Player Special British Grand Prix - OVERALL QUALIFYING". formula1.com. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  7. ↑ "1984 British Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 4 November 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  8. ↑ "1984 British Grand Prix - Race Results & History - GP Archive". GPArchive.com. 22 July 1984. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  9. 1 2 "Britain 1984 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
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