1984 Mediterranean Grand Prix

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1984 Mediterranean Grand Prix
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Race details
Date29 July 1984
Official name 23rd Gran Premio del Mediterraneo
Location Pergusa, Sicily, Italy
Course Autodromo di Pergusa
Course length 4.950 km (3.076 miles)
Distance 45 laps, 222.750 km (138.420 miles)
Pole position
Driver
 Ralt-Honda
Time 1:29.48
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of New Zealand.svg Mike Thackwell Ralt-Honda
Time 1:30.09
Podium
First
 Ralt-Honda
Second
 Ralt-Honda
Third
 Minardi-BMW

The 23rd Gran Premio del Mediterraneo (Grand Prix of the Mediterranean), was the ninth round of the 1984 European Championship for F2 Drivers. This was held on the Isle of Sicily, at the Autodromo di Pergusa, Enna, on 29 July. [1]

Contents

Report

Entry

As the F2 brigade arrived on the Isle of Sicily, the entry had reduced further to just 17 cars. Come qualifying, only 13 cars were on track. One of these, ”Pierre Chauvet” withdrew from the meeting as the weather was too hot for him. [2]

Qualifying

Mike Thackwell took pole position for Ralt Racing Ltd, in their Ralt-Honda RH6, averaging a speed of 123.691 mph. [3]

Race

The race was held over 45 laps of the hot Enna-Pergusa circuit. Mike Thackwell took the winner spoils for works Ralt team, driving their Ralt-Honda RH6. The Kiwi won in a time of 1hr 08:55.21ins., averaging a speed of 120.632 mph. Second place went to the other works Ralt driver, Roberto Moreno, completing their fourth 1-2 finish of the season. Moreno was just 2½ seconds behind Thackwell. The podium was completed by Alessandro Nannini in the Minardi Team’s M283. Nannini, along with fifth placed driver, Michel Ferté were disqualified for having underweight cars. They were later re-instated on appeal, but no race times were given for these drivers. [4]

Thackwell's victory sealed him, the 1984 European Championship for F2 Drivers title. [5]

Classification

Race result

Pos.No.DriverEntrantCar - EngineTime, LapsReason Out
1st1 Flag of New Zealand.svg Mike Thackwell Ralt Racing Ltd Ralt-Honda RH61hr 08:55.21
2nd2 Flag of Brazil.svg Roberto Moreno Ralt Racing Ltd Ralt-Honda RH61hr 08:57.71
3rd10 Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro Nannini Minardi Team Minardi-BMW M283
4th5 Flag of France.svg Pierre Petit Onyx Race Engineering March-BMW 8421hr 09:27.23
5th17 Flag of France.svg Michel Ferté Martini Racing, France/ORECA Martini-BMW 001
6th4 Flag of Italy.svg Emanuele Pirro Onyx Race Engineering March-BMW 8421hr 10:21.32
7th44 Flag of Sweden.svg Tomas Kaiser PMC Motorsport / BS Automotive March-BMW 84244
8th15 Flag of Italy.svg Guido Daccò Sanremo Racing Srl March-BMW 83244
9th11 Flag of Italy.svg Lamberto Leoni Minardi Team Minardi-BMW M28342Accident
DNF66 Flag of Germany.svg Christian Danner PMC Motorsport / BS Automotive March-BMW 84237Engine
DNF6 Flag of France.svg Philippe Streiff AGS Elf (Armagnac Bigorre) AGS-BMW JH19C5Clutch, spin
DNF3 Flag of Italy.svg Beppe Gabbiani Onyx Race Engineering March-BMW 8422Electrical
DNF9 Flag of Italy.svg Roberto Del Castello Minardi Team Minardi-BMW M2831Accident

Alessandro Nannini and Michel Ferté were disqualified – cars underweight – but they were instated on appeal but no times were given.

References

  1. ↑ "F2 Register - Index".
  2. ↑ "F2 Register - Index".
  3. ↑ "F2 Register - Index".
  4. ↑ "F2 Register - Index".
  5. ↑ "F2 Register - Index".
  6. ↑ "F2 Register - Index".
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