1984 Rome Grand Prix

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1984 Rome Grand Prix
Autodromo Vallelunga Vecchio.svg
Race details
Date13 May 1984
Official name 28th Rome Grand Prix
Location Campagnano di Roma, Lazio, Italy
Course ACI Vallelunga Circuit
Course length 3.222 km (2.002 miles)
Distance 65 laps, 209.430 km (130.130 miles)
Pole position
Driver
 Ralt-Honda
Time 1:05.69
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of New Zealand.svg Mike Thackwell Ralt-Honda
Time 1:07.38
Podium
First
 Ralt-Honda
Second
 Ralt-Honda
Third
 March-BMW

The 26th Gran Premio di Roma (Rome Grand Prix), was the fourth round of the 1984 European Championship for F2 Drivers. This was held at the Autodromo Vallelunga Piero Taruffi, to the north of Rome, on 13 May. [1]

Contents

Report

Entry

A total of 25 F2 cars were entered for the event, but come qualifying the field was down to just 17 cars. [2]

Qualifying

Mike Thackwell took pole position for Ralt Racing Ltd, in their Ralt-Honda RH6, averaging a speed of 108.969 mph. [3]

Race

The race was held over 65 laps of the Vallelunga circuit. Mike Thackwell took the winner spoils for works Ralt team, driving their Ralt-Honda RH6. The Kiwi won in a time of 1hr 15:59.41mins., averaging a speed of 102.049 mph. Second place went to the other works Ralt of, Roberto Moreno. The podium was completed by the PMC Motorsport / BS Automotive March of Christian Danner. [4]

Classification

Race result

Pos.No.DriverEntrantCar - EngineTime, LapsReason Out
1st1 Flag of New Zealand.svg Mike Thackwell Ralt Racing Ltd Ralt-Honda RH61hr 15:59.41
2nd2 Flag of Brazil.svg Roberto Moreno Ralt Racing Ltd Ralt-Honda RH61hr 16:17.87
3rd66 Flag of Germany.svg Christian Danner PMC Motorsport / BS Automotive March-BMW 8421hr 16:37.94
4th17 Flag of France.svg Michel Ferté Martini Racing, France/ORECA Martini-BMW 00164
5th33 Flag of France.svg Pascal Fabre PMC Motorsport / BS Automotive March-BMW 84264
6th18 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Didier Theys Martini Racing, France/ORECA Martini-BMW 00264
7th44 Flag of Sweden.svg Tomas Kaiser PMC Motorsport / BS Automotive Ltd March-BMW 84264
8th19 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roland Minder S.A.R.-Swiss Automobil Racing Club March-BMW 83263
9th9 Flag of Italy.svg Roberto Del Castello Minardi Team Minardi-BMW M28362
10th3 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Thierry Tassin Onyx Race Engineering March-BMW 84262
11th15 Flag of Italy.svg Guido Daccò Sanremo Racing Srl March-BMW 83261
12th4 Flag of Italy.svg Emanuele Pirro Onyx Race Engineering March-BMW 84259Engine
DNF10 Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro Nannini Minardi Team Minardi-BMW M28353Engine
DNF6 Flag of France.svg Philippe Streiff Elf Gitanes AGS (Armagnac Bigorre) AGS-BMW JH19C46Engine
DNF5 Flag of France.svg Pierre Petit Onyx Race Engineering March-BMW 84244Accident
DNF11 Flag of Austria.svg ”Pierre Chauvet” Emco Sports Spirit-BMW 201B 16Oil Leak
DNF21 Flag of Italy.svg Stefano Livio Merzario Team Srl Merzario-BMW M846Accident

References

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