1984 New Zealand Grand Prix | |||
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31st New Zealand Grand Prix | |||
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Race details | |||
Date | 16 December 1984 | ||
Location | Pukekohe Park Raceway, Pukekohe, New Zealand | ||
Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
Course length | 2.82 km (1.76 miles) | ||
Distance | 32 laps, 90.24 km (56.32 miles) | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Rick Shea Racing | ||
Time | 0.57.360 | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Driver | ![]() | Rick Shea Racing | |
Time | 0.57.560 | ||
Podium | |||
First | John Brandon Team | ||
Second | Apple Car Company | ||
Third | Allan McCall Racing |
The 1985 New Zealand Grand Prix was a race held at the Pukekohe Park Raceway on 16 December 1984. It was the 31st running of the New Zealand Grand Prix and was run to Formula Pacific regulations. The race was won by American Ross Cheever, who would return to win the next event a month later. The podium was completed by New Zealander Ken Smith and fellow American Jeff MacPherson.
Despite being labelled the 1985 iteration of the event, it was actually held in December 1984. This marked the only time that two New Zealand Grands Prix were held in the same calendar year.
Pos | No. | Driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Grid |
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1 | 1 | ![]() | Rick Shea Racing | Ralt RT4/85 / Ford BDD | 0.57.36 | 1 |
2 | 41 | ![]() | More Magazine | Ralt RT4/82 / Ford BDD | 0.57.36 | 2 |
3 | 2 | ![]() | John Brandon Team | Ralt RT4/85 / Ford BDD | 0.58.01 | 3 |
4 | 70 | ![]() | Allan McCall Racing | Ralt RT4/83 / Ford BDD | 0.58.20 | 4 |
5 | 11 | ![]() | Apple Car Company | Ralt RT4/82 / Ford BDD | 0.58.29 | 5 |
6 | 6 | ![]() | Eric Morgan Racing | Ralt RT4/82 / Ford BDD | 0.58.32 | 6 |
7 | 3 | ![]() | Charlie O'Brien Racing | Ralt RT4/83 / Ford BDD | 0.58.47 | 7 |
8 | 4 | ![]() | Rick Shea Racing | Ralt RT4/81 / Ford BDD | 0.58.60 | 8 |
9 | 5 | ![]() | Rick Shea Racing | Ralt RT4/83 / Ford BDD | 0.59.40 | 9 |
10 | 19 | ![]() | Riley Hopkins Racing | Ralt RT4/82 / Ford BDD | 0.59.76 | 10 |
11 | 54 | ![]() | JCL Group | Chevron B49 / Ford BDD | 1.00.23 | 11 |
12 | 7 | ![]() | Ross Zampatti Racing | Ralt RT4/82 / Ford BDD | 1.01.23 | 12 |
Pos | No. | Driver | Entrant | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | |
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1 | 2 | ![]() | John Brandon Team | 32 | 37min 20.22sec | 3 | |
2 | 11 | ![]() | Apple Car Company | 32 | + 24.83 s | 5 | |
3 | 70 | ![]() | Allan McCall Racing | 32 | + 39.49 s | 4 | |
4 | 19 | ![]() | Riley Hopkins Racing | 32 | + 1:31.31 s | 10 | |
5 | 5 | ![]() | Rick Shea Racing | 31 | + 1 lap | 9 | |
6 | 54 | ![]() | JCL Group | 29 | + 3 laps | 11 | |
7 | 41 | ![]() | More Magazine | 22 | + 10 laps | 2 | |
Ret | 7 | ![]() | Ross Zampatti Racing | 17 | Accident | 12 | |
Ret | 3 | ![]() | Charlie O'Brien Racing | 10 | Throttle | 7 | |
Ret | 1 | ![]() | Rick Shea Racing | 6 | Accident | 1 | |
DNS | 4 | ![]() | Rick Shea Racing | Did Not Start | |||
DNS | 6 | ![]() | Eric Morgan Racing | Did Not Start | |||
DNP | 12 | ![]() | Heather Spurle Racing | Did Not Participate | |||
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