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1984 Belgian Grand Prix

FieldValue
TypeF1
CountryBelgium
Grand PrixBelgian
Date29 April
Year1984
Race_No3
Season_No16
Official nameXL Grote Prijs van België
LocationCircuit Zolder
Heusden-Zolder, Limburg, Belgium
ImageCircuit Zolder-1975-1985.svg
Course_mi2.648
Course_km4.262
Distance_laps70
Distance_km298.34
Distance_mi185.38
Pole_DriverMichele Alboreto
Pole_TeamFerrari
Pole_Time1:14.846
Pole_CountryITA
Fast_DriverRené Arnoux
Fast_TeamFerrari
Fast_Time1:19.294
Fast_Lap64
Fast_CountryFRA
First_DriverMichele Alboreto
First_TeamFerrari
First_CountryITA
Second_DriverDerek Warwick
Second_TeamRenault
Second_CountryGBR
Third_DriverRené Arnoux
Third_TeamFerrari
Third_CountryFRA
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Heusden-Zolder, Limburg, Belgium

The 1984 Belgian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Circuit Zolder on 29 April 1984. It was the third race of the 1984 Formula One World Championship. It was the 42nd Belgian Grand Prix, and the tenth and last to be held at Zolder. The race was held over 70 laps of the 4.26 km circuit for a race distance of 298.3 km.

The race was won from pole position by Italian driver Michele Alboreto, driving a Ferrari. It was the third Grand Prix victory for Alboreto, who also became the first Italian driver to win for Ferrari since Ludovico Scarfiotti at the 1966 Italian Grand Prix. British driver Derek Warwick finished second in a Renault, some 42 seconds behind, with Alboreto's French teammate René Arnoux third.

Warwick moved into second place in the Drivers' Championship, five points behind Frenchman Alain Prost, who failed to finish in his McLaren-TAG.

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Qualifying

Goodyear dominated qualifying filling six of the top seven places with Michele Alboreto securing his first career pole position. Ferrari team mate René Arnoux was second, followed by Keke Rosberg in the Williams-Honda. Renault's Derek Warwick, the first Michelin runner, was fourth ahead of Elio de Angelis in the Lotus-Renault and the surprisingly fast ATS-BMW of Manfred Winkelhock. The McLaren-TAGs were off the pace with points leader Alain Prost in eighth and Niki Lauda in 14th. Reigning world champion Nelson Piquet qualified his Brabham-BMW ninth. The best of the Pirelli runners was Johnny Cecotto in 16th in his Toleman-Hart. The only non-qualifier was Philippe Alliot in his RAM-Hart.

Race

Alboreto led all 70 laps and was even able to retain the lead during pit stops, despite Piquet pushing through without stopping. Warwick started well to run second for much of the race with Arnoux, Winkelhock and de Angelis pursuing. Prost and Riccardo Patrese were early retirements with Johnny Cecotto dropping out on lap 1 with a broken clutch.

Lauda's McLaren MP4/2 broke its water pump at half-distance, the second such failure for the TAG-Porsche engine after Prost suffered the same fate on the warm up lap in South Africa. Shortly afterwards Winkelhock stopped and Andrea de Cesaris crashed his Ligier JS23-Renault. Piquet found himself third after the stops, but faded as the race neared its conclusion. Arnoux moved into third until he was caught by Rosberg. Piquet's BMW engine blew and with a lap to go and Rosberg ran out of fuel, allowing Arnoux to join Alboreto and Warwick on the podium. Rosberg was classified fourth, with de Angelis fifth and Stefan Bellof completing the top six in his Tyrrell 012-Ford.

Aftermath

The results would change months later as the impact of Tyrrell Racing's disqualification from the 1984 season saw Stefan Bellof removed from sixth position, promoting Ayrton Senna's Toleman TG183B into the points.

The Belgian Grand Prix would return to traditional home at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in 1985. The shortened version of the home of Belgian motorsport had its Formula One debut the previous year and proven instantly popular as Gilles Villeneuve's death two years earlier at Zolder was still fresh.

Classification

Qualifying

PosNoDriverConstructorQ1Q2Gap1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526DNQSource:
27ITA Michele AlboretoFerrari1:18.369**1:14.846**
28FRA René ArnouxFerrari1:18.017**1:15.398**+0.552
6FIN Keke RosbergWilliams-Honda1:18.617**1:15.414**+0.568
16GBR Derek WarwickRenault1:16.311**1:15.611**+0.765
11ITA Elio de AngelisLotus-Renault1:17.705**1:15.979**+1.133
14FRG Manfred WinkelhockATS-BMW1:18.048**1:16.130**+1.284
22ITA Riccardo PatreseAlfa Romeo1:18.052**1:16.431**+1.585
7FRA Alain ProstMcLaren-TAG**1:16.587**1:16.595+1.741
1BRA Nelson PiquetBrabham-BMW**1:16.604**1:24.286+1.758
12GBR Nigel MansellLotus-Renault1:17.433**1:16.720**+1.874
23USA Eddie CheeverAlfa Romeo1:18.401**1:16.746**+1.900
15FRA Patrick TambayRenault1:18.753**1:17.171**+2.325
26ITA Andrea de CesarisLigier-Renault1:18.239**1:17.471**+2.625
8AUT Niki LaudaMcLaren-TAG1:18.831**1:18.071**+3.225
5FRA Jacques LaffiteWilliams-Honda1:19.230**1:18.125**+3.279
20VEN Johnny CecottoToleman-Hart1:19.537**1:18.321**+3.475
18BEL Thierry BoutsenArrows-BMW1:19.164**1:18.351**+3.505
2ITA Teo FabiBrabham-BMW1:20.193**1:18.848**+4.002
19BRA Ayrton SennaToleman-Hart1:18.914**1:18.876**+4.030
24ITA Piercarlo GhinzaniOsella-Alfa Romeo1:21.432**1:19.734**+4.888
4FRG Stefan BellofTyrrell-Ford1:21.003**1:19.811**+4.965
3GBR Martin BrundleTyrrell-Ford1:20.527**1:20.123**+5.277
25FRA François HesnaultLigier-Renault**1:20.439**1:21.493+5.593
17SWI Marc SurerArrows-Ford**1:20.615**1:21.088+5.769
21ITA Mauro BaldiSpirit-Hart1:23.462**1:20.644**+5.798
10GBR Jonathan PalmerRAM-Hart1:25.647**1:20.793**+5.947
9FRA Philippe AlliotRAM-Hart**1:21.253**1:44.990+6.407

Race

PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints12345678910DSQRetDSQRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetDNQ
27ITA **Michele Alboreto****Ferrari**701:36:32.0481**9**
16GBR **Derek Warwick****Renault**70+ 42.3864**6**
28FRA **René Arnoux****Ferrari**70+ 1:09.8032**4**
6FIN **Keke Rosberg****Williams-Honda**69Out of fuel3**3**
11ITA **Elio de Angelis****Lotus-Renault**69+ 1 lap5**2**
19BRA **Ayrton Senna****Toleman-Hart**68+ 2 laps19**1**
15FRA Patrick TambayRenault68+ 2 laps12
17SWI Marc SurerArrows-Ford68+ 2 laps24
1BRA Nelson PiquetBrabham-BMW66Engine9
10GBR Jonathan PalmerRAM-Hart64+ 6 laps26
4FRG Stefan BellofTyrrell-Ford69Disqualified21
21ITA Mauro BaldiSpirit-Hart53Suspension25
3GBR Martin BrundleTyrrell-Ford51Disqualified22
26ITA Andrea de CesarisLigier-Renault42Accident13
2ITA Teo FabiBrabham-BMW42Spun off18
14FRG Manfred WinkelhockATS-BMW39Exhaust6
8AUT Niki LaudaMcLaren-TAG35Water pump14
23USA Eddie CheeverAlfa Romeo28Engine11
5FRA Jacques LaffiteWilliams-Honda15Electrical15
25FRA François HesnaultLigier-Renault15Radiator23
18BEL Thierry BoutsenArrows-BMW15Engine17
24ITA Piercarlo GhinzaniOsella-Alfa Romeo14Transmission20
12GBR Nigel MansellLotus-Renault14Clutch10
7FRA Alain ProstMcLaren-TAG5Distributor8
22ITA Riccardo PatreseAlfa Romeo2Ignition7
20VEN Johnny CecottoToleman-Hart1Clutch16
9FRA Philippe AlliotRAM-Hart

Championship standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings

PosDriverPointsSource:
1FRA Alain Prost15
2GBR Derek Warwick10
3ITA Michele Alboreto9
4AUT Niki Lauda9
5FIN Keke Rosberg9

;Constructors' Championship standings

PosConstructorPointsSource:
1GBR McLaren-TAG24
2ITA Ferrari13
3FRA Renault11
4GBR Williams-Honda9
5GBR Lotus-Renault6
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. Points accurate at final declaration of results. Tyrrell and its drivers were subsequently disqualified and their points reallocated.

References

| Previous_year's_race = 1983 Belgian Grand Prix | Next_year's_race = 1985 Belgian Grand Prix

References

  1. "Belgian Grand Prix - QUALIFYING 1".
  2. "Belgian Grand Prix - QUALIFYING 2".
  3. "Belgian Grand Prix - OVERALL QUALIFYING".
  4. "1984 Belgian Grand Prix". formula1.com.
  5. "Belgium 1984 - Championship • STATS F1".
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