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1984 British Grand Prix
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Type | F1 |
| Country | Great Britain |
| Grand Prix | British |
| Official name | XXXVII John Player British Grand Prix |
| Date | 22 July |
| Year | 1984 |
| Image | File:Brands Hatch 1976-1987.svg |
| Race_No | 10 |
| Season_No | 16 |
| Location | Brands Hatch |
| Kent, Great Britain | |
| Course | Permanent racing facility |
| Course_mi | 2.613 or 2.614 |
| Course_km | 4.206 or 4.207 |
| Scheduled_laps | 75 |
| Scheduled_mi | 196.012 or 196.016 or 196.058 |
| Scheduled_km | 315.450 or 315.457 or 315.525 |
| Distance_laps | 71 (aggregated: 11 + 60) |
| Distance_mi | 185.558 or 185.562 or 185.602 |
| Distance_km | 298.626 or 298.633 or 298.697 |
| Pole_Driver | Nelson Piquet |
| Pole_Team | Brabham-BMW |
| Pole_Time | 1:10.869 |
| Pole_Country | Brazil |
| pole_flag_suffix | 1968 |
| Fast_Driver | Niki Lauda |
| Fast_Team | McLaren-TAG |
| Fast_Time | 1:13.191 |
| Fast_Lap | 57 |
| Fast_Country | Austria |
| First_Driver | Niki Lauda |
| First_Team | McLaren-TAG |
| First_Country | Austria |
| Second_Driver | Derek Warwick |
| Second_Team | Renault |
| Second_Country | UK |
| Third_Driver | Ayrton Senna |
| Third_Team | Toleman-Hart |
| Third_Country | Brazil |
| third_flag_suffix | 1968 |
| Lapchart |
Kent, Great Britain 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.
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. Tyrrell owner Ken Tyrrell was granted a High Court order to allow their cars to compete in the Friday Qualifying session. 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. 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 points.
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, his second podium finish in just his rookie season. 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
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Gap | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | Source: |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BRA Nelson Piquet | Brabham-BMW | 1:14.568 | **1:10.869** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | FRA Alain Prost | McLaren-TAG | 1:11.494 | **1:11.076** | +0.207 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | AUT Niki Lauda | McLaren-TAG | 1:11.598 | **1:11.344** | +0.475 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | ITA Elio de Angelis | Lotus-Renault | 1:11.734 | **1:11.573** | +0.704 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | FIN Keke Rosberg | Williams-Honda | 1:13.740 | **1:11.603** | +0.734 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | GBR Derek Warwick | Renault | 1:12.278 | **1:11.703** | +0.834 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | BRA Ayrton Senna | Toleman-Hart | **1:11.890** | 1:13.991 | +1.021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | GBR Nigel Mansell | Lotus-Renault | 1:13.184 | **1:12.435** | +1.566 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 27 | ITA Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 1:13.645 | **1:13.122** | +2.253 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | FRA Patrick Tambay | Renault | 1:14.106 | **1:13.138** | +2.269 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | FRG Manfred Winkelhock | ATS-BMW | 1:13.713 | **1:13.374** | +2.505 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | BEL Thierry Boutsen | Arrows-BMW | 1:15.355 | **1:13.528** | +2.659 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 28 | FRA René Arnoux | Ferrari | 1:14.281 | **1:13.934** | +3.065 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | ITA Teo Fabi | Brabham-BMW | 1:17.731 | **1:14.040** | +3.171 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | SWI Marc Surer | Arrows-BMW | 1:17.040 | **1:14.336** | +3.467 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | FRA Jacques Laffite | Williams-Honda | **1:14.568** | 1:26.939 | +3.699 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | ITA Riccardo Patrese | Alfa Romeo | 1:14.871 | **1:14.568** | +3.699 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | USA Eddie Cheever | Alfa Romeo | 1:15.113 | **1:14.609** | +3.740 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 26 | ITA Andrea de Cesaris | Ligier-Renault | 1:16.116 | **1:15.112** | +4.243 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 25 | FRA François Hesnault | Ligier-Renault | 1:17.384 | **1:15.837** | +4.968 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 24 | ITA Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella-Alfa Romeo | **1:16.466** | 1:16.829 | +5.597 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 21 | NED Huub Rothengatter | Spirit-Hart | 1:17.665 | **1:16.759** | +5.890 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | GBR Jonathan Palmer | RAM-Hart | 1:18.244 | **1:17.265** | +6.396 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | FRA Philippe Alliot | RAM-Hart | 1:24.043 | **1:17.517** | +6.648 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | SWE Stefan Johansson | Tyrrell-Ford | 1:18.450 | **1:17.777** | +6.908 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | FRG Stefan Bellof | Tyrrell-Ford | **1:17.893** | 1:17.912 | +7.024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 30 | Austria Jo Gartner | Osella-Alfa Romeo | 1:18.347 | **1:18.121** | +7.252 |
Race
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Tyre | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | DSQ | NC | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | DSQ | Ret | Ret | Ret | DNQ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Austria **Niki Lauda** | **McLaren-TAG** | 71 | 1:29:28.532 | 3 | **9** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | UK **Derek Warwick** | **Renault** | 71 | + 42.123 | 6 | **6** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | Brazil **Ayrton Senna** | **Toleman-Hart** | 71 | + 1:03.328 | 7 | **4** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Italy **Elio de Angelis** | **Lotus-Renault** | 70 | + 1 lap | 4 | **3** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 27 | Italy **Michele Alboreto** | **Ferrari** | 70 | + 1 lap | 9 | **2** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 28 | France **René Arnoux** | **Ferrari** | 70 | + 1 lap | 13 | **1** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Brazil Nelson Piquet | Brabham-BMW | 70 | + 1 lap | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | France Patrick Tambay | Renault | 69 | Turbo | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 24 | Italy Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella-Alfa Romeo | 68 | + 3 laps | 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 26 | Italy Andrea de Cesaris | Ligier-Renault | 68 | + 3 laps | 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | Switzerland Marc Surer | Arrows-BMW | 67 | + 4 laps | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | Italy Riccardo Patrese | Alfa Romeo | 66 | + 5 laps | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | FRG Stefan Bellof | Tyrrell-Ford | 68 | Disqualified | 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 21 | Netherlands Huub Rothengatter | Spirit-Hart | 62 | + 9 laps | 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 25 | France François Hesnault | Ligier-Renault | 43 | Electrical | 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | France Alain Prost | McLaren-TAG | 37 | Gearbox | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | UK Nigel Mansell | Lotus-Renault | 24 | Gearbox | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | Belgium Thierry Boutsen | Arrows-BMW | 24 | Electrical | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | France Jacques Laffite | Williams-Honda | 14 | Water pump | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | UK Jonathan Palmer | RAM-Hart | 10 | Accident | 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Italy Teo Fabi | Brabham-BMW | 9 | Electrical | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | FRG Manfred Winkelhock | ATS-BMW | 8 | Spun off | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Finland Keke Rosberg | Williams-Honda | 5 | Engine | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Sweden Stefan Johansson | Tyrrell-Ford | 1 | Disqualified | 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | USA Eddie Cheever | Alfa Romeo | 0 | Accident | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | France Philippe Alliot | RAM-Hart | 0 | Accident | 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 30 | Austria Jo Gartner | Osella-Alfa Romeo | 0 | Accident | 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | Venezuela Johnny Cecotto | Toleman-Hart | Injury |
Championship standings after the race
;Drivers' Championship standings
| Pos | Driver | Points | Source: |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FRA Alain Prost | 34.5 | |
| 2 | AUT Niki Lauda | 33 | |
| 3 | ITA Elio de Angelis | 26.5 | |
| 4 | FRA René Arnoux | 23.5 | |
| 5 | FIN Keke Rosberg | 20 |
;Constructors' Championship standings
| Pos | Constructor | Points | Source: |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UK McLaren-TAG | 67.5 | |
| 2 | ITA Ferrari | 34.5 | |
| 3 | UK Lotus-Renault | 32.5 | |
| 4 | FRA Renault | 26 | |
| 5 | UK Williams-Honda | 24 |
- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. Points accurate at final declaration of results. Tyrrell's points were subsequently reallocated.
References
| Previous_year's_race = 1983 British Grand Prix Previous race at Brands Hatch: 1983 European Grand Prix | Next_year's_race = 1985 British Grand Prix Next race at Brands Hatch: 1985 European Grand Prix
References
- Derived from MotorSport
- Derived from Wildsoft
- Derived from StatsF1
- MotorSport
- Wildsoft
- StatsF1
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- (20 July 1984). "Tyrrell wins ruiling, to be in British Grand Prix". The Tuscaloosa News.
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- "John Player Special British Grand Prix – OVERALL QUALIFYING".
- "1984 British Grand Prix". Formula1.com.
- (22 July 1984). "1984 British Grand Prix – Race Results & History".
- "Britain 1984 – Championship".
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