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1984 European Formula Two Championship
Motor racing season
Motor racing season
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The 1984 European Formula Two season was contested over 11 rounds. 13 teams, 32 drivers, 8 chassis and 2 engines competed. Ralt driver Mike Thackwell clinched the championship title.
Drivers and teams
| Team | Chassis | Engine | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GBR Ralt Racing Ltd. | Ralt RH6 | Honda | 1 | NZL Mike Thackwell | All |
| 2 | BRA Roberto Moreno | All | |||
| GBR Onyx Racing | March 842 | BMW | 3 | BEL Thierry Tassin | 1–8, 10–11 |
| ITA Beppe Gabbiani | 9 | ||||
| 4 | ITA Emanuele Pirro | All | |||
| 5 | FRA Pierre Petit | All | |||
| 7 | GBR Derek Bell | 11 | |||
| FRA Team AGS | AGS JH19C | ||||
| AGS JH19 | BMW | 6 | FRA Philippe Streiff | All | |
| 21 | ITA Stefano Livio | 8 | |||
| 24 | FRA Marc Sourd | 5 | |||
| AUT Emco Sports | Spirit 201B | ||||
| Minardi M283 | |||||
| Spirit 201 | |||||
| March 842 | BMW | 7 | AUT Jo Gartner | 1–2, 5 | |
| AUT Pierre Chauvet | 4 | ||||
| 8 | 5–11 | ||||
| ITA Lamberto Leoni | 1–2 | ||||
| 11 | AUT Pierre Chauvet | 1 | |||
| ITA Minardi | Minardi M283 | BMW | 9 | ITA Roberto Del Castello | All |
| 10 | ITA Alessandro Nannini | All | |||
| 11 | AUT Pierre Chauvet | 2 | |||
| ITA Lamberto Leoni | 3–5, 7–8, 10–11 | ||||
| ITA San Remo Racing | March 832 | BMW | 15 | ITA Guido Daccò | All |
| FRA Martini Racing/ORECA | Martini 001 | ||||
| Martini 002 | BMW | 17 | FRA Michel Ferté | All | |
| 18 | BEL Didier Theys | 1–5, 7–10 | |||
| FRA Alain Ferté | 6 | ||||
| 34 | FRA Hans-Peter Pandur | 7 | |||
| CHE Horag Racing | March 832 | ||||
| March 842 | BMW | 19 | CHE Rolf Biland | 1–2 | |
| CHE Roland Minder | 3–5, 10–11 | ||||
| 20 | CHE Beat Jans | 1–6 | |||
| 24 | CHE Roland Minder | 7 | |||
| ITA Team Merzario | Merzario M84 | BMW | 21 | ITA Stefano Livio | 1–7 |
| 22 | ITA Aldo Bertuzzi | 1–5 | |||
| CHE Max Busslinger | 6–7 | ||||
| 23 | FRA Richard Dallest | 2, 5 | |||
| GBR LEP Group | Ralt RT4 | BMW | 29 | IRL Alo Lawler | 4 |
| FRG Manfred Anspann | Maurer MM83 | BMW | 30 | FRG Manfred Anspann | 2 |
| FRA Marcel Tarrès | Martini MK43 | BMW | 30 | FRA Marcel Tarrès | 6 |
| FRG Peter Stürtz | March 802 | BMW | 31 | FRG Peter Stürtz | 2 |
| CHE Pedrazza Motorsport | March 812 | ||||
| March 802 | BMW | 31 | CHE Gino Bollinger | 7 | |
| 32 | CHE Walter Pedrazza | 2, 7 | |||
| GBR PMC Motorsport/BS Automotive | March 842 | BMW | 33 | FRA Pascal Fabre | 1–9 |
| 44 | SWE Tomas Kaiser | 1–5, 8–11 | |||
| CHE Beat Jans | 7 | ||||
| 55 | ARG Enrique Mansilla | 1–2, 4–5 | |||
| 66 | FRG Christian Danner | All | |||
| FRA Team JPL | AGS JH19 | BMW | 34 | FRA Hans-Peter Pandur | 2 |
| FRG Sachs Sporting | March 822 | BMW | 35 | FRG Udo Wagenhäuser | 7 |
| FRG Jochen Dauer | March 812 | BMW | 36 | FRG Jochen Dauer | 7 |
Calendar
| Round | Circuit | Date | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | Winning team | Report | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GBR Silverstone Circuit | 1 April | BRA Roberto Moreno | NZL Mike Thackwell | NZL Mike Thackwell | Ralt Racing | [Report](1984-brdc-international-trophy) | ||||||||||||
| DEU Hockenheimring | 8 April | FRA Michel Ferté | NZL Mike Thackwell | BRA Roberto Moreno | Ralt Racing | Report | ||||||||||||
| GBR Thruxton Circuit | 23 April | NZL Mike Thackwell | NZL Mike Thackwell | NZL Mike Thackwell | Ralt Racing | [Report](1984-jochen-rindt-memorial-trophy) | ||||||||||||
| ITA ACI Vallelunga Circuit | 13 May | NZL Mike Thackwell | NZL Mike Thackwell | NZL Mike Thackwell | Ralt Racing | [Report](1984-rome-grand-prix) | ||||||||||||
| ITA Mugello Circuit | 19 May | DEU Christian Danner | NZL Mike Thackwell | NZL Mike Thackwell | Ralt Racing | [Report](1984-mugello-grand-prix) | ||||||||||||
| FRA Circuit de Pau-Ville | 11 June | NZL Mike Thackwell | NZL Mike Thackwell | NZL Mike Thackwell | Ralt Racing | [Report](1984-pau-grand-prix) | ||||||||||||
| DEU Hockenheimring | 24 June | NZL Mike Thackwell | NZL Mike Thackwell | FRA Pascal Fabre | PMC Motorsport | Report | ||||||||||||
| ITA Circuito Internazionale Santa Monica | 22 July | BRA Roberto Moreno | BRA Roberto Moreno | NZL Mike Thackwell | Ralt Racing | [Report](1984-gran-premio-dell-adriatico) | ||||||||||||
| ITA Autodromo di Pergusa | 29 July | NZL Mike Thackwell | NZL Mike Thackwell | NZL Mike Thackwell | Ralt Racing | [Report](1984-mediterranean-grand-prix) | ||||||||||||
| GBR Donington Park | 27 August | NZL Mike Thackwell | NZL Mike Thackwell | BRA Roberto Moreno | Ralt Racing | Report | ||||||||||||
| GBR Brands Hatch | 23 September | BRA Roberto Moreno | BRA Roberto Moreno | FRA Philippe Streiff | AGS Elf | Report |
Notes
Race 11 stopped due to heavy rain and restarted.
Final point standings
Driver
For every race points were awarded: 9 points to the winner, 6 for runner-up, 4 for third place, 3 for fourth place, 2 for fifth place and 1 for sixth place. No additional points were awarded. The best 9 results count. No driver had a point deduction.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Chassis | Engine | SIL | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GBR | HOC | ||||||||||||||||
| FRG | THR | ||||||||||||||||
| GBR | VLL | ||||||||||||||||
| ITA | MUG | ||||||||||||||||
| ITA | PAU | ||||||||||||||||
| FRA | HOC | ||||||||||||||||
| FRG | MIS | ||||||||||||||||
| ITA | PER | ||||||||||||||||
| ITA | DON | ||||||||||||||||
| GBR | BRH | ||||||||||||||||
| GBR | Pts | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | NZL Mike Thackwell | Ralt Racing Ltd. | Ralt | Honda | 9 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | - | 9 | 9 | 3 | - | 72 | |
| 2 | BRA Roberto Moreno | Ralt Racing Ltd. | Ralt | Honda | 6 | 9 | - | 6 | - | 4 | - | - | 6 | 9 | 4 | 44 | |
| 3 | FRA Michel Ferté | Martini Racing France/ORECA | Martini | BMW | 4 | 4 | - | 3 | 6 | - | 4 | - | 2 | - | 6 | 29 | |
| 4 | FRA Philippe Streiff | Team AGS | AGS | BMW | - | 2 | 4 | - | - | 6 | - | 6 | - | - | 9 | 27 | |
| 5 | FRG Christian Danner | PMC Motorsport/BS Automotive | March | BMW | - | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | - | 1 | - | 4 | - | 23 | |
| 6 | BEL Thierry Tassin | Onyx Racing | March | BMW | 3 | - | 2 | - | 2 | - | 6 | 3 | - | 2 | - | 18 | |
| ITA Emanuele Pirro | Onyx Racing | March | BMW | 1 | 3 | 3 | - | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | 6 | 1 | 18 | ||
| 8 | FRA Pascal Fabre | PMC Motorsport/BS Automotive | March | BMW | 2 | - | - | 2 | - | - | 9 | - | - | - | - | 13 | |
| 9 | FRA Pierre Petit | Onyx Racing | March | BMW | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | - | - | 10 | |
| 10 | ITA Alessandro Nannini | Minardi | Minardi | BMW | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 4 | - | 2 | 9 | |
| 11 | BEL Didier Theys | Martini Racing France/ORECA | Martini | BMW | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | |
| SWE Tomas Kaiser | PMC Motorsport/BS Automotive | March | BMW | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | ||
| 13 | FRA Alain Ferté | Martini Racing France/ORECA | Martini | BMW | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | |
| ITA Guido Daccò | San Remo Racing | March | BMW | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | ||
| 15 | ITA Roberto Del Castello | Minardi | Minardi | BMW | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
| AUT Pierre Chauvet | Emco Sports | March | BMW | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
Note:
Race 9 Alessandro Nannini and Michel Ferté were disqualified firstly due to underweight, but later re-instated on appeal.
Complete Overview
| first column of every race | 10 | = grid position |
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| second column of every race | 10 | = race result |
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R10=retired, but classified NC=not classified R=retired NS=did not start NQ=did not qualify
| Pos | Driver | Team | Chassis | Engine | SIL | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GBR | HOC | ||||||||||||||
| FRG | THR | ||||||||||||||
| GBR | VLL | ||||||||||||||
| ITA | MUG | ||||||||||||||
| ITA | PAU | ||||||||||||||
| FRA | HOC | ||||||||||||||
| FRG | MIS | ||||||||||||||
| ITA | PER | ||||||||||||||
| ITA | DON | ||||||||||||||
| GBR | BRH | ||||||||||||||
| GBR | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | NZL Mike Thackwell | Ralt Racing Ltd. | Ralt | Honda | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 2 | BRA Roberto Moreno | Ralt Racing Ltd. | Ralt | Honda | 1 | 2 | 1 | R | 2 | R | |||||
| 3 | FRA Michel Ferté | Martini Racing/ORECA | Martini | BMW | 3 | 1 | 3 | R | 4 | 2 | |||||
| 4 | FRA Philippe Streiff | Team AGS | AGS | BMW | R | 5 | 3 | R | 11 | ||||||
| 5 | FRG Christian Danner | PMC Motorsport/BS Automotive | March | BMW | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | |||||
| 6 | BEL Thierry Tassin | Onyx Racing | March | BMW | 4 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 5 | ||||||
| ITA Emanuele Pirro | Onyx Racing | March | BMW | 6 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 4 | |||||||
| 8 | FRA Pascal Fabre | PMC Motorsport/BS Automotive | March | BMW | 5 | R | R | 5 | 9 | ||||||
| 9 | FRA Pierre Petit | Onyx Racing | March | BMW | 11 | R | R | R | 7 | ||||||
| 10 | ITA Alessandro Nannini | Minardi | Minardi | BMW | 9 | R | 7 | R | R | ||||||
| 11 | BEL Didier Theys | Martini Racing/ORECA | Martini | BMW | 8 | R | 6 | 6 | 6 | - | |||||
| SWE Tomas Kaiser | PMC Motorsport/BS Automotive | March | BMW | R | 9 | R | 7 | R | - | ||||||
| 13 | FRA Alain Ferté | Martini Racing/ORECA | Martini | BMW | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| ITA Guido Daccò | San Remo Racing | March | BMW | R | 10 | 8 | 11 | 8 | |||||||
| 15 | ITA Roberto Del Castello | Minardi | Minardi | BMW | R | 8 | 10 | 9 | 12 | ||||||
| AUT Pierre Chauvet | Emco Sports | Minardi | BMW | R | |||||||||||
| Minardi | Minardi | BMW | R | - | - | ||||||||||
| Emco Sports | Spirit | BMW | R | R | |||||||||||
| Emco Sports | March | BMW | R | ||||||||||||
| - | CHE Roland Minder | Horag Racing | March | BMW | - | - | - | - | 11 | 8 | 10 | - | |||
| - | FRA Hans-Peter Pandur | Team JPL | AGS | BMW | - | - | R | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Martini Racing/ORECA | Martini | BMW | |||||||||||||
| - | ITA Lamberto Leoni | Emco Sports | Minardi | BMW | R | R | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Minardi | Minardi | BMW | |||||||||||||
| - | FRA Marcel Tarrès | private entry | Martini | BMW | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| - | GBR Derek Bell | Onyx Racing | March | BMW | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| - | CHE Beat Jans | Horag Racing | March | BMW | R | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| - | CHE Max Busslinger | Team Merzario | Merzario | BMW | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| - | ITA Stefano Livio | Team Merzario | Merzario | BMW | 10 | 13 | 12 | R | 13 | ||||||
| Team AGS | AGS | BMW | |||||||||||||
| - | ITA Aldo Bertuzzi | Team Merzario | Merzario | BMW | R | 12 | NS | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| - | FRG Udo Wagenhäuser | Sachs Sporting | March | BMW | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| - | CHE Rolf Biland | Horag Racing | March | BMW | R | R | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| - | AUT Jo Gartner | Emco Sports | Spirit | BMW | R | R | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| - | CHE Walter Pedrazza | Pedrazza Motorsport | March | BMW | - | - | NQ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| - | CHE Gino Bollinger | Pedrazza Motorsport | March | BMW | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| - | ITA Beppe Gabbiani | Onyx Racing | March | BMW | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| - | FRG Manfred Anspann | private entry | Maurer | BMW | - | - | NQ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
References
References
- "1984 European F2 Championship". Motor Sport Magazine.
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