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1984 French Grand Prix

FieldValue
TypeF1
CountryFrance
Grand PrixFrench
ImageDijon-Prenois Circuit.svg
Official name70e Grand Prix de France
Date20 May
Year1984
Race_No5
Season_No16
LocationDijon-Prenois, Dijon, France
CoursePermanent racing facility
Course_mi2.361
Course_km3.801
Distance_laps79
Distance_mi186.519
Distance_km300.279
WeatherDry
Pole_DriverPatrick Tambay
Pole_TeamRenault
Pole_Time1:02.200
Pole_CountryFRA
Fast_DriverAlain Prost
Fast_TeamMcLaren-TAG
Fast_Time1:05.257
Fast_Lap59
Fast_CountryFRA
First_DriverNiki Lauda
First_TeamMcLaren-TAG
First_CountryAUT
Second_DriverPatrick Tambay
Second_TeamRenault
Second_CountryFRA
Third_DriverNigel Mansell
Third_TeamLotus-Renault
Third_CountryGBR
Lapchart

The 1984 French Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Dijon-Prenois near Dijon, France on 20 May 1984. It was race 5 of 16 in the 1984 FIA Formula One World Championship.

This was the final Formula One race to be held at the 3.801 km Dijon-Prenois circuit, as it was deemed too short by governing body FISA. Fittingly in France, Frenchman Patrick Tambay, in the all-French team (French car, French engine, French tyres and French fuel) scored the Equipe Renault team's last pole position until their return to the sport in 2002.

Double World Champion Niki Lauda won the race in his McLaren-TAG, his first win in France since 1975. Tambay finished second in his Renault RE50, with the Lotus-Renault of Nigel Mansell third. Lauda's team-mate and World Championship leader, Alain Prost, could only manage seventh after he was forced to pit to change a loose wheel.

Andrea de Cesaris failed to qualify his Ligier, but nonetheless started the race and finished tenth. De Cesaris' Friday qualifying time was disallowed when his car's onboard fire extinguisher was found to be empty, before rain in the Saturday session prevented him from setting a time fast enough to make the grid. Ligier took the bizarre step of withdrawing their second car, driven by François Hesnault (who had qualified 14th), in order to allow de Cesaris to start 26th and last.

Classification

Qualifying

PosNoDriverConstructorQ1Q2Gap1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526—
15FRA Patrick TambayRenault**1:02.200**1:24.855—
11ITA Elio de AngelisLotus-Renault**1:02.336**1:20.859+0.136
1BRA Nelson PiquetBrabham-BMW**1:02.806**1:30.893+0.606
6FIN Keke RosbergWilliams-Honda**1:02.908**1:30.872+0.708
7FRA Alain ProstMcLaren-TAG**1:02.982**1:25.397+0.782
12GBR Nigel MansellLotus-Renault**1:03.200**1:20.061+1.000
16GBR Derek WarwickRenault**1:03.540**1:23.363+1.340
14FRG Manfred WinkelhockATS-BMW**1:03.865**1:28.393+1.665
8AUT Niki LaudaMcLaren-TAG**1:04.419**1:25.567+2.219
27ITA Michele AlboretoFerrari**1:04.459**1:22.749+2.259
28FRA René ArnouxFerrari**1:04.917**1:22.707+2.517
5FRA Jacques LaffiteWilliams-Honda**1:05.410**1:27.917+3.210
19BRA Ayrton SennaToleman-Hart**1:05.744**1:28.225+3.544
18BEL Thierry BoutsenArrows-BMW**1:05.972**1:25.252+3.772
22ITA Riccardo PatreseAlfa Romeo**1:06.172**1:28.124+3.972
23USA Eddie CheeverAlfa Romeo**1:06.281**1:23.770+4.081
2ITA Teo FabiBrabham-BMW**1:06.370**no time+4.170
20VEN Johnny CecottoToleman-Hart**1:08.109**1:31.359+5.989
17SWI Marc SurerArrows-Ford**1:08.457**1:26.943+6.257
4FRG Stefan BellofTyrrell-Ford**1:08.608**1:29.539+6.408
10GBR Jonathan PalmerRAM-Hart**1:09.047**no time+6.847
9FRA Philippe AlliotRAM-Hart**1:09.447**no time+7.247
3GBR Martin BrundleTyrrell-Ford**1:09.554**1:28.555+7.354
21ITA Mauro BaldiSpirit-Hart**1:09.629**1:31.021+7.429
24ITA Piercarlo GhinzaniOsella-Alfa Romeo**1:11.625**1:32.541+10.431
26ITA Andrea de CesarisLigier-Renaultno time**1:22.388**+20.188
*25**FRA François Hesnault***Ligier-Renault****1:05.850****1:22.272*—
  • François Hesnault qualified 14th with a time of 1:05.850 in the first qualifying session. However, Ligier withdrew his entry in order for their #1 driver Andrea de Cesaris to start, after the Italian's Friday time was disallowed due to an empty on-board fire extinguisher in his JS23 and he could not post a quick time in the wet final session.

Race

PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints12345678910111213DSQRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetDSQRetRet
8AUT **Niki Lauda****McLaren-TAG**791:31:11.9519**9**
15FRA **Patrick Tambay****Renault**79+ 7.1541**6**
12GBR **Nigel Mansell****Lotus-Renault**79+ 23.9696**4**
28FRA **René Arnoux****Ferrari**79+ 43.70611**3**
11ITA **Elio de Angelis****Lotus-Renault**79+ 1:06.1252**2**
6FIN **Keke Rosberg****Williams-Honda**78+ 1 Lap4**1**
7FRA Alain ProstMcLaren-TAG78+ 1 Lap5
5FRA Jacques LaffiteWilliams-Honda78+ 1 Lap12
2ITA Teo FabiBrabham-BMW78+ 1 Lap17
26ITA Andrea de CesarisLigier-Renault77+ 2 Laps26
18BEL Thierry BoutsenArrows-BMW77+ 2 Laps14
24ITA Piercarlo GhinzaniOsella-Alfa Romeo74+ 5 Laps25
10GBR Jonathan PalmerRAM-Hart72+ 7 Laps21
3GBR Martin BrundleTyrrell-Ford76Disqualified23
21ITA Mauro BaldiSpirit-Hart61Engine24
16GBR Derek WarwickRenault53Accident7
17SWI Marc SurerArrows-Ford51Accident19
23USA Eddie CheeverAlfa Romeo51Engine16
19BRA Ayrton SennaToleman-Hart35Turbo13
27ITA Michele AlboretoFerrari33Engine10
20VEN Johnny CecottoToleman-Hart22Turbo18
22ITA Riccardo PatreseAlfa Romeo15Engine15
1BRA Nelson PiquetBrabham-BMW11Turbo3
4FRG Stefan BellofTyrrell-Ford11Disqualified20
14FRG Manfred WinkelhockATS-BMW5Clutch8
9FRA Philippe AlliotRAM-Hart4Electrical22

Championship standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings

PosDriverPointsSource:
1FRA Alain Prost24
2AUT Niki Lauda18
3UK Derek Warwick13
4FRA René Arnoux13
5ITA Elio de Angelis12

;Constructors' Championship standings

PosConstructorPointsSource:
1UK McLaren-TAG42
2ITA Ferrari22
3FRA Renault20
4UK Lotus-Renault16
5UK Williams-Honda10
  • 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 French Grand Prix Previous race at Dijon: 1982 Swiss Grand Prix | Next_year's_race = 1985 French Grand Prix

References

  1. "Motor Racing Programme Covers: 1984". The Programme Covers Project.
  2. "1984 French Grand Prix". formula1.com.
  3. "France 1984 - Championship • STATS F1".
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