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.
| 1984 British Grand Prix | |||
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| Race 10 of 16 in the 1984 Formula One World Championship | |||
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| Race details | |||
| Date | 22 July 1984 | ||
| Official name | XXXVII John Player British Grand Prix | ||
| Location | Brands Hatch Kent, Great Britain | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 4.206[1][2] or 4.207[3] km (2.613 or 2.614 miles) | ||
| Distance | 71 (aggregated: 11 + 60) laps, 298.626[1] or 298.633[2] or 298.697[3] km (185.558 or 185.562 or 185.602 miles) | ||
| Scheduled distance | 75 laps, 315.450[4] or 315.457[5] or 315.525[6] km (196.012 or 196.016 or 196.058 miles) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Brabham-BMW | ||
| Time | 1:10.869 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |  Niki Lauda | McLaren-TAG | |
| Time | 1:13.191 on lap 57 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | McLaren-TAG | ||
| Second | Renault | ||
| Third | Toleman-Hart | ||
Lap leaders | |||
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
editBackground
editGoing 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.[7] Tyrrell owner Ken Tyrrell was granted a High Court order to allow their cars to compete in the Friday Qualifying session.[8] 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
editJohnny Cecotto broke both legs after a heavy crash during first practice.[9] 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. 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
editQualifying
edit| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Gap | |
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| 1 | 1 |  Nelson Piquet | Brabham-BMW | 1:14.568 | 1:10.869 | ||
| 2 | 7 |  Alain Prost | McLaren-TAG | 1:11.494 | 1:11.076 | +0.207 | |
| 3 | 8 | Niki Lauda | McLaren-TAG | 1:11.598 | 1:11.344 | +0.475 | |
| 4 | 11 |  Elio de Angelis | Lotus-Renault | 1:11.734 | 1:11.573 | +0.704 | |
| 5 | 6 |  Keke Rosberg | Williams-Honda | 1:13.740 | 1:11.603 | +0.734 | |
| 6 | 16 |  Derek Warwick | Renault | 1:12.278 | 1:11.703 | +0.834 | |
| 7 | 19 | Ayrton Senna | Toleman-Hart | 1:11.890 | 1:13.991 | +1.021 | |
| 8 | 12 | Nigel Mansell | Lotus-Renault | 1:13.184 | 1:12.435 | +1.566 | |
| 9 | 27 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 1:13.645 | 1:13.122 | +2.253 | |
| 10 | 15 | Patrick Tambay | Renault | 1:14.106 | 1:13.138 | +2.269 | |
| 11 | 14 |  Manfred Winkelhock | ATS-BMW | 1:13.713 | 1:13.374 | +2.505 | |
| 12 | 18 |  Thierry Boutsen | Arrows-BMW | 1:15.355 | 1:13.528 | +2.659 | |
| 13 | 28 | René Arnoux | Ferrari | 1:14.281 | 1:13.934 | +3.065 | |
| 14 | 2 | Teo Fabi | Brabham-BMW | 1:17.731 | 1:14.040 | +3.171 | |
| 15 | 17 |  Marc Surer | Arrows-BMW | 1:17.040 | 1:14.336 | +3.467 | |
| 16 | 5 | Jacques Laffite | Williams-Honda | 1:14.568 | 1:26.939 | +3.699 | |
| 17 | 22 | Riccardo Patrese | Alfa Romeo | 1:14.871 | 1:14.568 | +3.699 | |
| 18 | 23 |  Eddie Cheever | Alfa Romeo | 1:15.113 | 1:14.609 | +3.740 | |
| 19 | 26 | Andrea de Cesaris | Ligier-Renault | 1:16.116 | 1:15.112 | +4.243 | |
| 20 | 25 | François Hesnault | Ligier-Renault | 1:17.384 | 1:15.837 | +4.968 | |
| 21 | 24 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella-Alfa Romeo | 1:16.466 | 1:16.829 | +5.597 | |
| 22 | 21 |  Huub Rothengatter | Spirit-Hart | 1:17.665 | 1:16.759 | +5.890 | |
| 23 | 10 | Jonathan Palmer | RAM-Hart | 1:18.244 | 1:17.265 | +6.396 | |
| 24 | 9 | Philippe Alliot | RAM-Hart | 1:24.043 | 1:17.517 | +6.648 | |
| 25 | 3 |  Stefan Johansson | Tyrrell-Ford | 1:18.450 | 1:17.777 | +6.908 | |
| 26 | 4 | Stefan Bellof | Tyrrell-Ford | 1:17.893 | 1:17.912 | +7.024 | |
| 27 | 30 | Jo Gartner | Osella-Alfa Romeo | 1:18.347 | 1:18.121 | +7.252 | |
| Source:[10][11][12] | |||||||
Race
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Championship standings after the race
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- 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
edit- Jenkinson, Denis (August 1984). "1984 British Grand Prix race report – A four-ring circus". MotorSport. LX (8): 960.
- "1984 British Grand Prix". wildsoft.motorsport.com. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
- "Britain 1984". StatsF1.com. Retrieved 2 December 2023.