The 1984 Gran Premio dell'Adriatico (Grand Prix of the Adriatic Sea) took place on July 22, and was the eighth round of the 1984 European Championship for F2 Drivers. It was held at the Circuito Internazionale Santamonica, near the town of Misano Adriatico (Province of Rimini) in the frazione of Santamonica, Italy.[1]
| 1984 Adriatic Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Race details | |||
| Date | 22 July 1984 | ||
| Official name | 1984 Gran Premio dell'Adriatico | ||
| Location | Misano Adriatico, Province of Rimini, Emilia-Romagna, Italy | ||
| Course | Circuito Internazionale Santa Monica | ||
| Course length | 3.488 km (2.167 miles) | ||
| Distance | 58 laps, 202.304 km (125.686 miles) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Ralt-Honda | ||
| Time | 1:08.72 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |  Roberto Moreno | Ralt-Honda | |
| Time | 1:08.50 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Ralt-Honda | ||
| Second | AGS-BMW | ||
| Third | March-BMW | ||
Report edit
Entry edit
The F2 brigade returned to Italy, however, the race only contained eighteen cars. Prior to qualification, the PMC Motorsport / BS Automotive team did not arrive with a car for Pascal Fabre.[2]
Qualifying edit
Roberto Moreno took the pole position for Ralt Racing Ltd, in their Ralt-Honda RH6, with an average speed of 113.507 mph.[3]
Race edit
The race was held over 58 laps of the Misano Circuit. Mike Thackwell won the race for Ralt, driving their Ralt-Honda RH6. The Kiwi won with a time of 1hr 08:15.71ins., and had an average speed of 110.872 mph. Second place went to Frenchman Philippe Streiff aboard the AGS-BMW JH19C, entered by AGS Elf (Armagnac Bigorre). Streiff was one lap adrift. The podium was completed by Pierre Petit in the Onyx Race Engineering's March-BMW 842.[4]
Classification edit
Race Result edit
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Entrant | Car - Engine | Time, Laps | Reason Out |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 |  Mike Thackwell | Ralt Racing Ltd | Ralt-Honda RH6 | 1hr 08:15.71 | |
| 2nd | 6 |  Philippe Streiff | AGS Elf (Armagnac Bigorre) | AGS-BMW JH19C | 57 | |
| 3rd | 5 | Pierre Petit | Onyx Race Engineering | March-BMW 842 | 57 | |
| 4th | 3 |  Thierry Tassin | Onyx Race Engineering | March-BMW 842 | 57 | |
| 5th | 15 |  Guido Daccò | Sanremo Racing Srl | March-BMW 832 | 57 | |
| 6th | 66 |  Christian Danner | PMC Motorsport / BS Automotive | March-BMW 842 | 57 | |
| 7th | 9 | Roberto Del Castello | Minardi Team | Minardi-BMW M283 | 57 | |
| 8th | 44 |  Tomas Kaiser | PMC Motorsport / BS Automotive Ltd | March-BMW 842 | 57 | |
| 9th | 8 |  ”Pierre Chauvet” | Emco Sports | March-BMW 842 | 57 | |
| 10th | 11 | Lamberto Leoni | Minardi Team | Minardi-BMW M283 | 56 | |
| 11th | 21 | Stefano Livio | AGS Elf (Armagnac Bigorre) | AGS-BMW JH19 | 55 | |
| 12th | 18 | Didier Theys | Martini Racing, France/ORECA | Martini-BMW 002 | 52 | Engine |
| NC | 2 | Roberto Moreno | Ralt Racing Ltd | Ralt-Honda RH6 | 46 | |
| DNF | 17 | Michel Ferté | Martini Racing, France/ORECA | Martini-BMW 001 | 28 | Engine |
| DNF | 4 | Emanuele Pirro | Onyx Race Engineering | March-BMW 842 | 12 | Valve spring |
| DNF | 10 | Alessandro Nannini | Minardi Team | Minardi-BMW M283 | 10 | Engine |
- Fastest lap: Roberto Moreno, 1:08.50secs. (113.871 mph) [5]
