1984 European Grand Prix
The Grand Prix of Europe 1984 took place on October 7 at the Nurburgring and was the 15th race of the Formula 1 season 1984.
- 3.1 qualifying
- 3.2 race
- 4.1 Drivers' Championship
- 4.2 Constructors' Championship
Reports
Background
Eight years after the Grand Prix of Germany in 1976 returned to Formula 1 back to the race track in the Eifel, in order to discharge the Grand Prix of Europe. The race, however, was completed no longer on the more than 20 km long and for Formula 1 outmoded Nordschleife, but on the at that time newly built Grand Prix track with around 4.5 kilometers in length, which the then prevailing safety requirements corresponded.
As a result of the announcement by BMW to trying to deliver a more motors to the ATS Racing team in the 1985 season, team boss sacked Günter Schmid previous regular driver Manfred Winkelhock and decided to finish the 1984 season with the previous guest driver Gerhard Berger.
Mauro Baldi returned instead of Huub Rothengatter back to the Team Spirit Racing. Ayrton Senna replaced with Toleman from the Italian Pierluigi Martini, who had three weeks earlier represented him at the Grand Prix of Italy.
Training
The front row sat down in accordance with the training result on Friday in Italy, as from the Brabham of Nelson Piquet and the McLaren of Alain Prost together. Patrick Tambay and Keke Rosberg were the second row in front of the two Ferrari drivers Michele Alboreto and René Arnoux.
Since it was raining during the second qualifying session on Saturday, could undercut his scoring on the day prior best time none of the pilots.
Race
Both Prost and Tambay came over shortly after the start of Piquet, while in the first corner Senna collided with Rosberg. Gerhard Berger crashed into the rear of the Arrows A7 by Marc Surer. In addition, there was a collision between Teo Fabi and Piercarlo Ghinzani. For five pilots, the race was thus terminated after only a few meters. Only Fabi was able to continue after he was pushed by the marshals.
Behind Prost, Piquet and Tambay followed Derek Warwick before the two Ferrari of Alboreto and Arnoux. Already in the fifth round started from 15th on Niki Lauda took the sixth place. Up to 43 outstanding, then nothing changed within the top group. But then Tambay dropped due to electrical problems back. Ten laps later, also Warwick due to technical difficulties his third rank no longer defend.
During the last lap Piquet had to give up his second place at Alboreto due to lack of fuel. This was soon afterwards out of fuel, so that both counterparties unmotivated rolled across the finish line and stopped a few meters behind. Niki Lauda was fourth ahead of René Arnoux Riccardo Patrese and. Thus He took a lead of 4.5 championship points towards his victorious teammate Alain Prost to the season finale in Portugal.
Michele Alboreto and Nelson Piquet completed at the same time the fastest lap of the race, each in its 62nd round.
Message list
Classifications
Qualifying
Race
WM stands after the race
The first six of the race were 9, 6, 4, 3, 2 and 1 point (s).
( Results after the disqualification of the team Tyrrell )