1984 European Grand Prix

  1984 European Grand Prix

Race details
Race 15 of 16 in the 1984 Formula One season
Date	October 7, 1984
Official name	XXXVI Großer Preis von Europa
Location	Nürburgring, Nürburg, Germany
Course	Permanent Racing Facility 4.54 km (2.82 mi)
Distance	67 laps, 304.18 km (188.94 mi)
Weather	Sunny
Pole position
Driver	Nelson Piquet	Brabham-BMW
Time	1:18.871
Fastest lap
Drivers	Nelson Piquet (lap 62) Michele Alboreto (lap 62)	Brabham-BMW Ferrari
Time	1:23.146
Podium
First	Alain Prost	McLaren-TAG
Second	Michele Alboreto	Ferrari
Third	Nelson Piquet	Brabham-BMW

The 1984 European Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Nürburgring on October 7, 1984. It was the fifteenth round of the 1984 Formula One season. This was the first time F1 was run on the new Nürburgring.

Classification

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	7	Alain Prost	McLaren-TAG	67	1:35:13.284	2	9
2	27	Michele Alboreto	Ferrari	67	+ 23.911	5	6
3	1	Nelson Piquet	Brabham-BMW	67	+ 24.922	1	4
4	8	Niki Lauda	McLaren-TAG	67	+ 43.086	15	3
5	28	René Arnoux	Ferrari	67	+ 1:01.430	6	2
6	22	Riccardo Patrese	Alfa Romeo	66	+ 1 Lap	9	1
7	26	Andrea de Cesaris	Ligier-Renault	65	+ 2 Laps	17
8	21	Mauro Baldi	Spirit-Hart	65	+ 2 Laps	24
9	18	Thierry Boutsen	Arrows-BMW	64	Ignition	11
10	25	François Hesnault	Ligier-Renault	64	+ 3 Laps	19
11	16	Derek Warwick	Renault	61	Overheating	7
Ret	30	Jo Gartner	Osella-Alfa Romeo	60	Fuel System	22
Ret	2	Teo Fabi	Brabham-BMW	57	Gearbox	10
Ret	12	Nigel Mansell	Lotus-Renault	51	Engine	8
Ret	15	Patrick Tambay	Renault	47	Fuel system	3
Ret	23	Eddie Cheever	Alfa Romeo	37	Fuel System	13
Ret	9	Philippe Alliot	RAM-Hart	37	Turbo	25
Ret	10	Jonathan Palmer	RAM-Hart	35	Turbo	21
Ret	5	Jacques Laffite	Williams-Honda	27	Engine	14
Ret	11	Elio de Angelis	Lotus-Renault	25	Turbo	23
Ret	20	Stefan Johansson	Toleman-Hart	17	Overheating	26
Ret	6	Keke Rosberg	Williams-Honda	0	Collision	4
Ret	19	Ayrton Senna	Toleman-Hart	0	Collision	12
Ret	17	Marc Surer	Arrows-BMW	0	Collision	16
Ret	31	Gerhard Berger	ATS-BMW	0	Collision	18
Ret	24	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella-Alfa Romeo	0	Collision	20

Notes

• Pole position: Nelson Piquet - 1:18.871^[1]
• Fastest lap: Michele Alboreto and Nelson Piquet - 1:23.146 on lap 62^[2]
• Last time to date that the fastest lap has been shared between two or more drivers
• Last points for Alfa Romeo

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Niki Lauda 66 2 Alain Prost 62.5 3 Elio de Angelis 32 4 Nelson Piquet 28 5 Michele Alboreto 27.5

Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 McLaren-TAG 128.5 2 Ferrari 54.5 3 Lotus-Renault 45 4 Brabham-BMW 37 5 Renault 34

• Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

Unless otherwise indicated, all race results are taken from "The Official Formula 1 website". http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1984/325/. Retrieved 2007-06-17.