1984 Dutch Grand Prix Explained

Type:F1
Country:Netherlands
Grand Prix:Dutch
Date:26 August
Year:1984
Race No:13
Season No:16
Official Name:XXXI Grote Prijs van Nederland
Location:Circuit Zandvoort
Zandvoort, Netherlands
Course:Permanent racing facility
Course Mi:2.642
Course Km:4.252
Distance Laps:71
Distance Mi:187.582
Distance Km:301.892
Weather:Sunny
Pole Driver:Alain Prost
Pole Team:McLaren-TAG
Pole Time:1:13.567
Pole Country:France
Fast Driver:René Arnoux
Fast Team:Ferrari
Fast Time:1:19.465
Fast Lap:64
Fast Country:France
First Driver:Alain Prost
First Team:McLaren-TAG
First Country:France
Second Driver:Niki Lauda
Second Team:McLaren-TAG
Second Country:Austria
Third Driver:Nigel Mansell
Third Team:Lotus-Renault
Third Country:UK

The 1984 Dutch Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Zandvoort on 26 August 1984. It was the thirteenth race of the 1984 Formula One World Championship.

The 71-lap race was won by Frenchman Alain Prost, driving a McLaren-TAG, after he started from pole position. Brazilian Nelson Piquet led the first ten laps in his Brabham-BMW before his oil pressure failed, after which Prost led the remainder of the race. His Austrian teammate Niki Lauda finished second, with Briton Nigel Mansell third in a Lotus-Renault. The 1-2 finish secured the Constructors' Championship for McLaren, their first since .

Before the race, it was rumoured that Ayrton Senna would break his contract with the Toleman team and join Lotus for . When this move was announced two days after the race, Toleman management were angered as Senna had not informed them of his intentions as per the requirements of his contract, and as a result they suspended him from the next race in Italy. It was also correctly rumoured that, with Jacques Laffite already known to be leaving Williams at the end of the season to return to Ligier, team owner Frank Williams had signed Mansell for 1985 alongside Keke Rosberg.[1]

Classification

Qualifying

Pos No Driver Constructor Q1 Q2 Gap
17 Alain ProstMcLaren-TAG1:14.9461:13.567
21 Nelson PiquetBrabham-BMW1:13.8721:13.953+0.305
311 Elio de AngelisLotus-Renault1:14.0271:13.883+0.316
416 Derek WarwickRenault1:15.1841:14.405+0.838
515 Patrick TambayRenault1:17.0131:14.566+0.999
68 Niki LaudaMcLaren-TAG1:15.5561:14.866+1.299
76 Keke RosbergWilliams-Honda1:15.1371:15.117+1.550
85 Jacques LaffiteWilliams-Honda1:16.6591:15.231+1.664
927 Michele AlboretoFerrari1:16.2481:15.264+1.697
102 Teo FabiBrabham-BMW1:16.6071:15.338+1.771
1118 Thierry BoutsenArrows-BMW1:16.5951:15.735+2.168
1212 Nigel MansellLotus-Renault1:16.5331:15.811+2.244
1319 Ayrton SennaToleman-Hart1:16.9511:15.960+2.393
1426 Andrea de CesarisLigier-Renault1:17.8971:16.070+2.503
1528 René ArnouxFerrari1:16.1211:16.200+2.554
1614 Manfred WinkelhockATS-BMW1:17.7601:16.450+2.883
1723 Eddie CheeverAlfa Romeo1:16.9911:17.855+3.424
1822 Riccardo PatreseAlfa Romeo1:17.1241:17.402+3.557
1917 Marc SurerArrows-BMW1:17.5341:17.368+3.801
2025 François HesnaultLigier-Renault1:18.4691:17.905+4.338
2124 Piercarlo GhinzaniOsella-Alfa Romeo1:22.4721:19.454+5.887
2210 Jonathan PalmerRAM-Hart1:19.8491:19.598+6.031
2330 Jo GartnerOsella-Alfa Romeo1:21.6551:20.017+6.450
244 Stefan BellofTyrrell-Ford1:20.8611:20.092+6.525
253 Stefan JohanssonTyrrell-Ford1:20.9591:20.236+6.669
269 Philippe AlliotRAM-Hart1:21.3871:20.270+6.703
2721 Huub RothengatterSpirit-Hart1:24.7711:21.063+7.496
Source:[2] [3] [4]

Race

Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
17 Alain ProstMcLaren-TAG711:37:21.46819
28 Niki LaudaMcLaren-TAG71+ 10.28366
312 Nigel MansellLotus-Renault71+ 1:19.544124
411 Elio de AngelisLotus-Renault70+ 1 lap33
52 Teo FabiBrabham-BMW70+ 1 lap102
615 Patrick TambayRenault70+ 1 lap51
725 François HesnaultLigier-Renault69+ 2 laps20 
86 Keke RosbergWilliams-Honda68Out of fuel7 
910 Jonathan PalmerRAM-Hart67+ 4 laps22 
109 Philippe AlliotRAM-Hart67+ 4 laps26 
1128 René ArnouxFerrari66Electrical15 
1230 Jo GartnerOsella-Alfa Romeo66+ 5 laps23 
1323 Eddie CheeverAlfa Romeo65Out of fuel17 
DSQ4 Stefan BellofTyrrell-Ford69Illegal fuel and ballast24 
DSQ3 Stefan JohanssonTyrrell-Ford69Illegal fuel and ballast25 
Ret18 Thierry BoutsenArrows-BMW59Accident11 
Ret21 Huub RothengatterSpirit-Hart53Throttle27 
Ret22 Riccardo PatreseAlfa Romeo51Engine18 
Ret26 Andrea de CesarisLigier-Renault31Engine14 
Ret5 Jacques LaffiteWilliams-Honda23Engine8 
Ret16 Derek WarwickRenault23Spun off4 
Ret14 Manfred WinkelhockATS-BMW22Spun off16 
Ret19 Ayrton SennaToleman-Hart19Engine13 
Ret17 Marc SurerArrows-BMW17Wheel19 
Ret1 Nelson PiquetBrabham-BMW10Oil pressure2 
Ret24 Piercarlo GhinzaniOsella-Alfa Romeo8Fuel pump21 
Ret27 Michele AlboretoFerrari7Engine9 

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings
PosDriverPoints
1 Niki Lauda54
2 Alain Prost52.5
3 Elio de Angelis29.5
4 René Arnoux24.5
5 Nelson Piquet24
Source: [5]
Constructors' Championship standings
PosConstructorPoints
1 McLaren-TAG106.5
2 Lotus-Renault42.5
3 Ferrari39.5
4 Renault33
5 Brabham-BMW32
Source:

Notes and References

  1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52r-XXoLXEc Murray Walker and James Hunt talk Senna
  2. Web site: Grote Prijs Van Nederland - QUALIFYING 1 . formula1.com . 11 May 2018.
  3. Web site: Grote Prijs Van Nederland - QUALIFYING 2 . formula1.com . 11 May 2018.
  4. Web site: Grote Prijs Van Nederland - OVERALL QUALIFYING . formula1.com . 11 May 2018.
  5. Web site: Netherlands 1984 - Championship • STATS F1 . www.statsf1.com . 15 March 2019.

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