1984 European Formula Two Championship Explained

1984 European Formula Two season
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The 1984 European Formula Two season was contested over 11 rounds. 13 teams, 32 drivers, 8 chassis and 2 engines competed. Ralt driver Mike Thackwell clinched the championship title.[1]

Drivers and teams

TeamChassisEngineDriversRounds
Ralt Racing Ltd.Ralt RH6Honda1 Mike ThackwellAll
2 Roberto MorenoAll
Onyx RacingMarch 842BMW3 Thierry Tassin1 - 8, 10 - 11
Beppe Gabbiani9
4 Emanuele PirroAll
5 Pierre PetitAll
7 Derek Bell11
Team AGSAGS JH19C
AGS JH19
BMW6 Philippe StreiffAll
21 Stefano Livio8
24 Marc Sourd5
Emco SportsSpirit 201B
Minardi M283
Spirit 201
March 842
BMW7 Jo Gartner1 - 2, 5
Pierre Chauvet4
85 - 11
Lamberto Leoni1 - 2
11 Pierre Chauvet1
MinardiMinardi M283BMW9 Roberto Del CastelloAll
10 Alessandro NanniniAll
11 Pierre Chauvet2
Lamberto Leoni3 - 5, 7 - 8, 10 - 11
San Remo RacingMarch 832BMW15 Guido DaccòAll
Martini Racing/ORECAMartini 001
Martini 002
BMW17 Michel FertéAll
18 Didier Theys1 - 5, 7 - 10
Alain Ferté6
34 Hans-Peter Pandur7
Horag RacingMarch 832
March 842
BMW19 Rolf Biland1 - 2
Roland Minder3 - 5, 10 - 11
20 Beat Jans1 - 6
24 Roland Minder7
Team MerzarioMerzario M84BMW21 Stefano Livio1 - 7
22 Aldo Bertuzzi1 - 5
Max Busslinger6 - 7
23 Richard Dallest2, 5
LEP GroupRalt RT4BMW29 Alo Lawler4
Manfred AnspannMaurer MM83BMW30 Manfred Anspann2
Marcel TarrèsMartini MK43BMW30 Marcel Tarrès6
Peter StürtzMarch 802BMW31 Peter Stürtz2
Pedrazza MotorsportMarch 812
March 802
BMW31 Gino Bollinger7
32 Walter Pedrazza2, 7
PMC Motorsport/BS AutomotiveMarch 842BMW33 Pascal Fabre1 - 9
44 Tomas Kaiser1 - 5, 8 - 11
Beat Jans7
55 Enrique Mansilla1 - 2, 4 - 5
66 Christian DannerAll
Team JPLAGS JH19BMW34 Hans-Peter Pandur2
Sachs SportingMarch 822BMW35 Udo Wagenhäuser7
Jochen DauerMarch 812BMW36 Jochen Dauer7

source

Calendar

RoundCircuitDatePole PositionFastest LapWinning DriverWinning TeamReport
1 Silverstone Circuit1 April Roberto Moreno Mike Thackwell Mike ThackwellRalt RacingReport
2 Hockenheimring8 April Michel Ferté Mike Thackwell Roberto MorenoRalt RacingReport
3 Thruxton Circuit23 April Mike Thackwell Mike Thackwell Mike ThackwellRalt RacingReport
4 ACI Vallelunga Circuit13 May Mike Thackwell Mike Thackwell Mike ThackwellRalt RacingReport
5 Mugello Circuit19 May Christian Danner Mike Thackwell Mike ThackwellRalt RacingReport
6 Circuit de Pau-Ville11 June Mike Thackwell Mike Thackwell Mike ThackwellRalt RacingReport
7 Hockenheimring24 June Mike Thackwell Mike Thackwell Pascal FabrePMC MotorsportReport
8 Circuito Internazionale Santa Monica22 July Roberto Moreno Roberto Moreno Mike ThackwellRalt RacingReport
9 Autodromo di Pergusa29 July Mike Thackwell Mike Thackwell Mike ThackwellRalt RacingReport
10 Donington Park27 August Mike Thackwell Mike Thackwell Roberto MorenoRalt RacingReport
11 Brands Hatch23 September Roberto Moreno Roberto Moreno Philippe StreiffAGS ElfReport

Notes

Race 11 stopped due to heavy rain and restarted.

Final point standings

Driver

For every race points were awarded: 9 points to the winner, 6 for runner-up, 4 for third place, 3 for fourth place, 2 for fifth place and 1 for sixth place. No additional points were awarded. The best 9 results count. No driver had a point deduction.

PosDriverTeamChassisEngineSIL
HOC
THR
VLL
MUG
PAU
HOC
MIS
PER
DON
BRH
Pts
1 9 6 9 9 9 9 - 9 9 3 - 72
2 6 9 - 6 - 4 - - 6 9 4 44
3 4 4 - 3 6 - 4 - 2 - 6 29
4 - 2 4 - - 6 - 6 - - 9 27
5 - 1 6 4 4 3 - 1 - 4 - 23
6 3 - 2 - 2 - 6 3 - 2 - 18
1 3 3 - 3 - - - 1 6 1 18
8 2 - - 2 - - 9 - - - - 13
9 - - - - - 1 2 4 3 - - 10
10 - - - - - - 3 - 4 - 2 9
11 - - 1 1 1 - - - - - - 3
- - - - - - - - - - 3 3
13 - - - - - 2 - - - - - 2
- - - - - - - 2 - - - 2
15 - - - - - - 1 - - - - 1
- - - - - - - - - 1 - 1

Note:

Race 9 Alessandro Nannini and Michel Ferté were disqualified firstly due to underweight, but later re-instated on appeal.

Complete Overview

first column of every race 10 = grid position
second column of every race 10 = race result

R10=retired, but classified NC=not classified R=retired NS=did not start NQ=did not qualify

PosDriverTeamChassisEngineSIL
HOC
THR
VLL
MUG
PAU
HOC
MIS
PER
DON
BRH
1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 1 1 1 1 4 R
2 1 2 1 R 2 R 3 R 1 NC 2 1 1 3
3 3 1 3 R 4 2 R 3 R 5 R 2
4 R 5 3 R 11 2 R 2 R 7 1
5 7 6 2 3 1 3 4 R 6 R 3 R10
6 4 7 5 10 5 R 2 4 - - 5 7
6 4 4 12 4 R R R 6 2 6
8 5 R R 5 9 7 1 - - - - - - - -
9 11 R R R 7 6 5 3 4 R 8
10 9 R 7 R R R 4 R 3 10 5
11 8 R 6 6 6 - - - - R12 - - R - -
R 9 R 7 R - - - - 8 7 8 4
13 - - - - - - - - - - 5 - - - - - - - - - -
R 10 8 11 8 8 11 5 8 9 R
15 R 8 10 9 12 R 6 7 R 12 R
R
R - -
R R
R 7 9 - - 6 11
- - - - - 11 8 10 - - - - - - - - - - 12
- - - R - - - - - - - -
8 - - - - - - - -
- R R 9 - - - - - - - -
10 R9 11 - -
- private entry - - - - - - - - - - 9 - - - - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9
- R 11 - - - - - - R 10 - - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - - - - - 10 - - - - - - - - - -
- 10 13 12 R 13 R - -
R - - - - - -
- R 12 NS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - - - - - - - 12 - - - - - - - -
- R R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
- R R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
- - - NQ - - - - - - - - R - - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - - - - - - - R - - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - R - - - -
- private entry - - NQ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1984 European F2 Championship. motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. 1 April 2018.