1984 Formula One season

1984 FIA Formula One World Championship season
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The 1984 Formula One season was the 35th FIA Formula One World Championship season. It commenced on March 25, 1984, and ended on October 21 after sixteen races.

During the season, the Tyrrell team had its results stripped after a technical infringement.

Season summary

The season had been expected to see a continuation of the Brabham-Renault-Ferrari battle, with supporting roles for McLaren, Williams and Lotus. McLaren however had stolen a march on its competitors thanks to its TAG turbo engine.

The FISA had introduced new fuel economy rules aimed at reducing speeds, providing 240 litres of fuel for the entire race. TAG commissioned German sports car manufacturer Porsche to design and build a turbo engine. Porsche had extensive experience with similar economy rules due to its participation in endurance racing and this translated in superior fuel economy.

Reigning world driver's champion Nelson Piquet and his Brabham-BMW were usually the fastest combination on track but appalling reliability meant he was never able to challenge consistently.

The season saw a titanic battle between both McLaren drivers Niki Lauda and Alain Prost. Prost had been sacked by Renault after failing to win the 1983 title. Fast and ambitious, the Frenchman quickly established his dominance over his teammate.

Austrian Niki Lauda had returned to F1 in 1982 and soon showed he had lost nothing of his earlier determination and guile. He regularly matched the pace of his 1982-1983 McLaren team mate John Watson, but Alain Prost was a different kettle of fish. Lauda quickly realized he could not beat his young team mate on speed. The wily Austrian therefore ignored qualifying and concentrated on his race strategies. By winning races when Prost ran into trouble and scoring relentlessly when Prost proved quicker, Lauda was just able to win the title. He was the only second driver after Denny Hulme in 1967 to have ever won the title without achieving a single pole position in the season.

Drivers and constructors

Entrant	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Tyres	No	Driver	Test driver(s)
MRD International	Brabham	BT53	BMW M12/13 1.5 L4T	M	1	Nelson Piquet	Paolo Barilla
					2	Teo Fabi
						Corrado Fabi
						Manfred Winkelhock
Tyrrell Racing Organisation	Tyrrell	012	Ford Cosworth DFY 3.0 V8	G	3	Martin Brundle	n/a
						Stefan Johansson
					4	Stefan Bellof
						Mike Thackwell
Williams Grand Prix Engineering	Williams	FW09 FW09B	Honda RA163E 1.5 V6T Honda RA164E 1.5 V6T	G	5	Jacques Laffite	n/a
					6	Keke Rosberg
Marlboro McLaren International	McLaren	MP4/2	TAG TTE PO1 1.5 V6T	M	7	Alain Prost	n/a
					8	Niki Lauda
Skoal Bandit Formula 1 Team	RAM	01 02	Hart 415T 1.5 L4T	P	9	Philippe Alliot	n/a
					10	Jonathan Palmer
						Mike Thackwell
John Player Team Lotus	Lotus	95T	Renault EF4B 1.5 V6T	G	11	Elio de Angelis	Johnny Dumfries
					12	Nigel Mansell
Team ATS	ATS	D7	BMW M12/13 1.5 L4T	P	14	Gerhard Berger	n/a
						Manfred Winkelhock
					31	Gerhard Berger
Equipe Renault Elf	Renault	RE50	Renault EF4 1.5 V6T	M	15	Patrick Tambay	n/a
					16	Derek Warwick
					33	Philippe Streiff
Barclay Nordica Arrows BMW	Arrows	A6 A7	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 BMW M12/13 1.5 L4T	G	17	Marc Surer	Hannu Mikkola
					18	Thierry Boutsen
Toleman Group Motorsport	Toleman	TG183B TG184	Hart 415T 1.5 L4T	P	19	Ayrton Senna	John Watson
						Stefan Johansson
					20
						Johnny Cecotto
						Pierluigi Martini
Spirit Racing	Spirit	101B 101C	Hart 415T 1.5 L4T Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	P	21	Mauro Baldi	Emerson Fittipaldi
						Huub Rothengatter
Benetton Team Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo	184T	Alfa Romeo 890T 1.5 V8T	G	22	Riccardo Patrese	n/a
					23	Eddie Cheever
Osella Squadra Corse	Osella	FA1F	Alfa Romeo 890T 1.5 V8T	P	24	Piercarlo Ghinzani	n/a
					30	Jo Gartner
Ligier Loto	Ligier	JS23 JS23B	Renault EF4 1.5 V6T	M	25	François Hesnault	n/a
					26	Andrea de Cesaris
Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari	126C4	Ferrari 031 1.5 V6T	G	27	Michele Alboreto	n/a
					28	René Arnoux

Season review

Rnd	Race	Date	Location	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Race Winner	Constructor	Report
1	Brazilian Grand Prix	March 25	Jacarepaguá	Elio de Angelis	Alain Prost	Alain Prost	McLaren-TAG	Report
2	South African Grand Prix	April 7	Kyalami	Nelson Piquet	Patrick Tambay	Niki Lauda	McLaren-TAG	Report
3	Belgian Grand Prix	April 29	Zolder	Michele Alboreto	René Arnoux	Michele Alboreto	Ferrari	Report
4	San Marino Grand Prix	May 6	Imola	Nelson Piquet	Nelson Piquet	Alain Prost	McLaren-TAG	Report
5	French Grand Prix	May 20	Dijon	Patrick Tambay	Alain Prost	Niki Lauda	McLaren-TAG	Report
6	Monaco Grand Prix 1	June 3	Monaco	Alain Prost	Ayrton Senna	Alain Prost	McLaren-TAG	Report
7	Canadian Grand Prix	June 17	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve	Nelson Piquet	Nelson Piquet	Nelson Piquet	Brabham-BMW	Report
8	Detroit Grand Prix	June 24	Detroit	Nelson Piquet	Derek Warwick	Nelson Piquet	Brabham-BMW	Report
9	Dallas Grand Prix	July 8	Dallas	Nigel Mansell	Niki Lauda	Keke Rosberg	Williams-Honda	Report
10	British Grand Prix	July 22	Brands Hatch	Nelson Piquet	Niki Lauda	Niki Lauda	McLaren-TAG	Report
11	German Grand Prix	August 5	Hockenheimring	Alain Prost	Alain Prost	Alain Prost	McLaren-TAG	Report
12	Austrian Grand Prix	August 19	Österreichring	Nelson Piquet	Niki Lauda	Niki Lauda	McLaren-TAG	Report
13	Dutch Grand Prix	August 26	Zandvoort	Alain Prost	René Arnoux	Alain Prost	McLaren-TAG	Report
14	Italian Grand Prix	September 9	Monza	Nelson Piquet	Niki Lauda	Niki Lauda	McLaren-TAG	Report
15	European Grand Prix	October 7	Nürburgring	Nelson Piquet	Nelson Piquet Michele Alboreto	Alain Prost	McLaren-TAG	Report
16	Portuguese Grand Prix	October 21	Estoril	Nelson Piquet	Niki Lauda	Alain Prost	McLaren-TAG	Report

1. Half points awarded. Race stopped due to dangerous conditions.

1984 Constructors Championship final standings

Constructors' points were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the first six finishers in each round.

Place	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Tyre	Points	Wins	Podiums	Poles
1	McLaren-TAG	MP4/2	TAG Porsche P01	M	143.5	12	18	3
2	Ferrari	126C4	Ferrari 031	G	57.5	1	8	1
3	Lotus-Renault	95T	Renault EF4B	G	47		6	2
4	Brabham-BMW	BT53	BMW M12/13	M	38	2	5	9
5	Renault	RE50	Renault EF4	M	34		5	1
6	Williams-Honda	FW09 FW09B	Honda RA163E	G	25.5	1	2
7	Toleman-Hart	TG183B TG184	Hart 415T	P M	16		3
8	Alfa Romeo	184T	Alfa Romeo 890T	G	11		1
9	Arrows-BMW	A7	BMW M12/13	G	3
10	Ligier-Renault	JS23 JS23B	Renault EF4	M	3
11	Arrows-Ford	A6	Ford Cosworth DFV	G	3
12	Osella-Alfa Romeo	FA1E FA1F	Alfa Romeo 890T	P	2
13	Spirit-Hart	101 101B	Hart 415T	P
14	Spirit-Ford	101C	Ford Cosworth DFV	P
15	ATS-BMW	D7	BMW M12/13	P
16	RAM-Hart	01 02	Hart 415T	P
DSQ	Tyrrell-Ford	012	Ford Cosworth DFY	G

• On 18 July, Tyrrell was disqualified from all races so far that season, and banned from competing in remaining races, because the team had run illegal cars

1984 Drivers Championship final standings

Drivers' Championship points were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the first six finishers in each round.

Pos Driver BRA RSA BEL SMR FRA MON CAN DET DAL GBR GER AUT NED ITA EUR POR Points 1 Niki Lauda Ret 1 Ret Ret 1 Ret 2 Ret Ret 1 2 1 2 1 4 2 72 2 Alain Prost 1 2 Ret 1 7 1 3 4 Ret Ret 1 Ret 1 Ret 1 1 71.5 3 Elio de Angelis 3 7 5 3 5 5 4 2 3 4 Ret Ret 4 Ret Ret 5 34 4 Michele Alboreto Ret 11 1 Ret Ret 6 Ret Ret Ret 5 Ret 3 Ret 2 2 4 30.5 5 Nelson Piquet Ret Ret 9 Ret Ret Ret 1 1 Ret 7 Ret 2 Ret Ret 3 6 29 6 René Arnoux Ret Ret 3 2 4 3 5 Ret 2 6 6 7 11 Ret 5 9 27 7 Derek Warwick Ret 3 2 4 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 2 3 Ret Ret Ret 11 Ret 23 8 Keke Rosberg 2 Ret 4 Ret 6 4 Ret Ret 1 Ret Ret Ret 8 Ret Ret Ret 20.5 9 Ayrton Senna Ret 6 6 DNQ Ret 2 7 Ret Ret 3 Ret Ret Ret Ret 3 13 10 Nigel Mansell Ret Ret Ret Ret 3 Ret 6 Ret 6 Ret 4 Ret 3 Ret Ret Ret 13 11 Patrick Tambay 5 Ret 7 Ret 2 Ret Ret Ret 8 5 Ret 6 Ret Ret 7 11 12 Teo Fabi Ret Ret Ret Ret 9 3 Ret Ret 4 5 Ret Ret 9 13 Riccardo Patrese Ret 4 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 12 Ret 10 Ret 3 6 8 8 14 Jacques Laffite Ret Ret Ret Ret 8 8 Ret 5 4 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 14 5 15 Thierry Boutsen 6 12 Ret 5 11 DNQ Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 5 Ret 10 9 Ret 5 16 Eddie Cheever 4 Ret Ret 7 Ret DNQ 11 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 13 9 Ret 17 3 17 Stefan Johansson DSQ DSQ DNQ DSQ 4 Ret 11 3 18 Andrea de Cesaris Ret 5 Ret 6 10 Ret Ret Ret Ret 10 7 Ret Ret Ret 7 12 3 19 Piercarlo Ghinzani Ret WD Ret DNQ 12 7 Ret Ret 5 9 Ret Ret Ret 7 Ret Ret 2 20 Marc Surer 7 9 8 Ret Ret DNQ Ret Ret Ret 11 Ret 6 Ret Ret Ret Ret 1 NC Jo Gartner Ret Ret Ret Ret 12 5 Ret 16 0 NC Gerhard Berger 12 6 Ret 13 0 NC François Hesnault Ret 10 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 8 8 7 Ret 10 Ret 0 NC Corrado Fabi Ret Ret 7 0 NC Mauro Baldi Ret 8 Ret 8 Ret DNQ 8 15 0 NC Manfred Winkelhock DSQ Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 8 Ret 8 Ret Ret Ret DNS 10 0 NC Jonathan Palmer 8 Ret 10 9 13 DNQ Ret Ret Ret Ret 9 9 Ret Ret Ret 0 NC Huub Rothengatter NC DNQ Ret NC 9 NC Ret 8 0 NC Johnny Cecotto Ret Ret Ret NC Ret Ret 9 Ret Ret DNQ 0 NC Philippe Alliot Ret Ret DNQ Ret Ret DNQ 10 Ret Ret Ret 11 10 Ret Ret Ret 0 NC Stefan Bellof DSQ Ret DSQ DSQ DSQ DSQ DSQ DSQ Ret DSQ DSQ DSQ 0 NC Martin Brundle DSQ Ret DSQ DSQ DSQ DNQ DSQ DSQ DNQ 0 NC Mike Thackwell Ret DNQ 0 NC Philippe Streiff Ret 0 NC Pierluigi Martini DNQ 0 Pos Driver BRA RSA BEL SMR FRA MON CAN DET DAL GBR GER AUT NED ITA EUR POR Points † - Half points were awarded at the Monaco Grand Prix as less than 75% of the scheduled distance was completed.

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish, inc. non-classified finish Purple Did not finish (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Light blue Practiced only (PO) Friday test driver (TD) - 2003-2007 only Blank Did not practice (DNP) Injured or ill (Inj) Excluded (EX) Did not arrive (DNA)

Place	Driver	Number	Points	Wins	Podiums	Poles
1	Niki Lauda	8	72	5	9
2	Alain Prost	7	71.5	7	9	3
3	Elio de Angelis	11	34		4	1
4	Michele Alboreto	27	30.5	1	4	1
5	Nelson Piquet	1	29	2	4	9
6	René Arnoux	28	27		4
7	Derek Warwick	16	23		4
8	Keke Rosberg	6	20.5	1	2
9	Ayrton Senna	19	13		3
10	Nigel Mansell	12	13		2	1
11	Patrick Tambay	15	11		1	1
12	Teo Fabi	2	9		1
13	Riccardo Patrese	22	8		1
14	Jacques Laffite	5	5
15	Thierry Boutsen	18	5
16	Eddie Cheever	23	3
17	Stefan Johansson	20	3
18	Andrea de Cesaris	26	3
19	Piercarlo Ghinzani	24	2
20	Marc Surer	17	1

External links

• 1984 Formula 1 review
• 1984 Formula 1 World Championship results and images from f1-facts.com