| Race details | ||
|---|---|---|
| Race 5 of 16 in the 1984 Formula One season | ||
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| Date | May 20, 1984 | |
| Location | Dijon, France | |
| Course | Dijon-Prenois 3.801 km (2.361 mi) | |
| Distance | 79 laps, 300.279 km (186.519 mi) | |
| Weather | Dry | |
| Pole position | ||
| Driver |  Patrick Tambay
|
Renault |
| Time | 1:02.200 | |
| Fastest lap | ||
| Driver | Alain Prost
|
McLaren-TAG |
| Time | 1:05.257 on lap 59 | |
| Podium | ||
| First |  Niki Lauda
|
McLaren-TAG |
| Second | Patrick Tambay
|
Renault |
| Third |  Nigel Mansell
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Lotus-Renault |
The 1984 French Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Dijon on May 20, 1984. It was the fifth round of the 1984 Formula One season.
This was the 5th French and 6th and last ever World Championship Grand Prix to be held at the 3.801km (2.361m) Dijon-Prenois circuit. Fittingly in France, Frenchman Patrick Tambay scored the Equipe Renault team's last pole position.
Classification[]
Qualifying[]
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Qual | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | Patrick Tambay
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Renault | 1:02.200 | — |
| 2 | 11 |  Elio de Angelis
|
Lotus-Renault | 1:02.336 | +0.136 |
| 3 | 1 |  Nelson Piquet
|
Brabham-BMW | 1:02.806 | +0.606 |
| 4 | 6 |  Keke Rosberg
|
Williams-Honda | 1:02.908 | +0.708 |
| 5 | 7 | Alain Prost
|
McLaren-TAG | 1:02.982 | +0.782 |
| 6 | 12 | Nigel Mansell
|
Lotus-Renault | 1:03.200 | +1.000 |
| 7 | 16 | Derek Warwick
|
Renault | 1:03.540 | +1.340 |
| 8 | 14 |  Manfred Winkelhock
|
ATS-BMW | 1:03.865 | +1.665 |
| 9 | 8 | Niki Lauda
|
McLaren-TAG | 1:04.419 | +2.219 |
| 10 | 27 | Michele Alboreto
|
Ferrari | 1:04.459 | +2.259 |
| 11 | 28 | René Arnoux
|
Ferrari | 1:04.917 | +2.517 |
| 12 | 5 | Jacques Laffite
|
Williams-Honda | 1:05.410 | +3.210 |
| 13 | 19 | Ayrton Senna
|
Toleman-Hart | 1:05.744 | +3.544 |
| 14 | 18 |  Thierry Boutsen
|
Arrows-BMW | 1:05.972 | +3.772 |
| 15 | 22 | Riccardo Patrese
|
Alfa Romeo | 1:06.172 | +3.972 |
| 16 | 23 |  Eddie Cheever
|
Alfa Romeo | 1:06.281 | +4.081 |
| 17 | 2 | Teo Fabi
|
Brabham-BMW | 1:06.370 | +4.170 |
| 18 | 20 |  Johnny Cecotto
|
Toleman-Hart | 1:08.109 | +5.989 |
| 19 | 17 |  Marc Surer
|
Arrows-Ford | 1:08.457 | +6.257 |
| 20 | 4 | Stefan Bellof
|
Tyrrell-Ford | 1:08.608 | +6.408 |
| 21 | 10 | Jonathan Palmer
|
RAM-Hart | 1:09.047 | +6.847 |
| 22 | 9 | Philippe Alliot
|
RAM-Hart | 1:09.447 | +7.247 |
| 23 | 3 | Martin Brundle
|
Tyrrell-Ford | 1:09.554 | +7.354 |
| 24 | 21 | Mauro Baldi
|
Spirit-Hart | 1:09.629 | +7.429 |
| 25 | 24 | Piercarlo Ghinzani
|
Osella-Alfa Romeo | 1:11.625 | +10.431 |
| 26 | 26 | Andrea de Cesaris
|
Ligier-Renault | 1:22.388 | +20.188 |
| — | 25 | François Hesnault
|
Ligier-Renault | — | — |
Race[]
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | Niki Lauda
|
McLaren-TAG | 79 | 1:31:11.951 | 9 | 9 |
| 2 | 15 | Patrick Tambay
|
Renault | 79 | + 7.154 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | 12 | Nigel Mansell
|
Lotus-Renault | 79 | + 23.969 | 6 | 4 |
| 4 | 28 | René Arnoux
|
Ferrari | 79 | + 43.706 | 11 | 3 |
| 5 | 11 | Elio de Angelis
|
Lotus-Renault | 79 | + 1:06.125 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | 6 | Keke Rosberg
|
Williams-Honda | 78 | + 1 Lap | 4 | 1 |
| 7 | 7 | Alain Prost
|
McLaren-TAG | 78 | + 1 Lap | 5 | |
| 8 | 5 | Jacques Laffite
|
Williams-Honda | 78 | + 1 Lap | 12 | |
| 9 | 2 | Teo Fabi
|
Brabham-BMW | 78 | + 1 Lap | 17 | |
| 10 | 26 | Andrea de Cesaris
|
Ligier-Renault | 77 | + 2 Laps | 26 | |
| 11 | 18 | Thierry Boutsen
|
Arrows-BMW | 77 | + 2 Laps | 14 | |
| 12 | 24 | Piercarlo Ghinzani
|
Osella-Alfa Romeo | 74 | + 5 Laps | 25 | |
| 13 | 10 | Jonathan Palmer
|
RAM-Hart | 72 | + 7 Laps | 21 | |
| DSQ | 3 | Martin Brundle
|
Tyrrell-Ford | 76 | Disqualified | 23 | |
| Ret | 21 | Mauro Baldi
|
Spirit-Hart | 61 | Engine | 24 | |
| Ret | 16 | Derek Warwick
|
Renault | 53 | Accident | 7 | |
| Ret | 17 | Marc Surer
|
Arrows-Ford | 51 | Accident | 19 | |
| Ret | 23 | Eddie Cheever
|
Alfa Romeo | 51 | Engine | 16 | |
| Ret | 19 | Ayrton Senna
|
Toleman-Hart | 35 | Turbo | 13 | |
| Ret | 27 | Michele Alboreto
|
Ferrari | 33 | Engine | 10 | |
| Ret | 20 | Johnny Cecotto
|
Toleman-Hart | 22 | Turbo | 18 | |
| Ret | 22 | Riccardo Patrese
|
Alfa Romeo | 15 | Engine | 15 | |
| Ret | 1 | Nelson Piquet
|
Brabham-BMW | 11 | Turbo | 3 | |
| DSQ | 4 | Stefan Bellof
|
Tyrrell-Ford | 11 | Disqualified | 20 | |
| Ret | 14 | Manfred Winkelhock
|
ATS-BMW | 5 | Clutch | 8 | |
| Ret | 9 | Philippe Alliot
|
RAM-Hart | 4 | Electrical | 22 |
Notes[]
- The Tyrrells of Brundle (finished 12th) and Bellof (retired) were both later disqualified from all the season's races for technical infringements.
Standings after the race[]
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. Points accurate at final declaration of results. Tyrrell and its drivers were subsequently disqualified from 1984 results and their points reallocated.
References[]
Unless otherwise indicated, all race results are taken from "The Official Formula 1 website". http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1984/315/. Retrieved 2007-06-17.
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