1984 Italian Grand Prix

The 1984 Italian Grand Prix, officially known as the LV Gran Premio d'Italia, was the fourteenth round of the FIA Formula One World Championship, staged at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza on the 9 September 1984.'Italian GP, 1984', grandprix.com, (Inside F1 Inc., 2015), http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/rr402.html, (Accessed 21/03/2019) The race would be the first ever Grand Prix not to feature a naturally aspirated car on the entry list, following confirmation of 's ban.
Indeed, the British squad had attended an FIA Court of Appeal tribunal to appeal against their ban in the fortnight since the Dutch Grand Prix, which had been enforced after the Tyrrell 012 failed post-race scrutineering back in Detroit. Unfortunately for them the FIA upheld the ban, allowing FISA to deny Tyrrell entries to the final three races of the season and hence remove them from the FISA Technical Committee for .
For the Italian Grand Prix itself it was Nelson Piquet who emerged with pole position after qualifying, the powerful proving the class of the field. Alain Prost would start the race from second, 0.5 points behind Championship leading teammate Niki Lauda, with the Austrian himself starting from fourth.
Unsurprisingly Piquet was able to power ahead of Prost at the start to claim an early lead, while a poor start from Elio de Angelis left the Frenchman in a solid second. Lauda, meanwhile, would have a difficult getaway and so dropped behind Patrick Tambay and Teo Fabi, with the latter two surging ahead of de Angelis later on during the opening tour.
Prost's race was to end very early on, with the Frenchman suffering a rare engine failure at the start of lap four. Fabi would then spin on the Frenchman's oil, although he managed to rejoin ahead of Lauda after the Austrian lost time trying to pass de Angelis.
Quick fire retirements would thin the field behind, before de Angelis' race came to an end with a gearbox failure, moments after teammate Nigel Mansell spun out of the race. Piquet's race would also come to a premature end, his BMW engine making a smokey exit on lap sixteen, handing the lead to Tambay.
Tambay would remain in complete control of the race until the closing stages, when his broke a throttle linkage. That, combined with an explosive engine failure for Fabi, put Lauda in control of the race, with the Austrian left holding a sizeable lead over the now second placed Michele Alboreto.
With that the race was run, with Lauda cruising home almost 25 seconds clear of the Italian's , extending his Championship lead to 9.5 points. Behind them came Riccardo Patrese, whose had surprisingly made the distance, with Stefan Johansson, Jo Gartner and Gerhard Berger completing the points.
==Background==
Alain Prost's fifth win of the season in Zandvoort had put the Frenchman just half a point off of teammate Niki Lauda at the head of the Championship hunt, with the pair realistically the only drivers fighting for the crown. Indeed, third placed Elio de Angelis would have to win in Italy just to stay in the hunt, with a 22 point gap between himself and Lauda. He was therefore in a fight for third which included René Arnoux, Nelson Piquet and Derek Warwick.
In contrast the World Championship for Constructors battle was already over, for had wrapped up the title with three races to spare back in the Netherlands. Indeed, their stunning tally of 107.5 left them 52.5 points clear of second placed , with just 45 points left to fight for in 1984. The Ethel based squad were therefore fighting for second, with , and all in the hunt to finish as runner-up.
===Entry List===
The full entry list for the is outlined below:
No. 	Driver 	Entrant 	Constructor 	Chassis 	Engine 	Model 	Tyre
1 	Nelson Piquet 	MRD International 	 	BT53 	 	M12/13 1.5 L4t 	
2 	Teo Fabi 	MRD International 	 	BT53 	 	M12/13 1.5 L4t 	
3 	Martin Brundle 	Tyrrell Racing Organisation 	 	012 	 	DFY 3.0 V8 	
4 	Stefan Bellof 	Tyrrell Racing Organisation 	 	012 	 	DFY 3.0 V8 	
5 	Jacques Laffite 	Williams Grand Prix Engineering 	 	FW09B 	 	RA164E 1.5 V6t 	
6 	Keke Rosberg 	Williams Grand Prix Engineering 	 	FW09B 	 	RA164E 1.5 V6t 	
7 	Alain Prost 	Marlboro McLaren International 	 	MP4/2 	 	TTE PO1 1.5 V6t 	
8 	Niki Lauda 	Marlboro McLaren International 	 	MP4/2 	 	TTE PO1 1.5 V6t 	
9 	Philippe Alliot 	Skoal Bandit F1 Team 	 	02 	 	415T 1.5 L4t 	
10 	Jonathan Palmer 	Skoal Bandit F1 Team 	 	02 	 	415T 1.5 L4t 	
11 	Elio de Angelis 	John Player Team Lotus 	 	95T 	 	EF4 1.5 V6t 	
12 	Nigel Mansell 	John Player Team Lotus 	 	95T 	 	EF4 1.5 V6t 	
14 	Manfred Winkelhock 	Team ATS 	 	D7 	 	M12/13 1.5 L4t 	
15 	Patrick Tambay 	Equipe Renault Elf 	 	RE50 	 	EF4 1.5 V6t 	
16 	Derek Warwick 	Equipe Renault Elf 	 	RE50 	 	EF4 1.5 V6t 	
17 	Marc Surer 	Barclay Nordica Arrows BMW 	 	A7 	 	M12/13 1.5 L4t 	
18 	Thierry Boutsen 	Barclay Nordica Arrows BMW 	 	A7 	 	M12/13 1.5 L4t 	
19 	Stefan Johansson 	Toleman Group Motorsport 	 	TG184 	 	415T 1.5 L4t 	
20 	Pierluigi Martini 	Toleman Group Motorsport 	 	TG184 	 	415T 1.5 L4t 	
21 	Huub Rothengatter 	Spirit Racing 	 	101 	 	415T 1.5 L4t 	
22 	Riccardo Patrese 	Benetton Team Alfa Romeo 	 	184T 	 	890T 1.5 L4t 	
23 	Eddie Cheever 	Benetton Team Alfa Romeo 	 	184T 	 	890T 1.5 L4t 	
24 	Piercarlo Ghinzani 	Osella Squadra Corse 	 	FA1F 	 	890T 1.5 L4t 	
25 	François Hesnault 	Ligier Loto 	 	JS23 	 	EF4 1.5 V6t 	
26 	Andrea de Cesaris 	Ligier Loto 	 	JS23 	 	EF4 1.5 V6t 	
27 	Michele Alboreto 	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC 	 	126C4 	 	031 1.5 V6t 	
28 	René Arnoux 	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC 	 	126C4 	 	031 1.5 V6t 	
30 	Jo Gartner 	Osella Squadra Corse 	 	FA1F 	 	890T 1.5 L4t 	
31 	Gerhard Berger 	Team ATS 	 	D7 	 	M12/13 1.5 L4t 	
Source:'Italy 1984: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1984/italie/engages.aspx, (Accessed 20/03/2019)	Source:'Italy 1984: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1984/italie/engages.aspx, (Accessed 20/03/2019)	Source:'Italy 1984: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1984/italie/engages.aspx, (Accessed 20/03/2019)	Source:'Italy 1984: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1984/italie/engages.aspx, (Accessed 20/03/2019)	Source:'Italy 1984: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1984/italie/engages.aspx, (Accessed 20/03/2019)	Source:'Italy 1984: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1984/italie/engages.aspx, (Accessed 20/03/2019)	Source:'Italy 1984: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1984/italie/engages.aspx, (Accessed 20/03/2019)	Source:'Italy 1984: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1984/italie/engages.aspx, (Accessed 20/03/2019)
==Practice Overview==
==Qualifying==
===Friday Qualifying===
===Saturday Qualifying===
===Qualifying Results===
The full qualifying results for the are outlined below:
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Constructor 	Time 	Time 	Gap
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Constructor 	Q1 	Q2 	Gap
1 	1 	Nelson Piquet 	 	1:28.709 	1:26.584 	—
2 	7 	Alain Prost 	 	1:29.854 	1:26.671 	+0.087s
3 	11 	Elio de Angelis 	 	1:28.014 	1:27.538 	+0.954s
4 	8 	Niki Lauda 	 	1:30.142 	1:28.533 	+1.949s
5 	2 	Teo Fabi 	 	1:29.383 	1:28.587 	+2.003s
6 	6 	Keke Rosberg 	 	1:33.386 	1:28.818 	+2.234s
7 	12 	Nigel Mansell 	 	1:31.715 	1:28.969 	+2.385s
8 	15 	Patrick Tambay 	 	1:31.532 	1:29.253 	+2.669s
9 	22 	Riccardo Patrese 	 	1:30.710 	1:29.382 	+2.798s
10 	23 	Eddie Cheever 	 	1:32.365 	1:29.797 	+3.213s
11 	27 	Michele Alboreto 	 	1:29.810 	1:30.069 	+3.226s
12 	16 	Derek Warwick 	 	1:30.113 	1:30.569 	+3.529s
13 	5 	Jacques Laffite 	 	1:32.091 	1:30.578 	+3.994s
14 	28 	René Arnoux 	 	1:31.495 	1:30.695 	+4.111s
15 	17 	Marc Surer 	 	1:31.108 	1:31.513 	+4.524s
16 	26 	Andrea de Cesaris 	 	1:32.014 	1:31.198 	+4.614s
17 	19 	Stefan Johansson 	 	1:31.207 	1:31.203 	+4.619s
18 	25 	François Hesnault 	 	1:32.779 	1:31.274 	+4.690s
19 	18 	Thierry Boutsen 	 	1:32.636 	1:31.342 	+4.758s
20 	31 	Gerhard Berger 	 	1:33.161 	1:31.549 	+4.965s
21 	14 	Manfred Winkelhock 	 	2:00.593 	1:32.866 	+6.282s
22 	24 	Piercarlo Ghinzani 	 	1:33.456 	1:33.562 	+6.872s
23 	9 	Philippe Alliot 	 	1:37.186 	1:34.120 	+7.536s
24 	30 	Jo Gartner 	 	1:37.123 	1:34.472 	+7.888s
25 	21 	Huub Rothengatter 	 	1:38.255 	1:34.719 	+8.135s
26 	10 	Jonathan Palmer 	 	1:36.876 	1:35.412 	+8.828s
DNQ 	20 	Pierluigi Martini 	 	1:38.312 	1:35.840 	+9.256s
WD* 	3 	Martin Brundle 	 	Withdrawn 	Withdrawn 	Withdrawn
WD* 	4 	Stefan Bellof 	 	Withdrawn 	Withdrawn 	Withdrawn
Source:'Italy 1984: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1984/italie/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 21/03/2019)	Source:'Italy 1984: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1984/italie/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 21/03/2019)	Source:'Italy 1984: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1984/italie/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 21/03/2019)	Source:'Italy 1984: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1984/italie/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 21/03/2019)	Source:'Italy 1984: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1984/italie/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 21/03/2019)	Source:'Italy 1984: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1984/italie/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 21/03/2019)	Source:'Italy 1984: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1984/italie/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 21/03/2019)
*T Indicates a driver used their test/spare car to set their best time in that session.
*Bold indicates a driver's best/qualifying time.
** Brundle and Bellof were withdrawn after their entries were officially rejected by FISA.
===Grid===
** Winkelhock was unable to start the race after a gearbox failure on the formation lap.
==Race==
===Report===
===Results===
The full results for the are outlined below:
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Constructor 	Laps 	Time/Retired 	Grid 	Points
1 	8 	Niki Lauda 	 	51 	1:20:29.065 	4 	9
2 	27 	Michele Alboreto 	 	51 	+24.249s 	11 	6
3 	22 	Riccardo Patrese 	 	50 	+1 Lap 	9 	4
4‡‡ 	19 	Stefan Johansson 	 	49 	+2 Laps 	17 	3
5* 	30 	Jo Gartner 	 	49 	+2 Laps 	24 	
6* 	31 	Gerhard Berger 	 	49 	+2 Laps 	20 	
7† 	24 	Piercarlo Ghinzani 	 	48 	Out of fuel 	22 	
8 	21 	Huub Rothengatter 	 	48 	+3 Laps 	25 	
9† 	23 	Eddie Cheever 	 	45 	Out of fuel 	10 	
10 	18 	Thierry Boutsen 	 	45 	+6 Laps 	19 	
Ret 	15 	Patrick Tambay 	 	43 	Throttle 	8 	
Ret 	2 	Teo Fabi 	 	43 	Engine 	5 	
Ret 	17 	Marc Surer 	 	43 	Engine 	15 	
Ret 	16 	Derek Warwick 	 	31 	Oil pressure 	12 	
Ret 	10 	Jonathan Palmer 	 	20 	Oil pressure 	26 	
Ret 	1 	Nelson Piquet 	 	15 	Engine 	1 	
Ret 	11 	Elio de Angelis 	 	14 	Gearbox 	3 	
Ret 	12 	Nigel Mansell 	 	13 	Spin 	7 	
Ret 	5 	Jacques Laffite 	 	10 	Turbo 	13 	
Ret 	6 	Keke Rosberg 	 	8 	Turbo 	6 	
Ret 	26 	Andrea de Cesaris 	 	7 	Engine 	16 	
Ret 	25 	François Hesnault 	 	6 	Electrical 	23 	
Ret 	9 	Philippe Alliot 	 	6 	Electrical 	23 	
Ret 	28 	René Arnoux 	 	5 	Gearbox 	14 	
Ret 	7 	Alain Prost 	 	3 	Engine 	2 	
DNS‡ 	14 	Manfred Winkelhock 	 	 	 	 	
DNQ‡‡ 	20 	Pierluigi Martini 	 	 	 	 	
WD 	3 	Martin Brundle 	 	 	 	 	
WD 	4 	Stefan Bellof 	 	 	 	 	
Source:'Italy 1984: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1984/italie/classement.aspx, (Accessed 30/01/2019)	Source:'Italy 1984: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1984/italie/classement.aspx, (Accessed 30/01/2019)	Source:'Italy 1984: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1984/italie/classement.aspx, (Accessed 30/01/2019)	Source:'Italy 1984: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1984/italie/classement.aspx, (Accessed 30/01/2019)	Source:'Italy 1984: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1984/italie/classement.aspx, (Accessed 30/01/2019)	Source:'Italy 1984: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1984/italie/classement.aspx, (Accessed 30/01/2019)	Source:'Italy 1984: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1984/italie/classement.aspx, (Accessed 30/01/2019)	Source:'Italy 1984: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1984/italie/classement.aspx, (Accessed 30/01/2019)
*T Indicates a driver used their test/spare car.
** Gartner and Berger were not eligible to score points as and had only registered single entries for the World Championship.
*† Ghinzani and Cheever were still classified despite retiring as they had completed 90% of the race distance.
*‡ Winkelhock was unable to start after a gearbox failure on the formation lap.
*‡‡The Toleman had suspended Ayrton Senna for not informing them of his signing for Lotus for 1985. Stefan Johansson was drafted in to replace the Brazilian; he would be joined by newcomer Pierluigi Martini.
==Milestones==
* Jacques Laffite made his 150th Grand Prix start.'14. Italy 1984', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), '13. Netherlands 1984', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1984/pays-bas.aspx, (Accessed 21/03/2019), (Accessed 21/03/2019)
* Pierluigi Martini appeared on the entry list for the first time.'1984 Italy GP', chicanef1.com, (Chicane F1, 2015), http://www.chicanef1.com/racetit.pl?year=1984&gp=Italian%20GP&r=1, (Accessed 21/03/2019)
* 200th entry for a car using #27 as its race number.
* Nelson Piquet claimed the 10th pole position for a engine.
* 24th victory for Niki Lauda.
** Lauda also recorded the twentieth fastest lap for a car using #8 as its race number.
* earned their 40th victory as a constructor.
** claimed their tenth win as an engine supplier.
* Riccardo Patrese claimed his tenth podium finish.
** This was also the 40th and final podium finish for an engine.
* Maiden points finish for Stefan Johansson.
==Standings==
Niki Lauda's fifth victory of the season ensured that he would head to European Grand Prix at the Nürburgring with a 9.5 point lead at the head of the field, meaning he would take the title with victory. Indeed, Alain Prost would have to finish ahead of his Austrian teammate if he was to keep his title challenge alive, with neither driver set to lose points as a result of the dropped score rule. Behind, Elio de Angelis was now too far back to challenge having failed to score, leaving him at the head of the fight to finish third.
With already declared as Constructors Champions all of the focus in Italy had been on the fight for second, where had moved back ahead of . Indeed, the Scuderia had moved 1.5 points ahead in their season-long game of leapfrog, having trailed the team from Ethel by 4.5 at the start of the weekend. Those two also looked set to duel for the runner-up spot until the end of the season, although and still had a mathematical chance of overtaking them.
 
World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers
Pos. 	Driver 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	Niki Lauda 	63 	
2 	Alain Prost 	53.5 	
3 	Elio de Angelis 	32 	
4 	René Arnoux 	25 	
5 	Nelson Piquet 	24 	
6 	Derek Warwick 	23 	
7 	Michele Alboreto 	21.5 	1
8 	Keke Rosberg 	20.5 	1
9 	Nigel Mansell 	13 	
10 	Patrick Tambay 	11 	
11 	Ayrton Senna 	9 	
12 	Teo Fabi 	9 	
13 	Riccardo Patrese 	7 	4
14 	Jacques Laffite 	5 	1
15 	Thierry Boutsen 	5 	1
16 	Eddie Cheever 	3 	1
17 	Stefan Johansson 	3 	11
18 	Andrea de Cesaris 	3 	1
19 	Piercarlo Ghinzani 	2 	1
20 	Marc Surer 	1 	1
World Championship for Manufacturers	World Championship for Manufacturers	World Championship for Manufacturers	World Championship for Manufacturers
Pos. 	Team 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	 	116.5 	
2 	 	46.5 	1
3 	 	45 	1
4 	 	34 	
5 	 	33 	
6 	 	25.5 	
7 	 	12 	
8 	 	10 	
9 	 	3 	
10 	 	3 	
11 	 	3 	
12 	 	2 	
Only point scoring drivers and constructors are shown.
These standings have been modified to show the Championship as it stood after the retroactive disqualification of the 012 and drivers Martin Brundle and Stefan Bellof.
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