1984 British Grand Prix

The 1984 British Grand Prix, officially known as the XXXVII John Player Special British Grand Prix, was the tenth round of the FIA Formula One World Championship, staged at Brands Hatch on the 22 July 1984.'British GP, 1984', grandprix.com, (Inside F1 Inc., 2015), http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/rr398.html, (Accessed 20/03/2019) The race, which was the first since were banned from the 1984 World Championship, would see Niki Lauda battle to victory for .
Qualifying would see Nelson Piquet sweep to pole in his , with Alain Prost and Lauda his closest challengers. At the back, meanwhile, the two Tyrrells of Stefan Johansson and Stefan Bellof, allowed to enter as a result of the appeal against their ban, both qualified for the race, although they were well off the pace.
The start of the race would see Piquet leap into an early lead off the grid, with Prost and Lauda chasing him into Paddock Hill Bend. The rest of the field thundered in behind Elio de Angelis, although a huge accident partway around the opening tour would eliminate four cars from the proceedings.
Heading into Bottom Bend Riccardo Patrese tried a lunge inside of Jacques Laffite, only to get out of shape and spin on the kerb. Teammate Eddie Cheever, as well as Johansson both lifted off, only for Philippe Alliot to launch his over the back of the Tyrrell and land atop of Cheever's . Jo Gartner, meanwhile, would shoot himself into the barriers while trying to avoid the accident.
The race carried on regardless, however, with Piquet fighting hard to keep the two McLarens at bay. Indeed, it was only when Jonathan Palmer crashed heavily at Clearways on lap twelve, the result of a suspension failure, that the race was finally stopped, with all of the damaged cars removed from the circuit.
Piquet's resistance would be broken at the restart of the race, with Prost lunging inside the Brazilian at Clearways to claim the lead. He duly broke clear as Piquet worked to keep Lauda at bay, although the Austrian would eventually force his way into second on lap 29.
A few laps later and Lauda was in the lead, Prost's race coming to an early end with a gearbox failure. The Austrian subsequently eased ahead of Piquet as the second half of the race unfolded, with the Brazilian instead left to look over his shoulder.
Lauda duly cruised home to claim a dominant victory half an hour later, with Derek Warwick and a buoyant Ayrton Senna completing the podium after Piquet's sourced turbocharger predictably failed in the closing stages. Elio de Angelis was a lap down in forth ahead of the two s, whom all overtook Piquet on the final lap.
==Background==
There had been some significant changes in the upper-reaches of the Championship as a result of the 1984 Dallas Grand Prix, although Champion-elect Alain Prost still held a healthy lead arriving in the UK. Indeed, at the end of the North American tour the Frenchman's lead stood at nine and a half points, with Elio de Angelis his closest challenger. The Italian himself was two ahead of Niki Lauda, with René Arnoux and Dallas race winner Keke Rosberg completing the top five.
In the Constructors Championship it was still whom led the charge upon arrival at their home race, in spite of the fact that they had failed to score at all in Dallas. Indeed, while had moved back into second, half a point ahead of , they were still some 27 points off of the Anglo-German alliance with six races to go. Elsewhere, had made some ground after their first victory of the season last time out, which saw them displace for fourth.
===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 	Stefan Johansson 	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 	Ayrton Senna 	Toleman Group Motorsport 	 	TG184 	 	415T 1.5 L4t 	
20 	Johnny Cecotto 	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 	
Source:'Britain 1984: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1984/grande-bretagne/engages.aspx, (Accessed 20/03/2019)	Source:'Britain 1984: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1984/grande-bretagne/engages.aspx, (Accessed 20/03/2019)	Source:'Britain 1984: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1984/grande-bretagne/engages.aspx, (Accessed 20/03/2019)	Source:'Britain 1984: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1984/grande-bretagne/engages.aspx, (Accessed 20/03/2019)	Source:'Britain 1984: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1984/grande-bretagne/engages.aspx, (Accessed 20/03/2019)	Source:'Britain 1984: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1984/grande-bretagne/engages.aspx, (Accessed 20/03/2019)	Source:'Britain 1984: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1984/grande-bretagne/engages.aspx, (Accessed 20/03/2019)	Source:'Britain 1984: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1984/grande-bretagne/engages.aspx, (Accessed 20/03/2019)
==Practice==
==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 	 	1:14.568 	1:10.869 	—
2 	7 	Alain Prost 	 	1:11.494 	1:11.076 	+0.207s
3 	8 	Niki Lauda 	 	1:11.598 	1:11.344 	+0.475s
4 	11 	Elio de Angelis 	 	1:11.734 	1:11.573 	+0.704s
5 	6 	Keke Rosberg 	 	1:13.740 	1:11.603 	+0.734s
6 	16 	Derek Warwick 	 	1:12.278 	1:11.703 	+0.834s
7 	19 	Ayrton Senna 	 	1:11.890 	1:13.991 	+1.021s
8 	12 	Nigel Mansell 	 	1:13.184 	1:12.435 	+1.566s
9 	27 	Michele Alboreto 	 	1:13.645 	1:13.122 	+2.253s
10 	15 	Patrick Tambay 	 	1:14.106 	1:13.138 	+2.269s
11 	14 	Manfred Winkelhock 	 	1:13.713 	1:13.374 	+2.505s
12 	18 	Thierry Boutsen 	 	1:15.355 	1:13.528 	+2.659s
13 	28 	René Arnoux 	 	1:14.281 	1:13.934 	+3.065s
14 	2 	Teo Fabi 	 	1:17.731 	1:14.040 	+3.171s
15 	17 	Marc Surer 	 	1:17.040 	1:14.336 	+3.467s
16 	5 	Jacques Laffite 	 	1:14.568 	1:26.939 	+3.699s
17 	22 	Riccardo Patrese 	 	1:14.871 	1:14.568 	+3.699s
18 	23 	Eddie Cheever 	 	1:15.113 	1:14.609 	+3.740s
19 	26 	Andrea de Cesaris 	 	1:16.116 	1:15.112 	+4.243s
20 	25 	François Hesnault 	 	1:17.384 	1:15.837 	+4.968s
21 	24 	Piercarlo Ghinzani 	 	1:16.466 	1:16.829 	+5.597s
22 	21 	Huub Rothengatter 	 	1:17.665 	1:16.759 	+5.890s
23 	10 	Jonathan Palmer 	 	1:18.244 	1:17.265 	+6.396s
24 	9 	Philippe Alliot 	 	1:24.043 	1:17.517 	+6.648s
25 	3 	Stefan Johansson 	 	1:18.450 	1:17.777 	+6.908s
26 	4 	Stefan Bellof 	 	1:17.893 	1:17.912 	+7.024s
27* 	30 	Jo Gartner 	 	1:18.347 	1:18.121 	+7.252s
WD† 	20 	Johnny Cecotto 	 	Withdrawn 	Withdrawn 	Withdrawn
Source:'Britain 1984: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1984/grande-bretagne/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 20/03/2019)	Source:'Britain 1984: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1984/grande-bretagne/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 20/03/2019)	Source:'Britain 1984: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1984/grande-bretagne/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 20/03/2019)	Source:'Britain 1984: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1984/grande-bretagne/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 20/03/2019)	Source:'Britain 1984: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1984/grande-bretagne/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 20/03/2019)	Source:'Britain 1984: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1984/grande-bretagne/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 20/03/2019)	Source:'Britain 1984: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1984/grande-bretagne/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 20/03/2019)
*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.
** Gartner was allowed to join the back of the grid as the two Tyrrells were racing under appeal.
*† Cecotto's entry was withdrawn after his heavy accident during qualifying.
===Grid===
==Race==
===Report===
===Results===
The full results for the are outlined below:
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Constructor 	Laps 	Time/Retired 	Grid 	Points
1 	8 	Niki Lauda 	 	71 	1:29:28.532 	3 	9
2 	16 	Derek Warwick 	 	71 	+42.123s 	6 	6
3 	19 	Ayrton Senna 	 	71 	+1:03.328 	7 	4
4 	11 	Elio de Angelis 	 	70 	+1 Lap 	4 	3
5 	27 	Michele Alboreto 	 	70 	+1 Lap 	9 	2
6 	28 	René Arnoux 	 	70 	+1 Lap 	13 	1
7 	1 	Nelson Piquet 	 	70 	+1 Lap 	1 	
8* 	15 	Patrick Tambay 	 	69 	Turbo 	10 	
9 	24 	Piercarlo Ghinzani 	 	68 	+3 Laps 	21 	
10 	26 	Andrea de Cesaris 	 	68 	+3 Laps 	19 	
11 	17 	Marc Surer 	 	67 	+4 Laps 	15 	
12 	22 	Riccardo Patrese 	 	66 	+5 Laps 	17 	
DSQ† 	4 	Stefan Bellof 	 	68 	Disqualified 	26 	
NC‡ 	21 	Huub Rothengatter 	 	62 	+9 Laps 	22 	
Ret 	25 	François Hesnault 	 	43 	Electrical 	20 	
Ret 	7 	Alain Prost 	 	37 	Gearbox 	2 	
Ret 	12 	Nigel Mansell 	 	24 	Gearbox 	8 	
Ret 	18 	Thierry Boutsen 	 	24 	Electrical 	12 	
Ret 	5 	Jacques Laffite 	 	14 	Water pump 	16 	
Ret 	10 	Jonathan Palmer 	 	10 	Accident 	23 	
Ret 	2 	Teo Fabi 	 	9 	Electrical 	14 	
Ret 	14 	Manfred Winkelhock 	 	8 	Spin 	11 	
Ret 	6 	Keke Rosberg 	 	5 	Engine 	5 	
DSQ† 	3 	Stefan Johansson 	 	1 	Disqualified 	25 	
Ret 	23 	Eddie Cheever 	 	0 	Collision 	18 	
Ret 	9 	Philippe Alliot 	 	0 	Collision 	24 	
Ret 	30 	Jo Gartner 	 	0 	Accident 	27 	
WD 	20 	Johnny Cecotto 	 	 	 	 	
Source:'Britain 1984: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1984/grande-bretagne/classement.aspx, (Accessed 20/03/2019)	Source:'Britain 1984: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1984/grande-bretagne/classement.aspx, (Accessed 20/03/2019)	Source:'Britain 1984: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1984/grande-bretagne/classement.aspx, (Accessed 20/03/2019)	Source:'Britain 1984: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1984/grande-bretagne/classement.aspx, (Accessed 20/03/2019)	Source:'Britain 1984: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1984/grande-bretagne/classement.aspx, (Accessed 20/03/2019)	Source:'Britain 1984: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1984/grande-bretagne/classement.aspx, (Accessed 20/03/2019)	Source:'Britain 1984: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1984/grande-bretagne/classement.aspx, (Accessed 20/03/2019)	Source:'Britain 1984: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1984/grande-bretagne/classement.aspx, (Accessed 20/03/2019)
*T Indicates a driver used their test/spare car.
** Tambay was still classified despite retiring as he had completed 90% of the race distance.
*† Bellof and Johansson were both retroactively disqualified following the "ban" of the Tyrrell 012.
*‡ Rothengatter was unable to be classified as he failed to complete 90% of the race distance.
==Milestones==
* 1000th entry for a chassis (Nigel Mansell).
* 250th race entry for a car using #15 as its race number.'1984 British GP', chicanef1.com, (Chicane F1, 2015), http://www.chicanef1.com/racetit.pl?year=1984&gp=British%20GP&r=1, (Accessed 20/03/2019)
* 200th race to feature a car using #25 as its race number.
* Ayrton Senna entered his tenth Grand Prix.
** Also the tenth entries for Stefan Bellof, François Hesnault, Philippe Alliot and Jonathan Palmer.
* Niki Lauda claimed his 22nd victory.'10. Britain 1984', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1984/grande-bretagne.aspx, (Accessed 20/03/2019)
** Lauda also recorded his twentieth fastest lap.
* secured their 36th victory as a constructor.
** Engine partners secured their sixth win.
==Standings==
Victory at Brands Hatch launched Niki Lauda right back into title contention, with the Austrian ace ending the weekend just two and a half points off of teammate Alain Prost. Indeed, Prost's poor run of reliability over the last few races had seen his advantage over the field largely collapse, with Elio de Angelis also within striking distance in third. Elsewhere, René Arnoux and Keke Rosberg retained their top five positions, while Ayrton Senna climbed back into the top ten after his visit to the podium.
In the Constructors Championship it still looked to be 's title to lose, with the Anglo-German firm heading into the final third of the season with 68.5 points to their name. That left them 33 points clear of closest challengers , who were just half a point ahead of as they swapped places again. were next, eight off of their Norfolk based customers, while completed the top five.
 
World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers
Pos. 	Driver 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	Alain Prost 	35.5 	
2 	Niki Lauda 	33 	1
3 	Elio de Angelis 	29 	1
4 	René Arnoux 	24 	
5 	Keke Rosberg 	20.5 	
6 	Derek Warwick 	19 	1
7 	Nelson Piquet 	18 	1
8 	Michele Alboreto 	11.5 	
9 	Ayrton Senna 	9 	2
10 	Patrick Tambay 	8 	1
11 	Nigel Mansell 	6 	1
12 	Jacques Laffite 	5 	
13 	Teo Fabi 	4 	
14 	Eddie Cheever 	3 	
15 	Riccardo Patrese 	3 	
16 	Thierry Boutsen 	3 	
17 	Andrea de Cesaris 	3 	
18 	Piercarlo Ghinzani 	2 	
World Championship for Manufacturers	World Championship for Manufacturers	World Championship for Manufacturers	World Championship for Manufacturers
Pos. 	Team 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	 	68.5 	
2 	 	35.5 	
3 	 	35 	
4 	 	27 	2
5 	 	25.5 	1
6 	 	22 	1
7 	 	9 	1
8 	 	6 	1
9 	 	3 	
10 	 	3 	
11 	 	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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