1984 Gran Premio dell'Adriatico

The 1984 Gran Premio dell'Adriatico (Grand Prix of the Adriatic Sea) took place on July 22, and was the eighth round of the 1984 European Championship for F2 Drivers. It was held at the Circuito Internazionale Santamonica, near the town of Misano Adriatico (Province of Rimini) in the frazione of Santamonica, Italy.[1]

1984 Adriatic Grand Prix
Race details
Date 22 July 1984
Official name 1984 Gran Premio dell'Adriatico
Location Misano Adriatico, Province of Rimini, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Course Circuito Internazionale Santa Monica
Course length 3.488 km (2.167 miles)
Distance 58 laps, 202.304 km (125.686 miles)
Pole position
Driver Ralt-Honda
Time 1:08.72
Fastest lap
Driver Brazil Roberto Moreno Ralt-Honda
Time 1:08.50
Podium
First Ralt-Honda
Second AGS-BMW
Third March-BMW

Report

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Entry

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The F2 brigade returned to Italy, however, the race only contained eighteen cars. Prior to qualification, the PMC Motorsport / BS Automotive team did not arrive with a car for Pascal Fabre.[2]

Qualifying

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Roberto Moreno took the pole position for Ralt Racing Ltd, in their Ralt-Honda RH6, with an average speed of 113.507 mph.[3]

Race

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The race was held over 58 laps of the Misano Circuit. Mike Thackwell won the race for Ralt, driving their Ralt-Honda RH6. The Kiwi won with a time of 1hr 08:15.71ins., and had an average speed of 110.872 mph. Second place went to Frenchman Philippe Streiff aboard the AGS-BMW JH19C, entered by AGS Elf (Armagnac Bigorre). Streiff was one lap adrift. The podium was completed by Pierre Petit in the Onyx Race Engineering's March-BMW 842.[4]

Classification

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Race Result

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Pos. No. Driver Entrant Car - Engine Time, Laps Reason Out
1st 1   Mike Thackwell Ralt Racing Ltd Ralt-Honda RH6 1hr 08:15.71
2nd 6   Philippe Streiff AGS Elf (Armagnac Bigorre) AGS-BMW JH19C 57
3rd 5   Pierre Petit Onyx Race Engineering March-BMW 842 57
4th 3   Thierry Tassin Onyx Race Engineering March-BMW 842 57
5th 15   Guido Daccò Sanremo Racing Srl March-BMW 832 57
6th 66   Christian Danner PMC Motorsport / BS Automotive March-BMW 842 57
7th 9   Roberto Del Castello Minardi Team Minardi-BMW M283 57
8th 44   Tomas Kaiser PMC Motorsport / BS Automotive Ltd March-BMW 842 57
9th 8   ”Pierre Chauvet” Emco Sports March-BMW 842 57
10th 11   Lamberto Leoni Minardi Team Minardi-BMW M283 56
11th 21   Stefano Livio AGS Elf (Armagnac Bigorre) AGS-BMW JH19 55
12th 18   Didier Theys Martini Racing, France/ORECA Martini-BMW 002 52 Engine
NC 2   Roberto Moreno Ralt Racing Ltd Ralt-Honda RH6 46
DNF 17   Michel Ferté Martini Racing, France/ORECA Martini-BMW 001 28 Engine
DNF 4   Emanuele Pirro Onyx Race Engineering March-BMW 842 12 Valve spring
DNF 10   Alessandro Nannini Minardi Team Minardi-BMW M283 10 Engine

References

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  1. ^ "F2 Register - Index".
  2. ^ "F2 Register - Index".
  3. ^ "F2 Register - Index".
  4. ^ "F2 Register - Index".
  5. ^ "F2 Register - Index".
Sporting positions
Preceded by Gran Premio dell'Adriatico Succeeded by