The Garagiste.

The Turbo Era  ·  Round 15

European Grand Prix

1984  ·  Nürburgring  ·  7 October 1984  ·  67 laps

  1. 1st Alain Prost McLaren · 01:35:13.284
  2. 2nd Michele Alboreto Ferrari · +23.911
  3. 3rd Nelson Piquet Brabham · +24.922

Scroll · the race, moment by moment

01 Lights Out

Nelson Piquet

Brabham  —  Pole position

02 Lap 0

Keke Rosberg

Retirement Williams  —  Accident

03 Lap 47

Patrick Tambay

Retirement Renault  —  Fuel system

04 Lap 51

Nigel Mansell

Retirement Team Lotus  —  Engine

05 Lap 57

Teo Fabi

Retirement Brabham  —  Gearbox

06 Lap 60

Jo Gartner

Retirement Osella  —  Fuel system

07 On the Charge

Mauro Baldi

Spirit  —  P24 → P8

08 Victory

Alain Prost

McLaren  —  Won from P2

The result

Classification

#DriverTeamGridLapsTime / RetirementPts
1 Alain Prost McLaren 2 67 01:35:13.284 9
2 Michele Alboreto Ferrari 5 67 +23.911 6
3 Nelson Piquet Brabham 1 67 +24.922 4
4 Niki Lauda McLaren 15 67 +43.086 3
5 René Arnoux Ferrari 6 67 +1:01.430 2
6 Riccardo Patrese Alfa Romeo 9 66 +1 Lap 1
7 Andrea de Cesaris Ligier 17 65 +2 Laps
8 Mauro Baldi Spirit 24 65 +2 Laps
9 Thierry Boutsen Arrows 11 64 Ignition
10 François Hesnault Ligier 19 64 +3 Laps
11 Derek Warwick Renault 7 61 Overheating
12 Jo Gartner Osella 22 60 Fuel system
13 Teo Fabi Brabham 10 57 Gearbox
14 Nigel Mansell Team Lotus 8 51 Engine
15 Patrick Tambay Renault 3 47 Fuel system
16 Eddie Cheever Alfa Romeo 13 37 Fuel system
17 Philippe Alliot RAM 25 37 Turbo
18 Jonathan Palmer RAM 21 35 Turbo
19 Jacques Laffite Williams 14 27 Engine
20 Elio de Angelis Team Lotus 23 25 Turbo
21 Stefan Johansson Toleman 26 17 Overheating
22 Keke Rosberg Williams 4 0 Accident
23 Ayrton Senna Toleman 12 0 Accident
24 Marc Surer Arrows 16 0 Accident
25 Gerhard Berger ATS 18 0 Accident
26 Piercarlo Ghinzani Osella 20 0 Accident

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