1984 Rome Grand Prix

Italy Rome 13 May 1984 Autodromo Vallelunga Vecchio.svg 28th Rome Grand Prix Campagnano di Roma, Lazio, Italy ACI Vallelunga Circuit 2.002 3.222 65 130.130 209.430 Mike Thackwell NZL Ralt-Honda 1:05.69 Mike Thackwell NZL Ralt-Honda 1:07.38 Mike Thackwell NZL Ralt-Honda Roberto Moreno BRA Ralt-Honda Christian Danner GER March-BMW The 26th Gran Premio di Roma (Rome Grand Prix), was the fourth round of the 1984 European Championship for F2 Drivers. This was held at the Autodromo Vallelunga Piero Taruffi, to the north of Rome, on 13 May.http://www.formula2.net/F284_6.htm F2 Register - Index Report Entry A total of 25 F2 cars were entered for the event, but come qualifying the field was down to just 17 cars.http://www.formula2.net/F284_6.htm F2 Register - Index Qualifying Mike Thackwell took pole position for Ralt Racing Ltd, in their Ralt-Honda RH6, averaging a speed of 108.969 mph.http://www.formula2.net/F284_6.htm F2 Register - Index Race The race was held over 65 laps of the Vallelunga circuit. Mike Thackwell took the winner spoils for works Ralt team, driving their Ralt-Honda RH6. The Kiwi won in a time of 1hr 15:59.41mins., averaging a speed of 102.049 mph. Second place went to the other works Ralt of, Roberto Moreno. The podium was completed by the PMC Motorsport / BS Automotive March of Christian Danner.http://www.formula2.net/F284_6.htm F2 Register - Index Classification Race result Pos. No. Driver Entrant Car - Engine Time, Laps Reason Out 1st 1 NZL Mike Thackwell Ralt Racing Ltd Ralt-Honda RH6 1hr 15:59.41 2nd 2 BRA Roberto Moreno Ralt Racing Ltd Ralt-Honda RH6 1hr 16:17.87 3rd 66 DEU Christian Danner PMC Motorsport / BS Automotive March-BMW 842 1hr 16:37.94 4th 17 FRA Michel Ferté Martini Racing, France/ORECA Martini-BMW 001 64 5th 33 FRA Pascal Fabre PMC Motorsport / BS Automotive March-BMW 842 64 6th 18 BEL Didier Theys Martini Racing, France/ORECA Martini-BMW 002 64 7th 44 SWE Tomas Kaiser PMC Motorsport / BS Automotive Ltd March-BMW 842 64 8th 19 CHE Roland Minder S.A.R.-Swiss Automobil Racing Club March-BMW 832 63 9th 9 ITA Roberto Del Castello Minardi Team Minardi-BMW M283 62 10th 3 BEL Thierry Tassin Onyx Race Engineering March-BMW 842 62 11th 15 ITA Guido Daccò Sanremo Racing Srl March-BMW 832 61 12th 4 ITA Emanuele Pirro Onyx Race Engineering March-BMW 842 59 Engine DNF 10 ITA Alessandro Nannini Minardi Team Minardi-BMW M283 53 Engine DNF 6 FRA Philippe Streiff Elf Gitanes AGS (Armagnac Bigorre) AGS-BMW JH19C 46 Engine DNF 5 FRA Pierre Petit Onyx Race Engineering March-BMW 842 44 Accident DNF 11 AUT ”Pierre Chauvet” Emco Sports Spirit-BMW 201B 16 Oil Leak DNF 21 ITA Stefano Livio Merzario Team Srl Merzario-BMW M84 6 Accident Fastest lap: Mike Thackwell, 1:07.38secs. (106.236 mph) http://www.formula2.net/F284_6.htm F2 Register - Index References 30em Rome Rome Category:Rome Grand Prix