1984 Canadian Grand Prix

The 1984 Canadian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal on 17 June 1984. It was the seventh race of the 1984 Formula One World Championship.

1984 Canadian Grand Prix
Race 7 of 16 in the 1984 Formula One World Championship
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
Race details
Date	17 June 1984
Official name	XXIII Grand Prix du Canada
Location	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Course	Temporary street circuit
Course length	4.410 km (2.740 miles)
Distance	70 laps, 308.700 km (191.817 miles)
Weather	Dry with temperatures approaching 26 °C (79 °F); wind speeds up to 12.9 kilometres per hour (8.0 mph)[1]
Pole position
Driver	Nelson Piquet	Brabham-BMW
Time	1:25.442
Fastest lap
Driver	Nelson Piquet	Brabham-BMW
Time	1:28.763 on lap 55
Podium
First	Nelson Piquet	Brabham-BMW
Second	Niki Lauda	McLaren-TAG
Third	Alain Prost	McLaren-TAG
Lap leaders

The 70-lap race was won by Brazilian Nelson Piquet, driving a Brabham-BMW. Piquet took pole position, led all 70 laps and set the fastest race lap, finishing 2.6 seconds ahead of Austrian Niki Lauda in the McLaren-TAG. Lauda's French teammate, Alain Prost, finished third.

Prost actually won the start from Piquet, but exiting the Epingle de l'ile hairpin halfway around the first lap his TAG turbo went flat under acceleration and the Brabham was past in a flash never to be headed again. The TAG turbo would have intermittent electrical issues for Prost which helped Lauda take 2nd from his team mate before the end.

The top six was completed by Elio de Angelis in the Lotus-Renault, René Arnoux in the Ferrari, and Nigel Mansell in the other Lotus-Renault.

After the race, Piquet climbed out of his car and collapsed on the ground, due to a badly burned right foot caused by the extreme heat from his Brabham's new nose-mounted oil cooler which had actually burned a hole in his driving boot. In the next race at Detroit, he had a special tray of ice for easing the blisters on his foot.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Q1	Q2	Gap
1	1	Nelson Piquet	Brabham-BMW	1:27.154	1:25.442	—
2	7	Alain Prost	McLaren-TAG	1:26.477	1:26.198	+0.756
3	11	Elio de Angelis	Lotus-Renault	1:27.139	1:26.306	+0.864
4	16	Derek Warwick	Renault	1:29.682	1:26.420	+0.978
5	28	René Arnoux	Ferrari	1:27.917	1:26.549	+1.107
6	27	Michele Alboreto	Ferrari	1:28.604	1:26.764	+1.322
7	12	Nigel Mansell	Lotus-Renault	1:28.277	1:27.246	+1.804
8	8	Niki Lauda	McLaren-TAG	1:28.548	1:27.392	+1.950
9	19	Ayrton Senna	Toleman-Hart	1:29.282	1:27.448	+2.006
10	26	Andrea de Cesaris	Ligier-Renault	1:29.618	1:27.922	+2.480
11	23	Eddie Cheever	Alfa Romeo	1:29.418	1:28.032	+2.590
12	14	Manfred Winkelhock	ATS-BMW	1:32.311	1:28.909	+3.467
13	25	François Hesnault	Ligier-Renault	1:31.146	1:29.187	+3.745
14	22	Riccardo Patrese	Alfa Romeo	1:29.205	1:30.064	+3.763
15	6	Keke Rosberg	Williams-Honda	1:29.423	1:29.284	+3.842
16	2	Corrado Fabi	Brabham-BMW	1:30.831	1:29.764	+4.322
17	5	Jacques Laffite	Williams-Honda	1:30.115	1:29.915	+4.473
18	18	Thierry Boutsen	Arrows-BMW	1:30.887	1:30.073	+4.631
19	24	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella-Alfa Romeo	1:32.189	1:30.918	+5.476
20	20	Johnny Cecotto	Toleman-Hart	1:34.731	1:31.459	+6.017
21	3	Martin Brundle	Tyrrell-Ford	1:33.945	1:31.785	+6.343
22	4	Stefan Bellof	Tyrrell-Ford	1:34.309	1:31.797	+6.355
23	17	Marc Surer	Arrows-Ford	1:33.014	1:32.756	+7.314
24	21	Huub Rothengatter	Spirit-Hart	1:35.217	1:32.920	+7.478
25	10	Mike Thackwell	RAM-Hart	1:34.921	1:33.750	+8.288
26	9	Philippe Alliot	RAM-Hart	1:35.286	1:36.900	+9.844
WD	15	Patrick Tambay	Renault

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	1	Nelson Piquet	Brabham-BMW	70	1:46:23.748	1	9
2	8	Niki Lauda	McLaren-TAG	70	+ 2.612	8	6
3	7	Alain Prost	McLaren-TAG	70	+ 1:28.032	2	4
4	11	Elio de Angelis	Lotus-Renault	69	+ 1 Lap	3	3
5	28	René Arnoux	Ferrari	68	+ 2 Laps	5	2
6	12	Nigel Mansell	Lotus-Renault	68	+ 2 Laps	7	1
7	19	Ayrton Senna	Toleman-Hart	68	+ 2 Laps	9
8	14	Manfred Winkelhock	ATS-BMW	68	+ 2 Laps	12
9	20	Johnny Cecotto	Toleman-Hart	68	+ 2 Laps	20
10	9	Philippe Alliot	RAM-Hart	65	+ 5 Laps	26
11	23	Eddie Cheever	Alfa Romeo	63	Out of Fuel	11
DSQ	3	Martin Brundle	Tyrrell-Ford	68	Disqualified	21
Ret	17	Marc Surer	Arrows-Ford	59	Engine	23
Ret	16	Derek Warwick	Renault	57	Chassis	4
NC	21	Huub Rothengatter	Spirit-Hart	56	+ 14 Laps	24
DSQ	4	Stefan Bellof	Tyrrell-Ford	52	Disqualified	22
Ret	26	Andrea de Cesaris	Ligier-Renault	40	Brakes	10
Ret	2	Corrado Fabi	Brabham-BMW	39	Turbo	16
Ret	18	Thierry Boutsen	Arrows-BMW	38	Engine	18
Ret	22	Riccardo Patrese	Alfa Romeo	37	Accident	14
Ret	6	Keke Rosberg	Williams-Honda	32	Fuel System	15
Ret	5	Jacques Laffite	Williams-Honda	31	Turbo	17
Ret	10	Mike Thackwell	RAM-Hart	29	Turbo	25
Ret	24	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella-Alfa Romeo	11	Gearbox	19
Ret	27	Michele Alboreto	Ferrari	10	Engine	6
Ret	25	François Hesnault	Ligier-Renault	7	Turbo	13
WD	15	Patrick Tambay	Renault		Driver Injured
Source:[2]

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Alain Prost 32.5 2 Niki Lauda 24 3 René Arnoux 16.5 4 Elio de Angelis 15.5 5 Derek Warwick 13 Source: [3]

Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 McLaren-TAG 56.5 2 Ferrari 25.5 3 Lotus-Renault 20.5 4 Renault 20 5 Williams-Honda 11 Source: [3]

• Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. Points accurate at final declaration of results. Tyrrell and its drivers were subsequently disqualified and their points reallocated.