1984 Macau Grand Prix

The 1984 Macau Grand Prix Formula Three was the 31st Macau Grand Prix race to be held on the streets of Macau on 18 November 1984. It was the first edition for Formula Three cars.

Race details
Date	Leg 1: 17 Nov. 1984 Leg 2: 18 Nov. 1984
Location	Guia Circuit, Macau
Course	Temporary street circuit 6.120 km (3.803 mi)
Distance	Leg 1 15 laps, 91.800 km (57.042 mi) Leg 2 15 laps, 91.800 km (57.042 mi)
Leg 1
Pole
Driver	Stefan Johansson
Time	2:22.95
Fastest Lap
Driver	John Nielsen
Time	2:23.47
Podium
First	Stefan Johansson
Second	John Nielsen
Third	Mike Thackwell
Leg 2
Pole
Driver	Stefan Johansson
Fastest Lap
Driver	John Nielsen
Time	2:22.93
Podium
First	John Nielsen
Second	Stefan Johansson
Third	Mike Thackwell
Overall Results
First	John Nielsen (1h 12m 26.48s)
Second	Stefan Johansson (1h 12m 28.63s)
Third	Mike Thackwell (1h 12m 29.77s)

Entry list

Team	No	Driver	Vehicle	Engine
Marlboro Theodore Racing Team w/ West Surrey Racing	1	Stefan Johansson	Ralt RT3	Toyota
	2	Ivan Capelli
	3	Emanuele Pirro
Trivellato Racing	5	Andrew Gilbert-Scott	Ralt RT3	Alfa Romeo
	6	Slim Borgudd		Volkswagen
Team JPS w/ David Price Racing	7	Roberto Guerrero	Ralt RT3	Toyota
	8	Mike Thackwell
	9	Johnny Dumfries
Volkswagen Motorsport	10	John Nielsen	Ralt RT3	Volkswagen
	11	Volker Weidler
New-Man	12	Michel Ferté	Martini MK42	Alfa Romeo
	14	Paul Belmondo
Valour Racing	15	Ross Cheever	Ralt RT3	Volkswagen
	35	Paul Jackson		Toyota
Crown Motors Racing Team	16	Eje Elgh	Ralt RT3	Toyota
Barron Racing Team	17	Claudio Langes	Ralt RT3	Toyota
Mint Engineering	18	David Scott	Ralt RT3	Volkswagen
Murray Taylor Racing	19	Mario Hytten	Ralt RT3	Volkswagen
Macau Excelsior by HK Mandarin	20	Tommy Byrne	Anson SA4	Volkswagen
Ruggero Melgrati	21	Ruggero Melgrati	Ralt RT3	Alfa Romeo
Takeshi Project	22	Hideshi Matsuda	March 793	Nissan
Eiji Iwata	23	Eiji Iwata	March 813	Toyota
Scuderia Teutonia	24	Franz Konrad	Anson SA4	Alfa Romeo
Malte Bongers Racing	25	Harald Brutschin	Ralt RT3	Alfa Romeo
Formel Rennsport Club	26	Jo Zeller	Ralt RT3	Toyota
Richard Trott Racing	27	Tomas Kaiser	Ralt RT3	Toyota
Flying Tigers Racing	28	Bob Earle	Ralt RT3	Toyota
	29	Eric Lang
Acorn Computer Racing	30	David Hunt	Ralt RT3	Toyota
Team Bardhal	31	Hiroshi Nakayama	March 783	Toyota
Intersport Racing	66	Allen Berg	Ralt RT3	Volkswagen

Race results

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Time	Gap	Grid
1	1	Stefan Johansson	Theodore Racing	2:22.95		1
2	6	Slim Borgudd	Trivellato Racing	2:23.24	+ 0.29 s	2
3	8	Mike Thackwell	Team JPS	2:23.53	+ 0.58 s	3
4	10	John Nielsen	Volkswagen Motorsport	2:23.57	+ 0.62 s	4
5	3	Emanuele Pirro	Theodore Racing	2:23.59	+ 0.64 s	5
6	7	Roberto Guerrero	Team JPS	2:23.83	+ 0.88 s	6
7	17	Claudio Langes	Barron Racing Team	2:23.90	+ 0.95 s	7
8	21	Ruggero Melgrati	Ruggero Melgrati	2:24.36	+ 1.41 s	8
9	19	Mario Hytten	Murray Taylor Racing	2:24.76	+ 1.81 s	9
10	2	Ivan Capelli	Theodore Racing	2:24.89	+ 1.94 s	10
11	12	Michel Ferté	New-Man	2:24.99	+ 2.04 s	11
12	20	Tommy Byrne	Macau Excelsior by HK Mandarin	2:25.04	+ 2.09 s	12
13	66	Allen Berg	Intersport Racing	2:25.20	+ 2.25 s	13
14	15	Ross Cheever	Valour Racing	2:25.65	+ 2.70 s	14
15	9	Johnny Dumfries	Team JPS	2:25.68	+ 2.73 s	15
16	26	Jo Zeller	Formel Rennsport Club	2:25.81	+ 2.86 s	16
17	11	Volker Weidler	Volkswagen Motorsport	2:26.09	+ 3.14 s	17
18	28	Bob Earl	Flying Tigers Racing	2:26.16	+ 3.21 s	18
19	18	Dave Scott	Mint Engineering	2:26.19	+ 3.24 s	19
20	5	Andrew Gilbert-Scott	Trivellato Racing	2:26.46	+ 3.51 s	20
21	30	David Hunt	Acorn Computer Racing	2:26.57	+ 3.62 s	21
22	16	Eje Elgh	Crown Motors Racing Team	2:26.78	+ 3.83 s	22
23	27	Tomas Kaiser	Richard Trott Racing	2:27.25	+ 4.30 s	23
24	25	Harald Brutschin	Malte Bongers Racing	2:27.82	+ 4.87 s	24
25	29	Eric Lang	Flying Tigers Racing	2:28.30	+ 5.35 s	25
26	24	Franz Konrad	Scuderia Teutonia	2:28.51	+ 5.56 s	26
27	14	Paul Belmondo	New-Man	2:29.54	+ 6.59 s	27
28	35	Paul Jackson	Valour Racing	2:29.95	+ 7.00 s	28
29	23	Eiji Iwata	Eiji Iwata	2:34.32	+ 11.37 s	29
30	22	Hideshi Matsuda	Takeshi Project	2:39.44	+ 16.49 s	30
31	31	Hiroshi Nakayama	Team Bardhal	2:49.54	+ 26.59 s	31
Source: [1]

Race

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Race Time
1	10	John Nielsen	Volkswagen Motorsport	30	1:12:26.480
2	1	Stefan Johansson	Theodore Racing	30	+2.150
3	8	Mike Thackwell	Team JPS	30	+3.290
4	11	Volker Weidler	Volkswagen Motorsport	30	+48.350
5	2	Ivan Capelli	Theodore Racing	30	+59.500
6	6	Slim Borgudd	Trivellato Racing	30	+1:25.190
7	5	Andrew Gilbert-Scott	Trivellato Racing	30	+1:29.030
8	20	Tommy Byrne	Macau Excelsior by HK Mandarin	30	+1:30.500
9	7	Roberto Guerrero	Team JPS	30	+1:53.330
10	18	Dave Scott	Mint Engineering	30	+2:08.580
11	28	Bob Earl	Flying Tigers Racing	30	+2:15.790
12	25	Harald Brutschin	Malte Bongers Racing	30	+2:20.760
13	14	Paul Belmondo	New-Man	30	+2:33.640
14	29	Eric Lang	Flying Tigers Racing	30	+2:41.440
15	16	Eje Elgh	Crown Motors Racing Team	30	+2:55.760
16	26	Jo Zeller	Formel Rennsport Club	30	+3:38.000
17	3	Emanuele Pirro	Theodore Racing	29	+1 lap
18	66	Allen Berg	Intersport Racing	29	+1 lap
19	24	Franz Konrad	Scuderia Teutonia	28	+2 laps
20	22	Hideshi Matsuda	Takeshi Project	28	+2 laps
DNF	27	Tomas Kaiser	Richard Trott Racing	23	-
DNF	19	Mario Hytten	Murray Taylor Racing	23	-
DNF	17	Claudio Langes	Barron Racing Team	17	-
DNF	21	Ruggero Melgrati	Ruggero Melgrati	15	-
DNF	31	Hiroshi Nakayama	Team Bardhal	14	-
DNF	23	Eiji Iwata	Eiji Iwata	14	-
DNF	9	Johnny Dumfries	Team JPS	13	-
DNF	12	Michel Ferté	New-Man	9	-
DNF	30	David Hunt	Acorn Computer Racing	1	-
DNS	35	Paul Jackson	Valour Racing	-	-
DNF	15	Ross Cheever	Valour Racing	-	-
Source:[2]