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Dallas Grand Prix

08 Jul 1984Dallas261.367 km (3901 m x 67 Laps) *

 Pole Position: Nigel Mansell, Lotus 95T-Renault, 1:37.041 (144.718 km/h) Fastest Lap: Niki Lauda, McLaren MP4/2-TAG, 1:45.353 (133.300 km/h lap 22) Race Results: Pos Car# Driver Car Time Speed 1 6 Keke Rosberg Williams FW09-Honda 2:01:22.617 129.201 km/h 2 28 René Arnoux Ferrari 126C4 2:01:45.081 128.804 km/h 3 11 Elio de Angelis Lotus 95T-Renault -1 Lap 4 5 Jacques Laffite Williams FW09-Honda -2 Laps 5 24 Piercarlo Ghinzani Osella FA1F-Alfa Romeo -2 Laps 6 12 Nigel Mansell Lotus 95T-Renault 64 Gearbox/Pushed car to finish 7 2 Corrado Fabi Brabham BT53-BMW -3 Laps 8 14 Manfred Winkelhock ATS D7-BMW -3 Laps Did Not Finish: 8 Niki Lauda McLaren MP4/2-TAG 60 Spun off 7 Alain Prost McLaren MP4/2-TAG 56 Spun off 18 Thierry Boutsen Arrows A7-BMW 55 Spun off 27 Michele Alboreto Ferrari 126C4 54 Spun off 17 Marc Surer Arrows A7-BMW 54 Spun off 19 Ayrton Senna Toleman TG184-Hart 47 Drive shaft 10 Jonathan Palmer RAM 02-Hart 46 Electrical 1 Nelson Piquet Brabham BT53-BMW 45 Throttle jammed/Spun off 15 Patrick Tambay Renault RE50 25 Spun off 20 Johnny Cecotto Toleman TG184-Hart 25 Spun off 26 Andrea de Cesaris Ligier JS23-Renault 15 Spun off 21 Huub Rothengatter Spirit 101B-Hart 15 Fuel leak in cockpit 22 Riccardo Patrese Alfa Romeo 184T 12 Spun off 16 Derek Warwick Renault RE50 10 Spun off DQ 4 Stefan Bellof Tyrrell 012-Ford 9 Spun off 23 Eddie Cheever Alfa Romeo 184T 8 Spun off 25 François Hesnault Ligier JS23-Renault 0 Accident Did Not Start: 9 Philippe Alliot RAM 02-Hart Car damaged Did Not Qualify: 3 Martin Brundle Tyrrell 012-Ford Accident/Injury Lap Leaders: Car# Driver Car Laps Total 12 Nigel Mansell Lotus 95T-Renault 1-35 35 6 Keke Rosberg Williams FW09-Honda 36-48 24 7 Alain Prost McLaren MP4/2-TAG 49-56 8 6 Keke Rosberg Williams FW09-Honda 57-67 Fastest Laps: Pos Car# Driver Car Time Speed Lap 1 8 Niki Lauda McLaren MP4/2-TAG 1:45.353 133.300 22 2 28 René Arnoux Ferrari 126C4 1:45.545 133.058 38 3 12 Nigel Mansell Lotus 95T-Renault 1:45.593 132.997 9 4 16 Derek Warwick Renault RE50 1:45.648 132.928 8 5 7 Alain Prost McLaren MP4/2-TAG 1:45.976 132.517 23 6 11 Elio de Angelis Lotus 95T-Renault 1:46.042 132.434 26 7 6 Keke Rosberg Williams FW09-Honda 1:46.104 132.357 9 8 15 Patrick Tambay Renault RE50 1:46.373 132.022 16 9 19 Ayrton Senna Toleman TG184-Hart 1:46.419 131.965 39 10 1 Nelson Piquet Brabham BT53-BMW 1:46.502 131.862 37 11 27 Michele Alboreto Ferrari 126C4 1:46.716 131.598 34 12 26 Andrea de Cesaris Ligier JS23-Renault 1:47.341 130.832 8 13 20 Johnny Cecotto Toleman TG184-Hart 1:47.827 130.242 24 14 18 Thierry Boutsen Arrows A7-BMW 1:48.229 129.758 13 15 2 Corrado Fabi Brabham BT53-BMW 1:48.361 129.600 10 16 5 Jacques Laffite Williams FW09-Honda 1:48.532 129.396 34 17 24 Piercarlo Ghinzani Osella FA1F-Alfa Romeo 1:48.604 129.310 22 18 23 Eddie Cheever Alfa Romeo 184T 1:49.010 128.829 8 DQ 4 Stefan Bellof Tyrrell 012-Ford 1:49.204 128.600 7 19 22 Riccardo Patrese Alfa Romeo 184T 1:50.274 127.352 8 20 17 Marc Surer Arrows A7-BMW 1:50.374 127.236 7 21 14 Manfred Winkelhock ATS D7-BMW 1:50.549 127.035 32 22 21 Huub Rothengatter Spirit 101B-Hart 1:51.347 126.125 9 23 10 Jonathan Palmer RAM 02-Hart 1:52.958 124.326 7 Qualifying Times: Pos Car# Driver Car Time Speed Entrant 1 12 Nigel Mansell Lotus 95T-Renault 1:37.041 144.718 John Player Team Lotus 2 11 Elio de Angelis Lotus 95T-Renault 1:37.635 143.838 John Player Team Lotus 3 16 Derek Warwick Renault RE50 1:37.708 143.730 Equipe Renault Elf 4 28 René Arnoux Ferrari 126C4 1:37.785 143.617 Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC 5 8 Niki Lauda McLaren MP4/2-TAG 1:37.987 143.321 Marlboro McLaren International 6 19 Ayrton Senna Toleman TG184-Hart 1:38.256 142.929 Toleman Group Motorsport 7 7 Alain Prost McLaren MP4/2-TAG 1:38.544 142.511 Marlboro McLaren International 8 6 Keke Rosberg Williams FW09-Honda 1:38.767 142.189 Williams Grand Prix Engineering 9 27 Michele Alboreto Ferrari 126C4 1:38.793 142.152 Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC 10 15 Patrick Tambay Renault RE50 1:38.907 141.988 Equipe Renault Elf 11 2 Corrado Fabi Brabham BT53-BMW 1:38.960 141.912 MRD International 12 1 Nelson Piquet Brabham BT53-BMW 1:39.439 141.228 MRD International 13 14 Manfred Winkelhock ATS D7-BMW 1:39.860 140.633 Team ATS 14 23 Eddie Cheever Alfa Romeo 184T 1:39.911 140.561 Benetton Team Alfa Romeo 15 20 Johnny Cecotto Toleman TG184-Hart 1:40.027 140.398 Toleman Group Motorsport 16 26 Andrea de Cesaris Ligier JS23-Renault 1:40.095 140.303 Ligier Loto 17 4 Stefan Bellof Tyrrell 012-Ford 1:40.336 139.966 Tyrrell Racing Organisation 18 24 Piercarlo Ghinzani Osella FA1F-Alfa Romeo 1:41.176 138.804 Osella Squadra Corse 19 25 François Hesnault Ligier JS23-Renault 1:41.303 138.630 Ligier Loto 20 18 Thierry Boutsen Arrows A7-BMW 1:41.318 138.609 Barclay Nordica Arrows BMW 21 22 Riccardo Patrese Alfa Romeo 184T 1:41.328 138.595 Benetton Team Alfa Romeo 22 17 Marc Surer Arrows A7-BMW 1:42.592 136.888 Barclay Nordica Arrows BMW 23 21 Huub Rothengatter Spirit 101B-Hart 1:43.084 136.235 Spirit Racing 24 9 Philippe Alliot RAM 02-Hart 1:43.222 136.052 Skoal Bandit Formula 1 Team 25 5 Jacques Laffite Williams FW09-Honda 1:43.304 135.944 Williams Grand Prix Engineering 26 10 Jonathan Palmer RAM 02-Hart 1:44.676 134.163 Skoal Bandit Formula 1 Team Did Not Qualify: 27 3 Martin Brundle Tyrrell 012-Ford 2:31.960 92.416 Tyrrell Racing Organisation 2nd Friday Practice: Pos Car# Driver Car Time Speed 1 12 Nigel Mansell Lotus 95T-Renault 1:37.041 144.718 2 11 Elio de Angelis Lotus 95T-Renault 1:37.635 143.838 3 28 René Arnoux Ferrari 126C4 1:37.785 143.617 4 8 Niki Lauda McLaren MP4/2-TAG 1:37.987 143.321 5 19 Ayrton Senna Toleman TG184-Hart 1:38.256 142.929 6 16 Derek Warwick Renault RE50 1:38.285 142.887 7 7 Alain Prost McLaren MP4/2-TAG 1:38.544 142.511 8 6 Keke Rosberg Williams FW09-Honda 1:38.767 142.189 9 27 Michele Alboreto Ferrari 126C4 1:38.793 142.152 10 15 Patrick Tambay Renault RE50 1:38.907 141.988 11 2 Corrado Fabi Brabham BT53-BMW 1:38.960 141.912 12 1 Nelson Piquet Brabham BT53-BMW 1:39.439 141.228 13 14 Manfred Winkelhock ATS D7-BMW 1:39.860 140.633 14 23 Eddie Cheever Alfa Romeo 184T 1:39.911 140.561 15 20 Johnny Cecotto Toleman TG184-Hart 1:40.027 140.398 16 26 Andrea de Cesaris Ligier JS23-Renault 1:40.095 140.303 17 4 Stefan Bellof Tyrrell 012-Ford 1:40.336 139.966 18 24 Piercarlo Ghinzani Osella FA1F-Alfa Romeo 1:41.176 138.804 19 25 François Hesnault Ligier JS23-Renault 1:41.303 138.630 20 22 Riccardo Patrese Alfa Romeo 184T 1:41.328 138.595 21 18 Thierry Boutsen Arrows A7-BMW 1:41.840 137.899 22 21 Huub Rothengatter Spirit 101B-Hart 1:43.084 136.235 23 9 Philippe Alliot RAM 02-Hart 1:43.222 136.052 24 5 Jacques Laffite Williams FW09-Honda 1:43.304 135.944 25 17 Marc Surer Arrows A7-BMW 1:44.503 134.385 26 10 Jonathan Palmer RAM 02-Hart 1:44.676 134.163 27 3 Martin Brundle Tyrrell 012-Ford 2:31.960 92.416 2nd Saturday Practice: Pos Car# Driver Car Time Speed 1 16 Derek Warwick Renault RE50 1:37.708 143.730 2 6 Keke Rosberg Williams FW09-Honda 1:39.438 141.230 3 1 Nelson Piquet Brabham BT53-BMW 1:39.630 140.958 4 28 René Arnoux Ferrari 126C4 1:39.633 140.953 5 14 Manfred Winkelhock ATS D7-BMW 1:40.289 140.031 6 23 Eddie Cheever Alfa Romeo 184T 1:40.773 139.359 7 15 Patrick Tambay Renault RE50 1:40.790 139.335 8 2 Corrado Fabi Brabham BT53-BMW 1:41.097 138.912 9 18 Thierry Boutsen Arrows A7-BMW 1:41.318 138.609 10 7 Alain Prost McLaren MP4/2-TAG 1:41.344 138.574 11 26 Andrea de Cesaris Ligier JS23-Renault 1:41.464 138.410 12 4 Stefan Bellof Tyrrell 012-Ford 1:40.336 139.966 13 8 Niki Lauda McLaren MP4/2-TAG 1:41.680 138.116 14 27 Michele Alboreto Ferrari 126C4 1:42.005 137.676 15 24 Piercarlo Ghinzani Osella FA1F-Alfa Romeo 1:42.439 137.092 16 17 Marc Surer Arrows A7-BMW 1:42.592 136.888 17 21 Huub Rothengatter Spirit 101B-Hart 1:43.735 135.380 18 5 Jacques Laffite Williams FW09-Honda 1:46.257 132.166 19 10 Jonathan Palmer RAM 02-Hart 1:47.566 130.558 20 22 Riccardo Patrese Alfa Romeo 184T 1:50.277 127.348 Notes:
  • 1st friday and 1st saturday practice sessions were not officially recorded.
  • 1st friday, 1st saturday practice and warm up times not available.
  • Race was scheduled for 78 laps (304.278 km) but stopped after 2 hours.
  • Arnoux started from back of the grid.
  • Weather: Very hot, Dry.
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    Race Review:

    There was a fortnight between the Detroit and Dallas Grands Prix and with Nelson Piquet having won both Canada and Detroit he arrived in Texas as the favorite, although Alain Prost remained well ahead in the World Championship as Piquet's victories were his only scores of the season. The entry was unchanged except that Arrows finally had enough BMW engines to run two of the new A7s. The Lotus-Renaults were at the peak of performance in qualifying with pole position going to Nigel Mansell and second position to Elio de Angelis. Then came Derek Warwick (Renault), René Arnoux (Ferrari), Niki Lauda (McLaren-TAG), Ayrton Senna (Toleman-Hart), Prost (McLaren-TAG) and Keke Rosberg (Williams-Honda). The top 10 was completed by the Ferrari if Michele Alboreto and Patrick Tambay's Renault. The heat took its toll on the BMWs with the two Brabhams off the pace with Corrado Fabi (Teo racing in CART once again) in 11th, Piquet 12th and Manfred Winkelhock 13th.

    There was a nasty accident in practice when Martin Brundle's Tyrrell bounced off one concrete barrier and went into another. Brundle suffered serious fractures to both feet at the second impact.

    The weather was very hot on race day and as a precaution Rosberg decided to try a new cool helmetwhich helped to keep him call. The Honda engines had been so unreliable that he did not expect to finish but it was worth trying. At the start Mansell went into the lead with de Angelis and Warwick chasing with a fast-starting Senna up to to fourth. Arnoux's Ferrari had failed to fire up on the pre-grid and so started from the back.

    Senna looked very strong but on the second lap he hit a wall and had to pit for new tyres. Warwick moved ahead of de Angelis on the fourth lap but six laps later, while challenging for the lead, he crashed out. By then Rosberg had got ahead of de Angelis and was second but cars were falling fast as drivers got tyred and made mistakes. The first of the big names to go was Tambay who crashed out of sixth place on lap 25. The two McLaren-TAGs came through the field was was usual with Prost getting up to second on lap 33 but he then made a mistake and dropped back behind Rosberg. Three laps later Keke took the lead. Mansell dropped quickly back and pitted for new tyres. Prost then harried Rosberg and on lap 49 he finally got ahead. Lauda was fourth with Arnoux fourth after a remarkable drive up through the field. This continued when he took third on lap 51. Six laps later Prost hit the wall and so Rosberg led Arnoux and de Angelis to the finish. Jacques Laffite was two laps down but fourth in the second Williams with Piercarlo Ghinzani bringing the Osella home fifth and Mansell getting the last point having run out of fuel while running fifth. He pushed his Lotus to the line and then collapsed from exhaustion.