1984 Detroit Grand Prix
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The 1984 Detroit Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on June 24, 1984 in Detroit, Michigan. It was the eighth race of the 1984 Formula One World Championship.
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1984 Detroit Grand Prix | |||
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Race 8 of 16 in the 1984 Formula One World Championship | |||
Race details | |||
Date | June 24, 1984 | ||
Official name | 3rd Detroit Grand Prix | ||
Location | Detroit street circuit, Detroit, Michigan | ||
Course | Temporary street course | ||
Course length | 4.120 km (2.56 miles) | ||
Distance | 63 laps, 259.56 km (161.28 miles) | ||
Weather | Sunny and warm with temperatures reaching up to 77.9 °F (25.5 °C); wind speeds up to 11.3 miles per hour (18.2 km/h)[1] | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Brabham-BMW | ||
Time | 1:40.980 | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Driver | Derek Warwick | Renault | |
Time | 1:46.221 on lap 32 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Brabham-BMW | ||
Second | Lotus-Renault | ||
Third | Brabham-BMW | ||
Lap leaders |
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The 63-lap race was won from pole position by Brazilian driver Nelson Piquet, driving a Brabham-BMW. Englishman Martin Brundle finished second in a Tyrrell-Ford, less than a second behind Piquet, before the Tyrrell team were disqualified from the championship for various alleged rule infringements. Italian Elio de Angelis was thus promoted to second in his Lotus-Renault with another Italian, Teo Fabi, third in the other Brabham-BMW.