Country: | Italy |
Grand Prix: | Adriatic |
Date: | 22 July |
Year: | 1984 |
Official Name: | 1984 Gran Premio dell'Adriatico |
Location: | Misano Adriatico, Province of Rimini, Emilia-Romagna, Italy |
Course: | Circuito Internazionale Santa Monica |
Course Mi: | 2.167 |
Course Km: | 3.488 |
Distance Laps: | 58 |
Distance Mi: | 125.686 |
Distance Km: | 202.304 |
Pole Driver: | Roberto Moreno |
Pole Country: | BRA |
Pole Team: | Ralt-Honda |
Pole Time: | 1:08.72 |
Fast Driver: | Roberto Moreno |
Fast Country: | BRA |
Fast Team: | Ralt-Honda |
Fast Time: | 1:08.50 |
First Driver: | Mike Thackwell |
First Country: | NZL |
First Team: | Ralt-Honda |
Second Driver: | Philippe Streiff |
Second Country: | FRA |
Second Team: | AGS-BMW |
Third Driver: | Pierre Petit |
Third Country: | FRA |
Third Team: | March-BMW |
The 1984 Gran Premio dell'Adriatico (Grand Prix of the Adriatic Sea) took place on July 22, and was the eighth round of the 1984 European Championship for F2 Drivers. It was held at the Circuito Internazionale Santamonica, near the town of Misano Adriatico (Province of Rimini) in the frazione of Santamonica, Italy.[1]
The F2 brigade returned to Italy, however, the race only contained eighteen cars. Prior to qualification, the PMC Motorsport / BS Automotive team did not arrive with a car for Pascal Fabre.[2]
Roberto Moreno took the pole position for Ralt Racing Ltd, in their Ralt-Honda RH6, with an average speed of 113.507 mph.[3]
The race was held over 58 laps of the Misano Circuit. Mike Thackwell won the race for Ralt, driving their Ralt-Honda RH6. The Kiwi won with a time of 1hr 08:15.71ins., and had an average speed of 110.872 mph. Second place went to Frenchman Philippe Streiff aboard the AGS-BMW JH19C, entered by AGS Elf (Armagnac Bigorre). Streiff was one lap adrift. The podium was completed by Pierre Petit in the Onyx Race Engineering's March-BMW 842.[4]