1984 Belgian Grand Prix
The 1984 Belgian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Circuit Zolder on 29 April 1984. It was the third race of the 1984 Formula One World Championship. It was the 42nd Belgian Grand Prix, and the tenth and last to be held at Zolder. The race was held over 70 laps of the 4.26-kilometre (2.65 mi) circuit for a race distance of 298.3 kilometres (185.4 mi).
| 1984 Belgian Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 3 of 16 in the 1984 Formula One World Championship | |||
| Race details | |||
| Date | 29 April 1984 | ||
| Official name | XL Grote Prijs van België | ||
| Location |
Circuit Zolder Heusden-Zolder, Limburg, Belgium | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 4.262 km (2.648 miles) | ||
| Distance | 70 laps, 298.34 km (185.38 miles) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Ferrari | ||
| Time | 1:14.846 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver | René Arnoux | Ferrari | |
| Time | 1:19.294 on lap 64 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Ferrari | ||
| Second | Renault | ||
| Third | Ferrari | ||
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Lap leaders | |||
The race was won from pole position by Italian driver Michele Alboreto, driving a Ferrari. It was the third Grand Prix victory for Alboreto, who also became the first Italian driver to win for Ferrari since Ludovico Scarfiotti at the 1966 Italian Grand Prix. British driver Derek Warwick finished second in a Renault, some 42 seconds behind, with Alboreto's French teammate René Arnoux third.
Warwick moved into second place in the Drivers' Championship, five points behind Frenchman Alain Prost, who failed to finish in his McLaren-TAG.