1984 Dallas Grand Prix
The 1984 Dallas Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on July 8, 1984 at Fair Park in Dallas, Texas. It was the only running of the Dallas Grand Prix as a Formula One race, and the ninth race of the 1984 Formula One World Championship.
| 1984 Dallas Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 9 of 16 in the 1984 Formula One World Championship | |||
| Race details | |||
| Date | July 8, 1984 | ||
| Official name | Stroh's Dallas Grand Prix | ||
| Location | Fair Park, Dallas, Texas | ||
| Course | Temporary street circuit | ||
| Course length | 3.901 km (2.424 miles) | ||
| Distance | 67 laps, 261.37 km (162.41 miles) | ||
| Scheduled distance | 68 laps, 265.268 km (164.830 miles) | ||
| Weather | Sunny with temperatures reaching up to 100 °F (38 °C); wind speeds of 14 miles per hour (23 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver |
| Lotus-Renault | |
| Time | 1:37.041 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver | Niki Lauda | McLaren-TAG | |
| Time | 1:45.353 on lap 22 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Williams-Honda | ||
| Second | Ferrari | ||
| Third | Lotus-Renault | ||
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Lap leaders | |||
The 67-lap race was held in very hot weather on a disintegrating track, and was won by Finnish driver Keke Rosberg, driving a Williams-Honda, with Frenchman René Arnoux second in a Ferrari and Italian Elio de Angelis third in a Lotus-Renault. Englishman Nigel Mansell took pole position in the other Lotus-Renault and led the first half of the race, before suffering a gearbox failure at the very end and collapsing from exhaustion while trying to push his car over the finish line.
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