1984 Detroit Grand Prix
Piquet triumphs in Detroit as Brundle's debut heroics are later erased.
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. The 63-lap race was won from pole position by Brazilian driver Nelson Piquet, driving a Brabham-BMW.
Quick Facts
- Winner
- Michele Alboreto
- Team
- Scuderia Ferrari
- Car model
- Ferrari 126C4
- Location
- Detroit Street Circuit, USA
- Date
- June 3, 1984
- Significance
- First US victory for Ferrari since 1970
Lore & Background
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. Michele Alboreto, driving for Ferrari, started fourth but retired on lap 50 with a blown engine.
Reader's Guide
The race saw immediate chaos at the start, with a multi-car collision involving Nigel Mansell, Nelson Piquet, Alain Prost, Michele Alboreto, Ayrton Senna, and Marc Surer, leading to a red flag and restart. Piquet led from start to finish, while Brundle charged from third to second in the final laps before his disqualification. Only five drivers were officially classified after Brundle's exclusion.
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