1984 Formula One World Championship

The 1984 Formula One season was the 35th season of FIA Formula One motor racing. It featured the 1984 Formula One World Championship for Drivers and the 1984 Fomula One World Championship for Manufacturers which were contested concurrently over a sixteen-race series^[1] which commenced on March 25, 1984, and ended on October 21.

As regards the Championship for Drivers, the season became a duel between McLaren's Alain Prost and Nikki Lauda. Lauda eventually prevailed by the slimmest of margins – half a point – despite Prost winning the last two Grands Prix of the year.

Team and driver changes

Brabham retained their 850 bhp (634 kW; 862 PS) BMW engines along with reigning World Champion Nelson Piquet. Italian brothers Teo and Corrado Fabi replaced Riccardo Patrese and shared the #2 seat allowing older brother Teo to honour commitments in the US based CART World Series.

Tyrrell had an all new driver line up. Gone were Michele Alboreto and Danny Sullivan and in were F1 rookie Martin Brundle and young West German ace Stefan Bellof. Tyrrell were the only team to run the full season with the naturally aspirated, 530 bhp (395 kW; 537 PS), Cosworth DFV V8.

Williams retained their 1983 line up of 1982 World Champion Keke Rosberg and Jacques Laffite. Williams also had exclusive use of the Honda V6 turbo engine for the entire season after having only run it in the last race of 1983 in South Africa.

McLaren had exclusive use of the new TAG-Porsche turbo engine while Frenchman Alain Prost replaced John Watson and joined double World Champion Niki Lauda in what was seen as the strongest driver line up of the season.

Lotus promised to get back to their glory days with the Renault engines and their 1983 driver line up of Elio de Angelis and Nigel Mansell who would drive the all new Lotus 95T designed by former Renault chief designer Gérard Ducarouge.

After a disappointing end to the 1983 season which saw the factory Renault team lose its way at the end of the year costing Alain Prost the Drivers' Championship and the team the Constructors' Championship, the major changes to the national French team was its drivers as well as the loss of designer Ducarouge. Prost and American Eddie Cheever were replaced with Patrick Tambay and Englishman Derek Warwick. The all new RE50 which was designed by Michel Tétu and Bernard Dudot, was powered by the 800 bhp (597 kW; 811 PS) EF4 engine.

Toleman, who were an up and coming team in Formula One, lost Warwick to Renault but signed Venezuelan Johnny Cecotto who was a former Grand Prix motorcycle World Champion in the 350 and 750 classes, as well as a rookie from Brazil by the name of Ayrton Senna, the reigning British Formula 3 Champion. The team continued to use the turbocharged Hart 415T engine for the 1984 season to power their 1983 car, the TG183B and their new car which appeared for the first time at Dijon, the TG184.

Alfa Romeo lost major sponsor Marlboro and replacing the red and white was the green and red of Italian clothes manufacturer Benetton. Also gone were drivers Andrea de Cesaris and Mauro Baldi, replaced by Riccardo Patrese and Eddie Cheever. The team continued to use the thirsty, and moderately powerful (680 bhp (507 kW; 689 PS)) 890T V8 turbocharged engine for the season.

Ferrari introduced the latest version of their successful 126C model, dubbed the 126C4, which was powered by the 850 bhp (634 kW; 862 PS) Tipo 031 V6 engine. With Tambay having departed for Renault, the team signed its first Italian driver since 1973 with Michele Alboreto to join Frenchman René Arnoux, who had finished third in the Drivers' Championship for Ferrari in 1983. It was reported that Enzo Ferrari broke his own rule against signing an Italian driver when he signed Alboreto who would be the first Italian driver at Ferrari since Arturo Merzario.

Season summary

Niki Lauda won the 1984 Formula 1 World Championship for Drivers by the margin of half a point.

Stefan Bellof driving for Tyrrell in the 1984 Dallas Grand Prix. The team and its drivers were disqualified from the Championship due to a technical infringement which was caught at the Detroit Grand Prix.

Keke Rosberg won the 1984 Dallas Grand Prix.

Boutsen driving for Arrows at the 1984 Dallas Grand Prix.

Michele Alboreto finished fourth in the 1984 Formula 1 World Championship for Drivers.

The season had been expected to see a continuation of the Brabham-Renault-Ferrari battle, with supporting roles for McLaren, Williams and Lotus. McLaren however had stolen a march on its competitors thanks to its TAG turbo engine and the John Barnard-designed MP4/2. The combination of dual World Champion Lauda, nine time Grand Prix winner Prost, the TAG-Porsche and the MP4/2 quickly becoming the class of the field.

The FISA had introduced new fuel economy rules aimed at reducing speeds, ruling that cars must have a 220 litre fuel tank, with re-fueling now banned (the tank had to be 220L but teams were free to try and squeeze more in if they could, which some tried with methods such as freezing the fuel inside the tank). TAG, who had switched from being just a sponsor with Williams to being a partner with McLaren team boss Ron Dennis, commissioned German sports car manufacturer Porsche to design and build a V6 turbocharged engine. Porsche had extensive experience with similar economy rules due to its participation in endurance racing and this translated in superior fuel economy.

Reigning world driver's champion Nelson Piquet and his Brabham-BMW were usually the fastest combination on track but appalling early season reliability, where the reigning Drivers' World Champion failed to score a point due to numerous engine and turbo failures before his win in Canada, meant he was never able to challenge consistently, and by half way through the season it was apparent he wouldn't repeat as champion.

The season saw a titanic battle between both McLaren drivers Niki Lauda and Alain Prost. Prost had been sacked by Renault after failing to win the 1983 title (Prost had openly criticised Renault for failing to develop the RE40 during the season, resulting in the loss of both the Drivers' and Constructors championships). Fast and ambitious, the Frenchman quickly established his dominance over his teammate, especially in qualifying, though Lauda's race driving saw him often a match for his younger team mate.

Austrian Niki Lauda had returned to F1 in 1982 and soon showed he had lost nothing of his earlier determination and guile. He regularly matched the pace of his 1982-1983 McLaren team mate John Watson, but Alain Prost was a different kettle of fish. Lauda quickly realized he could not beat his young team mate on speed. The wily Austrian therefore ignored qualifying and concentrated on his race strategies. By winning races when Prost ran into trouble and scoring relentlessly when Prost proved quicker, Lauda was just able to win the title. He was the only second driver after Denny Hulme in 1967 to have ever won the title without achieving a single pole position in the season.

During the season, the Tyrrell team had its results stripped after a technical infringement.

McLaren dominated the season, with Prost winning a record 7 races, and Lauda winning 5. The team also scored four 1-2 results during the season to easily win the Constructors Championship with a then record 143.5 points, some 86 points in front of second placed Ferrari. McLaren won 12 of the season's 16 races, with Brabham's reigning World Champion Nelson Piquet scoring two wins and Michele Alboreto (Ferrari) and Keke Rosberg (Williams-Honda) won one race each. For Japanese giant Honda, Rosberg's win in Dallas would be the first of 40 wins for their turbocharged V6 engines until the turbos were phased out following the 1988 season.

Drivers and constructors

Entrant	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Tyres	No	Driver	Rounds	Test driver(s)
MRD International	Brabham-BMW	BT53	BMW M12/13 1.5 L4 t	M	1	Nelson Piquet	All	Paolo Barilla^{[citation needed]}
					2	Teo Fabi	1-5, 8, 10-15
						Corrado Fabi	6-7, 9
						Manfred Winkelhock	16
Tyrrell Racing Organisation	Tyrrell-Ford	012	Ford Cosworth DFY 3.0 V8	G	3	Martin Brundle	1-9	n/a
					3	Stefan Johansson	10-13
					4	Stefan Bellof	1-10, 12-13
					4	Mike Thackwell	11
Williams Grand Prix Engineering	Williams-Honda	FW09 FW09B	Honda RA163E 1.5 V6 t Honda RA164E 1.5 V6 t	G	5	Jacques Laffite	All	n/a
Williams Grand Prix Engineering	Williams-Honda	FW09 FW09B	Honda RA163E 1.5 V6 t Honda RA164E 1.5 V6 t	G	6	Keke Rosberg	All	n/a
Marlboro McLaren International	McLaren-TAG	MP4/2	TAG TTE PO1 1.5 V6 t	M	7	Alain Prost	All	n/a
Marlboro McLaren International	McLaren-TAG	MP4/2	TAG TTE PO1 1.5 V6 t	M	8	Niki Lauda	All	n/a
Skoal Bandit Formula 1 Team	RAM-Hart	01 02	Hart 415T 1.5 L4 t	P	9	Philippe Alliot	All	n/a
					10	Jonathan Palmer	1-6, 8-16
					10	Mike Thackwell	7
John Player Team Lotus	Lotus-Renault	95T	Renault EF4B 1.5 V6 t	G	11	Elio de Angelis	All	Johnny Dumfries
John Player Team Lotus	Lotus-Renault	95T	Renault EF4B 1.5 V6 t	G	12	Nigel Mansell	All	Johnny Dumfries
Team ATS	ATS-BMW	D7	BMW M12/13 1.5 L4 t	P	14	Manfred Winkelhock	1-14	n/a
					14	Gerhard Berger	16
					31	Gerhard Berger	12, 14-15
Equipe Renault Elf	Renault	RE50	Renault EF4 1.5 V6 t	M	15	Patrick Tambay	All	Philippe Streiff
					16	Derek Warwick	All
					33	Philippe Streiff	16
Barclay Nordica Arrows BMW	Arrows-Ford	A6	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	17	Marc Surer	1-3, 5, 7-8	Hannu Mikkola^{[citation needed]}
	Arrows-Ford	A6	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8		18	Thierry Boutsen	1-2, 4
	Arrows-BMW	A7	BMW M12/13 1.5 L4 t		17	Marc Surer	4, 6, 9-16
	Arrows-BMW	A7	BMW M12/13 1.5 L4 t		18	Thierry Boutsen	3, 5-16
Toleman Group Motorsport	Toleman-Hart	TG183B TG184	Hart 415T 1.5 L4 t	P	19	Ayrton Senna	1-13, 15-16	John Watson^{[citation needed]}
					19	Stefan Johansson	14
					20	Stefan Johansson	15-16
						Johnny Cecotto	1-10
						Pierluigi Martini	14
Spirit Racing	Spirit-Hart	101B 101C	Hart 415T 1.5 L4 t	P	21	Mauro Baldi	1-6, 15-16	n/a
	Spirit-Hart	101B 101C	Hart 415T 1.5 L4 t		21	Huub Rothengatter	7, 9-14
	Spirit-Ford	101C	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8		21	Huub Rothengatter	8
Benetton Team Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo	184T	Alfa Romeo 890T 1.5 V8 t	G	22	Riccardo Patrese	All	n/a
Benetton Team Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo	184T	Alfa Romeo 890T 1.5 V8 t	G	23	Eddie Cheever	All	n/a
Osella Squadra Corse	Osella-Alfa Romeo	FA1F	Alfa Romeo 890T 1.5 V8 t	P	24	Piercarlo Ghinzani	All	n/a
Osella Squadra Corse	Osella-Alfa Romeo	FA1F	Alfa Romeo 890T 1.5 V8 t	P	30	Jo Gartner	4, 10-16	n/a
Ligier Loto	Ligier-Renault	JS23 JS23B	Renault EF4 1.5 V6 t	M	25	François Hesnault	All	n/a
Ligier Loto	Ligier-Renault	JS23 JS23B	Renault EF4 1.5 V6 t	M	26	Andrea de Cesaris	All	n/a
Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari	126C4	Ferrari 031 1.5 V6 t	G	27	Michele Alboreto	All	n/a
Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari	126C4	Ferrari 031 1.5 V6 t	G	28	René Arnoux	All	n/a

Season review

Rnd	Race	Date	Location	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Race Winner	Constructor	Report
1	Brazilian Grand Prix	March 25	Jacarepaguá	Elio de Angelis	Alain Prost	Alain Prost	McLaren-TAG	Report
2	South African Grand Prix	April 7	Kyalami	Nelson Piquet	Patrick Tambay	Niki Lauda	McLaren-TAG	Report
3	Belgian Grand Prix	April 29	Zolder	Michele Alboreto	René Arnoux	Michele Alboreto	Ferrari	Report
4	San Marino Grand Prix	May 6	Imola	Nelson Piquet	Nelson Piquet	Alain Prost	McLaren-TAG	Report
5	French Grand Prix	May 20	Dijon	Patrick Tambay	Alain Prost	Niki Lauda	McLaren-TAG	Report
6	Monaco Grand Prix¹	June 3	Monaco	Alain Prost	Ayrton Senna	Alain Prost	McLaren-TAG	Report
7	Canadian Grand Prix	June 17	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve	Nelson Piquet	Nelson Piquet	Nelson Piquet	Brabham-BMW	Report
8	Detroit Grand Prix	June 24	Detroit	Nelson Piquet	Derek Warwick	Nelson Piquet	Brabham-BMW	Report
9	Dallas Grand Prix	July 8	Dallas	Nigel Mansell	Niki Lauda	Keke Rosberg	Williams-Honda	Report
10	British Grand Prix	July 22	Brands Hatch	Nelson Piquet	Niki Lauda	Niki Lauda	McLaren-TAG	Report
11	German Grand Prix	August 5	Hockenheimring	Alain Prost	Alain Prost	Alain Prost	McLaren-TAG	Report
12	Austrian Grand Prix	August 19	Österreichring	Nelson Piquet	Niki Lauda	Niki Lauda	McLaren-TAG	Report
13	Dutch Grand Prix	August 26	Zandvoort	Alain Prost	René Arnoux	Alain Prost	McLaren-TAG	Report
14	Italian Grand Prix	September 9	Monza	Nelson Piquet	Niki Lauda	Niki Lauda	McLaren-TAG	Report
15	European Grand Prix	October 7	Nürburgring	Nelson Piquet	Nelson Piquet Michele Alboreto	Alain Prost	McLaren-TAG	Report
16	Portuguese Grand Prix	October 21	Estoril	Nelson Piquet	Niki Lauda	Alain Prost	McLaren-TAG	Report

^ Half points awarded after race was stopped due to dangerous conditions.

1984 Formula 1 World Championship for Drivers: Final standings

Points towards the 1984 Formula 1 World Championship for Drivers were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the first six finishers in each race.

Pos	Driver	BRA	RSA	BEL	SMR	FRA	MON^†	CAN	DET	DAL	GBR	GER	AUT	NED	ITA	EUR	POR	Points
1	Niki Lauda	Ret	1	Ret	Ret	1	Ret	2	Ret	Ret	1	2	1	2	1	4	2	72
2	Alain Prost	1	2	Ret	1	7	1	3	4	Ret	Ret	1	Ret	1	Ret	1	1	71.5
3	Elio de Angelis	3	7	5	3	5	5	4	2	3	4	Ret	Ret	4	Ret	Ret	5	34
4	Michele Alboreto	Ret	11	1	Ret	Ret	6	Ret	Ret	Ret	5	Ret	3	Ret	2	2	4	30.5
5	Nelson Piquet	Ret	Ret	9	Ret	Ret	Ret	1	1	Ret	7	Ret	2	Ret	Ret	3	6	29
6	René Arnoux	Ret	Ret	3	2	4	3	5	Ret	2	6	6	7	11	Ret	5	9	27
7	Derek Warwick	Ret	3	2	4	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	2	3	Ret	Ret	Ret	11	Ret	23
8	Keke Rosberg	2	Ret	4	Ret	6	4	Ret	Ret	1	Ret	Ret	Ret	8	Ret	Ret	Ret	20.5
9	Ayrton Senna	Ret	6	6	DNQ	Ret	2	7	Ret	Ret	3	Ret	Ret	Ret		Ret	3	13
10	Nigel Mansell	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	3	Ret	6	Ret	6	Ret	4	Ret	3	Ret	Ret	Ret	13
11	Patrick Tambay	5	Ret	7	Ret	2	Ret	DNS	Ret	Ret	8	5	Ret	6	Ret	Ret	7	11
12	Teo Fabi	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	9			3		Ret	Ret	4	5	Ret	Ret		9
13	Riccardo Patrese	Ret	4	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	12	Ret	10	Ret	3	6	8	8
14	Jacques Laffite	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	8	8	Ret	5	4	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	14	5
15	Thierry Boutsen	6	12	Ret	5	11	DNQ	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	5	Ret	10	9	Ret	5
16	Eddie Cheever	4	Ret	Ret	7	Ret	DNQ	11	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	13	9	Ret	17	3
17	Stefan Johansson										DSQ	DSQ	DNQ	DSQ	4	Ret	11	3
18	Andrea de Cesaris	Ret	5	Ret	6	10	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	10	7	Ret	Ret	Ret	7	12	3
19	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Ret	DNS	Ret	DNQ	12	7	Ret	Ret	5	9	Ret	Ret	Ret	7	Ret	Ret	2
20	Marc Surer	7	9	8	Ret	Ret	DNQ	Ret	Ret	Ret	11	Ret	6	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	1
—	Jo Gartner				Ret						Ret	Ret	Ret	12	5	Ret	16	0
—	Gerhard Berger												12		6	Ret	13	0
—	François Hesnault	Ret	10	Ret	Ret	DNS	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	8	8	7	Ret	10	Ret	0
—	Corrado Fabi						Ret	Ret		7								0
—	Mauro Baldi	Ret	8	Ret	8	Ret	DNQ									8	15	0
—	Manfred Winkelhock	EX	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	8	Ret	8	Ret	Ret	DNS	Ret	DNS		10	0
—	Jonathan Palmer	8	Ret	10	9	13	DNQ		Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	9	9	Ret	Ret	Ret	0
—	Huub Rothengatter							NC	DNQ	Ret	NC	9	NC	Ret	8			0
—	Johnny Cecotto	Ret	Ret	Ret	NC	Ret	Ret	9	Ret	Ret	DNQ							0
—	Philippe Alliot	Ret	Ret	DNQ	Ret	Ret	DNQ	10	Ret	DNS	Ret	Ret	11	10	Ret	Ret	Ret	0
—	Stefan Bellof	DSQ	DSQ	DSQ	DSQ	DSQ	DSQ	DSQ	DSQ	DSQ	DSQ		EX	DSQ				0
—	Martin Brundle	DSQ	DSQ	DSQ	DSQ	DSQ	DNQ	DSQ	DSQ	DNQ								0
—	Mike Thackwell							Ret				DNQ						0
—	Philippe Streiff																Ret	0
—	Pierluigi Martini														DNQ			0
Pos	Driver	BRA	RSA	BEL	SMR	FRA	MON^†	CAN	DET	DAL	GBR	GER	AUT	NED	ITA	EUR	POR	Points

^† Half points were awarded at the Monaco Grand Prix as less than 75% of the scheduled distance was completed.

Key
Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	Second place
Bronze	Third place
Green	Other points position
Blue	Other classified position
Blue	Not classified, finished (NC)
Purple	Not classified, retired (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
White	Race cancelled (C)
Light blue	Practiced only (PO)
Light blue	Thursday/Friday test driver (TD) (from 2003 onwards)
Blank	Did not practice (DNP)
	Excluded (EX)
	Did not arrive (DNA)
	Withdrawn (WD)
Text formatting	Meaning
Bold	Pole position
Italics	Fastest lap
^Superscript	Sprint race result
Abbreviation	Meaning
WDC	World Drivers' Championship position
WCC	World Constructors' Championship position
NC	Not classified

1984 Formula 1 World Championship for Manufacturers: Final standings

Having won 12 of 16 races, McLaren took the 1984 Formula 1 World Championship for Manufacturers.

Ferrari finished second in the 1984 Formula 1 World Championship for Manufacturers.

Lotus finished third in the 1984 Formula 1 World Championship for Manufacturers.

Points towards the 1984 Formula 1 World Championship for Manufacturers were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the first six finishers in each race.

Pos	Constructor	Car no.	BRA	RSA	BEL	SMR	FRA	MON^†	CAN	DET	DAL	GBR	GER	AUT	NED	ITA	EUR	POR	Pts
1	McLaren-TAG	7	1	2	Ret	1	7	1	3	4	Ret	Ret	1	Ret	1	Ret	1	1	143.5
1	McLaren-TAG	8	Ret	1	Ret	Ret	1	Ret	2	Ret	Ret	1	2	1	2	1	4	2	143.5
2	Ferrari	27	Ret	11	1	Ret	Ret	6	Ret	Ret	Ret	5	Ret	3	Ret	2	2	4	57.5
2	Ferrari	28	Ret	Ret	3	2	4	3	5	Ret	2	6	6	7	11	Ret	5	9	57.5
3	Lotus-Renault	11	3	7	5	3	5	5	4	2	3	4	Ret	Ret	4	Ret	Ret	5	47
3	Lotus-Renault	12	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	3	Ret	6	Ret	6	Ret	4	Ret	3	Ret	Ret	Ret	47
4	Brabham-BMW	1	Ret	Ret	9	Ret	Ret	Ret	1	1	Ret	7	Ret	2	Ret	Ret	3	6	38
4	Brabham-BMW	2	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	9	Ret	Ret	3	7	Ret	Ret	4	5	Ret	Ret	10	38
5	Renault	15	5	Ret	7	Ret	2	Ret	DNS	Ret	Ret	8	5	Ret	6	Ret	Ret	7	34
		16	Ret	3	2	4	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	2	3	Ret	Ret	Ret	11	Ret
		33																Ret
6	Williams-Honda	5	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	8	8	Ret	5	4	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	14	25.5
6	Williams-Honda	6	2	Ret	4	Ret	6	4	Ret	Ret	1	Ret	Ret	Ret	8	Ret	Ret	Ret	25.5
7	Toleman-Hart	19	Ret	6	6	DNQ	Ret	2	7	Ret	Ret	3	Ret	Ret	Ret	4	Ret	3	16
7	Toleman-Hart	20	Ret	Ret	Ret	NC	Ret	Ret	9	Ret	Ret	DNQ				DNQ	Ret	11	16
8	Alfa Romeo	22	Ret	4	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	12	Ret	10	Ret	3	6	8	11
8	Alfa Romeo	23	4	Ret	Ret	7	Ret	DNQ	11	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	13	9	Ret	17	11
9	Ligier-Renault	25	Ret	10	Ret	Ret	DNS	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	8	8	7	Ret	10	Ret	3
9	Ligier-Renault	26	Ret	5	Ret	6	10	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	10	7	Ret	Ret	Ret	7	12	3
10	Arrows-Ford	17	7	9	8		Ret	DNQ	Ret	Ret									3
10	Arrows-Ford	18	6	12		5													3
11	Arrows-BMW	17				Ret					Ret	11	Ret	6	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	3
11	Arrows-BMW	18			Ret		11	DNQ	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	5	Ret	10	9	Ret	3
12	Osella-Alfa Romeo	24	Ret	DNS	Ret	DNQ	12	7	Ret	Ret	5	9	Ret	Ret	Ret	7	Ret	Ret	2
12	Osella-Alfa Romeo	30				Ret						Ret	Ret	Ret	12	5	Ret	16	2
—	ATS-BMW	14	EX	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	8	Ret	8	Ret	Ret	DNS	Ret	DNS		13	0
—	ATS-BMW	31												12		6	Ret		0
—	Spirit-Hart	21	Ret	8	Ret	8	Ret	DNQ	NC		Ret	NC	9	NC	Ret	8	8	15	0
—	RAM-Hart	9	Ret	Ret	DNQ	Ret	Ret	DNQ	10	Ret	DNS	Ret	Ret	11	10	Ret	Ret	Ret	0
—	RAM-Hart	10	8	Ret	10	9	13	DNQ	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	9	9	Ret	Ret	Ret	0
—	Spirit-Ford	21								DNQ									0
DSQ	Tyrrell-Ford	3	DSQ	DSQ	DSQ	DSQ	DSQ	DNQ	DSQ	DSQ	DNQ	DSQ	DSQ	DNQ	DSQ				0
DSQ	Tyrrell-Ford	4	DSQ	DSQ	DSQ	DSQ	DSQ	DSQ	DSQ	DSQ	DSQ	DSQ	DNQ	EX	DSQ				0
Pos	Constructor	Car no.	BRA	RSA	BEL	SMR	FRA	MON^†	CAN	DET	DAL	GBR	GER	AUT	NED	ITA	EUR	POR	Pts

On 18 July, Tyrrell was disqualified from all races so far that season, and banned from competing in remaining races, due to a technical infringement which was discovered at the Detroit race.
^† Half points were awarded at the Monaco Grand Prix as less than 75% of the scheduled distance was completed.

References

^ 1985 FIA Yearbook, Red section, pages 84-85

External links

[1] 1985 FIA Yearbook, Red section, pages 84-85

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