1984 BRDC International Trophy
The 36th Marlboro / Daily Express B.R.D.C. International Trophy, was the opening round of the 1984 European Championship for F2 Drivers. This was held at Silverstone, on 1 April.[1]
Report
Entry
A total of 22 F2 cars were entered for the event, and all but the PMC Motorsport entry for Enrique Mansilla arrived for qualifying.[2]
Qualifying
Roberto Moreno took pole position for Ralt Racing Ltd, in their Ralt-Honda RH6, averaging a speed of 141.094 mph.[3]
Race
The race was held over 47 laps of the Silverstone Grand Prix circuit. Mike Thackwell took the winner spoils for works Ralt team, driving their Ralt-Honda RH6. Thackwell won in a time of 1hr 01:04.11mins., averaging a speed of 135.376 mph. Over 34 seconds behind was the second works Ralt of Roberto Moreno. The podium was completed by Michel Ferté, in his Martini Racing France/ORECA-entered Martini-BMW 001, albeit one lap adrift.[4]
Classification
Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Entrant | Car - Engine | Time, Laps | Reason Out |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 |  Mike Thackwell |
Ralt Racing Ltd | Ralt-Honda RH6 | 1hr 01:04.11 | |
| 2nd | 2 |  Roberto Moreno |
Ralt Racing Ltd | Ralt-Honda RH6 | 1hr 01:38.25 | |
| 3rd | 17 |  Michel Ferté |
Martini Racing France/ORECA | Martini-BMW 001 | 46 | |
| 4th | 3 | .svg.png){kind=small} Thierry Tassin |
Onyx Race Engineering | March-BMW 842 | 46 | |
| 5th | 33 | Pascal Fabre |
PMC Motorsport / BS Automotive | March-BMW 842 | 46 | |
| 6th | 4 |  Emanuele Pirro |
Onyx Race Engineering | March-BMW 842 | 46 | |
| 7th | 66 |  Christian Danner |
PMC Motorsport / BS Automotive | March-BMW 842 | 46 | |
| 8th | 18 | Didier Theys |
Martini Racing France/ORECA | Martini-BMW 001 | 46 | |
| 9th | 10 | Alessandro Nannini |
Minardi Team | Minardi-BMW M283 | 45 | |
| 10th | 21 | Stefano Livio |
Merzario Team Srl | Merzario-BMW M84 | 44 | |
| 11th | 5 | Pierre Petit |
Onyx Race Engineering | March-BMW 842 | 43 | |
| DNF | 19 |  Rolf Biland |
S.A.R.-Swiss Automobil Racing Club / Horag Racing | March-BMW 832 | 30 | Gear linkage |
| DNF | 7 |  Jo Gartner |
Emco Sports | Spirit-BMW 201B | 29 | Mechanical |
| DNF | 9 | Roberto Del Castello |
Minardi Team | Minardi-BMW M283 | 29 | Accident |
| DNF | 20 | Bert Jans |
S.A.R.-Swiss Automobil Racing Club / Horag Racing | March-BMW 832 | 18 | Engine |
| DNF | 44 |  Tomas Kaiser |
PMC Motorsport / BS Automotive | March-BMW 842 | 18 | Engine |
| DNF | 6 | Philippe Streiff |
AGS Elf (Armagnac Bigorre) | AGS-BMW JH19C | 12 | Engine |
| DNF | 8 | Lamberto Leoni |
Emco Sports | Minardi-BMW M283 | 4 | Accident |
| DNF | 22 | Aldo Bertuzzi |
Merzario Team Srl | Merzario-BMW M84 | 1 | Accident damage |
| DNF | 11 | ”Pierre Chauvet” |
Emco Sports | Spirit-BMW 201B | 0 | Accident |
| DNF | 15 | Guido Daccò |
Sanremo Racing Srl | March-BMW 832 | 0 | Accident |
- Fastest lap: Mike Thackwell, 1:16.00secs. (138.87 mph) [5]