1984 Monaco Grand Prix
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1984 Monaco Grand Prix | |||
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Race 6 of 16 in the 1984 Formula One World Championship | |||
Race details | |||
Date | 3 June 1984 | ||
Location | Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo, Monaco | ||
Course | Street circuit | ||
Course length | 3.312 km (2.057 miles) | ||
Distance | 31 laps, 102.672 km (63.737 miles) | ||
Scheduled distance | 76 laps, 251.712 km (156.406 miles) | ||
Weather | Heavy rain and spray | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | McLaren-TAG | ||
Time | 1:22.661 | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Driver | Ayrton Senna | Toleman-Hart | |
Time | 1:54.334 on lap 24 | ||
Podium | |||
First | McLaren-TAG | ||
Second | Toleman-Hart | ||
Third | Ferrari | ||
Lap leaders |
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The 1984 Monaco Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Monaco on 3 June 1984. It was race 6 of 16 in the 1984 FIA Formula One World Championship. It was the only race of the 1984 championship that was run in wet weather.
Alain Prost won the rain-curtailed race from pole position. He had battled with then-rookie Ayrton Senna for the lead, which Senna eventually gained on the thirty-second lap, but a red flag was thrown out and counted back to a lap back, making Prost the winner. Regardless, Senna achieved his first podium in Formula One and received praise for his efforts, while René Arnoux came behind in third.