1984 French motorcycle Grand Prix

The 1984 French motorcycle Grand Prix was the sixth round of the 1984 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 10–11 July 1984 at the Paul Ricard Circuit.

France  1984 French Grand Prix
Race details
Race 6 of 12 races in the
1984 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date11 June 1984
Official nameGrand Prix de France Moto[1]
LocationCircuit Paul Ricard
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 5.809 km (3.610 mi)
500 cc
Pole position
Rider United States Freddie Spencer
Time 2:01.410
Fastest lap
Rider United States Freddie Spencer
Podium
First United States Freddie Spencer
Second United States Eddie Lawson
Third United States Randy Mamola
250 cc
Pole position
Rider France Christian Sarron
Time 2:08.560
Fastest lap
Rider West Germany Anton Mang
Podium
First West Germany Anton Mang
Second Venezuela Carlos Lavado
Third West Germany Manfred Herweh
125 cc
Pole position
Rider Italy Eugenio Lazzarini
Time 2:15.180
Fastest lap
Rider Spain Ángel Nieto
Time 2:14.270
Podium
First Spain Ángel Nieto
Second Italy Eugenio Lazzarini
Third Austria August Auinger
80 cc
Pole position
Rider No 80cc race was held
Fastest lap
Rider No 80cc race was held
Podium
First No 80cc race was held
Second No 80cc race was held
Third No 80cc race was held

Classification edit

500 cc edit

Pos. Rider Team Manufacturer Time/Retired Points
1   Freddie Spencer Honda Racing Corporation Honda 43'31.920 15
2   Eddie Lawson Marlboro Team Agostini Yamaha +5.790 12
3   Randy Mamola RM Promotions Honda +6.230 10
4   Ron Haslam Honda Racing Corporation Honda +49.500 8
5   Barry Sheene Heron Team Suzuki Suzuki +1'11.040 6
6   Didier de Radiguès Team Elf Chevallier Johnson Honda +1'11.550 5
7   Massimo Broccoli Honda +1'13.240 4
8   Reinhold Roth Romer Racing Suisse Honda +1'51.540 3
9   Sergio Pellandini HB Suzuki GP Team Suzuki +2'01.120 2
10   Wolfgang von Muralt Frankonia-Suzuki Suzuki +2'09.940 1
11   Dave Petersen Suzuki +2'12.500
12   Fabio Biliotti Honda +2'19.700
13   Henk van der Mark Honda +1 lap
14   Keith Huewen David Attwood Honda +1 lap
15   Louis-Luc Maisto Honda +1 lap
16   Lorenzo Ghiselli Suzuki +1 lap
17   Maurice Coq Suzuki +1 lap
18   Claude Arciero Honda +1 lap
19   Attilio Riondato Heron Team Suzuki Suzuki +1 lap
20   Marco Gentile Yamaha +1 lap
21   Leandro Beccheroni Suzuki +1 lap
22   Virginio Ferrari Marlboro Team Agostini Yamaha +1 lap
23   Alan Irwin Suzuki +2 laps
Ret   Rob Punt Suzuki Retired
Ret   Walter Magliorati Suzuki Retired
Ret   Paolo Ferretti Suzuki Retired
Ret   Rob McElnea Heron Team Suzuki Suzuki Accident
Ret   Boet van Dulmen Suzuki Accident
Ret   Raymond Roche Honda Total Honda Retired
Ret   Eero Hyvärinen Suzuki Retired
Ret   Hervé Moineau Cagiva Motor Italia Cagiva Retired
Ret   Brett Hudson Romer Racing Suisse Honda Accident
Ret   Peter Sjöström Suzuki Retired
Ret   Franck Gross Honda Retired
Ret   Börge Nielsen Suzuki Retired
DNS   Takazumi Katayama Honda Racing Corporation Honda Did not start
DNS   Franco Uncini HB Suzuki GP Team Suzuki Did not start
DNS   Christian le Liard Team Elf Chevallier Johnson Chevallier Did not start
DNS   Marco Lucchinelli Cagiva Motor Italia Cagiva Did not start
DNQ   Marie-Paul Violland Yamaha Did not qualify
DNQ   René Lavigne Honda Did not qualify
DNQ   Éric Saul Paton Did not qualify
DNQ   Dimitrios Papandreou Yamaha Did not qualify
DNQ   Jean-Louis Battistini Yamaha Did not qualify
DNQ   Pablo Esposito Suzuki Did not qualify
Sources: [2][3]

References edit

  1. ^ "Grand Prix uitslagen en bijzonderheden 1984". Archive.li. Archived from the original on 2015-07-25. Retrieved 2018-06-20.
  2. ^ "1984 French MotoGP". Motorsportmagazine.com. 15 January 2018.
  3. ^ "FRENCH GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 1984". Motogp.com.


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