1984 Monaco Grand Prix
| Race details | |||
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| Race 6 of 16 in the 1984 Formula One season | |||
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| Date | June 3, 1984 | ||
| Location | Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo, Monaco | ||
| Course | Street circuit | ||
| Course length | 3.312 km (2.057 mi) | ||
| Distance | 31 laps, 102.672 km (63.737 mi) | ||
| Scheduled Distance | 76 laps, 251.712 km (156.406 mi) | ||
| Weather | Rain and spray throughout race | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | McLaren-TAG | ||
| Time | 1:22.661 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Ayrton Senna
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Toleman-Hart | |
| Time | 1:54.334 on lap 24 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | McLaren-TAG | ||
| Second | Toleman-Hart | ||
| Third | Ferrari | ||
Coordinates: 43°44′4.74″N 7°25′16.8″E / 43.7346500°N 7.421333°E
The 1984 Monaco Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Monaco on June 3, 1984. It was the sixth round of the 1984 Formula One season. It was the only race of the 1984 season that was run on a wet track.
During practice, Tyrrell's Martin Brundle had a huge crash at the Tabac corner. He landed upside down and was slightly injured, but it was enough to make him a non-qualifier for the race. Brundle later told that he ran back to the pits but was not allowed to get into the spare car as it was discovered he could not actually remember how he returned to the pits. Formula One medical chief, Prof. Sid Watkins concluded Brundle was slightly concussed and the decision was made not to let him return to the track.
With only 20 grid spots available on the tight Monaco circuit, qualifying always threw up a few surprises and 1984 was no different. The most surprising were the turbo cars of Eddie Cheever (Alfa Romeo) and Thierry Boutsen (Arrows-BMW) both failing to qualify.
Alain Prost took his first pole position for McLaren with a time of 1:22.661 to be just ahead of the Lotus-Renault of Nigel Mansell. Prost's pole was also the first pole for the McLaren MP4/2 as well as for the TAG-Porsche engine. Stefan Bellof was the only non-turbo qualifier in his Tyrrell-Cosworth. Bellof qualified 20th and last while Brundle's crash behind the pits at Tabac saw him as a spectator for the race. Bellof's time edged the Arrows-Cosworth of Marc Surer by just 0.156.
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