Alfa Romeo 184T
 Eddie Cheever in the Alfa Romeo 184T at the 1984 Dallas Grand Prix | |||||||||||
| Category | Formula One | ||||||||||
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| Constructor | Alfa Romeo | ||||||||||
| Designer(s) | Luigi Marmiroli (Technical Director) Mario Tollentino (Chief Designer) | ||||||||||
| Predecessor | 183T | ||||||||||
| Successor | |||||||||||
| Technical specifications[1] | |||||||||||
| Chassis | Carbon fibre monocoque | ||||||||||
| Suspension (front) | Coil, wishbone, pushrod | ||||||||||
| Suspension (rear) | Coil, wishbone, pushrod | ||||||||||
| Axle track | Front: 1,810 mm (71 in) Rear: 1,680 mm (66 in) | ||||||||||
| Wheelbase | 2,720 mm (107.1 in) | ||||||||||
| Engine | Alfa Romeo 890T, 1,496 cc (91.3 cu in), 90° V8, turbo, mid-engine, longitudinally mounted | ||||||||||
| Transmission | Alfa / Hewland 6-speed manual | ||||||||||
| Weight | 550 kg (1,212.5 lb)[2] | ||||||||||
| Fuel | Agip | ||||||||||
| Tyres | Goodyear | ||||||||||
| Competition history | |||||||||||
| Notable entrants | Benetton Team Alfa Romeo | ||||||||||
| Notable drivers | 22.  Riccardo Patrese23.  Eddie Cheever | ||||||||||
| Debut | 1984 Brazilian Grand Prix | ||||||||||
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| Constructors' Championships | 0 | ||||||||||
| Drivers' Championships | 0 | ||||||||||
The Alfa Romeo 184T is a Formula One car which was used by the Alfa Romeo team during the 1984 and 1985 Formula One seasons.
Design
[edit]The car had a 1.5 L V8 turbo engine, which produced around 680 hp (507 kW) at 10700 rpm,[2] was Mario Tollentino's first F1 design,[3] and it used the Alfa Romeo 890T engine.
When the 890T engine was introduced in 1983, it had comparable power to the BMW, Renault and Ferrari turbo engines which at times saw lead driver Andrea de Cesaris able to mix it with the quicker cars, while fuel was not a factor as in-race re-fuelling was allowed. By 1984 however, the 890T had been left behind on power by its rivals, while the new fuel regulations limited cars to only 220 litres per race.
Racing history
[edit]1984: 184T
[edit]It achieved a total of 11 points, all in 1984. The car's best result was at the 1984 Italian Grand Prix, where Riccardo Patrese came 3rd, at teammate Eddie Cheever's expense as the American was running 3rd, but ran out of fuel. The new fuel regulations saw the Alfas mostly uncompetitive in the races as the engine was notoriously hard on fuel consumption. Also, the lack of power saw both Patrese and Cheever having to push their 184Ts harder just to try to keep in touch (more often than not this was a losing battle) and most of the 184T's retirements were due to the unreliability of the engine that the faster running produced, or the cars simply ran out of fuel.
1985: 184TB
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The 184T was replaced for 1985 by the 185T, but the car proved to be uncompetitive so the 184T was brought out of retirement, updated to 1985 regulations and was dubbed the 184TB. The 184TB model would become the last Alfa Romeo car to be raced in Formula One until the manufacturer's return to the sport with the C38 in 2019.
Livery
[edit]The car bore the colours of the team's main sponsor, Italian fashion brand Benetton.
Complete Formula One results
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| Year | Team/Chassis | Engine | Tyres | Drivers | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Points | WCC |
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| 1984 | Alfa Romeo 184T |
Alfa Romeo 890T V8 tc |
G | BRA | RSA | BEL | SMR | FRA | MON | CAN | DET | DAL | GBR | GER | AUT | NED | ITA | EUR | POR | 11 | 8th | |
| Riccardo Patrese | Ret | 4 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 12 | Ret | 10 | Ret | 3 | 6 | 8 | ||||||
| Eddie Cheever | 4 | Ret | Ret | 7 | Ret | DNQ | 11 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 13 | 9 | Ret | 17 | ||||||
| 1985 | Alfa Romeo 184TB |
Alfa Romeo 890T V8 tc |
G | BRA | POR | SMR | MON | CAN | DET | FRA | GBR | GER | AUT | NED | ITA | BEL | EUR | RSA | AUS | 0 | NC | |
| Riccardo Patrese | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 9 | Ret | Ret | ||||||||||||||
| Eddie Cheever | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 11 | Ret | Ret |
References
[edit]- ^ "Alfa Romeo 184T @ StatsF1". Statsf1.com. Retrieved 2012-02-20.
- ^ a b "Alfa Romeo". gaffersports.com. Archived from the original on 2008-03-06. Retrieved 2010-08-05.
- ^ "PEOPLE: MARIO TOLENTINO". grandprix.com. Retrieved 2007-04-26.
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