1984 F1 World Championship Season
| Season: | 35th World Championship season |
|---|---|
| Drivers’ Champion: |  Niki Lauda (3rd and last title) |
| Constructors’ Champion: |  McLaren-TAG (3rd title for McLaren) |
| Reigning drivers’ champion: |  Nelson Piquet |
| Reigning constructors’ champion: |  Ferrari |
| Races: | 16 |
| Winning drivers: |  Alain Prost (7) Niki Lauda (5) Nelson Piquet (2) Michele Alboreto (1)  Keke Rosberg (1) |
| Winning constructors: | McLaren (12) Brabham (2) Ferrari (1) Williams (1) |
| First-time winners (driver): | none |
| First-time winners (constructor): | none |
| Other seasons: |
Jump to: Calendar | Driver & constructor entries | Race winners | Pole positions | Fastest laps | Qualifying results | Driver standings | Constructor standings | Statistics
Calendar
- DT: Drivers’ title decider
- CT: Constructors’ title decider
| No. | Grand Prix | Circuit | Date | Race Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | Jacarepagua | 25 March | 1984 Brazilian Grand Prix |
| 2 |  South Africa | Kyalami | 07 April | 1984 South African Grand Prix |
| 3 |  Belgium | Zolder | 29 April | 1984 Belgian Grand Prix |
| 4 |  San Marino | Imola | 06 May | 1984 San Marino Grand Prix |
| 5 | France | Dijon-Prenois | 20 May | 1984 French Grand Prix |
| 6 |  Monaco | Monte Carlo | 03 June | 1984 Monaco Grand Prix |
| 7 |  Canada | Montreal | 17 June | 1984 Canadian Grand Prix |
| 8 |  Detroit | Detroit | 24 June | 1984 Detroit Grand Prix |
| 9 | Dallas | Dallas | 08 July | 1984 Dallas Grand Prix |
| 10 | Britain | Brands Hatch | 22 July | 1984 British Grand Prix |
| 11 |  Germany | Hockenheim | 05 August | 1984 German Grand Prix |
| 12 | Austria | Osterreichring | 19 August | 1984 Austrian Grand Prix |
| 13 |  Netherlands CT | Zandvoort | 26 August | 1984 Dutch Grand Prix |
| 14 | Italy | Monza | 09 September | 1984 Italian Grand Prix |
| 15 |  Europe | Nurburgring | 07 October | 1984 European Grand Prix |
| 16 |  Portugal DT | Estoril | 21 October | 1984 Portuguese Grand Prix |
Driver and constructor entries
| Constructor | Driver | Round(s) entered |
|---|---|---|
| Alfa Romeo | Eddie Cheever | All |
| Riccardo Patrese | All | |
| Arrows | Thierry Boutsen | All |
 Marc Surer | All | |
| ATS | Gerhard Berger | 12, 14-16 |
| Manfred Winkelhock | 1-14 | |
| Brabham | Corrado Fabi | 6-7, 9 |
| Teo Fabi | 1-5, 8, 10-15 | |
| Nelson Piquet | All | |
| Manfred Winkelhock | 16 | |
| Ferrari | Michele Alboreto | All |
| Rene Arnoux | All | |
| Ligier | Andrea de Cesaris | All |
| Francois Hesnault | All | |
| Lotus | Elio de Angelis | All |
| Nigel Mansell | All | |
| McLaren | Niki Lauda | All |
| Alain Prost | All | |
| Osella | Jo Gartner | 4, 10-16 |
| Piercarlo Ghinzani | All | |
| RAM | Philippe Alliot | All |
| Jonathan Palmer | 1-6, 8-16 | |
 Mike Thackwell | 7 | |
| Renault | Philippe Streiff | 16 |
| Patrick Tambay | All | |
| Derek Warwick | All | |
| Spirit | Mauro Baldi | 1-6, 15-16 |
| Huub Rothengatter | 7-14 | |
| Toleman |  Johnny Cecotto | 1-10 |
 Stefan Johansson | 14-16 | |
| Pierluigi Martini | 14 | |
| Ayrton Senna | 1-13, 15-16 | |
| Tyrrell | Stefan Bellof | 1-10, 12-13 |
| Martin Brundle | 1-9 | |
| Stefan Johansson | 10-13 | |
| Mike Thackwell | 11 | |
| Williams | Jacques Laffite | All |
| Keke Rosberg | All |
Race winners
- Highlight: Home driver/constructor
| No. | Grand Prix | Circuit | Driver | Constructor | Start | Win Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | Jacarepagua | Alain Prost | McLaren-TAG | 4 | 40.514s |
| 2 | South Africa | Kyalami | Niki Lauda | McLaren-TAG | 8 | 1m 05.950s |
| 3 | Belgium | Zolder | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 1 | 42.386s |
| 4 | San Marino | Imola | Alain Prost | McLaren-TAG | 2 | 13.416s |
| 5 | France | Dijon-Prenois | Niki Lauda | McLaren-TAG | 9 | 7.154s |
| 6 | Monaco | Monte Carlo | Alain Prost | McLaren-TAG | 1 | 7.446s |
| 7 | Canada | Montreal | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-BMW | 1 | 2.612s |
| 8 | Detroit | Detroit | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-BMW | 1 | 0.837s |
| 9 | Dallas | Dallas | Keke Rosberg | Williams-Honda | 8 | 22.464s |
| 10 | Britain | Brands Hatch | Niki Lauda | McLaren-TAG | 3 | 42.123s |
| 11 | Germany | Hockenheim | Alain Prost | McLaren-TAG | 1 | 3.149s |
| 12 | Austria | Osterreichring | Niki Lauda | McLaren-TAG | 4 | 23.525s |
| 13 | Netherlands | Zandvoort | Alain Prost | McLaren-TAG | 1 | 10.283s |
| 14 | Italy | Monza | Niki Lauda | McLaren-TAG | 4 | 24.249s |
| 15 | Europe | Nurburgring | Alain Prost | McLaren-TAG | 2 | 23.911s |
| 16 | Portugal | Estoril | Alain Prost | McLaren-TAG | 2 | 13.425s |
Polesitters
- Highlight: Home driver/constructor
| No. | Grand Prix | Circuit | Driver | Constructor | Race | Pole Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | Jacarepagua | Elio de Angelis | Lotus-Renault | 3 | 0.506s |
| 2 | South Africa | Kyalami | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-BMW | DNF | 0.187s |
| 3 | Belgium | Zolder | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 1 | 0.552s |
| 4 | San Marino | Imola | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-BMW | DNF | 0.111s |
| 5 | France | Dijon-Prenois | Patrick Tambay | Renault | 2 | 0.136s |
| 6 | Monaco | Monte Carlo | Alain Prost | McLaren-TAG | 1 | 0.091s |
| 7 | Canada | Montreal | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-BMW | 1 | 0.756s |
| 8 | Detroit | Detroit | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-BMW | 1 | 0.660s |
| 9 | Dallas | Dallas | Nigel Mansell | Lotus-Renault | 6R | 0.594s |
| 10 | Britain | Brands Hatch | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-BMW | 7 | 0.207s |
| 11 | Germany | Hockenheim | Alain Prost | McLaren-TAG | 1 | 0.053s |
| 12 | Austria | Osterreichring | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-BMW | 2 | 0.030s |
| 13 | Netherlands | Zandvoort | Alain Prost | McLaren-TAG | 1 | 0.305s |
| 14 | Italy | Monza | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-BMW | DNF | 0.087s |
| 15 | Europe | Nurburgring | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-BMW | 3 | 0.304s |
| 16 | Portugal | Estoril | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-BMW | 6 | 0.071s |
Fastest laps
- Highlight: Home driver/constructor
| No. | Grand Prix | Circuit | Driver | Constructor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | Jacarepagua | Alain Prost | McLaren-TAG |
| 2 | South Africa | Kyalami | Patrick Tambay | Renault |
| 3 | Belgium | Zolder | Rene Arnoux | Ferrari |
| 4 | San Marino | Imola | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-BMW |
| 5 | France | Dijon-Prenois | Alain Prost | McLaren-TAG |
| 6 | Monaco | Monte Carlo | Ayrton Senna | Toleman-Hart |
| 7 | Canada | Montreal | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-BMW |
| 8 | Detroit | Detroit | Derek Warwick | Renault |
| 9 | Dallas | Dallas | Niki Lauda | McLaren-TAG |
| 10 | Britain | Brands Hatch | Niki Lauda | McLaren-TAG |
| 11 | Germany | Hockenheim | Alain Prost | McLaren-TAG |
| 12 | Austria | Osterreichring | Niki Lauda | McLaren-TAG |
| 13 | Netherlands | Zandvoort | Rene Arnoux | Ferrari |
| 14 | Italy | Monza | Niki Lauda | McLaren-TAG |
| 15 | Europe | Nurburgring | Nelson Piquet Michele Alboreto | Brabham-BMW Ferrari |
| 16 | Portugal | Estoril | Niki Lauda | McLaren-TAG |
Qualifying results
World Drivers’ Championship standings
The top six classified finishers of each race were awarded points on the following basis: 1st (9), 2nd (6), 3rd (4), 4th (3), 5th (2), 6th (1)
Only the best 11 results counted towards the championship.
- Highlight: Rookie
- Bold: pole position
- Underline: fastest lap
- Bold & underline: pole & fastest lap
| Pos | Driver | BRA | ZAF | BEL | SMR | FRA | MCO | CAN | DET | DAL | GBR | DEU | AUT | NLD | ITA | EUR | PRT | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niki Lauda | R | 1 | R | R | 1 | R | 2 | R | R | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 72.0 |
| 2 | Alain Prost | 1 | 2 | R | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | R | R | 1 | R | 1 | R | 1 | 1 | 71.5 |
| 3 | Elio de Angelis | 3 | 7 | 5 | 3R | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | R | R | 4 | R | R | 5 | 34.0 |
| 4 | Michele Alboreto | R | 11R | 1 | R | R | 6 | R | R | R | 5 | R | 3 | R | 2 | 2 | 4 | 30.5 |
| 5 | Nelson Piquet | R | R | 9R | R | R | R | 1 | 1 | R | 7 | R | 2 | R | R | 3 | 6 | 29.0 |
| 6 | Rene Arnoux | R | R | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | R | 2 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 11R | R | 5 | 9 | 27.0 |
| 7 | Derek Warwick | R | 3 | 2 | 4 | R | R | R | R | R | 2 | 3 | R | R | R | 11R | R | 23.0 |
| 8 | Keke Rosberg | 2 | R | 4R | R | 6 | 4 | R | R | 1 | R | R | R | 8R | R | R | R | 20.5 |
| 9 | Ayrton Senna | R | 6 | 6 | DNQ | R | 2 | 7 | R | R | 3 | R | R | R | R | 3 | 13.0 | |
| 10 | Nigel Mansell | R | R | R | R | 3 | R | 6 | R | 6R | R | 4 | R | 3 | R | R | R | 13.0 |
| 11 | Patrick Tambay | 5R | R | 7 | R | 2 | R | R | R | 8R | 5 | R | 6 | R | R | 7 | 11.0 | |
| 12 | Teo Fabi | R | R | R | R | 3 | R | R | 4 | 5 | R | R | 9.0 | |||||
| 13 | Riccardo Patrese | R | 4 | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | 12R | R | 10R | R | 3 | 6 | 8 | 8.0 |
| 14 | Jacques Laffite | R | R | R | R | 8 | 8 | R | 5 | 4 | R | R | R | R | R | R | 14 | 5.0 |
| = | Thierry Boutsen | 6 | 12 | R | 5 | 11 | DNQ | R | R | R | R | R | 5 | R | 10 | 9R | R | 5.0 |
| 16 | Eddie Cheever | 4 | R | R | 7R | R | DNQ | 11R | R | R | R | R | R | 13R | 9R | R | 17 | 3.0 |
| = | Stefan Johansson | DSQ | DSQ | DNQ | DSQ | 4 | R | 11 | 3.0 | |||||||||
| = | Andrea de Cesaris | R | 5 | R | 6R | 10 | R | R | R | R | 10 | 7 | R | R | R | 7 | 12 | 3.0 |
| 19 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | R | DNS | R | DNQ | 12 | 7 | R | R | 5 | 9 | R | R | R | 7R | R | R | 2.0 |
| 20 | Marc Surer | 7 | 9 | 8 | R | R | DNQ | R | R | R | 11 | R | 6 | R | R | R | R | 1.0 |
| Jo Gartner | R | R | R | R | 12 | 5 | R | 16R | ||||||||||
| Gerhard Berger | 12 | 6 | R | 13 | ||||||||||||||
| Francois Hesnault | R | 10 | R | R | DNS | R | R | R | R | R | 8 | 8 | 7 | R | 10 | R | ||
| Corrado Fabi | 9 | R | R | 7 | ||||||||||||||
| Mauro Baldi | R | 8 | R | 8 | R | DNQ | 8 | 15 | ||||||||||
| Manfred Winkelhock | R | R | R | R | R | 8 | R | 8 | R | R | DNS | R | DNS | 10 | ||||
| Jonathan Palmer | 8 | R | 10 | 9 | 13 | DNQ | R | R | R | R | 9 | 9 | R | R | R | |||
| Huub Rothengatter | NC | DNQ | R | NC | 9 | R | R | 8 | ||||||||||
| Johnny Cecotto | R | R | R | R | R | R | 9 | R | R | DNQ | ||||||||
| Philippe Alliot | R | R | DNQ | R | R | DNQ | 10 | R | DNS | R | R | 11 | 10 | R | R | R | ||
| Stefan Bellof | DSQ | DSQ | DSQ | DSQ | DSQ | DSQ | DSQ | DSQ | DSQ | DSQ | DNQ | DSQ | ||||||
| Martin Brundle | DSQ | DSQ | DSQ | DSQ | DSQ | DNQ | DSQ | DSQ | DNQ | |||||||||
| Mike Thackwell | R | DNQ | ||||||||||||||||
| Philippe Streiff | R | |||||||||||||||||
| Pierluigi Martini | DNQ | |||||||||||||||||
| No. | Driver | BRA | ZAF | BEL | SMR | FRA | MCO | CAN | DET | DAL | GBR | DEU | AUT | NLD | ITA | EUR | PRT | Points |
Notes
- Half points were awarded at the Monaco Grand Prix due to the race being stopped before 75% of the race distance had been completed.
- Both Jo Gartner and Gerhard Berger were ineligible to score championship points since they were driving the second car for Osella and ATS and both teams had only officially entered one car for the season. This meant Gartner and Berger’s fifth and sixth place finishes at the Italian Grand Prix resulted in no points for driver or constructor.
Race to the title
The Race to the title graph shows how the title race played out over the course of the season between the top five drivers of 1984.
World Constructors’ Championship standings
The top six classified finishers of each race were awarded points on the following basis: 1st (9), 2nd (6), 3rd (4), 4th (3), 5th (2), 6th (1)
Every race counted towards the championship.
- Bold: pole position
- Underline: fastest lap
- Bold & underline: pole & fastest lap
| Pos | Constructor | BRA | ZAF | BEL | SMR | FRA | MCO | CAN | DET | DAL | GBR | DEU | AUT | NLD | ITA | EUR | PRT | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLaren-TAG | 1 | 1 | R | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | R | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 143.5 |
| R | 2 | R | R | 7 | R | 3 | R | R | R | 2 | R | 2 | R | 4 | 2 | |||
| 2 | Ferrari | R | 11R | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | R | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 11R | 2 | 2 | 4 | 57.5 |
| R | R | 3 | R | R | 6 | R | R | R | 6 | R | 7 | R | R | 5 | 9 | |||
| 3 | Lotus-Renault | 3 | 7 | 5 | 3R | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | R | 3 | R | R | 5 | 47.0 |
| R | R | R | R | 5 | R | 6 | R | 6R | R | R | R | 4 | R | R | R | |||
| 4 | Brabham-BMW | R | R | 9R | R | 9 | R | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | R | 2 | 5 | R | 3 | 6 | 38.0 |
| R | R | R | R | R | R | R | 3 | R | R | R | 4 | R | R | R | 10 | |||
| 5 | Renault | 5R | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | R | R | R | R | 2 | 3 | R | 6 | R | 11R | 7 | 34.0 |
| R | R | 7 | R | R | R | WD | R | R | 8R | 5 | R | R | R | R | R | |||
| R | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Williams-Honda | 2 | R | 4R | R | 6 | 4 | R | 5 | 1 | R | R | R | 8R | R | R | 14 | 25.5 |
| R | R | R | R | 8 | 8 | R | R | 4 | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | |||
| 7 | Toleman-Hart | R | 6 | 6 | R | R | 2 | 7 | R | R | 3 | R | R | R | 4 | R | 3 | 16.0 |
| R | R | R | DNQ | R | R | 9 | R | R | DNQ | DNQ | R | 11 | ||||||
| 8 | Alfa Romeo | 4 | 4 | R | 7R | R | R | 11R | R | R | 12R | R | 10R | 13R | 3 | 6 | 8 | 11.0 |
| R | R | R | R | R | DNQ | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | 9R | R | 17 | |||
| 9 | Ligier-Renault | R | 5 | R | 6R | 10 | R | R | R | R | 10 | 7 | 8 | 7 | R | 7 | 12 | 3.0 |
| R | 10 | R | R | DNS | R | R | R | R | R | 8 | R | R | R | 10 | R | |||
| 10 | Arrows-Ford Cosworth | 6 | 9 | 8 | 5 | R | DNQ | R | R | 3.0 | ||||||||
| 7 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Arrows-BMW | R | R | 11 | DNQ | R | R | R | 11 | R | 5 | R | 10 | 9R | R | 3.0 | ||
| R | R | R | 6 | R | R | R | R | |||||||||||
| 12 | Osella-Alfa Romeo | R | DNS | R | R | 12 | 7 | R | R | 5 | 9 | R | R | 12 | 5 | R | 16R | 2.0 |
| DNQ | R | R | R | R | 7R | R | R | |||||||||||
| 13 | ATS-BMW | R | R | R | R | R | 8 | R | 8 | R | R | 12 | R | 6 | R | 13 | ||
| DNS | DNS | |||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Spirit-Hart | R | 8 | R | 8 | R | DNQ | NC | R | NC | 9 | NC | R | 8 | 8 | 15 | ||
| 15 | RAM-Hart | 8 | R | 10 | 9 | 13 | DNQ | 10 | R | R | R | R | 9 | 9 | R | R | R | |
| R | R | DNQ | R | R | DNQ | R | R | DNS | R | R | 11 | 10 | R | R | R | |||
| 16 | Spirit-Ford Cosworth | DNQ | ||||||||||||||||
| DSQ | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | DSQ | DSQ | DSQ | DSQ | DSQ | DSQ | DSQ | DSQ | DSQ | DSQ | DSQ | DNQ | DSQ | ||||
| DSQ | DSQ | DSQ | DSQ | DSQ | DNQ | DSQ | DSQ | DNQ | DSQ | DNQ | DNQ | DSQ | ||||||
| No. | Constructor | BRA | ZAF | BEL | SMR | FRA | MCO | CAN | DET | DAL | GBR | DEU | AUT | NLD | ITA | EUR | PRT | Points |
Notes
- Half points were awarded at the Monaco Grand Prix due to the race being stopped before 75% of the race distance had been completed.
- Osella and ATS were not awarded points for their fifth and sixth place finishes at the Italian Grand Prix due to their second cars finishing in those positions. Both teams had only officially entered one car for the season therefore the second cars were ineligible to score points.
- Tyrrell were disqualified from the championship due to a technical infringement. Their results were reclassified as disqualifications and the points they had scored were reallocated. They were also banned from the final three races of the season.
Race to the title
The Race to the title graph shows how the title race played out over the course of the season between the top five constructors of 1984.