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1984 Belgian Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitZolder, 70 laps
Round3 of 16
Race numbers

The 1984 Belgian Grand Prix was the:

  • 391st World Championship race
  • 31st World Championship Belgian Grand Prix
  • 10th and last World Championship race at Zolder
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1 (ITA) Michele AlboretoFerrari701hr 36m 32.048s9
2+2(GBR) Derek WarwickRenault70+42.386s6
3-1(FRA) Rene ArnouxFerrari70+1m 09.803s4
4-1(FIN) Keke RosbergWilliams-Honda69DNF3
5 (ITA) Elio de AngelisLotus-Renault69+1 lap2
DQ (DEU) Stefan BellofTyrrell-Ford Cosworth69+1 lap 
6+13(BRA) Ayrton SennaToleman-Hart68+2 laps1
7+5(FRA) Patrick TambayRenault68+2 laps 
8+16(CHE) Marc SurerArrows-Ford Cosworth68+2 laps 
9 (BRA) Nelson PiquetBrabham-BMW66DNF 
10+16(GBR) Jonathan PalmerRAM-Hart64+6 laps 
R (ITA) Mauro BaldiSpirit-Hart53DNF 
DQ (GBR) Martin BrundleTyrrell-Ford Cosworth51DNF 
R (ITA) Teo FabiBrabham-BMW42DNF 
R (ITA) Andrea de CesarisLigier-Renault42DNF 
R (DEU) Manfred WinkelhockATS-BMW39DNF 
R (AUT) Niki LaudaMcLaren-TAG35DNF 
R (USA) Eddie CheeverAlfa Romeo28DNF 
R (FRA) Jacques LaffiteWilliams-Honda15DNF 
R (FRA) Francois HesnaultLigier-Renault15DNF 
R (BEL) Thierry BoutsenArrows-BMW15DNF 
R (ITA) Piercarlo GhinzaniOsella-Alfa Romeo14DNF 
R (GBR) Nigel MansellLotus-Renault14DNF 
R (FRA) Alain ProstMcLaren-TAG5DNF 
R (ITA) Riccardo PatreseAlfa Romeo2DNF 
R (VEN) Johnny CecottoToleman-Hart1DNF 

Notes

  • Keke Rosberg ended lap 69 in P3 before retiring on the final lap.
  • Nelson Piquet ended lap 66 in P4 before retiring on the following lap.
  • After the 1984 Dutch Grand Prix, Tyrrell was excluded from the 1984 world championship and disqualified from all races in which they had competed in during 1984 due to technical infringements.

Starting grid

PosDriverConstructor
1(ITA) Michele AlboretoFerrari
2(FRA) Rene ArnouxFerrari
3(FIN) Keke RosbergWilliams-Honda
4(GBR) Derek WarwickRenault
5(ITA) Elio de AngelisLotus-Renault
6(DEU) Manfred WinkelhockATS-BMW
7(ITA) Riccardo PatreseAlfa Romeo
8(FRA) Alain ProstMcLaren-TAG
9(BRA) Nelson PiquetBrabham-BMW
10(GBR) Nigel MansellLotus-Renault
11(USA) Eddie CheeverAlfa Romeo
12(FRA) Patrick TambayRenault
13(ITA) Andrea de CesarisLigier-Renault
14(AUT) Niki LaudaMcLaren-TAG
15(FRA) Jacques LaffiteWilliams-Honda
16(VEN) Johnny CecottoToleman-Hart
17(BEL) Thierry BoutsenArrows-BMW
18(ITA) Teo FabiBrabham-BMW
19(BRA) Ayrton SennaToleman-Hart
20(ITA) Piercarlo GhinzaniOsella-Alfa Romeo
21(DEU) Stefan BellofTyrrell-Ford Cosworth
22(GBR) Martin BrundleTyrrell-Ford Cosworth
23(FRA) Francois HesnaultLigier-Renault
24(CHE) Marc SurerArrows-Ford Cosworth
25(ITA) Mauro BaldiSpirit-Hart
26(GBR) Jonathan PalmerRAM-Hart

Qualifying result

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
1(ITA) Michele AlboretoFerrari1:14.846 
2(FRA) Rene ArnouxFerrari1:15.3980.552
3(FIN) Keke RosbergWilliams-Honda1:15.4140.568
4(GBR) Derek WarwickRenault1:15.6110.765
5(ITA) Elio de AngelisLotus-Renault1:15.9791.133
6(DEU) Manfred WinkelhockATS-BMW1:16.1301.284
7(ITA) Riccardo PatreseAlfa Romeo1:16.4311.585
8(FRA) Alain ProstMcLaren-TAG1:16.5871.741
9(BRA) Nelson PiquetBrabham-BMW1:16.6041.758
10(GBR) Nigel MansellLotus-Renault1:16.7201.874
11(USA) Eddie CheeverAlfa Romeo1:16.7461.900
12(FRA) Patrick TambayRenault1:17.1712.325
13(ITA) Andrea de CesarisLigier-Renault1:17.4712.625
14(AUT) Niki LaudaMcLaren-TAG1:18.0713.225
15(FRA) Jacques LaffiteWilliams-Honda1:18.1253.279
16(VEN) Johnny CecottoToleman-Hart1:18.3213.475
17(BEL) Thierry BoutsenArrows-BMW1:18.3513.505
18(ITA) Teo FabiBrabham-BMW1:18.8484.002
19(BRA) Ayrton SennaToleman-Hart1:18.8764.030
20(ITA) Piercarlo GhinzaniOsella-Alfa Romeo1:19.7344.888
21(DEU) Stefan BellofTyrrell-Ford Cosworth1:19.8114.965
22(GBR) Martin BrundleTyrrell-Ford Cosworth1:20.1235.277
23(FRA) Francois HesnaultLigier-Renault1:20.4395.593
24(CHE) Marc SurerArrows-Ford Cosworth1:20.6155.769
25(ITA) Mauro BaldiSpirit-Hart1:20.6445.798
26(GBR) Jonathan PalmerRAM-Hart1:20.7935.947
Did not qualify
27(FRA) Philippe AlliotRAM-Hart1:21.2536.407

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(FRA) Alain Prost15
2(GBR) Derek Warwick10
3(AUT) Niki Lauda9
=(FIN) Keke Rosberg9
=(ITA) Michele Alboreto9
6(ITA) Elio de Angelis6
7(FRA) Rene Arnoux4
8(ITA) Riccardo Patrese3
=(USA) Eddie Cheever3
10(FRA) Patrick Tambay2
=(ITA) Andrea de Cesaris2
=(BRA) Ayrton Senna2
13(BEL) Thierry Boutsen1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1McLaren-TAG24
2Ferrari13
3Renault12
4Williams-Honda9
5Lotus-Renault6
6Alfa Romeo6
7Ligier-Renault2
8Toleman-Hart2
9Arrows-Ford Cosworth1

Statistics & milestones

Wins
3rd for Michele Alboreto (first for Ferrari)
89th for Ferrari
Podiums
19th for Rene Arnoux
4th for Michele Alboreto (first for Ferrari)
2nd for Derek Warwick
284th & 285th for Ferrari
36th for Renault
Poles
1st for Michele Alboreto (66th different polesitter, 10th Italian driver)
102nd for Ferrari
1-2 start
39th for Ferrari
Fastest laps
11th for Rene Arnoux
97th for Ferrari
Front row starts
34th and last for Rene Arnoux
2nd for Michele Alboreto
Points finishes
25th for Rene Arnoux
Pole & win
1st and only for Michele Alboreto (35th different driver to win from pole, 3rd Italian driver; first Italian driver to win from pole since 1953 and last until 1991)