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1984 British Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitBrands Hatch, 71 laps
Round10 of 16
Race numbers

The 1984 British Grand Prix was the:

  • 398th World Championship race
  • 35th World Championship British Grand Prix
  • 12th World Championship race at Brands Hatch
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+2(AUT) Niki LaudaMcLaren-TAG711hr 29m 28.532s9
2+4(GBR) Derek WarwickRenault71+42.123s6
3+4(BRA) Ayrton SennaToleman-Hart71+1m 03.328s4
4 (ITA) Elio de AngelisLotus-Renault70+1 lap3
5+4(ITA) Michele AlboretoFerrari70+1 lap2
6+7(FRA) Rene ArnouxFerrari70+1 lap1
7-6(BRA) Nelson PiquetBrabham-BMW70+1 lap 
8+2(FRA) Patrick TambayRenault69DNF 
9+12(ITA) Piercarlo GhinzaniOsella-Alfa Romeo68+3 laps 
10+9(ITA) Andrea de CesarisLigier-Renault68+3 laps 
DQ (DEU) Stefan BellofTyrrell-Ford Cosworth68+3 laps 
11+4(CHE) Marc SurerArrows-BMW67+4 laps 
12+5(ITA) Riccardo PatreseAlfa Romeo66DNF 
NC (NLD) Huub RothengatterSpirit-Hart62+9 laps 
R (FRA) Francois HesnaultLigier-Renault43DNF 
R (FRA) Alain ProstMcLaren-TAG37DNF 
R (GBR) Nigel MansellLotus-Renault24DNF 
R (BEL) Thierry BoutsenArrows-BMW24DNF 
R (FRA) Jacques LaffiteWilliams-Honda14DNF 
R (GBR) Jonathan PalmerRAM-Hart10DNF 
R (ITA) Teo FabiBrabham-BMW9DNF 
R (DEU) Manfred WinkelhockATS-BMW8DNF 
R (FIN) Keke RosbergWilliams-Honda5DNF 
R (USA) Eddie CheeverAlfa Romeo0DNF 
DQ (SWE) Stefan JohanssonTyrrell-Ford Cosworth0DNF 
R (FRA) Philippe AlliotRAM-Hart0DNF 
R (AUT) Jo GartnerOsella-Alfa Romeo0DNF 

Notes

  • Patrick Tambay ended lap 69 in P6 before retiring on the following lap.
  • Riccardo Patrese ended lap 66 in P9 before retiring on the following lap.
  • Alain Prost ended lap 37 as the race leader 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(BRA) Nelson PiquetBrabham-BMW
2(FRA) Alain ProstMcLaren-TAG
3(AUT) Niki LaudaMcLaren-TAG
4(ITA) Elio de AngelisLotus-Renault
5(FIN) Keke RosbergWilliams-Honda
6(GBR) Derek WarwickRenault
7(BRA) Ayrton SennaToleman-Hart
8(GBR) Nigel MansellLotus-Renault
9(ITA) Michele AlboretoFerrari
10(FRA) Patrick TambayRenault
11(DEU) Manfred WinkelhockATS-BMW
12(BEL) Thierry BoutsenArrows-BMW
13(FRA) Rene ArnouxFerrari
14(ITA) Teo FabiBrabham-BMW
15(CHE) Marc SurerArrows-BMW
16(FRA) Jacques LaffiteWilliams-Honda
17(ITA) Riccardo PatreseAlfa Romeo
18(USA) Eddie CheeverAlfa Romeo
19(ITA) Andrea de CesarisLigier-Renault
20(FRA) Francois HesnaultLigier-Renault
21(ITA) Piercarlo GhinzaniOsella-Alfa Romeo
22(NLD) Huub RothengatterSpirit-Hart
23(GBR) Jonathan PalmerRAM-Hart
24(FRA) Philippe AlliotRAM-Hart
25(SWE) Stefan JohanssonTyrrell-Ford Cosworth
26(DEU) Stefan BellofTyrrell-Ford Cosworth
27(AUT) Jo GartnerOsella-Alfa Romeo

Qualifying result

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
1(BRA) Nelson PiquetBrabham-BMW1:10.869 
2(FRA) Alain ProstMcLaren-TAG1:11.0760.207
3(AUT) Niki LaudaMcLaren-TAG1:11.3440.475
4(ITA) Elio de AngelisLotus-Renault1:11.5730.704
5(FIN) Keke RosbergWilliams-Honda1:11.6030.734
6(GBR) Derek WarwickRenault1:11.7030.834
7(BRA) Ayrton SennaToleman-Hart1:11.8901.021
8(GBR) Nigel MansellLotus-Renault1:12.4351.566
9(ITA) Michele AlboretoFerrari1:13.1222.253
10(FRA) Patrick TambayRenault1:13.1382.269
11(DEU) Manfred WinkelhockATS-BMW1:13.3742.505
12(BEL) Thierry BoutsenArrows-BMW1:13.5282.659
13(FRA) Rene ArnouxFerrari1:13.9343.065
14(ITA) Teo FabiBrabham-BMW1:14.0403.171
15(CHE) Marc SurerArrows-BMW1:14.3363.467
16(FRA) Jacques LaffiteWilliams-Honda1:14.5683.699
17(ITA) Riccardo PatreseAlfa Romeo1:14.5683.699
18(USA) Eddie CheeverAlfa Romeo1:14.6093.740
19(ITA) Andrea de CesarisLigier-Renault1:15.1124.243
20(FRA) Francois HesnaultLigier-Renault1:15.8374.968
21(ITA) Piercarlo GhinzaniOsella-Alfa Romeo1:16.4665.597
22(NLD) Huub RothengatterSpirit-Hart1:16.7595.890
23(GBR) Jonathan PalmerRAM-Hart1:17.2656.396
24(FRA) Philippe AlliotRAM-Hart1:17.5176.648
25(SWE) Stefan JohanssonTyrrell-Ford Cosworth1:17.7776.908
26(DEU) Stefan BellofTyrrell-Ford Cosworth1:17.8937.024
27(AUT) Jo GartnerOsella-Alfa Romeo1:18.1217.252
Did not qualify
28(VEN) Johnny CecottoToleman-Hart––

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(FRA) Alain Prost35.5
2(AUT) Niki Lauda33
3(ITA) Elio de Angelis29
4(FRA) Rene Arnoux24
5(FIN) Keke Rosberg20.5
6(GBR) Derek Warwick19
7(BRA) Nelson Piquet18
8(ITA) Michele Alboreto11.5
9(BRA) Ayrton Senna9
10(FRA) Patrick Tambay8
11(GBR) Nigel Mansell6
12(FRA) Jacques Laffite5
13(ITA) Teo Fabi4
14(ITA) Riccardo Patrese3
=(USA) Eddie Cheever3
=(ITA) Andrea de Cesaris3
=(BEL) Thierry Boutsen3
18(ITA) Piercarlo Ghinzani2

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1McLaren-TAG68.5
2Ferrari35.5
3Lotus-Renault35
4Renault27
5Williams-Honda25.5
6Brabham-BMW22
7Toleman-Hart9
8Alfa Romeo6
9Arrows-Ford Cosworth3
=Ligier-Renault3
11Osella-Alfa Romeo2

Stats & milestones

Wins
22nd for Niki Lauda
36th for McLaren
Podiums
48th for Niki Lauda
3rd for Derek Warwick
2nd for Ayrton Senna
101st for McLaren
38th for Renault
2nd for Toleman
Poles
13th for Nelson Piquet
34th for Brabham
Fastest laps
20th for Niki Lauda (3rd driver to set 20 fastest laps, 1st Austrian driver)
24th for McLaren
Front row starts
24th for Alain Prost
21st for Nelson Piquet
Win & fastest lap
10th for Niki Lauda (4th driver to win and set the fastest lap in ten races, 1st Austrian driver; first since 1982)