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1984 Canadian Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitMontreal, 70 laps
Round7 of 16
Race numbers

The 1984 Canadian Grand Prix was the:

  • 395th World Championship race
  • 17th World Championship Canadian Grand Prix
  • 7th World Championship race at Montreal
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1 (BRA) Nelson PiquetBrabham-BMW701hr 46m 23.748s9
2+6(AUT) Niki LaudaMcLaren-TAG70+2.612s6
3-1(FRA) Alain ProstMcLaren-TAG70+1m 28.032s4
4-1(ITA) Elio de AngelisLotus-Renault69+1 lap3
5 (FRA) Rene ArnouxFerrari68+2 laps2
6+1(GBR) Nigel MansellLotus-Renault68+2 laps1
7+2(BRA) Ayrton SennaToleman-Hart68+2 laps 
8+4(DEU) Manfred WinkelhockATS-BMW68+2 laps 
DQ (GBR) Martin BrundleTyrrell-Ford Cosworth68+2 laps 
9+11(VEN) Johnny CecottoToleman-Hart68+2 laps 
10+16(FRA) Philippe AlliotRAM-Hart65+5 laps 
11 (USA) Eddie CheeverAlfa Romeo63DNF 
R (CHE) Marc SurerArrows-Ford Cosworth59DNF 
R (GBR) Derek WarwickRenault57DNF 
NC (NLD) Huub RothengatterSpirit-Hart56+14 laps 
DQ (DEU) Stefan BellofTyrrell-Ford Cosworth52DNF 
R (ITA) Andrea de CesarisLigier-Renault40DNF 
R (ITA) Corrado FabiBrabham-BMW39DNF 
R (BEL) Thierry BoutsenArrows-BMW38DNF 
R (ITA) Riccardo PatreseAlfa Romeo37DNF 
R (FIN) Keke RosbergWilliams-Honda32DNF 
R (FRA) Jacques LaffiteWilliams-Honda31DNF 
R (NZL) Mike ThackwellRAM-Hart29DNF 
R (ITA) Piercarlo GhinzaniOsella-Alfa Romeo11DNF 
R (ITA) Michele AlboretoFerrari10DNF 
R (FRA) Francois HesnaultLigier-Renault7DNF 
Did not start
  (FRA) Patrick TambayRenault   

Notes

  • 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.
  • Eddie Cheever ended lap 63 in P5 before retiring on the following lap.
  • Patrick Tambay withdrew from the Grand Prix after practice due to fitness issues.

Starting grid

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

Qualifying result

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
1(BRA) Nelson PiquetBrabham-BMW1:25.442 
2(FRA) Alain ProstMcLaren-TAG1:26.1980.756
3(ITA) Elio de AngelisLotus-Renault1:26.3060.864
4(GBR) Derek WarwickRenault1:26.4200.978
5(FRA) Rene ArnouxFerrari1:26.5491.107
6(ITA) Michele AlboretoFerrari1:26.7641.322
7(GBR) Nigel MansellLotus-Renault1:27.2461.804
8(AUT) Niki LaudaMcLaren-TAG1:27.3921.950
9(BRA) Ayrton SennaToleman-Hart1:27.4482.006
10(ITA) Andrea de CesarisLigier-Renault1:27.9222.480
11(USA) Eddie CheeverAlfa Romeo1:28.0322.590
12(DEU) Manfred WinkelhockATS-BMW1:28.9093.467
13(FRA) Francois HesnaultLigier-Renault1:29.1873.745
14(ITA) Riccardo PatreseAlfa Romeo1:29.2053.763
15(FIN) Keke RosbergWilliams-Honda1:29.2843.842
16(ITA) Corrado FabiBrabham-BMW1:29.7644.322
17(FRA) Jacques LaffiteWilliams-Honda1:29.9154.473
18(BEL) Thierry BoutsenArrows-BMW1:30.0734.631
19(ITA) Piercarlo GhinzaniOsella-Alfa Romeo1:30.9185.476
20(VEN) Johnny CecottoToleman-Hart1:31.4596.017
21(GBR) Martin BrundleTyrrell-Ford Cosworth1:31.7856.343
22(DEU) Stefan BellofTyrrell-Ford Cosworth1:31.7976.355
23(CHE) Marc SurerArrows-Ford Cosworth1:32.7567.314
24(NLD) Huub RothengatterSpirit-Hart1:32.9207.478
25(NZL) Mike ThackwellRAM-Hart1:33.7308.288
26(FRA) Philippe AlliotRAM-Hart1:35.2869.844

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(FRA) Alain Prost32.5
2(AUT) Niki Lauda24
3(FRA) Rene Arnoux17
4(ITA) Elio de Angelis16
5(GBR) Derek Warwick13
6(FIN) Keke Rosberg11.5
7(ITA) Michele Alboreto9.5
8(BRA) Nelson Piquet9
9(FRA) Patrick Tambay8
10(GBR) Nigel Mansell5
=(BRA) Ayrton Senna5
12(ITA) Riccardo Patrese3
=(USA) Eddie Cheever3
=(ITA) Andrea de Cesaris3
=(BEL) Thierry Boutsen3

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1McLaren-TAG56.5
2Ferrari26.5
3Renault21
4Lotus-Renault21
5Williams-Honda11.5
6Brabham-BMW9
7Alfa Romeo6
8Toleman-Hart5
9Ligier-Renault3
=Arrows-Ford Cosworth3

Stats & milestones

Race debut
Huub Rothengatter
Last start
Mike Thackwell (last New Zealander driver to start a race until 2017)
Milestone race start
50th for Nigel Mansell (57th driver to start 50 races, 10th British driver)
200th for Tyrrell (5th constructor to start 200 races)
Wins
11th for Nelson Piquet
33rd for Brabham
Podiums
47th for Niki Lauda
24th for Nelson Piquet
22nd for Alain Prost
115th for Brabham
99th & 100th for McLaren (4th constructor to score 100 podiums)
Poles
11th for Nelson Piquet
32nd for Brabham
Fastest laps
11th for Nelson Piquet
40th for Brabham (3rd constructor to set 40 fastest laps)
Front row starts
22nd for Alain Prost
19th for Nelson Piquet
Pole & win
3rd for Nelson Piquet (first since 1981; first Brazilian driver to win from pole since 1981)
Win & fastest lap
5th for Nelson Piquet (last until 1986; last for Brabham)
Hat-trick (pole, win & fastest lap)
3rd and last for Nelson Piquet (first since 1981; first Brazilian driver to complete a hat-trick since 1981)