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Home / Seasons / 1984 F1 World Championship Season / 1984 Dutch Grand Prix

1984 Dutch Grand Prix

DateSunday, 26 August 1984
Winner
  • Alain Prost
  • McLaren-TAG
Pole position
  • Alain Prost
  • McLaren-TAG
Fastest lap
  • Rene Arnoux
  • Ferrari
CircuitZandvoort, 71 laps
Round13 of 16
Race numbers

The 1984 Dutch Grand Prix was the:

  • 401st World Championship race
  • 29th World Championship Dutch Grand Prix
  • 29th World Championship race at Zandvoort
  • 1984 Constructors’ title decider
More 1984 season
More Dutch Grands Prix

Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1 (FRA) Alain ProstMcLaren-TAG711hr 37m 21.468s9
2+4(AUT) Niki LaudaMcLaren-TAG71+10.283s6
3+9(GBR) Nigel MansellLotus-Renault71+1m 19.544s4
4-1(ITA) Elio de AngelisLotus-Renault70+1 lap3
5+5(ITA) Teo FabiBrabham-BMW70+1 lap2
6-1(FRA) Patrick TambayRenault70+1 lap1
7+13(FRA) Francois HesnaultLigier-Renault69+2 laps 
DQ (SWE) Stefan JohanssonTyrrell-Ford Cosworth69+2 laps 
DQ (DEU) Stefan BellofTyrrell-Ford Cosworth69+2 laps 
8-1(FIN) Keke RosbergWilliams-Honda68DNF 
9+13(GBR) Jonathan PalmerRAM-Hart67+4 laps 
10+16(FRA) Philippe AlliotRAM-Hart67+4 laps 
11+4(FRA) Rene ArnouxFerrari66DNF 
12+11(AUT) Jo GartnerOsella-Alfa Romeo66+5 laps 
13+4(USA) Eddie CheeverAlfa Romeo65DNF 
R (BEL) Thierry BoutsenArrows-BMW59DNF 
R (NLD) Huub RothengatterSpirit-Hart53DNF 
R (ITA) Riccardo PatreseAlfa Romeo51DNF 
R (ITA) Andrea de CesarisLigier-Renault31DNF 
R (FRA) Jacques LaffiteWilliams-Honda23DNF 
R (GBR) Derek WarwickRenault23DNF 
R (DEU) Manfred WinkelhockATS-BMW22DNF 
R (BRA) Ayrton SennaToleman-Hart19DNF 
R (CHE) Marc SurerArrows-BMW17DNF 
R (BRA) Nelson PiquetBrabham-BMW10DNF 
R (ITA) Piercarlo GhinzaniOsella-Alfa Romeo8DNF 
R (ITA) Michele AlboretoFerrari7DNF 

Notes

  • Keke Rosberg ended lap 68 in P5 before retiring on the following lap.
  • Rene Arnoux ended lap 66 in P8 before retiring on the following lap.
  • Eddie Cheever ended lap 65 in P9 before retiring on the following lap.
  • Nelson Piquet ended lap 10 as the race leader before retiring on the following lap.
  • After this 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(FRA) Alain ProstMcLaren-TAG
2(BRA) Nelson PiquetBrabham-BMW
3(ITA) Elio de AngelisLotus-Renault
4(GBR) Derek WarwickRenault
5(FRA) Patrick TambayRenault
6(AUT) Niki LaudaMcLaren-TAG
7(FIN) Keke RosbergWilliams-Honda
8(FRA) Jacques LaffiteWilliams-Honda
9(ITA) Michele AlboretoFerrari
10(ITA) Teo FabiBrabham-BMW
11(BEL) Thierry BoutsenArrows-BMW
12(GBR) Nigel MansellLotus-Renault
13(BRA) Ayrton SennaToleman-Hart
14(ITA) Andrea de CesarisLigier-Renault
15(FRA) Rene ArnouxFerrari
16(DEU) Manfred WinkelhockATS-BMW
17(USA) Eddie CheeverAlfa Romeo
18(ITA) Riccardo PatreseAlfa Romeo
19(CHE) Marc SurerArrows-BMW
20(FRA) Francois HesnaultLigier-Renault
21(ITA) Piercarlo GhinzaniOsella-Alfa Romeo
22(GBR) Jonathan PalmerRAM-Hart
23(AUT) Jo GartnerOsella-Alfa Romeo
24(DEU) Stefan BellofTyrrell-Ford Cosworth
25(SWE) Stefan JohanssonTyrrell-Ford Cosworth
26(FRA) Philippe AlliotRAM-Hart
27(NLD) Huub RothengatterSpirit-Hart

Qualifying result

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
1(FRA) Alain ProstMcLaren-TAG1:13.567 
2(BRA) Nelson PiquetBrabham-BMW1:13.8720.305
3(ITA) Elio de AngelisLotus-Renault1:13.8830.316
4(GBR) Derek WarwickRenault1:14.4050.838
5(FRA) Patrick TambayRenault1:14.5660.999
6(AUT) Niki LaudaMcLaren-TAG1:14.8661.299
7(FIN) Keke RosbergWilliams-Honda1:15.1171.550
8(FRA) Jacques LaffiteWilliams-Honda1:15.2311.664
9(ITA) Michele AlboretoFerrari1:15.2641.697
10(ITA) Teo FabiBrabham-BMW1:15.3381.771
11(BEL) Thierry BoutsenArrows-BMW1:15.7352.168
12(GBR) Nigel MansellLotus-Renault1:15.8112.244
13(BRA) Ayrton SennaToleman-Hart1:15.9602.393
14(ITA) Andrea de CesarisLigier-Renault1:16.0702.503
15(FRA) Rene ArnouxFerrari1:16.1212.554
16(DEU) Manfred WinkelhockATS-BMW1:16.4502.883
17(USA) Eddie CheeverAlfa Romeo1:16.9913.424
18(ITA) Riccardo PatreseAlfa Romeo1:17.1243.557
19(CHE) Marc SurerArrows-BMW1:17.3683.801
20(FRA) Francois HesnaultLigier-Renault1:17.9054.338
21(ITA) Piercarlo GhinzaniOsella-Alfa Romeo1:19.4545.887
22(GBR) Jonathan PalmerRAM-Hart1:19.5986.031
23(AUT) Jo GartnerOsella-Alfa Romeo1:20.0176.450
24(DEU) Stefan BellofTyrrell-Ford Cosworth1:20.0926.525
25(SWE) Stefan JohanssonTyrrell-Ford Cosworth1:20.2366.669
26(FRA) Philippe AlliotRAM-Hart1:20.2706.703
27(NLD) Huub RothengatterSpirit-Hart1:21.0637.496

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(AUT) Niki Lauda54
2(FRA) Alain Prost53.5
3(ITA) Elio de Angelis32
4(FRA) Rene Arnoux25
5(BRA) Nelson Piquet24
6(GBR) Derek Warwick23
7(FIN) Keke Rosberg20.5
8(ITA) Michele Alboreto15.5
9(GBR) Nigel Mansell13
10(FRA) Patrick Tambay11
11(ITA) Teo Fabi9
=(BRA) Ayrton Senna9
13(FRA) Jacques Laffite5
=(BEL) Thierry Boutsen5
15(ITA) Riccardo Patrese3
=(USA) Eddie Cheever3
=(ITA) Andrea de Cesaris3
18(ITA) Piercarlo Ghinzani2
19(CHE) Marc Surer1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1McLaren-TAG107.5
2Lotus-Renault45
3Ferrari40.5
4Renault34
5Brabham-BMW33
6Williams-Honda25.5
7Toleman-Hart9
8Alfa Romeo6
9Ligier-Renault3
=Arrows-Ford Cosworth3
=Arrows-BMW3
12Osella-Alfa Romeo2

Stats & milestones

Milestone race start
100th for Arrows (15th constructor to start 100 races)
World Champion
2nd title for McLaren (6th constructor to win two championships)
Wins
14th for Alain Prost
39th for McLaren
Race 1-2
5th for McLaren
Podiums
51st for Niki Lauda
24th for Alain Prost
5th for Nigel Mansell (last for Lotus)
144th for Lotus
105th & 106th for McLaren
Poles
13th for Alain Prost
21st for McLaren
Fastest laps
12th and last for Rene Arnoux
98th for Ferrari
Front row starts
27th for Alain Prost
23rd for Nelson Piquet
Pole & win
7th for Alain Prost

See also

  • Dutch Grand Prix
  • Zandvoort circuit
  • 1984 World Championship season

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