1984 European Grand Prix
| Date | Sunday, 7 October 1984 |
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| Circuit | Nurburgring, 67 laps |
| Round | 15 of 16 |
| Race numbers | The 1984 European Grand Prix was the
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Race result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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| 1 | +1 |  Alain Prost | McLaren-TAG | 67 | 1hr 35m 13.284s | 9 |
| 2 | +3 |  Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 67 | +23.911s | 6 |
| 3 | -2 |  Nelson Piquet | Brabham-BMW | 67 | +24.922s | 4 |
| 4 | +11 |  Niki Lauda | McLaren-TAG | 67 | +43.086s | 3 |
| 5 | +1 | Rene Arnoux | Ferrari | 67 | +1m 01.430s | 2 |
| 6 | +3 | Riccardo Patrese | Alfa Romeo | 66 | +1 lap | 1 |
| 7 | +10 | Andrea de Cesaris | Ligier-Renault | 65 | +2 laps | |
| 8 | +16 | Mauro Baldi | Spirit-Hart | 65 | +2 laps | |
| 9 | +2 |  Thierry Boutsen | Arrows-BMW | 64 | DNF | |
| 10 | +9 | Francois Hesnault | Ligier-Renault | 64 | +3 laps | |
| 11 | -4 |  Derek Warwick | Renault | 61 | DNF | |
| R | Jo Gartner | Osella-Alfa Romeo | 60 | DNF | ||
| R | Teo Fabi | Brabham-BMW | 57 | DNF | ||
| R | Nigel Mansell | Lotus-Renault | 51 | DNF | ||
| R | Patrick Tambay | Renault | 47 | DNF | ||
| R |  Eddie Cheever | Alfa Romeo | 37 | DNF | ||
| R | Philippe Alliot | RAM-Hart | 37 | DNF | ||
| R | Jonathan Palmer | RAM-Hart | 35 | DNF | ||
| R | Jacques Laffite | Williams-Honda | 27 | DNF | ||
| R | Elio de Angelis | Lotus-Renault | 25 | DNF | ||
| R |  Stefan Johansson | Toleman-Hart | 17 | DNF | ||
| R |  Keke Rosberg | Williams-Honda | 0 | DNF | ||
| R | Gerhard Berger | ATS-BMW | 0 | DNF | ||
| R |  Marc Surer | Arrows-BMW | 0 | DNF | ||
| R | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella-Alfa Romeo | 0 | DNF | ||
| R | Ayrton Senna | Toleman-Hart | 0 | DNF | ||
Notes
- Thierry Boutsen ended lap 64 in P8 before retiring on the following lap.
- Derek Warwick ended lap 61 in P5 before retiring on the following lap.
Starting grid
| Pos | Driver | Constructor |
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| 1 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-BMW |
| 2 | Alain Prost | McLaren-TAG |
| 3 | Patrick Tambay | Renault |
| 4 | Keke Rosberg | Williams-Honda |
| 5 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari |
| 6 | Rene Arnoux | Ferrari |
| 7 | Derek Warwick | Renault |
| 8 | Nigel Mansell | Lotus-Renault |
| 9 | Riccardo Patrese | Alfa Romeo |
| 10 | Teo Fabi | Brabham-BMW |
| 11 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows-BMW |
| 12 | Ayrton Senna | Toleman-Hart |
| 13 | Eddie Cheever | Alfa Romeo |
| 14 | Jacques Laffite | Williams-Honda |
| 15 | Niki Lauda | McLaren-TAG |
| 16 | Marc Surer | Arrows-BMW |
| 17 | Andrea de Cesaris | Ligier-Renault |
| 18 | Gerhard Berger | ATS-BMW |
| 19 | Francois Hesnault | Ligier-Renault |
| 20 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella-Alfa Romeo |
| 21 | Jonathan Palmer | RAM-Hart |
| 22 | Jo Gartner | Osella-Alfa Romeo |
| 23 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus-Renault |
| 24 | Mauro Baldi | Spirit-Hart |
| 25 | Philippe Alliot | RAM-Hart |
| 26 | Stefan Johansson | Toleman-Hart |
Qualifying result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
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| 1 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-BMW | 1:18.871 | |
| 2 | Alain Prost | McLaren-TAG | 1:19.175 | 0.304 |
| 3 | Patrick Tambay | Renault | 1:19.499 | 0.628 |
| 4 | Keke Rosberg | Williams-Honda | 1:20.652 | 1.781 |
| 5 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 1:20.910 | 2.039 |
| 6 | Rene Arnoux | Ferrari | 1:21.180 | 2.309 |
| 7 | Derek Warwick | Renault | 1:21.571 | 2.700 |
| 8 | Nigel Mansell | Lotus-Renault | 1:21.710 | 2.839 |
| 9 | Riccardo Patrese | Alfa Romeo | 1:21.937 | 3.066 |
| 10 | Teo Fabi | Brabham-BMW | 1:22.206 | 3.335 |
| 11 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows-BMW | 1:22.248 | 3.377 |
| 12 | Ayrton Senna | Toleman-Hart | 1:22.439 | 3.568 |
| 13 | Eddie Cheever | Alfa Romeo | 1:22.525 | 3.654 |
| 14 | Jacques Laffite | Williams-Honda | 1:22.613 | 3.742 |
| 15 | Niki Lauda | McLaren-TAG | 1:22.643 | 3.772 |
| 16 | Marc Surer | Arrows-BMW | 1:22.708 | 3.837 |
| 17 | Andrea de Cesaris | Ligier-Renault | 1:23.034 | 4.163 |
| 18 | Gerhard Berger | ATS-BMW | 1:23.116 | 4.245 |
| 19 | Francois Hesnault | Ligier-Renault | 1:23.322 | 4.451 |
| 20 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella-Alfa Romeo | 1:24.699 | 5.828 |
| 21 | Jonathan Palmer | RAM-Hart | 1:25.050 | 6.179 |
| 22 | Jo Gartner | Osella-Alfa Romeo | 1:26.156 | 7.285 |
| 23 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus-Renault | 1:26.161 | 7.290 |
| 24 | Mauro Baldi | Spirit-Hart | 1:28.137 | 9.266 |
| 25 | Philippe Alliot | RAM-Hart | 1:30.259 | 11.388 |
| 26 | Stefan Johansson | Toleman-Hart | 1:41.178 | 22.307 |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-1984 European Grand Prix.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
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| 1 | Niki Lauda | 66 |
| 2 | Alain Prost | 62.5 |
| 3 | Elio de Angelis | 32 |
| 4 | Nelson Piquet | 28 |
| 5 | Michele Alboreto | 27.5 |
| 6 | Rene Arnoux | 27 |
| 7 | Derek Warwick | 23 |
| 8 | Keke Rosberg | 20.5 |
| 9 | Nigel Mansell | 13 |
| 10 | Patrick Tambay | 11 |
| 11 | Teo Fabi | 9 |
| = | Ayrton Senna | 9 |
| 13 | Riccardo Patrese | 8 |
| 14 | Jacques Laffite | 5 |
| = | Thierry Boutsen | 5 |
| 16 | Eddie Cheever | 3 |
| = | Andrea de Cesaris | 3 |
| = | Stefan Johansson | 3 |
| 19 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | 2 |
| 20 | Marc Surer | 1 |
Constructor
| Pos | Constructor | Points |
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| 1 | McLaren-TAG | 128.5 |
| 2 | Ferrari | 54.5 |
| 3 | Lotus-Renault | 45 |
| 4 | Brabham-BMW | 37 |
| 5 | Renault | 34 |
| 6 | Williams-Honda | 25.5 |
| 7 | Toleman-Hart | 12 |
| 8 | Alfa Romeo | 11 |
| 9 | Ligier-Renault | 3 |
| = | Arrows-Ford Cosworth | 3 |
| = | Arrows-BMW | 3 |
| 12 | Osella-Alfa Romeo | 2 |
Statistics & milestones
- Wins
- 15th for Alain Prost
- 41st for McLaren
- Podiums
- 27th for Nelson Piquet, 25th for Alain Prost, 7th for Michele Alboreto
- 291st for Ferrari, 119th for Brabham, 108th for McLaren
- Poles
- 16th for Nelson Piquet
- 37th for Brabham
- Fastest laps
- 12th for Nelson Piquet (last until 1986), 2nd for Michele Alboreto (first since 1982; first for Ferrari, last for Brabham)
- 99th for Ferrari, 41st and last for Brabham
- Front row starts
- 29th for Alain Prost, 25th for Nelson Piquet