1984 European Grand Prix

Fact File

Date:	Sunday, 7 October 1984
Winner:	Alain Prost McLaren-TAG
Pole position:	Nelson Piquet Brabham-BMW
Fastest lap:	Michele Alboreto Ferrari, Nelson Piquet Brabham-BMW
Circuit:	Nurburgring, 67 laps
Round:	15 of 16

Race Result

Pos		Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time	Points
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

Starting Grid

• Highlight: race winner
• Highlight: second place
• Highlight: third place

Pos	Driver	Constructor	Time
1	Nelson Piquet	Brabham-BMW	1:18.871
2	Alain Prost	McLaren-TAG	1:19.175
3	Patrick Tambay	Renault	1:19.499
4	Keke Rosberg	Williams-Honda	1:20.652
5	Michele Alboreto	Ferrari	1:20.910
6	Rene Arnoux	Ferrari	1:21.180
7	Derek Warwick	Renault	1:21.571
8	Nigel Mansell	Lotus-Renault	1:21.710
9	Riccardo Patrese	Alfa Romeo	1:21.937
10	Teo Fabi	Brabham-BMW	1:22.206
11	Thierry Boutsen	Arrows-BMW	1:22.248
12	Ayrton Senna	Toleman-Hart	1:22.439
13	Eddie Cheever	Alfa Romeo	1:22.525
14	Jacques Laffite	Williams-Honda	1:22.613
15	Niki Lauda	McLaren-TAG	1:22.643
16	Marc Surer	Arrows-BMW	1:22.708
17	Andrea de Cesaris	Ligier-Renault	1:23.034
18	Gerhard Berger	ATS-BMW	1:23.116
19	Francois Hesnault	Ligier-Renault	1:23.322
20	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella-Alfa Romeo	1:24.699
21	Jonathan Palmer	RAM-Hart	1:25.050
22	Jo Gartner	Osella-Alfa Romeo	1:26.156
23	Elio de Angelis	Lotus-Renault	1:26.161
24	Mauro Baldi	Spirit-Hart	1:28.137
25	Philippe Alliot	RAM-Hart	1:30.259
26	Stefan Johansson	Toleman-Hart	1:41.178

Qualifying Result

Pos	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
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-race.

• Highlight: driver/constructor confirmed as world champion for 1984

Driver

Pos	Driver	Points
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
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

Driver: 15th for Alain Prost

Constructor: 41st for McLaren

Podiums

Driver: 27th for Nelson Piquet, 25th for Alain Prost, 7th for Michele Alboreto

Constructor: 291st for Ferrari, 119th for Brabham, 108th for McLaren

Poles

Driver: 16th for Nelson Piquet

Constructor: 37th for Brabham

Fastest laps

Driver: 12th for Nelson Piquet, 2nd for Michele Alboreto

Constructor: 99th for Ferrari, 41st and last for Brabham

Front row starts

Driver: 29th for Alain Prost, 25th for Nelson Piquet

See also

• European Grand Prix
• Nurburgring Circuit
• 1984 World Championship season