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1984 European Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitNurburgring, 67 laps
Round15 of 16
Race numbers

The 1984 European Grand Prix was the:

  • 403rd World Championship race
  • 2nd World Championship European Grand Prix
  • 23rd World Championship race at Nurburgring (first since 1976)
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+1(FRA) Alain ProstMcLaren-TAG671hr 35m 13.284s9
2+3(ITA) Michele AlboretoFerrari67+23.911s6
3-2(BRA) Nelson PiquetBrabham-BMW67+24.922s4
4+11(AUT) Niki LaudaMcLaren-TAG67+43.086s3
5+1(FRA) Rene ArnouxFerrari67+1m 01.430s2
6+3(ITA) Riccardo PatreseAlfa Romeo66+1 lap1
7+10(ITA) Andrea de CesarisLigier-Renault65+2 laps 
8+16(ITA) Mauro BaldiSpirit-Hart65+2 laps 
9+2(BEL) Thierry BoutsenArrows-BMW64DNF 
10+9(FRA) Francois HesnaultLigier-Renault64+3 laps 
11-4(GBR) Derek WarwickRenault61DNF 
R (AUT) Jo GartnerOsella-Alfa Romeo60DNF 
R (ITA) Teo FabiBrabham-BMW57DNF 
R (GBR) Nigel MansellLotus-Renault51DNF 
R (FRA) Patrick TambayRenault47DNF 
R (USA) Eddie CheeverAlfa Romeo37DNF 
R (FRA) Philippe AlliotRAM-Hart37DNF 
R (GBR) Jonathan PalmerRAM-Hart35DNF 
R (FRA) Jacques LaffiteWilliams-Honda27DNF 
R (ITA) Elio de AngelisLotus-Renault25DNF 
R (SWE) Stefan JohanssonToleman-Hart17DNF 
R (FIN) Keke RosbergWilliams-Honda0DNF 
R (AUT) Gerhard BergerATS-BMW0DNF 
R (CHE) Marc SurerArrows-BMW0DNF 
R (ITA) Piercarlo GhinzaniOsella-Alfa Romeo0DNF 
R (BRA) Ayrton SennaToleman-Hart0DNF 

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

PosDriverConstructor
1(BRA) Nelson PiquetBrabham-BMW
2(FRA) Alain ProstMcLaren-TAG
3(FRA) Patrick TambayRenault
4(FIN) Keke RosbergWilliams-Honda
5(ITA) Michele AlboretoFerrari
6(FRA) Rene ArnouxFerrari
7(GBR) Derek WarwickRenault
8(GBR) Nigel MansellLotus-Renault
9(ITA) Riccardo PatreseAlfa Romeo
10(ITA) Teo FabiBrabham-BMW
11(BEL) Thierry BoutsenArrows-BMW
12(BRA) Ayrton SennaToleman-Hart
13(USA) Eddie CheeverAlfa Romeo
14(FRA) Jacques LaffiteWilliams-Honda
15(AUT) Niki LaudaMcLaren-TAG
16(CHE) Marc SurerArrows-BMW
17(ITA) Andrea de CesarisLigier-Renault
18(AUT) Gerhard BergerATS-BMW
19(FRA) Francois HesnaultLigier-Renault
20(ITA) Piercarlo GhinzaniOsella-Alfa Romeo
21(GBR) Jonathan PalmerRAM-Hart
22(AUT) Jo GartnerOsella-Alfa Romeo
23(ITA) Elio de AngelisLotus-Renault
24(ITA) Mauro BaldiSpirit-Hart
25(FRA) Philippe AlliotRAM-Hart
26(SWE) Stefan JohanssonToleman-Hart

Qualifying result

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
1(BRA) Nelson PiquetBrabham-BMW1:18.871 
2(FRA) Alain ProstMcLaren-TAG1:19.1750.304
3(FRA) Patrick TambayRenault1:19.4990.628
4(FIN) Keke RosbergWilliams-Honda1:20.6521.781
5(ITA) Michele AlboretoFerrari1:20.9102.039
6(FRA) Rene ArnouxFerrari1:21.1802.309
7(GBR) Derek WarwickRenault1:21.5712.700
8(GBR) Nigel MansellLotus-Renault1:21.7102.839
9(ITA) Riccardo PatreseAlfa Romeo1:21.9373.066
10(ITA) Teo FabiBrabham-BMW1:22.2063.335
11(BEL) Thierry BoutsenArrows-BMW1:22.2483.377
12(BRA) Ayrton SennaToleman-Hart1:22.4393.568
13(USA) Eddie CheeverAlfa Romeo1:22.5253.654
14(FRA) Jacques LaffiteWilliams-Honda1:22.6133.742
15(AUT) Niki LaudaMcLaren-TAG1:22.6433.772
16(CHE) Marc SurerArrows-BMW1:22.7083.837
17(ITA) Andrea de CesarisLigier-Renault1:23.0344.163
18(AUT) Gerhard BergerATS-BMW1:23.1164.245
19(FRA) Francois HesnaultLigier-Renault1:23.3224.451
20(ITA) Piercarlo GhinzaniOsella-Alfa Romeo1:24.6995.828
21(GBR) Jonathan PalmerRAM-Hart1:25.0506.179
22(AUT) Jo GartnerOsella-Alfa Romeo1:26.1567.285
23(ITA) Elio de AngelisLotus-Renault1:26.1617.290
24(ITA) Mauro BaldiSpirit-Hart1:28.1379.266
25(FRA) Philippe AlliotRAM-Hart1:30.25911.388
26(SWE) Stefan JohanssonToleman-Hart1:41.17822.307

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(AUT) Niki Lauda66
2(FRA) Alain Prost62.5
3(ITA) Elio de Angelis32
4(BRA) Nelson Piquet28
5(ITA) Michele Alboreto27.5
6(FRA) Rene Arnoux27
7(GBR) Derek Warwick23
8(FIN) Keke Rosberg20.5
9(GBR) Nigel Mansell13
10(FRA) Patrick Tambay11
11(ITA) Teo Fabi9
=(BRA) Ayrton Senna9
13(ITA) Riccardo Patrese8
14(FRA) Jacques Laffite5
=(BEL) Thierry Boutsen5
16(USA) Eddie Cheever3
=(ITA) Andrea de Cesaris3
=(SWE) Stefan Johansson3
19(ITA) Piercarlo Ghinzani2
20(CHE) Marc Surer1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1McLaren-TAG128.5
2Ferrari54.5
3Lotus-Renault45
4Brabham-BMW37
5Renault34
6Williams-Honda25.5
7Toleman-Hart12
8Alfa Romeo11
9Ligier-Renault3
=Arrows-Ford Cosworth3
=Arrows-BMW3
12Osella-Alfa Romeo2

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