1984 German Grand Prix
399th World Championship race, 32nd World Championship German Grand Prix, 9th World Championship race at Hockenheim
Fact File
| Date: | Sunday, 5 August 1984 |
|---|---|
| Winner: |  Alain Prost  McLaren-TAG |
| Pole position: | Alain Prost McLaren-TAG |
| Fastest lap: | Alain Prost McLaren-TAG |
| Circuit: | Hockenheim, 44 laps |
| Round: | 11 of 16 |
Race Result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | McLaren-TAG | 44 | 1hr 24m 43.210s | 9 | |
| 2 | +5 |  Niki Lauda | McLaren-TAG | 44 | +3.149s | 6 |
| 3 | Derek Warwick | Renault | 44 | +36.423s | 4 | |
| 4 | +12 | Nigel Mansell | Lotus-Renault | 44 | +51.663s | 3 |
| 5 | -1 | Patrick Tambay | Renault | 44 | +1m 11.949s | 2 |
| 6 | +4 | Rene Arnoux | Ferrari | 43 | +1 lap | 1 |
| 7 | +4 |  Andrea de Cesaris | Ligier-Renault | 43 | +1 lap | |
| 8 | +9 | Francois Hesnault | Ligier-Renault | 43 | +1 lap | |
| DQ |  Stefan Johansson | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 42 | +2 laps | ||
| 9 | +15 |  Huub Rothengatter | Spirit-Hart | 40 | +4 laps | |
| R |  Manfred Winkelhock | ATS-BMW | 31 | DNF | ||
| R |  Eddie Cheever | Alfa Romeo | 29 | DNF | ||
| R | Teo Fabi | Brabham-BMW | 28 | DNF | ||
| R |  Nelson Piquet | Brabham-BMW | 23 | DNF | ||
| R | Riccardo Patrese | Alfa Romeo | 16 | DNF | ||
| R | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella-Alfa Romeo | 14 | DNF | ||
| R | Jo Gartner | Osella-Alfa Romeo | 13 | DNF | ||
| R | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 13 | DNF | ||
| R | Jonathan Palmer | RAM-Hart | 11 | DNF | ||
| R |  Keke Rosberg | Williams-Honda | 10 | DNF | ||
| R | Jacques Laffite | Williams-Honda | 10 | DNF | ||
| R |  Thierry Boutsen | Arrows-BMW | 8 | DNF | ||
| R | Elio de Angelis | Lotus-Renault | 8 | DNF | ||
| R | Philippe Alliot | RAM-Hart | 7 | DNF | ||
| R | Ayrton Senna | Toleman-Hart | 4 | DNF | ||
| R |  Marc Surer | Arrows-BMW | 1 | DNF |
- After the 1984 Dutch Grand Prix, Tyrrell were 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
- Highlight: race winner
- Highlight: second place
- Highlight: third place
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | McLaren-TAG | 1:47.012 |
| 2 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus-Renault | 1:47.065 |
| 3 | Derek Warwick | Renault | 1:48.382 |
| 4 | Patrick Tambay | Renault | 1:48.425 |
| 5 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-BMW | 1:48.584 |
| 6 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 1:48.847 |
| 7 | Niki Lauda | McLaren-TAG | 1:48.912 |
| 8 | Teo Fabi | Brabham-BMW | 1:49.302 |
| 9 | Ayrton Senna | Toleman-Hart | 1:49.395 |
| 10 | Rene Arnoux | Ferrari | 1:49.857 |
| 11 | Andrea de Cesaris | Ligier-Renault | 1:50.117 |
| 12 | Jacques Laffite | Williams-Honda | 1:50.511 |
| 13 | Manfred Winkelhock | ATS-BMW | 1:50.686 |
| 14 | Marc Surer | Arrows-BMW | 1:51.475 |
| 15 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows-BMW | 1:51.551 |
| 16 | Nigel Mansell | Lotus-Renault | 1:51.715 |
| 17 | Francois Hesnault | Ligier-Renault | 1:51.872 |
| 18 | Eddie Cheever | Alfa Romeo | 1:51.950 |
| 19 | Keke Rosberg | Williams-Honda | 1:52.003 |
| 20 | Riccardo Patrese | Alfa Romeo | 1:52.769 |
| 21 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella-Alfa Romeo | 1:54.546 |
| 22 | Philippe Alliot | RAM-Hart | 1:55.505 |
| 23 | Jo Gartner | Osella-Alfa Romeo | 1:55.594 |
| 24 | Huub Rothengatter | Spirit-Hart | 1:56.112 |
| 25 | Jonathan Palmer | RAM-Hart | 1:56.797 |
| 26 | Stefan Johansson | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 1:59.461 |
Qualifying Result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | McLaren-TAG | 1:47.012 | |
| 2 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus-Renault | 1:47.065 | 0.053 |
| 3 | Derek Warwick | Renault | 1:48.382 | 1.370 |
| 4 | Patrick Tambay | Renault | 1:48.425 | 1.413 |
| 5 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-BMW | 1:48.584 | 1.572 |
| 6 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 1:48.847 | 1.835 |
| 7 | Niki Lauda | McLaren-TAG | 1:48.912 | 1.900 |
| 8 | Teo Fabi | Brabham-BMW | 1:49.302 | 2.290 |
| 9 | Ayrton Senna | Toleman-Hart | 1:49.395 | 2.383 |
| 10 | Rene Arnoux | Ferrari | 1:49.857 | 2.845 |
| 11 | Andrea de Cesaris | Ligier-Renault | 1:50.117 | 3.105 |
| 12 | Jacques Laffite | Williams-Honda | 1:50.511 | 3.499 |
| 13 | Manfred Winkelhock | ATS-BMW | 1:50.686 | 3.674 |
| 14 | Marc Surer | Arrows-BMW | 1:51.475 | 4.463 |
| 15 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows-BMW | 1:51.551 | 4.539 |
| 16 | Nigel Mansell | Lotus-Renault | 1:51.715 | 4.703 |
| 17 | Francois Hesnault | Ligier-Renault | 1:51.872 | 4.860 |
| 18 | Eddie Cheever | Alfa Romeo | 1:51.950 | 4.938 |
| 19 | Keke Rosberg | Williams-Honda | 1:52.003 | 4.991 |
| 20 | Riccardo Patrese | Alfa Romeo | 1:52.769 | 5.757 |
| 21 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella-Alfa Romeo | 1:54.546 | 7.534 |
| 22 | Philippe Alliot | RAM-Hart | 1:55.505 | 8.493 |
| 23 | Jo Gartner | Osella-Alfa Romeo | 1:55.594 | 8.582 |
| 24 | Huub Rothengatter | Spirit-Hart | 1:56.112 | 9.100 |
| 25 | Jonathan Palmer | RAM-Hart | 1:56.797 | 9.785 |
| 26 | Stefan Johansson | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 1:59.461 | 12.449 |
| Did not qualify | ||||
| 27 |  Mike Thackwell | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 1:59.516 | 12.504 |
Championship Standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | 44.5 |
| 2 | Niki Lauda | 39 |
| 3 | Elio de Angelis | 29 |
| 4 | Rene Arnoux | 25 |
| 5 | Derek Warwick | 23 |
| 6 | Keke Rosberg | 20.5 |
| 7 | Nelson Piquet | 18 |
| 8 | Michele Alboreto | 11.5 |
| 9 | Patrick Tambay | 10 |
| 10 | Nigel Mansell | 9 |
| = | Ayrton Senna | 9 |
| 12 | Jacques Laffite | 5 |
| 13 | Teo Fabi | 4 |
| 14 | Riccardo Patrese | 3 |
| = | Eddie Cheever | 3 |
| = | Andrea de Cesaris | 3 |
| = | Thierry Boutsen | 3 |
| 18 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | 2 |
Statistics & Milestones
- Wins
- Driver: 13th for Alain Prost
- Constructor: 37th for McLaren
- Race 1-2
- Constructor: 4th for McLaren
- Podiums
- Driver: 49th for Niki Lauda, 23rd for Alain Prost, 4th and last for Derek Warwick
- Constructor: 102nd & 103rd for McLaren, 39th for Renault
- Poles
- Driver: 12th for Alain Prost
- Constructor: 20th for McLaren
- Fastest laps
- Driver: 11th for Alain Prost
- Constructor: 25th for McLaren
- Front row starts
- Driver: 25th for Alain Prost, 5th for Elio de Angelis
- Pole & win
- Driver: 6th for Alain Prost
- Win & fastest lap
- Driver: 8th for Alain Prost
- Hat-trick (pole, win & fastest lap)
- Driver: 3rd for Alain Prost