1984 Italian Grand Prix

Fact File

Date:	Sunday, 9 September 1984
Winner:	Niki Lauda McLaren-TAG
Pole position:	Nelson Piquet Brabham-BMW
Fastest lap:	Niki Lauda McLaren-TAG
Circuit:	Monza, 51 laps
Round:	14 of 16

Race Result

Pos		Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time	Points
1	+3	Niki Lauda	McLaren-TAG	51	1hr 20m 29.065s	9
2	+9	Michele Alboreto	Ferrari	51	+24.249s	6
3	+6	Riccardo Patrese	Alfa Romeo	50	+1 lap	4
4	+13	Stefan Johansson	Toleman-Hart	49	+2 laps	3
5	+19	Jo Gartner	Osella-Alfa Romeo	49	+2 laps
6	+14	Gerhard Berger	ATS-BMW	49	+2 laps
7	+15	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella-Alfa Romeo	48	DNF
8	+17	Huub Rothengatter	Spirit-Hart	48	+3 laps
9	+1	Eddie Cheever	Alfa Romeo	45	DNF
10	+9	Thierry Boutsen	Arrows-BMW	45	+6 laps
R		Patrick Tambay	Renault	43	DNF
R		Teo Fabi	Brabham-BMW	43	DNF
R		Marc Surer	Arrows-BMW	43	DNF
R		Derek Warwick	Renault	31	DNF
R		Jonathan Palmer	RAM-Hart	20	DNF
R		Nelson Piquet	Brabham-BMW	15	DNF
R		Elio de Angelis	Lotus-Renault	14	DNF
R		Nigel Mansell	Lotus-Renault	13	DNF
R		Jacques Laffite	Williams-Honda	10	DNF
R		Keke Rosberg	Williams-Honda	8	DNF
R		Andrea de Cesaris	Ligier-Renault	7	DNF
R		Francois Hesnault	Ligier-Renault	7	DNF
R		Philippe Alliot	RAM-Hart	6	DNF
R		Rene Arnoux	Ferrari	5	DNF
R		Alain Prost	McLaren-TAG	3	DNF
Did not start
		Manfred Winkelhock	ATS-BMW

Starting Grid

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

Pos	Driver	Constructor	Time
1	Nelson Piquet	Brabham-BMW	1:26.584
2	Alain Prost	McLaren-TAG	1:26.671
3	Elio de Angelis	Lotus-Renault	1:27.538
4	Niki Lauda	McLaren-TAG	1:28.533
5	Teo Fabi	Brabham-BMW	1:28.587
6	Keke Rosberg	Williams-Honda	1:28.818
7	Nigel Mansell	Lotus-Renault	1:28.969
8	Patrick Tambay	Renault	1:29.253
9	Riccardo Patrese	Alfa Romeo	1:29.382
10	Eddie Cheever	Alfa Romeo	1:29.797
11	Michele Alboreto	Ferrari	1:29.810
12	Derek Warwick	Renault	1:30.113
13	Jacques Laffite	Williams-Honda	1:30.578
14	Rene Arnoux	Ferrari	1:30.695
15	Marc Surer	Arrows-BMW	1:31.108
16	Andrea de Cesaris	Ligier-Renault	1:31.198
17	Stefan Johansson	Toleman-Hart	1:31.203
18	Francois Hesnault	Ligier-Renault	1:31.274
19	Thierry Boutsen	Arrows-BMW	1:31.342
20	Gerhard Berger	ATS-BMW	1:31.549
21
22	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella-Alfa Romeo	1:33.456
23	Philippe Alliot	RAM-Hart	1:34.120
24	Jo Gartner	Osella-Alfa Romeo	1:34.472
25	Huub Rothengatter	Spirit-Hart	1:34.719
26	Jonathan Palmer	RAM-Hart	1:35.412

Qualifying Result

Pos	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	Nelson Piquet	Brabham-BMW	1:26.584
2	Alain Prost	McLaren-TAG	1:26.671	0.087
3	Elio de Angelis	Lotus-Renault	1:27.538	0.954
4	Niki Lauda	McLaren-TAG	1:28.533	1.949
5	Teo Fabi	Brabham-BMW	1:28.587	2.003
6	Keke Rosberg	Williams-Honda	1:28.818	2.234
7	Nigel Mansell	Lotus-Renault	1:28.969	2.385
8	Patrick Tambay	Renault	1:29.253	2.669
9	Riccardo Patrese	Alfa Romeo	1:29.382	2.798
10	Eddie Cheever	Alfa Romeo	1:29.797	3.213
11	Michele Alboreto	Ferrari	1:29.810	3.226
12	Derek Warwick	Renault	1:30.113	3.529
13	Jacques Laffite	Williams-Honda	1:30.578	3.994
14	Rene Arnoux	Ferrari	1:30.695	4.111
15	Marc Surer	Arrows-BMW	1:31.108	4.524
16	Andrea de Cesaris	Ligier-Renault	1:31.198	4.614
17	Stefan Johansson	Toleman-Hart	1:31.203	4.619
18	Francois Hesnault	Ligier-Renault	1:31.274	4.690
19	Thierry Boutsen	Arrows-BMW	1:31.342	4.758
20	Gerhard Berger	ATS-BMW	1:31.549	4.965
21	Manfred Winkelhock	ATS-BMW	1:32.866	6.282
22	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella-Alfa Romeo	1:33.456	6.872
23	Philippe Alliot	RAM-Hart	1:34.120	7.536
24	Jo Gartner	Osella-Alfa Romeo	1:34.472	7.888
25	Huub Rothengatter	Spirit-Hart	1:34.719	8.135
26	Jonathan Palmer	RAM-Hart	1:35.412	8.828
Did not qualify
27	Pierluigi Martini	Toleman-Hart	1:35.840	9.256

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	63
2	Alain Prost	53.5
3	Elio de Angelis	32
4	Rene Arnoux	25
5	Nelson Piquet	24
6	Derek Warwick	23
7	Michele Alboreto	21.5
8	Keke Rosberg	20.5
9	Nigel Mansell	13
10	Patrick Tambay	11
11	Teo Fabi	9
=	Ayrton Senna	9
13	Riccardo Patrese	7
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	116.5
2	Ferrari	46.5
3	Lotus-Renault	45
4	Renault	34
5	Brabham-BMW	33
6	Williams-Honda	25.5
7	Toleman-Hart	12
8	Alfa Romeo	10
9	Arrows-Ford Cosworth	3
=	Ligier-Renault	3
=	Arrows-BMW	3
12	Osella-Alfa Romeo	2

Statistics & Milestones

Milestone race start

Driver: 150th for Jacques Laffite

Wins

Driver: 24th for Niki Lauda

Constructor: 40th for McLaren

Podiums

Driver: 52nd for Niki Lauda, 10th for Riccardo Patrese, 6th for Michele Alboreto

Constructor: 290th for Ferrari, 107th for McLaren, 26th for Alfa Romeo

Poles

Driver: 15th for Nelson Piquet

Constructor: 36th for Brabham

Fastest laps

Driver: 22nd for Niki Lauda

Constructor: 27th for McLaren

Front row starts

Driver: 28th for Alain Prost, 24th for Nelson Piquet

Points finishes

Driver: 1st for Stefan Johansson (220th different point scorer, 6th Swedish driver)

Win & fastest lap

Driver: 12th and last for Niki Lauda

See also

• Italian Grand Prix
• Monza Circuit
• 1984 World Championship season