1984 Portuguese Grand Prix

Fact File

Date:	Sunday, 21 October 1984
Winner:	Alain Prost McLaren-TAG
Pole position:	Nelson Piquet Brabham-BMW
Fastest lap:	Niki Lauda McLaren-TAG
Circuit:	Estoril, 70 laps
Round:	16 of 16

Race Result

Pos		Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time	Points
1	+1	Alain Prost	McLaren-TAG	70	1hr 41m 11.753s	9
2	+9	Niki Lauda	McLaren-TAG	70	+13.425s	6
3		Ayrton Senna	Toleman-Hart	70	+20.042s	4
4	+4	Michele Alboreto	Ferrari	70	+20.317s	3
5		Elio de Angelis	Lotus-Renault	70	+1m 32.169s	2
6	-5	Nelson Piquet	Brabham-BMW	69	+1 lap	1
7		Patrick Tambay	Renault	69	+1 lap
8	+4	Riccardo Patrese	Alfa Romeo	69	+1 lap
9	+8	Rene Arnoux	Ferrari	69	+1 lap
10	+9	Manfred Winkelhock	Brabham-BMW	69	+1 lap
11	-1	Stefan Johansson	Toleman-Hart	69	+1 lap
12	+8	Andrea de Cesaris	Ligier-Renault	69	+1 lap
13	+10	Gerhard Berger	ATS-BMW	68	+2 laps
14	+1	Jacques Laffite	Williams-Honda	67	+3 laps
15	+10	Mauro Baldi	Spirit-Hart	66	+4 laps
16	+8	Jo Gartner	Osella-Alfa Romeo	65	DNF
17	-3	Eddie Cheever	Alfa Romeo	64	+6 laps
R		Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella-Alfa Romeo	60	DNF
R		Nigel Mansell	Lotus-Renault	52	DNF
R		Derek Warwick	Renault	51	DNF
R		Philippe Streiff	Renault	48	DNF
R		Keke Rosberg	Williams-Honda	39	DNF
R		Francois Hesnault	Ligier-Renault	31	DNF
R		Thierry Boutsen	Arrows-BMW	24	DNF
R		Jonathan Palmer	RAM-Hart	19	DNF
R		Marc Surer	Arrows-BMW	8	DNF
R		Philippe Alliot	RAM-Hart	2	DNF

Starting Grid

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

Pos	Driver	Constructor	Time
1	Nelson Piquet	Brabham-BMW	1:21.703
2	Alain Prost	McLaren-TAG	1:21.774
3	Ayrton Senna	Toleman-Hart	1:21.936
4	Keke Rosberg	Williams-Honda	1:22.049
5	Elio de Angelis	Lotus-Renault	1:22.291
6	Nigel Mansell	Lotus-Renault	1:22.319
7	Patrick Tambay	Renault	1:22.583
8	Michele Alboreto	Ferrari	1:22.686
9	Derek Warwick	Renault	1:22.801
10	Stefan Johansson	Toleman-Hart	1:22.942
11	Niki Lauda	McLaren-TAG	1:23.183
12	Riccardo Patrese	Alfa Romeo	1:24.048
13	Philippe Streiff	Renault	1:24.089
14	Eddie Cheever	Alfa Romeo	1:24.235
15	Jacques Laffite	Williams-Honda	1:24.437
16	Marc Surer	Arrows-BMW	1:24.688
17	Rene Arnoux	Ferrari	1:24.848
18	Thierry Boutsen	Arrows-BMW	1:25.115
19	Manfred Winkelhock	Brabham-BMW	1:25.289
20	Andrea de Cesaris	Ligier-Renault	1:26.082
21	Francois Hesnault	Ligier-Renault	1:26.701
22	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella-Alfa Romeo	1:26.840
23	Gerhard Berger	ATS-BMW	1:28.106
24	Jo Gartner	Osella-Alfa Romeo	1:28.229
25	Mauro Baldi	Spirit-Hart	1:29.001
26	Jonathan Palmer	RAM-Hart	1:29.397
27	Philippe Alliot	RAM-Hart	1:30.406

Qualifying Result

Pos	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	Nelson Piquet	Brabham-BMW	1:21.703
2	Alain Prost	McLaren-TAG	1:21.774	0.071
3	Ayrton Senna	Toleman-Hart	1:21.936	0.233
4	Keke Rosberg	Williams-Honda	1:22.049	0.346
5	Elio de Angelis	Lotus-Renault	1:22.291	0.588
6	Nigel Mansell	Lotus-Renault	1:22.319	0.616
7	Patrick Tambay	Renault	1:22.583	0.880
8	Michele Alboreto	Ferrari	1:22.686	0.983
9	Derek Warwick	Renault	1:22.801	1.098
10	Stefan Johansson	Toleman-Hart	1:22.942	1.239
11	Niki Lauda	McLaren-TAG	1:23.183	1.480
12	Riccardo Patrese	Alfa Romeo	1:24.048	2.345
13	Philippe Streiff	Renault	1:24.089	2.386
14	Eddie Cheever	Alfa Romeo	1:24.235	2.532
15	Jacques Laffite	Williams-Honda	1:24.437	2.734
16	Marc Surer	Arrows-BMW	1:24.688	2.985
17	Rene Arnoux	Ferrari	1:24.848	3.145
18	Thierry Boutsen	Arrows-BMW	1:25.115	3.412
19	Manfred Winkelhock	Brabham-BMW	1:25.289	3.586
20	Andrea de Cesaris	Ligier-Renault	1:26.082	4.379
21	Francois Hesnault	Ligier-Renault	1:26.701	4.998
22	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella-Alfa Romeo	1:26.840	5.137
23	Gerhard Berger	ATS-BMW	1:28.106	6.403
24	Jo Gartner	Osella-Alfa Romeo	1:28.229	6.526
25	Mauro Baldi	Spirit-Hart	1:29.001	7.298
26	Jonathan Palmer	RAM-Hart	1:29.397	7.694
27	Philippe Alliot	RAM-Hart	1:30.406	8.703

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	72
2	Alain Prost	71.5
3	Elio de Angelis	34
4	Michele Alboreto	30.5
5	Nelson Piquet	29
6	Rene Arnoux	27
7	Derek Warwick	23
8	Keke Rosberg	20.5
9	Nigel Mansell	13
=	Ayrton Senna	13
11	Patrick Tambay	11
12	Teo Fabi	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	143.5
2	Ferrari	57.5
3	Lotus-Renault	47
4	Brabham-BMW	38
5	Renault	34
6	Williams-Honda	25.5
7	Toleman-Hart	16
8	Alfa Romeo	11
9	Arrows-Ford Cosworth	3
=	Ligier-Renault	3
=	Arrows-BMW	3
12	Osella-Alfa Romeo	2

Statistics & Milestones

Race debut

Driver: Philippe Streiff

Last start

Driver: Jo Gartner

Constructor: ATS

World Champion

Driver: 3rd and last World Championship for Niki Lauda

Wins

Driver: 16th for Alain Prost

Constructor: 42nd for McLaren

Race 1-2

Constructor: 6th for McLaren

Podiums

Driver: 53rd for Niki Lauda, 26th for Alain Prost, 3rd for Ayrton Senna

Constructor: 109th & 110th for McLaren, 3rd and last for Toleman

Poles

Driver: 17th for Nelson Piquet

Constructor: 38th for Brabham

Fastest laps

Driver: 23rd for Niki Lauda

Constructor: 28th for McLaren

Front row starts

Driver: 30th for Alain Prost, 26th for Nelson Piquet

See also

• Portuguese Grand Prix
• Estoril Circuit
• 1984 World Championship season