1984 San Marino Grand Prix
392nd World Championship race, 4th World Championship San Marino Grand Prix, 5th World Championship race at Imola
Fact File
| Date: | Sunday, 6 May 1984 |
|---|---|
| Winner: |  Alain Prost  McLaren-TAG |
| Pole position: |  Nelson Piquet Brabham-BMW |
| Fastest lap: | Nelson Piquet Brabham-BMW |
| Circuit: | Imola, 60 laps |
| Round: | 4 of 16 |
Race Result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | +1 | Alain Prost | McLaren-TAG | 60 | 1hr 36m 53.679s | 9 |
| 2 | +4 | Rene Arnoux | Ferrari | 60 | +13.416s | 6 |
| 3 | +8 |  Elio de Angelis | Lotus-Renault | 59 | DNF | 4 |
| 4 | Derek Warwick | Renault | 59 | +1 lap | 3 | |
| DQ |  Stefan Bellof | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 59 | +1 lap | ||
| 5 | +15 |  Thierry Boutsen | Arrows-Ford Cosworth | 59 | +1 lap | 2 |
| 6 | PL | Andrea de Cesaris | Ligier-Renault | 58 | DNF | 1 |
| 7 | +1 |  Eddie Cheever | Alfa Romeo | 58 | DNF | |
| 8 | +16 | Mauro Baldi | Spirit-Hart | 58 | +2 laps | |
| 9 | +16 | Jonathan Palmer | RAM-Hart | 57 | +3 laps | |
| DQ | Martin Brundle | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 55 | DNF | ||
| R | Philippe Alliot | RAM-Hart | 53 | DNF | ||
| R |  Johnny Cecotto | Toleman-Hart | 52 | DNF | ||
| R | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-BMW | 48 | DNF | ||
| R | Teo Fabi | Brabham-BMW | 48 | DNF | ||
| R |  Jo Gartner | Osella-Alfa Romeo | 46 | DNF | ||
| R |  Marc Surer | Arrows-BMW | 40 | DNF | ||
| R | Manfred Winkelhock | ATS-BMW | 31 | DNF | ||
| R | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 23 | DNF | ||
| R | Niki Lauda | McLaren-TAG | 15 | DNF | ||
| R | Jacques Laffite | Williams-Honda | 11 | DNF | ||
| R | Riccardo Patrese | Alfa Romeo | 6 | DNF | ||
| R | Nigel Mansell | Lotus-Renault | 2 | DNF | ||
| R |  Keke Rosberg | Williams-Honda | 2 | DNF | ||
| R | Patrick Tambay | Renault | 0 | DNF | ||
| R | Francois Hesnault | Ligier-Renault | 0 | 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 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-BMW | 1:28.517 |
| 2 | Alain Prost | McLaren-TAG | 1:28.628 |
| 3 | Keke Rosberg | Williams-Honda | 1:29.418 |
| 4 | Derek Warwick | Renault | 1:29.682 |
| 5 | Niki Lauda | McLaren-TAG | 1:30.325 |
| 6 | Rene Arnoux | Ferrari | 1:30.411 |
| 7 | Manfred Winkelhock | ATS-BMW | 1:30.723 |
| 8 | Eddie Cheever | Alfa Romeo | 1:30.843 |
| 9 | Teo Fabi | Brabham-BMW | 1:30.950 |
| 10 | Riccardo Patrese | Alfa Romeo | 1:31.163 |
| 11 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus-Renault | 1:31.173 |
| 12 | |||
| 13 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 1:31.282 |
| 14 | Patrick Tambay | Renault | 1:31.663 |
| 15 | Jacques Laffite | Williams-Honda | 1:32.600 |
| 16 | Marc Surer | Arrows-BMW | 1:33.063 |
| 17 | Francois Hesnault | Ligier-Renault | 1:33.186 |
| 18 | Nigel Mansell | Lotus-Renault | 1:34.477 |
| 19 | Johnny Cecotto | Toleman-Hart | 1:35.568 |
| 20 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows-Ford Cosworth | 1:36.018 |
| 21 | Stefan Bellof | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 1:36.059 |
| 22 | Martin Brundle | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 1:36.531 |
| 23 | Philippe Alliot | RAM-Hart | 1:36.733 |
| 24 | Mauro Baldi | Spirit-Hart | 1:36.916 |
| 25 | Jonathan Palmer | RAM-Hart | 1:37.262 |
| 26 | Jo Gartner | Osella-Alfa Romeo | 1:38.948 |
| Started from the pit lane | |||
| Andrea de Cesaris | Ligier-Renault | 1:31.256 | |
Qualifying Result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-BMW | 1:28.517 | |
| 2 | Alain Prost | McLaren-TAG | 1:28.628 | 0.111 |
| 3 | Keke Rosberg | Williams-Honda | 1:29.418 | 0.901 |
| 4 | Derek Warwick | Renault | 1:29.682 | 1.165 |
| 5 | Niki Lauda | McLaren-TAG | 1:30.325 | 1.808 |
| 6 | Rene Arnoux | Ferrari | 1:30.411 | 1.894 |
| 7 | Manfred Winkelhock | ATS-BMW | 1:30.723 | 2.206 |
| 8 | Eddie Cheever | Alfa Romeo | 1:30.843 | 2.326 |
| 9 | Teo Fabi | Brabham-BMW | 1:30.950 | 2.433 |
| 10 | Riccardo Patrese | Alfa Romeo | 1:31.163 | 2.646 |
| 11 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus-Renault | 1:31.173 | 2.656 |
| 12 | Andrea de Cesaris | Ligier-Renault | 1:31.256 | 2.739 |
| 13 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 1:31.282 | 2.765 |
| 14 | Patrick Tambay | Renault | 1:31.663 | 3.146 |
| 15 | Jacques Laffite | Williams-Honda | 1:32.600 | 4.083 |
| 16 | Marc Surer | Arrows-BMW | 1:33.063 | 4.546 |
| 17 | Francois Hesnault | Ligier-Renault | 1:33.186 | 4.669 |
| 18 | Nigel Mansell | Lotus-Renault | 1:34.477 | 5.960 |
| 19 | Johnny Cecotto | Toleman-Hart | 1:35.568 | 7.051 |
| 20 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows-Ford Cosworth | 1:36.018 | 7.501 |
| 21 | Stefan Bellof | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 1:36.059 | 7.542 |
| 22 | Martin Brundle | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 1:36.531 | 8.014 |
| 23 | Philippe Alliot | RAM-Hart | 1:36.733 | 8.216 |
| 24 | Mauro Baldi | Spirit-Hart | 1:36.916 | 8.399 |
| 25 | Jonathan Palmer | RAM-Hart | 1:37.262 | 8.745 |
| 26 | Jo Gartner | Osella-Alfa Romeo | 1:38.948 | 10.431 |
| Did not qualify | ||||
| 27 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella-Alfa Romeo | 1:40.790 | 12.273 |
| 28 | Ayrton Senna | Toleman-Hart | 1:41.585 | 13.068 |
Championship Standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | 24 |
| 2 | Derek Warwick | 13 |
| 3 | Rene Arnoux | 10 |
| = | Elio de Angelis | 10 |
| 5 | Niki Lauda | 9 |
| = | Keke Rosberg | 9 |
| = | Michele Alboreto | 9 |
| 8 | Riccardo Patrese | 3 |
| = | Eddie Cheever | 3 |
| = | Andrea de Cesaris | 3 |
| = | Thierry Boutsen | 3 |
| 12 | Patrick Tambay | 2 |
| = | Ayrton Senna | 2 |
Statistics & Milestones
- Race debut
- Driver: Jo Gartner
- Milestone race start
- Driver: 100th for Riccardo Patrese, 50th for Andrea de Cesaris
- Wins
- Driver: 11th for Alain Prost
- Constructor: 33rd for McLaren
- Podiums
- Driver: 20th for Alain Prost & Rene Arnoux, 4th for Elio de Angelis
- Constructor: 286th for Ferrari, 140th for Lotus, 96th for McLaren
- Poles
- Driver: 10th for Nelson Piquet
- Constructor: 31st for Brabham
- Fastest laps
- Driver: 10th for Nelson Piquet
- Constructor: 39th for Brabham
- Front row starts
- Driver: 20th for Alain Prost, 18th for Nelson Piquet