1984 German Grand Prix

The 1984 German Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Hockenheim on 5 August 1984. It was the eleventh race of the 1984 Formula One World Championship.

1984 German Grand Prix
Race 11 of 16 in the 1984 Formula One World Championship
Race details
Date5 August 1984
Official nameXLVI Großer Preis von Deutschland
LocationHockenheimring
Hockenheim, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany
CoursePermanent racing facility
Course length6.802 km (4.227[1] miles)
Distance44 laps, 299.068 km (185.832 miles)
WeatherDry
Pole position
DriverMcLaren-TAG
Time1:47.012
Fastest lap
DriverFrance Alain ProstMcLaren-TAG
Time1:53.538 on lap 31
Podium
FirstMcLaren-TAG
SecondMcLaren-TAG
ThirdRenault
Lap leaders

The 44-lap race was won by Alain Prost, driving a McLaren-TAG, who also took pole position and set the fastest lap. Teammate Niki Lauda finished second, completing McLaren's second 1-2 finish of the season, while Derek Warwick was third in a Renault, which would turn out to be the final podium finish of his career. Nigel Mansell (Lotus-Renault), Patrick Tambay (Renault) and René Arnoux (Ferrari) rounded out the top six.

Classification

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Qualifying

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PosNoDriverConstructorQ1Q2Gap
17 Alain ProstMcLaren-TAG1:49.4391:47.012
211 Elio de AngelisLotus-Renault1:48.0331:47.065+0.053
316 Derek WarwickRenault1:48.5761:48.382+1.370
415 Patrick TambayRenault1:51.4141:48.425+1.413
51 Nelson PiquetBrabham-BMW1:48.6981:48.584+1.572
627 Michele AlboretoFerrari1:49.7821:48.847+1.835
78 Niki LaudaMcLaren-TAG1:48.9121:49.004+1.900
82 Teo FabiBrabham-BMW1:51.6931:49.302+2.290
919 Ayrton SennaToleman-Hart1:49.3951:49.831+2.383
1028 René ArnouxFerrari1:50.8301:49.857+2.845
1126 Andrea de CesarisLigier-Renault1:50.3381:50.117+3.105
125 Jacques LaffiteWilliams-Honda1:51.4281:50.511+3.499
1314 Manfred WinkelhockATS-BMW1:51.6971:50.686+3.674
1417 Marc SurerArrows-BMW1:56.4501:51.475+4.463
1518 Thierry BoutsenArrows-BMW1:52.1441:51.551+4.539
1612 Nigel MansellLotus-Renault1:52.9581:51.715+4.703
1725 François HesnaultLigier-Renault1:53.9851:51.872+4.860
1823 Eddie CheeverAlfa Romeo1:54.8021:51.950+4.938
196 Keke RosbergWilliams-Honda2:12.2291:52.003+4.991
2022 Riccardo PatreseAlfa Romeo1:52.7691:54.665+5.757
2124 Piercarlo GhinzaniOsella-Alfa Romeo1:59.5051:54.546+7.534
229 Philippe AlliotRAM-Hart1:55.5051:55.795+8.493
2330 Jo GartnerOsella-Alfa Romeo1:58.4571:55.594+8.582
2421 Huub RothengatterSpirit-Hart1:56.1122:00.118+9.100
2510 Jonathan PalmerRAM-Hart1:56.79746:43.220+9.785
263 Stefan JohanssonTyrrell-Ford2:00.2681:59.461+12.449
DNQ4 Mike ThackwellTyrrell-Ford2:01.3201:59.516+12.504
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Race

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PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
17 Alain ProstMcLaren-TAG441:24:43.21019
28 Niki LaudaMcLaren-TAG44+ 3.14976
316 Derek WarwickRenault44+ 36.42334
412 Nigel MansellLotus-Renault44+ 51.663163
515 Patrick TambayRenault44+ 1:11.94942
628 René ArnouxFerrari43+ 1 Lap101
726 Andrea de CesarisLigier-Renault43+ 1 Lap11 
825 François HesnaultLigier-Renault43+ 1 Lap17 
921 Huub RothengatterSpirit-Hart40+ 4 Laps24 
DSQ3 Stefan JohanssonTyrrell-Ford42Disqualified26 
Ret14 Manfred WinkelhockATS-BMW31Gearbox13 
Ret23 Eddie CheeverAlfa Romeo29Engine18 
Ret2 Teo FabiBrabham-BMW28Turbo8 
Ret1 Nelson PiquetBrabham-BMW23Gearbox5 
Ret22 Riccardo PatreseAlfa Romeo16Fuel System20 
Ret24 Piercarlo GhinzaniOsella-Alfa Romeo14Electrical21 
Ret30 Jo GartnerOsella-Alfa Romeo13Turbo23 
Ret27 Michele AlboretoFerrari13Engine6 
Ret10 Jonathan PalmerRAM-Hart11Turbo25 
Ret6 Keke RosbergWilliams-Honda10Electrical19 
Ret5 Jacques LaffiteWilliams-Honda10Engine12 
Ret18 Thierry BoutsenArrows-BMW8Engine15 
Ret11 Elio de AngelisLotus-Renault8Turbo2 
Ret9 Philippe AlliotRAM-Hart7Overheating22 
Ret19 Ayrton SennaToleman-Hart4Rear Wing9 
Ret17 Marc SurerArrows-BMW1Turbo14 
DNQ4 Mike ThackwellTyrrell-Ford    
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Championship standings after the race

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  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. Points accurate at final declaration of results. Tyrrell's points were subsequently reallocated.

References

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Previous race:
1984 British Grand Prix
FIA Formula One World Championship
1984 season
Next race:
1984 Austrian Grand Prix
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1983 German Grand Prix
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