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
Date	5 August 1984
Official name	XLVI Großer Preis von Deutschland
Location	Hockenheimring Hockenheim, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	6.802 km (4.227[1] miles)
Distance	44 laps, 299.068 km (185.832 miles)
Weather	Dry
Pole position
Driver	Alain Prost	McLaren-TAG
Time	1:47.012
Fastest lap
Driver	Alain Prost	McLaren-TAG
Time	1:53.538 on lap 31
Podium
First	Alain Prost	McLaren-TAG
Second	Niki Lauda	McLaren-TAG
Third	Derek Warwick	Renault
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

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Q1	Q2	Gap
1	7	Alain Prost	McLaren-TAG	1:49.439	1:47.012
2	11	Elio de Angelis	Lotus-Renault	1:48.033	1:47.065	+0.053
3	16	Derek Warwick	Renault	1:48.576	1:48.382	+1.370
4	15	Patrick Tambay	Renault	1:51.414	1:48.425	+1.413
5	1	Nelson Piquet	Brabham-BMW	1:48.698	1:48.584	+1.572
6	27	Michele Alboreto	Ferrari	1:49.782	1:48.847	+1.835
7	8	Niki Lauda	McLaren-TAG	1:48.912	1:49.004	+1.900
8	2	Teo Fabi	Brabham-BMW	1:51.693	1:49.302	+2.290
9	19	Ayrton Senna	Toleman-Hart	1:49.395	1:49.831	+2.383
10	28	René Arnoux	Ferrari	1:50.830	1:49.857	+2.845
11	26	Andrea de Cesaris	Ligier-Renault	1:50.338	1:50.117	+3.105
12	5	Jacques Laffite	Williams-Honda	1:51.428	1:50.511	+3.499
13	14	Manfred Winkelhock	ATS-BMW	1:51.697	1:50.686	+3.674
14	17	Marc Surer	Arrows-BMW	1:56.450	1:51.475	+4.463
15	18	Thierry Boutsen	Arrows-BMW	1:52.144	1:51.551	+4.539
16	12	Nigel Mansell	Lotus-Renault	1:52.958	1:51.715	+4.703
17	25	François Hesnault	Ligier-Renault	1:53.985	1:51.872	+4.860
18	23	Eddie Cheever	Alfa Romeo	1:54.802	1:51.950	+4.938
19	6	Keke Rosberg	Williams-Honda	2:12.229	1:52.003	+4.991
20	22	Riccardo Patrese	Alfa Romeo	1:52.769	1:54.665	+5.757
21	24	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella-Alfa Romeo	1:59.505	1:54.546	+7.534
22	9	Philippe Alliot	RAM-Hart	1:55.505	1:55.795	+8.493
23	30	Jo Gartner	Osella-Alfa Romeo	1:58.457	1:55.594	+8.582
24	21	Huub Rothengatter	Spirit-Hart	1:56.112	2:00.118	+9.100
25	10	Jonathan Palmer	RAM-Hart	1:56.797	46:43.220	+9.785
26	3	Stefan Johansson	Tyrrell-Ford	2:00.268	1:59.461	+12.449
DNQ	4	Mike Thackwell	Tyrrell-Ford	2:01.320	1:59.516	+12.504
Source:[2][3][4]

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	7	Alain Prost	McLaren-TAG	44	1:24:43.210	1	9
2	8	Niki Lauda	McLaren-TAG	44	+ 3.149	7	6
3	16	Derek Warwick	Renault	44	+ 36.423	3	4
4	12	Nigel Mansell	Lotus-Renault	44	+ 51.663	16	3
5	15	Patrick Tambay	Renault	44	+ 1:11.949	4	2
6	28	René Arnoux	Ferrari	43	+ 1 Lap	10	1
7	26	Andrea de Cesaris	Ligier-Renault	43	+ 1 Lap	11
8	25	François Hesnault	Ligier-Renault	43	+ 1 Lap	17
9	21	Huub Rothengatter	Spirit-Hart	40	+ 4 Laps	24
DSQ	3	Stefan Johansson	Tyrrell-Ford	42	Disqualified	26
Ret	14	Manfred Winkelhock	ATS-BMW	31	Gearbox	13
Ret	23	Eddie Cheever	Alfa Romeo	29	Engine	18
Ret	2	Teo Fabi	Brabham-BMW	28	Turbo	8
Ret	1	Nelson Piquet	Brabham-BMW	23	Gearbox	5
Ret	22	Riccardo Patrese	Alfa Romeo	16	Fuel System	20
Ret	24	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella-Alfa Romeo	14	Electrical	21
Ret	30	Jo Gartner	Osella-Alfa Romeo	13	Turbo	23
Ret	27	Michele Alboreto	Ferrari	13	Engine	6
Ret	10	Jonathan Palmer	RAM-Hart	11	Turbo	25
Ret	6	Keke Rosberg	Williams-Honda	10	Electrical	19
Ret	5	Jacques Laffite	Williams-Honda	10	Engine	12
Ret	18	Thierry Boutsen	Arrows-BMW	8	Engine	15
Ret	11	Elio de Angelis	Lotus-Renault	8	Turbo	2
Ret	9	Philippe Alliot	RAM-Hart	7	Overheating	22
Ret	19	Ayrton Senna	Toleman-Hart	4	Rear Wing	9
Ret	17	Marc Surer	Arrows-BMW	1	Turbo	14
DNQ	4	Mike Thackwell	Tyrrell-Ford
Source:[5]

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Alain Prost 43.5 2 Niki Lauda 39 3 Elio de Angelis 26.5 4 René Arnoux 24.5 5 Derek Warwick 23 Source:[6]

Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 McLaren-TAG 82.5 2 Lotus-Renault 35.5 3 Ferrari 35.5 4 Renault 32 5 Williams-Honda 24 Source:[6]

• 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

1. "1984 German Grand Prix | Motorsport Database".
2. "Grosser Preis Von Deutschland 1984 - QUALIFYING 1". formula1.com. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
3. "Grosser Preis Von Deutschland 1984 - QUALIFYING 2". formula1.com. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
4. "Grosser Preis Von Deutschland 1984 - OVERALL QUALIFYING". formula1.com. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
5. "1984 German Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 4 November 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
6. "Germany 1984 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 18 March 2019.

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