1984 German Grand Prix

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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 McLaren-TAG
Time 1:47.012
Fastest lap
Driver France Alain Prost McLaren-TAG
Time 1:53.538 on lap 31
Podium
First McLaren-TAG
Second McLaren-TAG
Third Renault
Lap leaders

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.

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[edit]

Qualifying[edit]

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

Race[edit]

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

Championship standings after the race[edit]

  • 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[edit]

  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. ^ a b "Germany 1984 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 18 March 2019.


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