1984 South African Grand Prix
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| Race details | ||
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| Race 2 of 16 in the 1984 Formula One season | ||
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| Date | April 7, 1984 | |
| Official name | XVIII National Panasonic Grand Prix of South Africa | |
| Location | Kyalami Gauteng, South Africa |
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| Course | Permanent racing facility 4.104 km (2.55 mi) |
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| Distance | 75 laps, 308.8 km (191.248 mi) | |
| Weather | Dry | |
| Pole position | ||
| Driver |  Nelson Piquet |
Brabham-BMW |
| Time | 1:04.871 | |
| Fastest lap | ||
| Driver |  Patrick Tambay |
Renault |
| Time | 1:08.877 on lap 64 | |
| Podium | ||
| First |  Niki Lauda |
McLaren-TAG |
| Second | Alain Prost |
McLaren-TAG |
| Third |  Derek Warwick |
Renault |
The 1984 South African Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Kyalami on April 7, 1984. It was the second round of the 1984 Formula One season.
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[edit] Classification
[edit] Qualifying
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Qual | Gap |
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| 1 | 1 | Nelson Piquet |
Brabham-BMW | 1:04.871 | — |
| 2 | 6 |  Keke Rosberg |
Williams-Honda | 1:05.058 | +0.187 |
| 3 | 12 | Nigel Mansell |
Lotus-Renault | 1:05.125 | +0.254 |
| 4 | 15 | Patrick Tambay |
Renault | 1:05.339 | +0.468 |
| 5 | 7 | Alain Prost |
McLaren-TAG | 1:05.354 | +0.483 |
| 6 | 2 |  Teo Fabi |
Brabham-BMW | 1:05.923 | +1.052 |
| 7 | 11 | Elio de Angelis |
Lotus-Renault | 1:05.953 | +1.082 |
| 8 | 8 | Niki Lauda |
McLaren-TAG | 1:06.043 | +1.172 |
| 9 | 16 | Derek Warwick |
Renault | 1:06.056 | +1.185 |
| 10 | 27 | Michele Alboreto |
Ferrari | 1:06.323 | +1.452 |
| 11 | 5 | Jacques Laffite |
Williams-Honda | 1:06.762 | +1.891 |
| 12 | 14 |  Manfred Winkelhock |
ATS-BMW | 1:06.974 | +2.103 |
| 13 | 19 | Ayrton Senna |
Toleman-Hart | 1:06.981 | +2.110 |
| 14 | 26 | Andrea de Cesaris |
Ligier-Renault | 1:07.245 | +2.374 |
| 15 | 28 | René Arnoux |
Ferrari | 1:07.345 | +2.474 |
| 16 | 23 |  Eddie Cheever |
Alfa Romeo | 1:07.704 | +2.833 |
| 17 | 25 | François Hesnault |
Ligier-Renault | 1:07.787 | +2.916 |
| 18 | 22 | Riccardo Patrese |
Alfa Romeo | 1:08.042 | +3.171 |
| 19 | 20 |  Johnny Cecotto |
Toleman-Hart | 1:08.298 | +3.427 |
| 20 | 21 | Mauro Baldi |
Spirit-Hart | 1:09.923 | +5.052 |
| 21 | 10 | Jonathan Palmer |
RAM-Hart | 1:10.383 | +5.512 |
| 22 | 9 | Philippe Alliot |
RAM-Hart | 1:10.619 | +5.748 |
| 23 | 17 |  Marc Surer |
Arrows-Ford | 1:11.808 | +6.937 |
| 24 | 4 | Stefan Bellof |
Tyrrell-Ford | 1:12.022 | +7.151 |
| 25 | 3 | Martin Brundle |
Tyrrell-Ford | 1:12.233 | +7.362 |
| 26 | 18 |  Thierry Boutsen |
Arrows-Ford | 1:12.274 | +7.403 |
| DNS | 24 | Piercarlo Ghinzani |
Osella-Alfa Romeo | 1:09.609 | +4.738 |
[edit] Race
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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| 1 | 8 | Niki Lauda |
McLaren-TAG | 75 | 1:29:23.430 | 8 | 9 |
| 2 | 7 | Alain Prost |
McLaren-TAG | 75 | + 1:05.950 | 5 | 6 |
| 3 | 16 | Derek Warwick |
Renault | 74 | + 1 Lap | 9 | 4 |
| 4 | 22 | Riccardo Patrese |
Alfa Romeo | 73 | + 2 Laps | 18 | 3 |
| 5 | 26 | Andrea de Cesaris |
Ligier-Renault | 73 | + 2 Laps | 14 | 2 |
| 6 | 19 | Ayrton Senna |
Toleman-Hart | 72 | + 3 Laps | 13 | 1 |
| 7 | 11 | Elio de Angelis |
Lotus-Renault | 71 | + 4 Laps | 7 | |
| 8 | 21 | Mauro Baldi |
Spirit-Hart | 71 | + 4 Laps | 20 | |
| 9 | 17 | Marc Surer |
Arrows-Ford | 71 | + 4 Laps | 23 | |
| 10 | 25 | François Hesnault |
Ligier-Renault | 71 | + 4 Laps | 17 | |
| 11 | 27 | Michele Alboreto |
Ferrari | 70 | Ignition | 10 | |
| 12 | 18 | Thierry Boutsen |
Arrows-Ford | 70 | + 5 Laps | 26 | |
| DSQ | 3 | Martin Brundle |
Tyrrell-Ford | 71 | Disqualified | 25 | |
| Ret | 15 | Patrick Tambay |
Renault | 66 | Out of Fuel | 4 | |
| DSQ | 4 | Stefan Bellof |
Tyrrell-Ford | 60 | Disqualified | 24 | |
| Ret | 5 | Jacques Laffite |
Williams-Honda | 60 | Transmission | 11 | |
| Ret | 14 | Manfred Winkelhock |
ATS-BMW | 53 | Engine | 12 | |
| Ret | 6 | Keke Rosberg |
Williams-Honda | 51 | Wheel | 2 | |
| Ret | 12 | Nigel Mansell |
Lotus-Renault | 51 | Turbo | 3 | |
| Ret | 28 | René Arnoux |
Ferrari | 40 | Injection | 15 | |
| Ret | 1 | Nelson Piquet |
Brabham-BMW | 29 | Turbo | 1 | |
| Ret | 20 | Johnny Cecotto |
Toleman-Hart | 26 | Tyre | 19 | |
| Ret | 9 | Philippe Alliot |
RAM-Hart | 24 | Engine | 22 | |
| Ret | 10 | Jonathan Palmer |
RAM-Hart | 22 | Gearbox | 21 | |
| Ret | 2 | Teo Fabi |
Brabham-BMW | 18 | Turbo | 6 | |
| Ret | 23 | Eddie Cheever |
Alfa Romeo | 4 | Radiator | 16 | |
| DNS | 24 | Piercarlo Ghinzani |
Osella-Alfa Romeo | Accident in practice |
[edit] Notes
- First point: Ayrton Senna
- The Tyrrells of Brundle (finished 11th) and Bellof (retired) were both later disqualified from all the season's races for technical infringements.
[edit] Standings after the race
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
[edit] References
Unless otherwise indicated, all race results are taken from "The Official Formula 1 website". http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1984/312/. Retrieved 2007-06-17.
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