1984 South African Grand Prix

1984 South African Grand Prix
Race details
Race 2 of 16 in the 1984 Formula One season

Date	7 April 1984
Official name	XVIII National Panasonic Grand Prix of South Africa
Location	Kyalami Gauteng, South Africa
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	4.104 km (2.55 mi)
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 7 April 1984. It was the second round of the 1984 Formula One season.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Qual	Gap
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

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
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
Source:^[1]

Lap Leaders

Keke Rosberg 1 (1), Nelson Piquet 19 (2-20), Niki Lauda 55 (21-75)

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings

Pos	Driver	Points
1	Alain Prost	15
2	Niki Lauda	9
3	Keke Rosberg	6
4	Elio de Angelis	4
5	Derek Warwick	4

Constructors' Championship standings

Pos	Constructor	Points
1	McLaren-TAG	24
2	Williams-Honda	6
3	Alfa Romeo	6
4	Renault	5
5	Lotus-Renault	4

Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. Points accurate at final declaration of results. Tyrrell and its drivers were subsequently disqualified from 1984 results and their points reallocated.

References

↑ "1984 South African Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 4 November 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2015.

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