Brazilian Grand Prix 1984

Nelson Piquet
Rio de Janeiro
25 March 1984
61 laps
306.9 km
5.031 km a lap

Pole positionElio de AngelisLotus · 1:28.392
Fastest lapAlain Prost1:36.499 · lap 42
Winner started fromP4on the grid

Result

Pos	Driver	No.	Team · engine	Grid	Laps	Time / reason	Points
1	Alain Prostfastest lap	7	McLaren · TAG	4	61	1:42:34.492	9
2	Keke Rosberg	6	Williams · Honda	9	61	+40.514	6
3	Elio de Angelis	11	Lotus · Renault	1	61	+59.128	4
4	Eddie Cheever	23	Alfa Romeo	12	60	+1 lap	3
5	Patrick Tambay	15	Renault	8	59	Out of fuel	2
6	Thierry Boutsen	18	Arrows · Ford	19	59	+2 laps	1
7	Marc Surer	17	Arrows · Ford	22	59	+2 laps
8	Jonathan Palmer	10	RAM · Hart	24	58	+3 laps
DNF	Derek Warwick	16	Renault	3	51	Suspension
DNF	Andrea de Cesaris	26	Ligier · Renault	14	42	Gearbox
DNF	Riccardo Patrese	22	Alfa Romeo	11	41	Gearbox
DNF	Niki Lauda	8	McLaren · TAG	6	38	Electrical
DNF	Nigel Mansell	12	Lotus · Renault	5	35	Accident
DNF	Nelson Piquet	1	Brabham · BMW	7	32	Engine
DNF	Teo Fabi	2	Brabham · BMW	15	32	Turbo
DNF	René Arnoux	28	Ferrari	10	30	Battery
DNF	Piercarlo Ghinzani	24	Osella · Alfa Romeo	20	28	Gearbox
DNF	François Hesnault	25	Ligier · Renault	18	25	Overheating
DNF	Philippe Alliot	9	RAM · Hart	23	24	Battery
DNF	Johnny Cecotto	20	Toleman · Hart	17	18	Turbo
DNF	Jacques Laffite	5	Williams · Honda	13	15	Electrical
DNF	Michele Alboreto	27	Ferrari	2	14	Brakes
DNF	Mauro Baldi	21	Spirit · Hart	21	12	Distributor
DNF	Ayrton Senna	19	Toleman · Hart	16	8	Turbo
EX	Manfred Winkelhock	14	ATS · BMW	–
DSQ	Martin Brundle	3	Tyrrell · Ford	–		Technical infringements
DSQ	Stefan Bellof	4	Tyrrell · Ford	–		Technical infringements

A number in the first column means classified. DNF, DNQ and DNS stand for retirement, did not qualify and did not start. ‘shared’ marks a car that two drivers shared between them – permitted in the 1950s, and both were classified.

Qualifying

Pos	Driver	Team	Time	Gap
1	Elio de Angelis	Lotus	1:28.392
2	Michele Alboreto	Ferrari	1:28.898	+0.506
3	Derek Warwick	Renault	1:29.025	+0.633
4	Alain Prost	McLaren	1:29.330	+0.938
5	Nigel Mansell	Lotus	1:29.364	+0.972
6	Niki Lauda	McLaren	1:29.854	+1.462
7	Nelson Piquet	Brabham	1:30.149	+1.757
8	Patrick Tambay	Renault	1:30.554	+2.162
9	Keke Rosberg	Williams	1:30.611	+2.219
10	René Arnoux	Ferrari	1:30.695	+2.303
11	Riccardo Patrese	Alfa Romeo	1:30.973	+2.581
12	Eddie Cheever	Alfa Romeo	1:31.282	+2.890
13	Jacques Laffite	Williams	1:31.548	+3.156
14	Andrea de Cesaris	Ligier	1:32.895	+4.503
15	Teo Fabi	Brabham	1:33.277	+4.885
16	Ayrton Senna	Toleman	1:33.525	+5.133
17	Johnny Cecotto	Toleman	1:35.300	+6.908
18	François Hesnault	Ligier	1:36.238	+7.846
19	Thierry Boutsen	Arrows	1:36.312	+7.920
20	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella	1:36.434	+8.042
21	Mauro Baldi	Spirit	1:36.816	+8.424
22	Marc Surer	Arrows	1:37.204	+8.812
23	Philippe Alliot	RAM	1:37.709	+9.317
24	Jonathan Palmer	RAM	1:37.919	+9.527

Fastest laps

Each driver's quickest lap of the race.

Pos	Driver	Lap	Time	Gap
1	Alain Prost	42	1:36.499
2	Derek Warwick	47	1:36.556	+0.057
3	Patrick Tambay	30	1:37.211	+0.712
4	Elio de Angelis	36	1:38.180	+1.681
5	Niki Lauda	7	1:38.389	+1.890
6	Keke Rosberg	51	1:38.506	+2.007
7	Michele Alboreto	3	1:38.530	+2.031
8	Nigel Mansell	33	1:38.796	+2.297
9	Eddie Cheever	39	1:39.125	+2.626
10	Riccardo Patrese	35	1:39.919	+3.420

Championship after this race

The official standings after round 1. Arrows show the change against the round before.

The whole season

Drivers' championship after round 1
Pos	Driver	Points
1	Alain Prost	9
2	Keke Rosberg	6
3	Elio de Angelis	4
4	Eddie Cheever	3
5	Patrick Tambay	2
6	Thierry Boutsen	1

Constructors' championship after round 1
Pos	Team	Points
1	McLaren	9
2	Williams	6
3	Lotus	4
4	Alfa Romeo	3
5	Renault	2
6	Arrows	1