1984 season/Round 16
Portuguese Grand Prix 1984
- Estoril
- 21 October 1984
- 70 laps
- 304.4 km
- 4.349 km a lap
- Title decided here
- P1Alain ProstMcLaren1:41:11.753
- P2Niki LaudaMcLaren+13.425
- P3Ayrton SennaToleman+20.042
- Pole positionNelson PiquetBrabham · 1:21.703
- Fastest lapNiki Lauda1:22.996 · lap 51
- Winner started fromP2on the grid
Result
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 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 1:21.703 | |
| 2 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 1:21.774 | +0.071 |
| 3 | Ayrton Senna | Toleman | 1:21.936 | +0.233 |
| 4 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | 1:22.049 | +0.346 |
| 5 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus | 1:22.291 | +0.588 |
| 6 | Nigel Mansell | Lotus | 1:22.319 | +0.616 |
| 7 | Patrick Tambay | Renault | 1:22.583 | +0.880 |
| 8 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 1:22.686 | +0.983 |
| 9 | Derek Warwick | Renault | 1:22.801 | +1.098 |
| 10 | Stefan Johansson | Toleman | 1:22.942 | +1.239 |
| 11 | Niki Lauda | McLaren | 1:23.183 | +1.480 |
| 12 | Riccardo Patrese | Alfa Romeo | 1:24.048 | +2.345 |
| 13 | Philippe Streiff | Renault | 1:24.089 | +2.386 |
| 14 | Eddie Cheever | Alfa Romeo | 1:24.235 | +2.532 |
| 15 | Jacques Laffite | Williams | 1:24.437 | +2.734 |
| 16 | Marc Surer | Arrows | 1:24.688 | +2.985 |
| 17 | René Arnoux | Ferrari | 1:24.848 | +3.145 |
| 18 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | 1:25.115 | +3.412 |
| 19 | Manfred Winkelhock | Brabham | 1:25.289 | +3.586 |
| 20 | Andrea de Cesaris | Ligier | 1:26.082 | +4.379 |
| 21 | François Hesnault | Ligier | 1:26.701 | +4.998 |
| 22 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | 1:26.840 | +5.137 |
| 23 | Gerhard Berger | ATS | 1:28.106 | +6.403 |
| 24 | Jo Gartner | Osella | 1:28.229 | +6.526 |
| 25 | Mauro Baldi | Spirit | 1:29.001 | +7.298 |
| 26 | Jonathan Palmer | RAM | 1:29.397 | +7.694 |
| 27 | Philippe Alliot | RAM | 1:30.406 | +8.703 |
Fastest laps
Each driver's quickest lap of the race.
| Pos | Driver | Lap | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niki Lauda | 51 | 1:22.996 | |
| 2 | Alain Prost | 39 | 1:23.452 | +0.456 |
| 3 | Stefan Johansson | 51 | 1:24.053 | +1.057 |
| 4 | Michele Alboreto | 68 | 1:24.148 | +1.152 |
| 5 | Nigel Mansell | 47 | 1:24.267 | +1.271 |
| 6 | Nelson Piquet | 39 | 1:24.275 | +1.279 |
| 7 | Ayrton Senna | 46 | 1:24.373 | +1.377 |
| 8 | Jacques Laffite | 55 | 1:24.507 | +1.511 |
| 9 | Derek Warwick | 20 | 1:25.309 | +2.313 |
| 10 | Patrick Tambay | 37 | 1:25.506 | +2.510 |
Championship after this race
The official standings after round 16. Arrows show the change against the round before.
| Pos | Driver | Points | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niki Lauda | 72 | |
| 2 | Alain Prost | 71.5 | |
| 3 | Elio de Angelis | 34 | |
| 4 | Michele Alboreto | 30.5 | ▲1 |
| 5 | Nelson Piquet | 29 | ▼1 |
| 6 | René Arnoux | 27 | |
| 7 | Derek Warwick | 23 | |
| 8 | Keke Rosberg | 20.5 | |
| 9 | Ayrton Senna | 13 | ▲2 |
| 10 | Nigel Mansell | 13 | ▼1 |