1984 season/Round 2
South African Grand Prix 1984
- Kyalami
- Midrand
- 7 April 1984
- 75 laps
- 307.8 km
- 4.094 km a lap
- P1Niki LaudaMcLaren1:29:23.430
- P2Alain ProstMcLaren+1:05.950
- P3Derek WarwickRenault+1 lap
- Pole positionNelson PiquetBrabham · 1:04.871
- Fastest lapPatrick Tambay1:08.877 · lap 64
- Winner started fromP8on 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 | 1:04.871 | |
| 2 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | 1:05.058 | +0.187 |
| 3 | Nigel Mansell | Lotus | 1:05.125 | +0.254 |
| 4 | Patrick Tambay | Renault | 1:05.339 | +0.468 |
| 5 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 1:05.354 | +0.483 |
| 6 | Teo Fabi | Brabham | 1:05.923 | +1.052 |
| 7 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus | 1:05.953 | +1.082 |
| 8 | Niki Lauda | McLaren | 1:06.043 | +1.172 |
| 9 | Derek Warwick | Renault | 1:06.056 | +1.185 |
| 10 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 1:06.323 | +1.452 |
| 11 | Jacques Laffite | Williams | 1:06.762 | +1.891 |
| 12 | Manfred Winkelhock | ATS | 1:06.974 | +2.103 |
| 13 | Ayrton Senna | Toleman | 1:06.981 | +2.110 |
| 14 | Andrea de Cesaris | Ligier | 1:07.245 | +2.374 |
| 15 | René Arnoux | Ferrari | 1:07.345 | +2.474 |
| 16 | Eddie Cheever | Alfa Romeo | 1:07.704 | +2.833 |
| 17 | François Hesnault | Ligier | 1:07.787 | +2.916 |
| 18 | Riccardo Patrese | Alfa Romeo | 1:08.042 | +3.171 |
| 19 | Johnny Cecotto | Toleman | 1:08.298 | +3.427 |
| 20 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | 1:09.609 | +4.738 |
| 21 | Mauro Baldi | Spirit | 1:09.923 | +5.052 |
| 22 | Jonathan Palmer | RAM | 1:10.383 | +5.512 |
| 23 | Philippe Alliot | RAM | 1:10.619 | +5.748 |
| 24 | Marc Surer | Arrows | 1:11.808 | +6.937 |
| 25 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | 1:12.274 | +7.403 |
Fastest laps
Each driver's quickest lap of the race.
| Pos | Driver | Lap | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patrick Tambay | 64 | 1:08.877 | |
| 2 | Alain Prost | 41 | 1:09.398 | +0.521 |
| 3 | Derek Warwick | 58 | 1:09.526 | +0.649 |
| 4 | Niki Lauda | 62 | 1:09.666 | +0.789 |
| 5 | Nelson Piquet | 6 | 1:10.132 | +1.255 |
| 6 | Elio de Angelis | 43 | 1:10.150 | +1.273 |
| 7 | Teo Fabi | 6 | 1:10.345 | +1.468 |
| 8 | Keke Rosberg | 39 | 1:10.600 | +1.723 |
| 9 | Riccardo Patrese | 44 | 1:11.385 | +2.508 |
| 10 | René Arnoux | 12 | 1:11.421 | +2.544 |
Championship after this race
The official standings after round 2. Arrows show the change against the round before.
| Pos | Driver | Points | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | 15 | |
| 2 | Niki Lauda | 9 | |
| 3 | Keke Rosberg | 6 | ▼1 |
| 4 | Derek Warwick | 4 | |
| 4 | Elio de Angelis | 4 | ▼1 |
| 6 | Eddie Cheever | 3 | ▼2 |
| 6 | Riccardo Patrese | 3 | |
| 8 | Andrea de Cesaris | 2 | |
| 8 | Patrick Tambay | 2 | ▼3 |
| 10 | Ayrton Senna | 1 |