Seasons/16 races

1984 season

Title decided in round 16

‹ 1983 1985 ›

World ChampionNiki Lauda72 points · 5 wins
Constructors' championMcLaren143.5 points

Races16
Different winners5
Pole-sitters6
Not classified60%249 of 415 starts

Points: 9-6-4-3-2-1 for the top six. Only the best 11 results counted towards the championship.

The title was decided in round 16: Portuguese Grand Prix on 21 Oct 1984.

Points progression

Championship standings after each round.

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Championship points after each round
Driver	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16
Niki Lauda	0	9	9	9	18	18	24	24	24	33	39	48	54	63	66	72
Alain Prost	9	15	15	24	24	28.5	32.5	35.5	35.5	35.5	44.5	44.5	53.5	53.5	62.5	71.5
Elio de Angelis	4	4	6	10	12	13	16	22	26	29	29	29	32	32	32	34
Michele Alboreto	0	0	9	9	9	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.5	11.5	11.5	15.5	15.5	21.5	27.5	30.5
Nelson Piquet	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	18	18	18	18	24	24	24	28	29
René Arnoux	0	0	4	10	13	15	17	17	23	24	25	25	25	25	27	27
Derek Warwick	0	4	10	13	13	13	13	13	13	19	23	23	23	23	23	23
Keke Rosberg	6	6	9	9	10	11.5	11.5	11.5	20.5	20.5	20.5	20.5	20.5	20.5	20.5	20.5
Ayrton Senna	0	1	2	2	2	5	5	5	5	9	9	9	9	9	9	13
Nigel Mansell	0	0	0	0	4	4	5	5	6	6	9	9	13	13	13	13
Patrick Tambay	2	2	2	2	8	8	8	8	8	8	10	10	11	11	11	11
Teo Fabi	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	4	4	7	9	9	9	9
Riccardo Patrese	0	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	7	8	8
Jacques Laffite	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
Thierry Boutsen	1	1	1	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	5	5	5	5	5
Eddie Cheever	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Stefan Johansson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	3
Andrea de Cesaris	0	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Piercarlo Ghinzani	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Marc Surer	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1

The constructors' championship, round by round

Tyrrell0
McLaren143.5
Ferrari57.5
Lotus47
Brabham38
Renault34
Williams25.5
Toleman16
4 further teams

Constructors' championship standings after each round.

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Championship points after each round
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16
Tyrrell	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
McLaren	9	24	24	33	42	46.5	56.5	59.5	59.5	68.5	83.5	92.5	107.5	116.5	128.5	143.5
Ferrari	0	0	13	19	22	24.5	26.5	26.5	32.5	35.5	36.5	40.5	40.5	46.5	54.5	57.5
Lotus	4	4	6	10	16	17	21	27	32	35	38	38	45	45	45	47
Brabham	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	22	22	22	22	31	33	33	37	38
Renault	2	6	12	15	21	21	21	21	21	27	33	33	34	34	34	34
Williams	6	6	9	9	10	11.5	11.5	13.5	25.5	25.5	25.5	25.5	25.5	25.5	25.5	25.5
Toleman	0	1	2	2	2	5	5	5	5	9	9	9	9	12	12	16
Alfa Romeo	3	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	10	11	11
Arrows	1	1	1	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Ligier	0	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Osella	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2

Standings

Drivers

Pos	Driver	Team	Wins	Points
1	Niki Lauda	McLaren	5	72
2	Alain Prost	McLaren	7	71.5
3	Elio de Angelis	Lotus		34
4	Michele Alboreto	Ferrari	1	30.5
5	Nelson Piquet	Brabham	2	29
6	René Arnoux	Ferrari		27
7	Derek Warwick	Renault		23
8	Keke Rosberg	Williams	1	20.5
9	Ayrton Senna	Toleman		13
10	Nigel Mansell	Lotus		13
11	Patrick Tambay	Renault		11
12	Teo Fabi	Brabham		9
13	Riccardo Patrese	Alfa Romeo		8
14	Jacques Laffite	Williams		5
15	Thierry Boutsen	Arrows		5
16	Eddie Cheever	Alfa Romeo		3
16	Stefan Johansson	Tyrrell, Toleman		3
18	Andrea de Cesaris	Ligier		3
19	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella		2
20	Marc Surer	Arrows		1

Constructors

Pos	Team	Points
–	Tyrrell	0
1	McLaren	143.5
2	Ferrari	57.5
3	Lotus	47
4	Brabham	38
5	Renault	34
6	Williams	25.5
7	Toleman	16
8	Alfa Romeo	11
9	Arrows	3
9	Ligier	3
12	Osella	2

Results grid

Every driver in every race: the finishing position, or why there was none. Gold, silver and bronze for the podium, green for points.

Results of every driver in every race of 1984
Driver	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Pts
LAU (Niki Lauda)	Ret	1	Ret	Ret	1	Ret	2	Ret	Ret^F	1^F	2	1^F	2	1^F	4	2^F	72
PRO (Alain Prost)	1^F	2	Ret	1	7^F	1^P	3	4	Ret	Ret	1^P^F	Ret	1^P	Ret	1	1	71.5
DEA (Elio de Angelis)	3^P	7	5	3	5	5	4	2	3	4	Ret	Ret	4	Ret	Ret	5	34
ALB (Michele Alboreto)	Ret	12	1^P	Ret	Ret	6	Ret	Ret	Ret	5	Ret	3	Ret	2	2	4	30.5
PIQ (Nelson Piquet)	Ret	Ret^P	9	Ret^P^F	Ret	Ret	1^P^F	1^P	Ret	7^P	Ret	2^P	Ret	Ret^P	3^P^F	6^P	29
ARN (René Arnoux)	Ret	Ret	3^F	2	4	3	5	Ret	2	6	6	7	11^F	Ret	5	9	27
WAR (Derek Warwick)	Ret	3	2	4	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret^F	Ret	2	3	Ret	Ret	Ret	11	Ret	23
ROS (Keke Rosberg)	2	Ret	4	Ret	6	4	Ret	Ret	1	Ret	Ret	Ret	8	Ret	Ret	Ret	20.5
SEN (Ayrton Senna)	Ret	6	6	DNQ	Ret	2^F	7	Ret	Ret	3	Ret	Ret	Ret		Ret	3	13
MAN (Nigel Mansell)	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	3	Ret	6	Ret	6^P	Ret	4	Ret	3	Ret	Ret	Ret	13
TAM (Patrick Tambay)	5	Ret^F	7	Ret	2^P	Ret	DNS	Ret	Ret	8	5	Ret	6	Ret	Ret	7	11
FAB (Teo Fabi)	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	9			3		Ret	Ret	4	5	Ret	Ret		9
PAT (Riccardo Patrese)	Ret	4	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	12	Ret	10	Ret	3	6	8	8
LAF (Jacques Laffite)	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	8	8	Ret	5	4	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	14	5
BOU (Thierry Boutsen)	6	9	Ret	5	11	DNQ	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	5	Ret	Ret	9	Ret	5
CHE (Eddie Cheever)	4	Ret	Ret	7	Ret	DNQ	11	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	13	Ret	Ret	17	3
JOH (Stefan Johansson)										Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	4	Ret	11	3
DEC (Andrea de Cesaris)	Ret	5	Ret	6	10	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	10	7	Ret	Ret	Ret	7	12	3
GHI (Piercarlo Ghinzani)	Ret	DNS	Ret	DNQ	12	7	Ret	Ret	5	9	Ret	Ret	Ret	7	Ret	Ret	2
SUR (Marc Surer)	7	10	8	Ret	Ret	DNQ	Ret	Ret	Ret	11	Ret	6	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	1

Ret: retired. DNQ: did not qualify. P: pole position. F: fastest lap. S above a round: a sprint weekend. Hover or tap a round number for the race.

Race calendar

Rd	Race	Circuit	Date	Pole	Winner
1	Brazil	Nelson Piquet	25 Mar 1984	Elio de Angelis	Alain Prost
2	South Africa	Kyalami	7 Apr 1984	Nelson Piquet	Niki Lauda
3	Belgium	Zolder	29 Apr 1984	Michele Alboreto	Michele Alboreto
4	San Marino	Enzo e Dino Ferrari	6 May 1984	Nelson Piquet	Alain Prost
5	France	Dijon-Prenois	20 May 1984	Patrick Tambay	Niki Lauda
6	Monaco	Monaco	3 Jun 1984	Alain Prost	Alain Prost
7	Canada	Gilles Villeneuve	17 Jun 1984	Nelson Piquet	Nelson Piquet
8	Detroit	Detroit	24 Jun 1984	Nelson Piquet	Nelson Piquet
9	Dallas	Fair Park	8 Jul 1984	Nigel Mansell	Keke Rosberg
10	Great Britain	Brands Hatch	22 Jul 1984	Nelson Piquet	Niki Lauda
11	Germany	Hockenheimring	5 Aug 1984	Alain Prost	Alain Prost
12	Austria	Red Bull Ring	19 Aug 1984	Nelson Piquet	Niki Lauda
13	Netherlands	Zandvoort	26 Aug 1984	Alain Prost	Alain Prost
14	Italy	Monza	9 Sept 1984	Nelson Piquet	Niki Lauda
15	Europe	Nürburgring	7 Oct 1984	Nelson Piquet	Alain Prost
16	PortugalTitle decided	Estoril	21 Oct 1984	Nelson Piquet	Alain Prost

Entries

Who entered with which car, engine and tyres. The entrant is the organisation that entered the car – not always the team that built it.

Constructor	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	Tyres	Drivers
ATS	Team ATS	D7	BMW M12/13 1.5 L4 T	Pirelli	Gerhard Berger, Manfred Winkelhock
Alfa Romeo	Benetton Team Alfa Romeo	184T	Alfa Romeo 890T 1.5 V8 T	Goodyear	Eddie Cheever, Riccardo Patrese
Arrows	Barclay Nordica Arrows BMW	A7	BMW M12/13 1.5 L4 T	Goodyear	Marc Surer, Thierry Boutsen
Arrows	Barclay Nordica Arrows BMW	A6	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Goodyear	Marc Surer, Thierry Boutsen
Brabham	MRD International Brabham	BT53	BMW M12/13 1.5 L4 T	Michelin	Corrado Fabi, Manfred Winkelhock, Nelson Piquet, Teo Fabi
Ferrari	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	126C4	Ferrari 031 1.5 V6 T	Goodyear	Michele Alboreto, René Arnoux
Ligier	Ligier Loto	JS23, JS23B	Renault EF4 1.5 V6 T	Michelin	Andrea de Cesaris, François Hesnault
Lotus	John Player Special Team Lotus	95T	Renault EF4B 1.5 V6 T	Goodyear	Elio de Angelis, Nigel Mansell
McLaren	Marlboro McLaren TAG Turbo	MP4/2	TAG TTE PO1 1.5 V6 T	Michelin	Alain Prost, Niki Lauda
Osella	Osella Squadra Corse	FA1E, FA1F	Alfa Romeo 1260 3.0 V12, Alfa Romeo 890T 1.5 V8 T	Pirelli	Jo Gartner, Piercarlo Ghinzani
RAM	Skoal Bandit Formula 1 Team	01, 02	Hart 415T 1.5 L4 T	Pirelli	Jonathan Palmer, Mike Thackwell, Philippe Alliot
Renault	Équipe Renault Elf	RE50	Renault EF4B 1.5 V6 T	Michelin	Derek Warwick, Patrick Tambay, Philippe Streiff
Spirit	Spirit Racing	101C	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Pirelli	Huub Rothengatter
Spirit	Spirit Racing	101	Hart 415T 1.5 L4 T	Pirelli	Huub Rothengatter, Mauro Baldi
Toleman	Toleman Group Motorsport	TG183B, TG184	Hart 415T 1.5 L4 T	Michelin, Pirelli	Ayrton Senna, Johnny Cecotto, Pierluigi Martini, Stefan Johansson
Tyrrell	Tyrrell Racing Organisation	012	Ford Cosworth DFY 3.0 V8	Goodyear	Martin Brundle, Mike Thackwell, Stefan Bellof, Stefan Johansson
Williams	Williams Grand Prix Engineering	FW09, FW09B	Honda RA163E 1.5 V6 T, Honda RA164E 1.5 V6 T	Goodyear	Jacques Laffite, Keke Rosberg

What if – other points systems

The same finishing positions, scored under any points system used since 1950.

Scored 8-6-4-3-2 for the top five, plus one for the fastest lap, every result counted.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Niki Lauda	72	72	P1
2	Alain Prost	68	71.5	P2
3	Elio de Angelis	34	34	P3
4	Nelson Piquet	29	29	P5
5	Michele Alboreto	29	30.5	P4
6	René Arnoux	27	27	P6
7	Derek Warwick	24	23	P7
8	Keke Rosberg	18.5	20.5	P8
9	Ayrton Senna	12	13	P9
10	Patrick Tambay	11	11	P11
11	Nigel Mansell	11	13	P10
12	Teo Fabi	9	9	P12

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 8-6-4-3-2 for the top five, plus one for the fastest lap, with the dropped-scores rule of the time.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Niki Lauda	72	72	P1
2	Alain Prost	68	71.5	P2
3	Elio de Angelis	34	34	P3
4	Nelson Piquet	29	29	P5
5	Michele Alboreto	29	30.5	P4
6	René Arnoux	27	27	P6
7	Derek Warwick	24	23	P7
8	Keke Rosberg	18.5	20.5	P8
9	Ayrton Senna	12	13	P9
10	Patrick Tambay	11	11	P11
11	Nigel Mansell	11	13	P10
12	Teo Fabi	9	9	P12

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 8-6-4-3-2-1 for the top six, every result counted.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Niki Lauda	67	72	P1
2	Alain Prost	65	71.5	P2
3	Elio de Angelis	34	34	P3
4	Michele Alboreto	29.5	30.5	P4
5	Nelson Piquet	27	29	P5
6	René Arnoux	27	27	P6
7	Derek Warwick	23	23	P7
8	Keke Rosberg	19.5	20.5	P8
9	Ayrton Senna	13	13	P9
10	Nigel Mansell	13	13	P10
11	Patrick Tambay	11	11	P11
12	Teo Fabi	9	9	P12

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 8-6-4-3-2-1 for the top six, with the dropped-scores rule of the time.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Niki Lauda	67	72	P1
2	Alain Prost	65	71.5	P2
3	Elio de Angelis	34	34	P3
4	Michele Alboreto	29.5	30.5	P4
5	Nelson Piquet	27	29	P5
6	René Arnoux	27	27	P6
7	Derek Warwick	23	23	P7
8	Keke Rosberg	19.5	20.5	P8
9	Ayrton Senna	13	13	P9
10	Nigel Mansell	13	13	P10
11	Patrick Tambay	11	11	P11
12	Teo Fabi	9	9	P12

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

The system in force at the time, but every result counts – nothing dropped.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Niki Lauda	72	72	P1
2	Alain Prost	71.5	71.5	P2
3	Elio de Angelis	34	34	P3
4	Michele Alboreto	30.5	30.5	P4
5	Nelson Piquet	29	29	P5
6	René Arnoux	27	27	P6
7	Derek Warwick	23	23	P7
8	Keke Rosberg	20.5	20.5	P8
9	Ayrton Senna	13	13	P9
10	Nigel Mansell	13	13	P10
11	Patrick Tambay	11	11	P11
12	Teo Fabi	9	9	P12

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 10-6-4-3-2-1 for the top six, every result counted.

The title would have changed hands: Alain Prost instead of Niki Lauda.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Alain Prost	78	71.5	P2
2	Niki Lauda	77	72	P1
3	Elio de Angelis	34	34	P3
4	Michele Alboreto	31.5	30.5	P4
5	Nelson Piquet	31	29	P5
6	René Arnoux	27	27	P6
7	Derek Warwick	23	23	P7
8	Keke Rosberg	21.5	20.5	P8
9	Ayrton Senna	13	13	P9
10	Nigel Mansell	13	13	P10
11	Patrick Tambay	11	11	P11
12	Teo Fabi	9	9	P12

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 10-6-4-3-2-1 for the top six, with the dropped-scores rule of the time.

The title would have changed hands: Alain Prost instead of Niki Lauda.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Alain Prost	78	71.5	P2
2	Niki Lauda	77	72	P1
3	Elio de Angelis	34	34	P3
4	Michele Alboreto	31.5	30.5	P4
5	Nelson Piquet	31	29	P5
6	René Arnoux	27	27	P6
7	Derek Warwick	23	23	P7
8	Keke Rosberg	21.5	20.5	P8
9	Ayrton Senna	13	13	P9
10	Nigel Mansell	13	13	P10
11	Patrick Tambay	11	11	P11
12	Teo Fabi	9	9	P12

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1 for the top eight, every result counted.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Niki Lauda	87	72	P1
2	Alain Prost	86	71.5	P2
3	Elio de Angelis	57	34	P3
4	René Arnoux	46	27	P6
5	Michele Alboreto	42.5	30.5	P4
6	Nelson Piquet	39	29	P5
7	Derek Warwick	33	23	P7
8	Keke Rosberg	29.5	20.5	P8
9	Ayrton Senna	24	13	P9
10	Patrick Tambay	24	11	P11
11	Nigel Mansell	23	13	P10
12	Teo Fabi	15	9	P12

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1 for the top eight, with the dropped-scores rule of the time.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Dropped	Official points	Official position
1	Niki Lauda	87		72	P1
2	Alain Prost	86		71.5	P2
3	Elio de Angelis	55	−2	34	P3
4	René Arnoux	46		27	P6
5	Michele Alboreto	42.5		30.5	P4
6	Nelson Piquet	39		29	P5
7	Derek Warwick	33		23	P7
8	Keke Rosberg	29.5		20.5	P8
9	Ayrton Senna	24		13	P9
10	Patrick Tambay	24		11	P11
11	Nigel Mansell	23		13	P10
12	Teo Fabi	15		9	P12

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1 for the top ten, every result counted.

The title would have changed hands: Alain Prost instead of Niki Lauda.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Alain Prost	213.5	71.5	P2
2	Niki Lauda	209	72	P1
3	Elio de Angelis	140	34	P3
4	René Arnoux	114.5	27	P6
5	Michele Alboreto	102	30.5	P4
6	Nelson Piquet	99	29	P5
7	Derek Warwick	78	23	P7
8	Keke Rosberg	73	20.5	P8
9	Patrick Tambay	62	11	P11
10	Ayrton Senna	61	13	P9
11	Nigel Mansell	58	13	P10
12	Riccardo Patrese	40	8	P13

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1 for the top ten, with the dropped-scores rule of the time.

The title would have changed hands: Alain Prost instead of Niki Lauda.

Pos	Driver	Points	Dropped	Official points	Official position
1	Alain Prost	213.5		71.5	P2
2	Niki Lauda	209		72	P1
3	Elio de Angelis	135	−5	34	P3
4	René Arnoux	114.5		27	P6
5	Michele Alboreto	102		30.5	P4
6	Nelson Piquet	99		29	P5
7	Derek Warwick	78		23	P7
8	Keke Rosberg	73		20.5	P8
9	Patrick Tambay	62		11	P11
10	Ayrton Senna	61		13	P9
11	Nigel Mansell	58		13	P10
12	Riccardo Patrese	40		8	P13

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1, plus one for the fastest lap inside the top ten, every result counted.

The title would have changed hands: Alain Prost instead of Niki Lauda.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Alain Prost	216.5	71.5	P2
2	Niki Lauda	213	72	P1
3	Elio de Angelis	140	34	P3
4	René Arnoux	115.5	27	P6
5	Michele Alboreto	102	30.5	P4
6	Nelson Piquet	101	29	P5
7	Derek Warwick	78	23	P7
8	Keke Rosberg	73	20.5	P8
9	Ayrton Senna	62	13	P9
10	Patrick Tambay	62	11	P11
11	Nigel Mansell	58	13	P10
12	Riccardo Patrese	40	8	P13

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1, plus one for the fastest lap inside the top ten, with the dropped-scores rule of the time.

The title would have changed hands: Alain Prost instead of Niki Lauda.

Pos	Driver	Points	Dropped	Official points	Official position
1	Alain Prost	216.5		71.5	P2
2	Niki Lauda	213		72	P1
3	Elio de Angelis	135	−5	34	P3
4	René Arnoux	115.5		27	P6
5	Michele Alboreto	102		30.5	P4
6	Nelson Piquet	101		29	P5
7	Derek Warwick	78		23	P7
8	Keke Rosberg	73		20.5	P8
9	Ayrton Senna	62		13	P9
10	Patrick Tambay	62		11	P11
11	Nigel Mansell	58		13	P10
12	Riccardo Patrese	40		8	P13

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1 for the top ten, no fastest-lap point, every result counted.

The title would have changed hands: Alain Prost instead of Niki Lauda.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Alain Prost	213.5	71.5	P2
2	Niki Lauda	209	72	P1
3	Elio de Angelis	140	34	P3
4	René Arnoux	114.5	27	P6
5	Michele Alboreto	102	30.5	P4
6	Nelson Piquet	99	29	P5
7	Derek Warwick	78	23	P7
8	Keke Rosberg	73	20.5	P8
9	Patrick Tambay	62	11	P11
10	Ayrton Senna	61	13	P9
11	Nigel Mansell	58	13	P10
12	Riccardo Patrese	40	8	P13

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1 for the top ten, no fastest-lap point, with the dropped-scores rule of the time.

The title would have changed hands: Alain Prost instead of Niki Lauda.

Pos	Driver	Points	Dropped	Official points	Official position
1	Alain Prost	213.5		71.5	P2
2	Niki Lauda	209		72	P1
3	Elio de Angelis	135	−5	34	P3
4	René Arnoux	114.5		27	P6
5	Michele Alboreto	102		30.5	P4
6	Nelson Piquet	99		29	P5
7	Derek Warwick	78		23	P7
8	Keke Rosberg	73		20.5	P8
9	Patrick Tambay	62		11	P11
10	Ayrton Senna	61		13	P9
11	Nigel Mansell	58		13	P10
12	Riccardo Patrese	40		8	P13

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.