| Race details | ||
|---|---|---|
| Race 2 of 16 in the 1984 Formula One season | ||
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| Date | 7 April 1984 | |
| Official name | XVIII National Panasonic Grand Prix of South Africa | |
| Location | Kyalami Gauteng, South Africa | |
| Course | Permanent racing facility 4.104 km (2.55 mi) | |
| Distance | 75 laps, 308.8 km (191.248 mi) | |
| Weather | Dry | |
| Pole position | ||
| Driver |  Nelson Piquet
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Brabham-BMW |
| Time | 1:04.871 | |
| Fastest lap | ||
| Driver |  Patrick Tambay
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Renault |
| Time | 1:08.877 on lap 64 | |
| Podium | ||
| First |  Niki Lauda
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McLaren-TAG |
| Second | Alain Prost
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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
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Brabham-BMW | 1:04.871 | — |
| 2 | 6 |  Keke Rosberg
|
Williams-Honda | 1:05.058 | +0.187 |
| 3 | 12 | Nigel Mansell
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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
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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 |
Notes[]
- The Tyrrells of Brundle (finished 11th) and Bellof (retired) were both later disqualified from all the season's races for technical infringements.
Standings after the race[]
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- 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[]
Unless otherwise indicated, all race results are taken from "The Official Formula 1 website". http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1984/312/. Retrieved 2007-06-17.
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