# 1984 Dutch Grand Prix

The 1984 Dutch Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Zandvoort on 26 August 1984. It was the thirteenth race of the 1984 Formula One World Championship.
The 71-lap race was won by Frenchman Alain Prost, driving a McLaren-TAG, after he started from pole position. Brazilian Nelson Piquet led the first ten laps in his Brabham-BMW before his oil pressure failed, after which Prost led the remainder of the race. His Austrian teammate Niki Lauda finished second, with Briton Nigel Mansell third in a Lotus-Renault. The 1-2 finish secured the Constructors' Championship for McLaren, their first since 1974.
Before the race, it was rumoured that Ayrton Senna would break his contract with the Toleman team and join Lotus for 1985. When this move was announced two days after the race, Toleman management were angered as Senna had not informed them of his intentions as per the requirements of his contract, and as a result they suspended him from the next race in Italy. It was also correctly rumoured that, with Jacques Laffite already known to be leaving Williams at the end of the season to return to Ligier, team owner Frank Williams had signed Mansell for 1985 alongside Keke Rosberg after his original choice Derek Warwick had decided to stay with the Renault team.

## Classification
### Qualifying

| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Gap |
| 1 | 7 | Alain Prost | McLaren-TAG | 1:14.946 | 1:13.567 | |
| 2 | 1 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-BMW | 1:13.872 | 1:13.953 | +0.305 |
| 3 | 11 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus-Renault | 1:14.027 | 1:13.883 | +0.316 |
| 4 | 16 | Derek Warwick | Renault | 1:15.184 | 1:14.405 | +0.838 |
| 5 | 15 | Patrick Tambay | Renault | 1:17.013 | 1:14.566 | +0.999 |
| 6 | 8 | Niki Lauda | McLaren-TAG | 1:15.556 | 1:14.866 | +1.299 |
| 7 | 6 | Keke Rosberg | Williams-Honda | 1:15.137 | 1:15.117 | +1.550 |
| 8 | 5 | Jacques Laffite | Williams-Honda | 1:16.659 | 1:15.231 | +1.664 |
| 9 | 27 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 1:16.248 | 1:15.264 | +1.697 |
| 10 | 2 | Teo Fabi | Brabham-BMW | 1:16.607 | 1:15.338 | +1.771 |
| 11 | 18 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows-BMW | 1:16.595 | 1:15.735 | +2.168 |
| 12 | 12 | Nigel Mansell | Lotus-Renault | 1:16.533 | 1:15.811 | +2.244 |
| 13 | 19 | Ayrton Senna | Toleman-Hart | 1:16.951 | 1:15.960 | +2.393 |
| 14 | 26 | Andrea de Cesaris | Ligier-Renault | 1:17.897 | 1:16.070 | +2.503 |
| 15 | 28 | René Arnoux | Ferrari | 1:16.121 | 1:16.200 | +2.554 |
| 16 | 14 | Manfred Winkelhock | ATS-BMW | 1:17.760 | 1:16.450 | +2.883 |
| 17 | 23 | Eddie Cheever | Alfa Romeo | 1:16.991 | 1:17.855 | +3.424 |
| 18 | 22 | Riccardo Patrese | Alfa Romeo | 1:17.124 | 1:17.402 | +3.557 |
| 19 | 17 | Marc Surer | Arrows-BMW | 1:17.534 | 1:17.368 | +3.801 |
| 20 | 25 | François Hesnault | Ligier-Renault | 1:18.469 | 1:17.905 | +4.338 |
| 21 | 24 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella-Alfa Romeo | 1:22.472 | 1:19.454 | +5.887 |
| 22 | 10 | Jonathan Palmer | RAM-Hart | 1:19.849 | 1:19.598 | +6.031 |
| 23 | 30 | Jo Gartner | Osella-Alfa Romeo | 1:21.655 | 1:20.017 | +6.450 |
| 24 | 4 | Stefan Bellof | Tyrrell-Ford | 1:20.861 | 1:20.092 | +6.525 |
| 25 | 3 | Stefan Johansson | Tyrrell-Ford | 1:20.959 | 1:20.236 | +6.669 |
| 26 | 9 | Philippe Alliot | RAM-Hart | 1:21.387 | 1:20.270 | +6.703 |
| 27 | 21 | Huub Rothengatter | Spirit-Hart | 1:24.771 | 1:21.063 | +7.496 |
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### Race

| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 7 | Alain Prost | McLaren-TAG | 71 | 1:37:21.468 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | 8 | Niki Lauda | McLaren-TAG | 71 | + 10.283 | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | 12 | Nigel Mansell | Lotus-Renault | 71 | + 1:19.544 | 12 | 4 |
| 4 | 11 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus-Renault | 70 | + 1 lap | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | 2 | Teo Fabi | Brabham-BMW | 70 | + 1 lap | 10 | 2 |
| 6 | 15 | Patrick Tambay | Renault | 70 | + 1 lap | 5 | 1 |
| 7 | 25 | François Hesnault | Ligier-Renault | 69 | + 2 laps | 20 | |
| 8 | 6 | Keke Rosberg | Williams-Honda | 68 | Out of fuel | 7 | |
| 9 | 10 | Jonathan Palmer | RAM-Hart | 67 | + 4 laps | 22 | |
| 10 | 9 | Philippe Alliot | RAM-Hart | 67 | + 4 laps | 26 | |
| 11 | 28 | René Arnoux | Ferrari | 66 | Electrical | 15 | |
| 12 | 30 | Jo Gartner | Osella-Alfa Romeo | 66 | + 5 laps | 23 | |
| 13 | 23 | Eddie Cheever | Alfa Romeo | 65 | Out of fuel | 17 | |
| DSQ | 4 | Stefan Bellof | Tyrrell-Ford | 69 | Illegal fuel and ballast | 24 | |
| DSQ | 3 | Stefan Johansson | Tyrrell-Ford | 69 | Illegal fuel and ballast | 25 | |
| Ret | 18 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows-BMW | 59 | Accident | 11 | |
| Ret | 21 | Huub Rothengatter | Spirit-Hart | 53 | Throttle | 27 | |
| Ret | 22 | Riccardo Patrese | Alfa Romeo | 51 | Engine | 18 | |
| Ret | 26 | Andrea de Cesaris | Ligier-Renault | 31 | Engine | 14 | |
| Ret | 5 | Jacques Laffite | Williams-Honda | 23 | Engine | 8 | |
| Ret | 16 | Derek Warwick | Renault | 23 | Spun off | 4 | |
| Ret | 14 | Manfred Winkelhock | ATS-BMW | 22 | Spun off | 16 | |
| Ret | 19 | Ayrton Senna | Toleman-Hart | 19 | Engine | 13 | |
| Ret | 17 | Marc Surer | Arrows-BMW | 17 | Wheel | 19 | |
| Ret | 1 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-BMW | 10 | Oil pressure | 2 | |
| Ret | 24 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella-Alfa Romeo | 8 | Fuel pump | 21 | |
| Ret | 27 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 7 | Engine | 9 | |
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## Championship standings after the race

* Bold text indicates the World Champions.
| Pos | Driver | Points |
| 1 | Niki Lauda | 54 |
| 2 | Alain Prost | 52.5 |
| 3 | Elio de Angelis | 29.5 |
| 4 | René Arnoux | 24.5 |
| 5 | Nelson Piquet | 24 |
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| Pos | Constructor | Points |
| 1 | McLaren-TAG | 106.5 |
| 2 | Lotus-Renault | 42.5 |
| 3 | Ferrari | 39.5 |
| 4 | Renault | 33 |
| 5 | Brabham-BMW | 32 |
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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's points were subsequently reallocated.