1984 Formula One World Championship

The 1984 Formula One season was the 35th of the championship. The champion was Niki Lauda in a close battle.
Season review
 Rnd Race Date Location Pole Position Fastest Lap Race Winner Constructor Report 1  Brazilian Grand Prix 25 March Jacarepaguá  Elio de Angelis  Alain Prost  Alain Prost  McLaren-TAG Report 2  South African Grand Prix 7 April Kyalami  Nelson Piquet  Patrick Tambay  Niki Lauda  McLaren-TAG Report 3  Belgian Grand Prix 29 April Zolder  Michele Alboreto  René Arnoux  Michele Alboreto  Ferrari Report 4  San Marino Grand Prix 6 May Imola  Nelson Piquet  Nelson Piquet  Alain Prost  McLaren-TAG Report 5  French Grand Prix 20 May Dijon  Patrick Tambay  Alain Prost  Niki Lauda  McLaren-TAG Report 6  Monaco Grand Prix 3 June Monaco  Alain Prost  Ayrton Senna  Alain Prost  McLaren-TAG Report 7  Canadian Grand Prix 17 June Circuit Gilles Villeneuve  Nelson Piquet  Nelson Piquet  Nelson Piquet  Brabham-BMW Report 8  Detroit Grand Prix 24 June Detroit  Nelson Piquet  Derek Warwick  Nelson Piquet  Brabham-BMW Report 9  Dallas Grand Prix 8 July Dallas  Nigel Mansell  Niki Lauda  Keke Rosberg  Williams-Honda Report 10  British Grand Prix 22 July Brands Hatch  Nelson Piquet  Niki Lauda  Niki Lauda  McLaren-TAG Report 11  German Grand Prix 5 August Hockenheimring  Alain Prost  Alain Prost  Alain Prost  McLaren-TAG Report 12  Austrian Grand Prix 19 August Österreichring  Nelson Piquet  Niki Lauda  Niki Lauda  McLaren-TAG Report 13  Dutch Grand Prix 26 August Zandvoort  Alain Prost  René Arnoux  Alain Prost  McLaren-TAG Report 14  Italian Grand Prix 9 September Monza  Nelson Piquet  Niki Lauda  Niki Lauda  McLaren-TAG Report 15  European Grand Prix 7 October Nürburgring  Nelson Piquet  Nelson Piquet Michele Alboreto  Alain Prost  McLaren-TAG Report 16  Portuguese Grand Prix 21 October Estoril  Nelson Piquet  Niki Lauda  Alain Prost  McLaren-TAG Report

 Half points awarded after race was stopped due to dangerous conditions.
 Grands Prix in New York City and Fuengirola, Spain were scheduled, but cancelled; the European and Portuguese Grands Prix replaced these two races, respectively.

1984 Constructors Championship final standings
 Place Constructor Chassis Engine Tyre Points Wins Podiums Poles 1  McLaren-TAG MP4/2 TAG Porsche P01  143.5 12 18 3 2  Ferrari 126C4 Ferrari 031  57.5 1 8 2 3  Lotus-Renault 95T Renault EF4B  47 6 2 4  Brabham-BMW BT53 BMW M12/13  38 2 5 9 5  Renault RE50 Renault EF4  34 5 1 6  Williams-Honda FW09FW09B Honda RA163E  25.5 1 2 7  Toleman-Hart TG183BTG184 Hart 415T  16 3 8  Alfa Romeo 184T Alfa Romeo 890T  11 1 9  Arrows-BMW A7 BMW M12/13  3 10  Ligier-Renault JS23JS23B Renault EF4  3 11  Arrows-Ford A6 Ford Cosworth DFV  3 12  Osella-Alfa Romeo FA1EFA1F Alfa Romeo 890T  2 13  Spirit-Hart 101101B Hart 415T  14  Spirit-Ford 101C Ford Cosworth DFV  15  ATS-BMW D7 BMW M12/13  16  RAM-Hart 0102 Hart 415T  DSQ  Tyrrell-Ford 012 Ford Cosworth DFY 

 On 18 July, Tyrrell was disqualified from all races so far that season, and banned from competing in remaining races, because the team had run illegal cars

1984 Drivers Championship final standings
 Pos Driver BRA RSA BEL SMR FRA MON CAN DET DAL GBR GER AUT NED ITA EUR POR Points 1  Niki Lauda Ret 1 Ret Ret 1 Ret 2 Ret Ret 1 2 1 2 1 4 2 72 2  Alain Prost 1 2 Ret 1 7 1 3 4 Ret Ret 1 Ret 1 Ret 1 1 71.5 3  Elio de Angelis 3 7 5 3 5 5 4 2 3 4 Ret Ret 4 Ret Ret 5 34 4  Michele Alboreto Ret 11 1 Ret Ret 6 Ret Ret Ret 5 Ret 3 Ret 2 2 4 30.5 5  Nelson Piquet Ret Ret 9 Ret Ret Ret 1 1 Ret 7 Ret 2 Ret Ret 3 6 29 6  René Arnoux Ret Ret 3 2 4 3 5 Ret 2 6 6 7 11 Ret 5 9 27 7  Derek Warwick Ret 3 2 4 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 2 3 Ret Ret Ret 11 Ret 23 8  Keke Rosberg 2 Ret 4 Ret 6 4 Ret Ret 1 Ret Ret Ret 8 Ret Ret Ret 20.5 9  Ayrton Senna Ret 6 6 DNQ Ret 2 7 Ret Ret 3 Ret Ret Ret Ret 3 13 =  Nigel Mansell Ret Ret Ret Ret 3 Ret 6 Ret 6 Ret 4 Ret 3 Ret Ret Ret 13 11  Patrick Tambay 5 Ret 7 Ret 2 Ret WD Ret Ret 8 5 Ret 6 Ret Ret 7 11 12  Teo Fabi Ret Ret Ret Ret 9 3 Ret Ret 4 5 Ret Ret 9 13  Riccardo Patrese Ret 4 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 12 Ret 10 Ret 3 6 8 8 14  Jacques Laffite Ret Ret Ret Ret 8 8 Ret 5 4 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 14 5 15  Thierry Boutsen 6 12 Ret 5 11 DNQ Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 5 Ret 10 9 Ret 5 16  Stefan Johansson DSQ DSQ DNQ DSQ 4 Ret 11 3 =  Eddie Cheever 4 Ret Ret 7 Ret DNQ 11 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 13 9 Ret 17 3 18  Andrea de Cesaris Ret 5 Ret 6 10 Ret Ret Ret Ret 10 7 Ret Ret Ret 7 12 3 19  Piercarlo Ghinzani RetDNS Ret DNQ 12 7 Ret Ret 5 9 Ret Ret Ret 7 Ret Ret 2 20  Marc Surer 7 9 8 Ret Ret DNQ Ret Ret Ret 11 Ret 6 Ret Ret Ret Ret 1 —  Jo Gartner Ret Ret Ret Ret 12 5* Ret 16 0 —  Gerhard Berger 12 6* Ret 13 0 —  François Hesnault Ret 10 Ret Ret DNS Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 8 8 7 Ret 10 Ret 0 —  Corrado Fabi Ret Ret 7 0 —  Mauro Baldi Ret 8 Ret 8 Ret DNQ 8 15 0 —  Manfred Winkelhock EX Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 8 Ret 8 Ret Ret DNS Ret DNS 10 0 —  Jonathan Palmer 8 Ret 10 9 13 DNQ Ret Ret Ret Ret 9 9 Ret Ret Ret 0 —  Huub Rothengatter NC DNQ Ret NC 9 NC Ret 8 0 —  Johnny Cecotto Ret Ret Ret NC Ret Ret 9 Ret Ret DNQ 0 —  Philippe Alliot Ret Ret DNQ Ret Ret DNQ 10 Ret DNS Ret Ret 11 10 Ret Ret Ret 0 —  Stefan Bellof DSQ DSQ DSQ DSQ DSQ DSQ DSQ DSQ DSQ DSQEX DSQ 0 —  Martin Brundle DSQ DSQ DSQ DSQ DSQ DNQ DSQ DSQ DNQ 0 —  Mike Thackwell Ret DNQ 0 —  Philippe Streiff Ret 0 —  Pierluigi Martini DNQ 0 Pos Driver BRA RSA BEL SMR FRA MON CAN DET DAL GBR GER AUT NED ITA EUR POR Points
Notes
 Half points were awarded at the Monaco Grand Prix as less than 75% of the scheduled distance was completed.
* Neither Gartner nor Berger were eligible for points, as they were driving the respective "second entries" of Osella and ATS and both teams had officially entered only one car for the entire championship.Bold – Pole position
Italics – Fastest lap

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