After passing Warwick for the lead, Prost, who was in the pits for a tyre change when Lauda coasted in to retire, lost the lead back to the Englishman when he made his second stop for tyres.
Logo de pasar a Warwick no liderado, Prost, que estaba nos pits para cambiar pneumáticos cando Lauda retirouse, perdeu o liderado de novo co inglés cando fixo a súa segunda parada para cambiar pneumáticos.