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.

1984 Dutch Grand Prix
Race 13 of 16 in the 1984 Formula One World Championship
The Zandvoort Circuit (1980–1989)
Race details
Date	26 August 1984
Official name	XXXI Grote Prijs van Nederland
Location	Circuit Zandvoort Zandvoort, Netherlands
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	4.252 km (2.642 miles)
Distance	71 laps, 301.892 km (187.582 miles)
Weather	Sunny
Pole position
Driver	Alain Prost	McLaren-TAG
Time	1:13.567
Fastest lap
Driver	René Arnoux	Ferrari
Time	1:19.465 on lap 64
Podium
First	Alain Prost	McLaren-TAG
Second	Niki Lauda	McLaren-TAG
Third	Nigel Mansell	Lotus-Renault
Lap leaders

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.

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
Source:

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
Source:

Championship standings after the race

• Bold text indicates the World Champions.

Drivers' Championship standings

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
Source:

Constructors' Championship standings

Pos	Constructor	Points
1	McLaren-TAG	106.5
2	Lotus-Renault	42.5
3	Ferrari	39.5
4	Renault	33
5	Brabham-BMW	32
Source:

• 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.