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1984 German Grand Prix

{{Infobox Grand Prix race report

|Type = F1

|Country = West Germany

|Grand Prix = German

|Date = 5 August

|Year = 1984

|Image = Circuit_Hockenheimring-1982.svg

|Caption =

|Race_No = 11

|Season_No = 16

|Official name = XLVI Großer Preis von Deutschland

|Location = Hockenheimring
Hockenheim, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany

|Course = Permanent racing facility

|Course_mi = 4.227{{Cite web|url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1984-german-grand-prix/|title = 1984 German Grand Prix | Motorsport Database}}

|Course_km = 6.802

|Distance_laps = 44

|Distance_mi = 185.832

|Distance_km = 299.068

|Weather = Dry

|Pole_Driver = Alain Prost

|Pole_Team = McLaren-TAG

|Pole_Time = 1:47.012

|Pole_Country = France

|Fast_Driver = Alain Prost

|Fast_Team = McLaren-TAG

|Fast_Time = 1:53.538

|Fast_Lap = 31

|Fast_Country = France

|First_Driver = Alain Prost

|First_Team = McLaren-TAG

|First_Country = France

|Second_Driver = Niki Lauda

|Second_Team = McLaren-TAG

|Second_Country= Austria

|Third_Driver = Derek Warwick

|Third_Team = Renault

|Third_Country = UK

|Lapchart = {{F1Laps1984|GER}}

}}

The 1984 German Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Hockenheim on 5 August 1984. It was the eleventh race of the 1984 Formula One World Championship.

The 44-lap race was won by Alain Prost, driving a McLaren-TAG, who also took pole position and set the fastest lap. Teammate Niki Lauda finished second, completing McLaren's second 1-2 finish of the season, while Derek Warwick was third in a Renault, which would turn out to be the final podium finish of his career. Nigel Mansell (Lotus-Renault), Patrick Tambay (Renault) and René Arnoux (Ferrari) rounded out the top six.

Classification

=Qualifying=

class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;"
PosNoDriverConstructorQ1Q2Gap
1

| 7

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Alain Prost

| McLaren-TAG

| 1:49.439

| 1:47.012

|

2

| 11

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Elio de Angelis

| Lotus-Renault

| 1:48.033

| 1:47.065

| +0.053

3

| 16

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Derek Warwick

| Renault

| 1:48.576

| 1:48.382

| +1.370

4

| 15

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Patrick Tambay

| Renault

| 1:51.414

| 1:48.425

| +1.413

5

| 1

| {{flagicon|BRA|1968}} Nelson Piquet

| Brabham-BMW

| 1:48.698

| 1:48.584

| +1.572

6

| 27

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Michele Alboreto

| Ferrari

| 1:49.782

| 1:48.847

| +1.835

7

| 8

| {{flagicon|AUT}} Niki Lauda

| McLaren-TAG

| 1:48.912

| 1:49.004

| +1.900

8

| 2

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Teo Fabi

| Brabham-BMW

| 1:51.693

| 1:49.302

| +2.290

9

| 19

| {{flagicon|BRA|1968}} Ayrton Senna

| Toleman-Hart

| 1:49.395

| 1:49.831

| +2.383

10

| 28

| {{flagicon|FRA}} René Arnoux

| Ferrari

| 1:50.830

| 1:49.857

| +2.845

11

| 26

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Andrea de Cesaris

| Ligier-Renault

| 1:50.338

| 1:50.117

| +3.105

12

| 5

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Jacques Laffite

| Williams-Honda

| 1:51.428

| 1:50.511

| +3.499

13

| 14

| {{flagicon|FRG}} Manfred Winkelhock

| ATS-BMW

| 1:51.697

| 1:50.686

| +3.674

14

| 17

| {{flagicon|SWI}} Marc Surer

| Arrows-BMW

| 1:56.450

| 1:51.475

| +4.463

15

| 18

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Thierry Boutsen

| Arrows-BMW

| 1:52.144

| 1:51.551

| +4.539

16

| 12

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Nigel Mansell

| Lotus-Renault

| 1:52.958

| 1:51.715

| +4.703

17

| 25

| {{flagicon|FRA}} François Hesnault

| Ligier-Renault

| 1:53.985

| 1:51.872

| +4.860

18

| 23

| {{flagicon|USA}} Eddie Cheever

| Alfa Romeo

| 1:54.802

| 1:51.950

| +4.938

19

| 6

| {{flagicon|FIN}} Keke Rosberg

| Williams-Honda

| 2:12.229

| 1:52.003

| +4.991

20

| 22

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Riccardo Patrese

| Alfa Romeo

| 1:52.769

| 1:54.665

| +5.757

21

| 24

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Piercarlo Ghinzani

| Osella-Alfa Romeo

| 1:59.505

| 1:54.546

| +7.534

22

| 9

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Philippe Alliot

| RAM-Hart

| 1:55.505

| 1:55.795

| +8.493

23

| 30

| {{flagicon|Austria}} Jo Gartner

| Osella-Alfa Romeo

| 1:58.457

| 1:55.594

| +8.582

24

| 21

| {{flagicon|NED}} Huub Rothengatter

| Spirit-Hart

| 1:56.112

| 2:00.118

| +9.100

25

| 10

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Jonathan Palmer

| RAM-Hart

| 1:56.797

| 46:43.220

| +9.785

26

| 3

| {{flagicon|SWE}} Stefan Johansson

| Tyrrell-Ford

| 2:00.268

| 1:59.461

| +12.449

DNQ

| 4

| {{flagicon|New Zealand}} Mike Thackwell

| Tyrrell-Ford

| 2:01.320

| 1:59.516

| +12.504

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= Race =

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
1

| 7

| {{flagicon|France}} Alain Prost

| McLaren-TAG

| 44

| 1:24:43.210

| 1

| 9

2

| 8

| {{flagicon|Austria}} Niki Lauda

| McLaren-TAG

| 44

| + 3.149

| 7

| 6

3

| 16

| {{flagicon|UK}} Derek Warwick

| Renault

| 44

| + 36.423

| 3

| 4

4

| 12

| {{flagicon|UK}} Nigel Mansell

| Lotus-Renault

| 44

| + 51.663

| 16

| 3

5

| 15

| {{flagicon|France}} Patrick Tambay

| Renault

| 44

| + 1:11.949

| 4

| 2

6

| 28

| {{flagicon|France}} René Arnoux

| Ferrari

| 43

| + 1 Lap

| 10

| 1

7

| 26

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Andrea de Cesaris

| Ligier-Renault

| 43

| + 1 Lap

| 11

|  

8

| 25

| {{flagicon|France}} François Hesnault

| Ligier-Renault

| 43

| + 1 Lap

| 17

|  

9

| 21

| {{flagicon|Netherlands}} Huub Rothengatter

| Spirit-Hart

| 40

| + 4 Laps

| 24

|  

DSQ

| 3

| {{flagicon|Sweden}} Stefan Johansson

| Tyrrell-Ford

| 42

| Disqualified

| 26

|  

Ret

| 14

| {{flagicon|West Germany}} Manfred Winkelhock

| ATS-BMW

| 31

| Gearbox

| 13

|  

Ret

| 23

| {{flagicon|USA}} Eddie Cheever

| Alfa Romeo

| 29

| Engine

| 18

|  

Ret

| 2

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Teo Fabi

| Brabham-BMW

| 28

| Turbo

| 8

|  

Ret

| 1

| {{flagicon|Brazil|1968}} Nelson Piquet

| Brabham-BMW

| 23

| Gearbox

| 5

|  

Ret

| 22

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Riccardo Patrese

| Alfa Romeo

| 16

| Fuel System

| 20

|  

Ret

| 24

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Piercarlo Ghinzani

| Osella-Alfa Romeo

| 14

| Electrical

| 21

|  

Ret

| 30

| {{flagicon|Austria}} Jo Gartner

| Osella-Alfa Romeo

| 13

| Turbo

| 23

|  

Ret

| 27

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Michele Alboreto

| Ferrari

| 13

| Engine

| 6

|  

Ret

| 10

| {{flagicon|UK}} Jonathan Palmer

| RAM-Hart

| 11

| Turbo

| 25

|  

Ret

| 6

| {{flagicon|Finland}} Keke Rosberg

| Williams-Honda

| 10

| Electrical

| 19

|  

Ret

| 5

| {{flagicon|France}} Jacques Laffite

| Williams-Honda

| 10

| Engine

| 12

|  

Ret

| 18

| {{flagicon|Belgium}} Thierry Boutsen

| Arrows-BMW

| 8

| Engine

| 15

|  

Ret

| 11

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Elio de Angelis

| Lotus-Renault

| 8

| Turbo

| 2

|  

Ret

| 9

| {{flagicon|France}} Philippe Alliot

| RAM-Hart

| 7

| Overheating

| 22

|  

Ret

| 19

| {{flagicon|Brazil|1968}} Ayrton Senna

| Toleman-Hart

| 4

| Rear Wing

| 9

|  

Ret

| 17

| {{flagicon|Switzerland}} Marc Surer

| Arrows-BMW

| 1

| Turbo

| 14

|  

DNQ

| 4

| {{flagicon|New Zealand}} Mike Thackwell

| Tyrrell-Ford

|  

|  

|  

|  

colspan="8"|{{center|Source:{{cite web |url=http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1984/321/ |title=1984 German Grand Prix |publisher=formula1.com |access-date=23 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141104031521/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1984/321/ |archive-date=4 November 2014}}}}

Championship standings after the race

{{col-start}}

{{col-2}}

;Drivers' Championship standings

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
Pos

! Driver

! Points

1

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Alain Prost

| align="right"| 43.5

2

| {{flagicon|AUT}} Niki Lauda

| align="right"| 39

3

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Elio de Angelis

| align="right"| 26.5

4

| {{flagicon|FRA}} René Arnoux

| align="right"| 24.5

5

| {{flagicon|UK}} Derek Warwick

| align="right"| 23

colspan=4|Source:{{Cite web|url=https://www.statsf1.com/en/1984/allemagne/championnat.aspx|title=Germany 1984 - Championship • STATS F1|website=www.statsf1.com|access-date=18 March 2019}}

{{col-2}}

;Constructors' Championship standings

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
Pos

! Constructor

! Points

1

| {{flagicon|UK}} McLaren-TAG

| align="right"| 82.5

2

| {{flagicon|UK}} Lotus-Renault

| align="right"| 35.5

3

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Ferrari

| align="right"| 35.5

4

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Renault

| align="right"| 32

5

| {{flagicon|UK}} Williams-Honda

| align="right"| 24

colspan=4|Source:

{{col-end}}

  • {{small|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.}}

References

{{Reflist|30em}}

{{F1 race report

| Name_of_race = German Grand Prix

| Year_of_race = 1984

| Previous_race_in_season = 1984 British Grand Prix

| Next_race_in_season = 1984 Austrian Grand Prix

| Previous_year's_race = 1983 German Grand Prix

| Next_year's_race = 1985 German Grand Prix

}}

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