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1984 German Grand Prix
Race 11 of 16 in the 1984 Formula One World Championship
Race details
Date	5 August 1984
Official name	XLVI Großer Preis von Deutschland
Location	Hockenheimring Hockenheim, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	6.802 km (4.227 miles)
Distance	44 laps, 299.068 km (185.832 miles)
Weather	Dry
Pole position
Driver	Alain Prost	McLaren-TAG
Time	1:47.012
Fastest lap
Driver	Alain Prost	McLaren-TAG
Time	1:53.538 on lap 31
Podium
First	Alain Prost	McLaren-TAG
Second	Niki Lauda	McLaren-TAG
Third	Derek Warwick	Renault
Lap leaders

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

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Q1	Q2	Gap
1	7	Alain Prost	McLaren-TAG	1:49.439	1:47.012
2	11	Elio de Angelis	Lotus-Renault	1:48.033	1:47.065	+0.053
3	16	Derek Warwick	Renault	1:48.576	1:48.382	+1.370
4	15	Patrick Tambay	Renault	1:51.414	1:48.425	+1.413
5	1	Nelson Piquet	Brabham-BMW	1:48.698	1:48.584	+1.572
6	27	Michele Alboreto	Ferrari	1:49.782	1:48.847	+1.835
7	8	Niki Lauda	McLaren-TAG	1:48.912	1:49.004	+1.900
8	2	Teo Fabi	Brabham-BMW	1:51.693	1:49.302	+2.290
9	19	Ayrton Senna	Toleman-Hart	1:49.395	1:49.831	+2.383
10	28	René Arnoux	Ferrari	1:50.830	1:49.857	+2.845
11	26	Andrea de Cesaris	Ligier-Renault	1:50.338	1:50.117	+3.105
12	5	Jacques Laffite	Williams-Honda	1:51.428	1:50.511	+3.499
13	14	Manfred Winkelhock	ATS-BMW	1:51.697	1:50.686	+3.674
14	17	Marc Surer	Arrows-BMW	1:56.450	1:51.475	+4.463
15	18	Thierry Boutsen	Arrows-BMW	1:52.144	1:51.551	+4.539
16	12	Nigel Mansell	Lotus-Renault	1:52.958	1:51.715	+4.703
17	25	François Hesnault	Ligier-Renault	1:53.985	1:51.872	+4.860
18	23	Eddie Cheever	Alfa Romeo	1:54.802	1:51.950	+4.938
19	6	Keke Rosberg	Williams-Honda	2:12.229	1:52.003	+4.991
20	22	Riccardo Patrese	Alfa Romeo	1:52.769	1:54.665	+5.757
21	24	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella-Alfa Romeo	1:59.505	1:54.546	+7.534
22	9	Philippe Alliot	RAM-Hart	1:55.505	1:55.795	+8.493
23	30	Jo Gartner	Osella-Alfa Romeo	1:58.457	1:55.594	+8.582
24	21	Huub Rothengatter	Spirit-Hart	1:56.112	2:00.118	+9.100
25	10	Jonathan Palmer	RAM-Hart	1:56.797	46:43.220	+9.785
26	3	Stefan Johansson	Tyrrell-Ford	2:00.268	1:59.461	+12.449
DNQ	4	Mike Thackwell	Tyrrell-Ford	2:01.320	1:59.516	+12.504
Source:

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	7	Alain Prost	McLaren-TAG	44	1:24:43.210	1	9
2	8	Niki Lauda	McLaren-TAG	44	+ 3.149	7	6
3	16	Derek Warwick	Renault	44	+ 36.423	3	4
4	12	Nigel Mansell	Lotus-Renault	44	+ 51.663	16	3
5	15	Patrick Tambay	Renault	44	+ 1:11.949	4	2
6	28	René Arnoux	Ferrari	43	+ 1 Lap	10	1
7	26	Andrea de Cesaris	Ligier-Renault	43	+ 1 Lap	11
8	25	François Hesnault	Ligier-Renault	43	+ 1 Lap	17
9	21	Huub Rothengatter	Spirit-Hart	40	+ 4 Laps	24
DSQ	3	Stefan Johansson	Tyrrell-Ford	42	Disqualified	26
Ret	14	Manfred Winkelhock	ATS-BMW	31	Gearbox	13
Ret	23	Eddie Cheever	Alfa Romeo	29	Engine	18
Ret	2	Teo Fabi	Brabham-BMW	28	Turbo	8
Ret	1	Nelson Piquet	Brabham-BMW	23	Gearbox	5
Ret	22	Riccardo Patrese	Alfa Romeo	16	Fuel System	20
Ret	24	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella-Alfa Romeo	14	Electrical	21
Ret	30	Jo Gartner	Osella-Alfa Romeo	13	Turbo	23
Ret	27	Michele Alboreto	Ferrari	13	Engine	6
Ret	10	Jonathan Palmer	RAM-Hart	11	Turbo	25
Ret	6	Keke Rosberg	Williams-Honda	10	Electrical	19
Ret	5	Jacques Laffite	Williams-Honda	10	Engine	12
Ret	18	Thierry Boutsen	Arrows-BMW	8	Engine	15
Ret	11	Elio de Angelis	Lotus-Renault	8	Turbo	2
Ret	9	Philippe Alliot	RAM-Hart	7	Overheating	22
Ret	19	Ayrton Senna	Toleman-Hart	4	Rear Wing	9
Ret	17	Marc Surer	Arrows-BMW	1	Turbo	14
DNQ	4	Mike Thackwell	Tyrrell-Ford
Source:

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Alain Prost 43.5 2 Niki Lauda 39 3 Elio de Angelis 26.5 4 René Arnoux 24.5 5 Derek Warwick 23 Source:

Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 McLaren-TAG 82.5 2 Lotus-Renault 35.5 3 Ferrari 35.5 4 Renault 32 5 Williams-Honda 24 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.

References

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2. "Grosser Preis Von Deutschland 1984 - QUALIFYING 1". formula1.com. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
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5. "1984 German Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 4 November 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
6. ^ "Germany 1984 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 18 March 2019.

• 1984 Formula One races
• German Grand Prix
• 1984 in West German motorsport
• August 1984 sports events in Europe