Season 1984 · Round 1

Brazilian Grand Prix

1984 Season R2 →
1984-03-25 · Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet · Brazil · Brazilian Grand Prix · 61Lap · 306.891km
7 Alain Prost
McLaren 1:42:34.492
Team win 9pt P1 · P13
6 Keke Rosberg
Williams +40.514
11 Elio de Angelis
Team Lotus +59.128
Fastest Lap
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DNF
16
Derek Warwick L51 Andrea de Cesaris L42 Riccardo Patrese L41 Niki Lauda L38 Nigel Mansell L35 Nelson Piquet L32 Teo Fabi L32 René Arnoux L30 Piercarlo Ghinzani L28 François Hesnault L25 +6
Tyre usage Race Control
Storylines · This Grand Prix & circuit
Most wins at this GP
Alain Prost active 6 wins
Pole-to-win rate 1/10 10%
Most DNFs · all-time P30
Circuit Info
61Lap 306.891km 10 races held (1978–)
Records Watch · Active drivers ranked at this Grand Prix
Wins
P1 Alain Prost 6 wins · GP #1
P5 Nelson Piquet 2 wins · → Sebastian Vettel -1
P5 Nigel Mansell 2 wins · → Sebastian Vettel -1
Pole Position
P1 Ayrton Senna 6 · GP #1
P6 Nigel Mansell 2 · → Felipe Massa -1
P6 Alain Prost 2 · → Felipe Massa -1
Starts
P5 Riccardo Patrese 16 starts · → Jenson Button -1
P10 Nelson Piquet 13 starts · → Felipe Massa -1
P10 Alain Prost 13 starts · → Felipe Massa -1
Grid → Finish · places gained and lost
GRID FINISH 10 20 30 40 50 60 L61 Prost · P4 → P1 · +3 4 Prost PRO 1 Prost PRO Rosberg · P9 → P2 · +7 9 Rosberg ROS 2 Rosberg ROS de Angelis · P1 → P3 · -2 1 de Angelis DE 3 de Angelis DE Cheever · P12 → P4 · +8 12 Cheever CHE 4 Cheever CHE Tambay · P8 → P5 · +3 8 Tambay TAM 5 Tambay TAM Boutsen · P20 → P6 · +14 20 Boutsen BOU 6 Boutsen BOU Surer · P24 → P7 · +17 24 Surer SUR 7 Surer SUR Palmer · P26 → P8 · +18 26 Palmer PAL 8 Palmer PAL Brundle · P18 → P9 · +9 18 Brundle BRU 9 Brundle BRU Warwick · P3 → retired L51 Warwick · retired L51 3 Warwick WAR R Warwick WAR de Cesaris · P14 → retired L42 de Cesaris · retired L42 14 de Cesaris DE R de Cesaris DE Patrese · P11 → retired L41 Patrese · retired L41 11 Patrese PAT R Patrese PAT Lauda · P6 → retired L38 Lauda · retired L38 6 Lauda LAU R Lauda LAU Mansell · P5 → retired L35 Mansell · retired L35 5 Mansell MAN R Mansell MAN Piquet · P7 → retired L32 Piquet · retired L32 7 Piquet PIQ R Piquet PIQ Fabi · P15 → retired L32 Fabi · retired L32 15 Fabi FAB R Fabi FAB Arnoux · P10 → retired L30 Arnoux · retired L30 10 Arnoux ARN R Arnoux ARN Ghinzani · P21 → retired L28 Ghinzani · retired L28 21 Ghinzani GHI R Ghinzani GHI Hesnault · P19 → retired L25 Hesnault · retired L25 19 Hesnault HES R Hesnault HES Alliot · P25 → retired L24 Alliot · retired L24 25 Alliot ALL R Alliot ALL Cecotto · P17 → retired L18 Cecotto · retired L18 17 Cecotto CEC R Cecotto CEC Laffite · P13 → retired L15 Laffite · retired L15 13 Laffite LAF R Laffite LAF Alboreto · P2 → retired L14 Alboreto · retired L14 2 Alboreto ALB R Alboreto ALB Baldi · P23 → retired L12 Baldi · retired L12 23 Baldi BAL R Baldi BAL Bellof · P22 → P25 · -3 22 Bellof BEL 25 Bellof BEL Senna · P16 → retired L8 Senna · retired L8 16 Senna SEN R Senna SEN Winkelhock · pit lane → P27 · +1 — Winkelhock WIN 27 Winkelhock WIN
retired horizontal axis = laps completed · line thickness = places gained or lost
PosDriverTeamGridLapTime / StatusPoints
1 7 Alain Prost McLaren 4 61 1:42:34.492 9
2 6 Keke Rosberg Williams 9 61 +40.514 6
3 11 Elio de Angelis Team Lotus 1 61 +59.128 4
4 23 Eddie Cheever Alfa Romeo 12 60 +1 Lap 3
5 15 Patrick Tambay Renault 8 59 Out of fuel 2
6 18 Thierry Boutsen Arrows 20 59 +2 Laps 1
7 17 Marc Surer Arrows 24 59 +2 Laps
8 10 Jonathan Palmer RAM 26 58 +3 Laps
D 3 Martin Brundle Tyrrell 18 60 Disqualified
R 16 Derek Warwick Renault 3 51 Suspension
R 26 Andrea de Cesaris Ligier 14 42 Gearbox
R 22 Riccardo Patrese Alfa Romeo 11 41 Gearbox
R 8 Niki Lauda McLaren 6 38 Electrical
R 12 Nigel Mansell Team Lotus 5 35 Accident
R 1 Nelson Piquet Brabham 7 32 Engine
R 2 Teo Fabi Brabham 15 32 Turbo
R 28 René Arnoux Ferrari 10 30 Battery
R 24 Piercarlo Ghinzani Osella 21 28 Gearbox
R 25 François Hesnault Ligier 19 25 Overheating
R 9 Philippe Alliot RAM 25 24 Battery
R 20 Johnny Cecotto Toleman 17 18 Turbo
R 5 Jacques Laffite Williams 13 15 Electrical
R 27 Michele Alboreto Ferrari 2 14 Brakes
R 21 Mauro Baldi Spirit 23 12 Distributor
D 4 Stefan Bellof Tyrrell 22 11 Disqualified
R 19 Ayrton Senna Toleman 16 8 Turbo
D 2 Manfred Winkelhock ATS 0 0 Disqualified
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2003 onwards.
Starting grid
Official
1
11 Elio de Angelis
2
27 Michele Alboreto
3
16 Derek Warwick
4
7 Alain Prost
5
12 Nigel Mansell
6
8 Niki Lauda
7
1 Nelson Piquet
8
15 Patrick Tambay
9
6 Keke Rosberg
10
28 René Arnoux
11
22 Riccardo Patrese
12
23 Eddie Cheever
13
5 Jacques Laffite
14
26 Andrea de Cesaris
15
2 Teo Fabi
16
19 Ayrton Senna
17
20 Johnny Cecotto
18
3 Martin Brundle
19
25 François Hesnault
20
18 Thierry Boutsen
21
24 Piercarlo Ghinzani
22
4 Stefan Bellof
23
21 Mauro Baldi
24
17 Marc Surer
25
9 Philippe Alliot
26
10 Jonathan Palmer
PIT
2 Manfred Winkelhock pit lane start
Final grid as classified, including any pit lane starts. Source: Jolpica-F1. The arrow compares the grid slot with the qualifying classification; hover a drop to see the stewards document behind it.
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Record Basis · Calculation basis
Race order is the final classification(post-race penalties applied) · qualifying session data 2003+ · lap times 1996+ · pit stops 2012+ (pit-lane transit, not stationary time) · DNF = Finished(Finished·+N Laps) non-Finished statuses
Data sources: Jolpica-F1 (Ergast compatible API) · weather·Race Control OpenF1 (2023+) · Last fetched: 2026-09-05 14:15