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1984 Portuguese Grand Prix

FieldValue
TypeF1
Grand PrixPortuguese
CountryPortugal
ImageCircuito_de_Estoril_1972-1993.png
Date21 October
Year1984
Race_No16
Season_No16
Official name13º Grande Prémio de Portugal
CoursePermanent racing facility
LocationAutódromo do Estoril, Estoril, Portugal
Course_mi2.702
Course_km4.35
Distance_laps70
Distance_mi189.14
Distance_km304.5
WeatherDry
Pole_DriverNelson Piquet
Pole_TeamBrabham-BMW
Pole_Time1:21.703
Pole_CountryBrazil
pole_flag_suffix1968
Fast_DriverNiki Lauda
Fast_TeamMcLaren-TAG
Fast_Time1:22.996
Fast_Lap51
Fast_CountryAustria
First_DriverAlain Prost
First_TeamMcLaren-TAG
First_CountryFrance
Second_DriverNiki Lauda
Second_TeamMcLaren-TAG
Second_CountryAustria
Third_DriverAyrton Senna
Third_TeamToleman-Hart
Third_CountryBrazil
third_flag_suffix1968
Lapchart

The 1984 Portuguese Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Estoril on 21 October 1984. It was the sixteenth and final race of the 1984 FIA Formula One World Championship. It was the first World Championship Portuguese Grand Prix since 1960, when it was held at the Boavista street circuit in Oporto.

Niki Lauda needed second place to secure the title, and gained it when Nigel Mansell spun out with 18 laps to go. As a result, he took the title by just half a point from team-mate Alain Prost, remaining the closest title-winning margin in Formula One history. The point-scoring drivers won a total of 13 world championships between them, and the three drivers on the podium were all (at least) triple World Champions from different eras – Lauda, approaching the end of his long and distinguished F1 career, Prost, enjoying the best years of his career, and Ayrton Senna, still at the dawn of his.

After running a strong second behind Prost for most of the race, Mansell's spin on lap 52 was due to his front left brake failing. The Englishman later told that as it was his last race for Lotus before joining Williams in , team boss Peter Warr (whom he had never got along with personally) had refused to give him the brakes he wanted for his Lotus 95T and that it was this that ultimately caused his retirement and handed Lauda the second place he needed to win the World Championship.

The race also represented the last win for French tyre manufacturer Michelin in Formula One until the 2001 San Marino Grand Prix.

Classification

Qualifying

PosNoDriverConstructorQ1Q2Gap123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627Source:
1BRA Nelson PiquetBrabham-BMW1:30.889**1:21.703**—
7FRA Alain ProstMcLaren-TAG1:28.276**1:21.774**+0.071
19BRA Ayrton SennaToleman-Hart1:30.077**1:21.936**+0.233
6FIN Keke RosbergWilliams-Honda1:32.269**1:22.049**+0.346
11ITA Elio de AngelisLotus-Renault1:28.428**1:22.291**+0.588
12GBR Nigel MansellLotus-Renault1:32.986**1:22.319**+0.616
15FRA Patrick TambayRenault1:29.409**1:22.583**+0.880
27ITA Michele AlboretoFerrari1:31.192**1:22.686**+0.983
16GBR Derek WarwickRenault1:35.913**1:22.801**+1.098
20Sweden Stefan JohanssonToleman-Hart1:28.991**1:22.942**+1.239
8AUT Niki LaudaMcLaren-TAG1:28.837**1:23.183**+1.480
22ITA Riccardo PatreseAlfa Romeo1:37.154**1:24.048**+2.345
33France Philippe StreiffRenault1:37.280**1:24.089**+2.386
23USA Eddie CheeverAlfa Romeo1:34.809**1:24.235**+2.532
5FRA Jacques LaffiteWilliams-Honda1:39.696**1:24.437**+2.734
17SWI Marc SurerArrows-BMW1:34.003**1:24.688**+2.985
28FRA René ArnouxFerrari1:36.634**1:24.848**+3.145
18BEL Thierry BoutsenArrows-BMW1:32.530**1:25.115**+3.412
2FRG Manfred WinkelhockBrabham-BMWno time**1:25.289**+3.586
26ITA Andrea de CesarisLigier-Renault1:33.398**1:26.082**+4.379
25FRA François HesnaultLigier-Renault1:34.233**1:26.701**+4.998
24ITA Piercarlo GhinzaniOsella-Alfa Romeo1:31.336**1:26.840**+5.137
14Austria Gerhard BergerATS-BMW1:44.966**1:28.106**+6.403
30Austria Jo GartnerOsella-Alfa Romeo1:33.540**1:28.229**+6.526
21ITA Mauro BaldiSpirit-Hart1:36.483**1:29.001**+7.298
10GBR Jonathan PalmerRAM-Hart1:40.344**1:29.397**+7.694
9FRA Philippe AlliotRAM-Hart1:34.839**1:30.406**+8.703

Race

PosNoDriverConstructorTyreLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints1234567891011121314151617RetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRet
7France **Alain Prost****McLaren-TAG**701:41:11.7532**9**
8Austria **Niki Lauda****McLaren-TAG**70+ 13.42511**6**
19Brazil **Ayrton Senna****Toleman-Hart**70+ 20.0423**4**
27Italy **Michele Alboreto****Ferrari**70+ 20.3178**3**
11Italy **Elio de Angelis****Lotus-Renault**70+ 1:32.1695**2**
1Brazil **Nelson Piquet****Brabham-BMW**69+ 1 Lap1**1**
15France Patrick TambayRenault69+ 1 Lap7
22Italy Riccardo PatreseAlfa Romeo69+ 1 Lap12
28France René ArnouxFerrari69+ 1 Lap17
2FRG Manfred WinkelhockBrabham-BMW69+ 1 Lap19
20Sweden Stefan JohanssonToleman-Hart69+ 1 Lap10
26Italy Andrea de CesarisLigier-Renault69+ 1 Lap20
14Austria Gerhard BergerATS-BMW68+ 2 Laps23
5France Jacques LaffiteWilliams-Honda67+ 3 Laps15
21Italy Mauro BaldiSpirit-Hart66+ 4 Laps25
30Austria Jo GartnerOsella-Alfa Romeo65Out of Fuel24
23USA Eddie CheeverAlfa Romeo64+ 6 Laps14
24Italy Piercarlo GhinzaniOsella-Alfa Romeo60Engine22
12UK Nigel MansellLotus-Renault52Brakes6
16UK Derek WarwickRenault51Gearbox9
33France Philippe StreiffRenault48Transmission13
6Finland Keke RosbergWilliams-Honda39Engine4
25France François HesnaultLigier-Renault31Electrical21
18Belgium Thierry BoutsenArrows-BMW24Transmission18
10UK Jonathan PalmerRAM-Hart19Gearbox26
17Switzerland Marc SurerArrows-BMW8Electrical16
9France Philippe AlliotRAM-Hart2Engine27

Championship standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings

PosDriverPointsSource:
1AUT Niki Lauda72
2FRA Alain Prost71.5
3ITA Elio de Angelis34
4ITA Michele Alboreto30.5
5BRA Nelson Piquet29

;Constructors' Championship standings

PosConstructorPointsSource:
1UK McLaren-TAG143.5
2ITA Ferrari57.5
3UK Lotus-Renault47
4UK Brabham-BMW38
5FRA Renault34
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

| Previous_year's_race = 1966 Portuguese Grand Prix | Next_year's_race = 1985 Portuguese Grand Prix

References

  1. "4. Grande Premio de Portugal - QUALIFYING 1".
  2. "4. Grande Premio de Portugal - QUALIFYING 2".
  3. "4. Grande Premio de Portugal - OVERALL QUALIFYING".
  4. "1984 Portuguese Grand Prix". formula1.com.
  5. (21 October 1984). "1984 Portuguese Grand Prix - Race Results & History - GP Archive".
  6. "Portugal 1984 - Championship • STATS F1".
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