Pit Lane F1
1984 Season - Round 15 - 1984-10-07
Alain Prost won the 1984 European Grand Prix for McLaren, with Michele Alboreto (Ferrari) second and Nelson Piquet (Brabham) third. The win came from P2 on the grid.
Mauro Baldi (Spirit) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P24 on the grid to P8 at the flag — a 16-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 17 drivers failing to finish.
26 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1984 European Grand Prix, completing round 15 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 2 | Finished | 9 | |
| 2 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 5 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 1 | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 |
| Niki Lauda |
| McLaren |
| 15 |
| Finished |
| 3 |
| 5 | René Arnoux | Ferrari | 6 | Finished | 2 |
| 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Alfa Romeo | 9 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Andrea de Cesaris | Ligier | 17 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 8 | Mauro Baldi | Spirit | 24 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 9 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | 11 | Ignition | 0 |
| 10 | François Hesnault | Ligier | 19 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 11 | Derek Warwick | Renault | 7 | Overheating | 0 |
| 12 | Jo Gartner | Osella | 22 | Fuel system | 0 |
| 13 | Teo Fabi | Brabham | 10 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 14 | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | 8 | Engine | 0 |
| 15 | Patrick Tambay | Renault | 3 | Fuel system | 0 |
| 16 | Eddie Cheever | Alfa Romeo | 13 | Fuel system | 0 |
| 17 | Philippe Alliot | RAM | 25 | Turbo | 0 |
| 18 | Jonathan Palmer | RAM | 21 | Turbo | 0 |
| 19 | Jacques Laffite | Williams | 14 | Engine | 0 |
| 20 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 23 | Turbo | 0 |
| 21 | Stefan Johansson | Toleman | 26 | Overheating | 0 |
| 22 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | 4 | Accident | 0 |
| 23 | Ayrton Senna | Toleman | 12 | Accident | 0 |
| 24 | Marc Surer | Arrows | 16 | Accident | 0 |
| 25 | Gerhard Berger | ATS | 18 | Accident | 0 |
| 26 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | 20 | Accident | 0 |
