Pit Lane F1
1984 Season - Round 5 - 1984-05-20
Niki Lauda won the 1984 French Grand Prix for McLaren, with Patrick Tambay (Renault) second and Nigel Mansell (Team Lotus) third. The win came from P9 on the grid.
Andrea de Cesaris (Ligier) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P26 on the grid to P10 at the flag — a 16-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 13 drivers failing to finish.
26 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1984 French Grand Prix, completing round 5 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niki Lauda | McLaren | 9 | Finished | 9 | |
| 2 | Patrick Tambay | Renault | 1 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | 6 | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 |
| René Arnoux |
| Ferrari |
| 11 |
| Finished |
| 3 |
| 5 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 2 | Finished | 2 |
| 6 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | 4 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 5 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | Jacques Laffite | Williams | 12 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | Teo Fabi | Brabham | 17 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 10 | Andrea de Cesaris | Ligier | 26 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 11 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | 14 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 12 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | 25 | +5 Laps | 0 |
| 13 | Jonathan Palmer | RAM | 21 | +7 Laps | 0 |
| 14 | Martin Brundle | Tyrrell | 23 | Disqualified | 0 |
| 15 | Mauro Baldi | Spirit | 24 | Engine | 0 |
| 16 | Derek Warwick | Renault | 7 | Accident | 0 |
| 17 | Marc Surer | Arrows | 19 | Accident | 0 |
| 18 | Eddie Cheever | Alfa Romeo | 16 | Engine | 0 |
| 19 | Ayrton Senna | Toleman | 13 | Turbo | 0 |
| 20 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 10 | Engine | 0 |
| 21 | Johnny Cecotto | Toleman | 18 | Turbo | 0 |
| 22 | Riccardo Patrese | Alfa Romeo | 15 | Engine | 0 |
| 23 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 3 | Turbo | 0 |
| 24 | Stefan Bellof | Tyrrell | 20 | Disqualified | 0 |
| 25 | Manfred Winkelhock | ATS | 8 | Clutch | 0 |
| 26 | Philippe Alliot | RAM | 22 | Electrical | 0 |
