Pit Lane F1
1984 Season - Round 8 - 1984-06-24
Nelson Piquet won the 1984 Detroit Grand Prix from pole position, leading Elio de Angelis (Team Lotus) and Teo Fabi (Brabham) home for Brabham.
Teo Fabi (Brabham) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P23 on the grid to P3 at the flag — a 20-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 21 drivers failing to finish.
26 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1984 Detroit Grand Prix, completing round 8 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 1 | Finished | 9 | |
| 2 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 5 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Teo Fabi | Brabham | 23 | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 |
| Alain Prost |
| McLaren |
| 2 |
| Finished |
| 3 |
| 5 | Jacques Laffite | Williams | 19 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | Martin Brundle | Tyrrell | 11 | Disqualified | 0 |
| 7 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 4 | Engine | 0 |
| 8 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | 21 | Turbo | 0 |
| 9 | Derek Warwick | Renault | 6 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 10 | Stefan Bellof | Tyrrell | 16 | Accident | 0 |
| 11 | Patrick Tambay | Renault | 9 | Transmission | 0 |
| 12 | Philippe Alliot | RAM | 20 | Brakes | 0 |
| 13 | Niki Lauda | McLaren | 10 | Electrical | 0 |
| 14 | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | 3 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 15 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | 13 | Engine | 0 |
| 16 | Andrea de Cesaris | Ligier | 12 | Overheating | 0 |
| 17 | Johnny Cecotto | Toleman | 17 | Clutch | 0 |
| 18 | Eddie Cheever | Alfa Romeo | 8 | Engine | 0 |
| 19 | Ayrton Senna | Toleman | 7 | Accident | 0 |
| 20 | Riccardo Patrese | Alfa Romeo | 25 | Spun off | 0 |
| 21 | François Hesnault | Ligier | 18 | Accident | 0 |
| 22 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | 26 | Accident | 0 |
| 23 | René Arnoux | Ferrari | 15 | Accident | 0 |
| 24 | Jonathan Palmer | RAM | 24 | Tyre | 0 |
| 25 | Manfred Winkelhock | ATS | 14 | Engine | 0 |
| 26 | Marc Surer | Arrows | 22 | Accident | 0 |
