The Garagiste.

The Turbo Era  ·  Round 1

Brazilian Grand Prix

1984  ·  Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet  ·  25 March 1984  ·  61 laps

  1. 1st Alain Prost McLaren · 01:42:34.492
  2. 2nd Keke Rosberg Williams · +40.514
  3. 3rd Elio de Angelis Team Lotus · +59.128

Scroll · the race, moment by moment

01 Lights Out

Elio de Angelis

Team Lotus  —  Pole position

02 Lap 14

Michele Alboreto

Retirement Ferrari  —  Brakes

03 Lap 35

Nigel Mansell

Retirement Team Lotus  —  Accident

04 Lap 38

Niki Lauda

Retirement McLaren  —  Electrical

05 Lap 51

Derek Warwick

Retirement Renault  —  Suspension

06 Lap 60

Martin Brundle

Retirement Tyrrell  —  Disqualified

07 On the Charge

Jonathan Palmer

RAM  —  P26 → P8

08 Victory

Alain Prost

McLaren  —  Won from P4

The result

Classification

#DriverTeamGridLapsTime / RetirementPts
1 Alain Prost McLaren 4 61 01:42:34.492 9
2 Keke Rosberg Williams 9 61 +40.514 6
3 Elio de Angelis Team Lotus 1 61 +59.128 4
4 Eddie Cheever Alfa Romeo 12 60 +1 Lap 3
5 Patrick Tambay Renault 8 59 Out of fuel 2
6 Thierry Boutsen Arrows 20 59 +2 Laps 1
7 Marc Surer Arrows 24 59 +2 Laps
8 Jonathan Palmer RAM 26 58 +3 Laps
9 Martin Brundle Tyrrell 18 60 Disqualified
10 Derek Warwick Renault 3 51 Suspension
11 Andrea de Cesaris Ligier 14 42 Gearbox
12 Riccardo Patrese Alfa Romeo 11 41 Gearbox
13 Niki Lauda McLaren 6 38 Electrical
14 Nigel Mansell Team Lotus 5 35 Accident
15 Nelson Piquet Brabham 7 32 Engine
16 Teo Fabi Brabham 15 32 Turbo
17 René Arnoux Ferrari 10 30 Battery
18 Piercarlo Ghinzani Osella 21 28 Gearbox
19 François Hesnault Ligier 19 25 Overheating
20 Philippe Alliot RAM 25 24 Battery
21 Johnny Cecotto Toleman 17 18 Turbo
22 Jacques Laffite Williams 13 15 Electrical
23 Michele Alboreto Ferrari 2 14 Brakes
24 Mauro Baldi Spirit 23 12 Distributor
25 Stefan Bellof Tyrrell 22 11 Disqualified
26 Ayrton Senna Toleman 16 8 Turbo
27 Manfred Winkelhock ATS 0 Disqualified

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