1984 John Player British Grand Prix
Brands Hatch · · Formula 1
Race summary
| Winner | Grid | Cars | Margin | Laps | km | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niki Lauda | 3 | 25 | 42.123 | 71 | 298.7 | Niki Lauda |
Finishing order
Interval is the deficit to the winner: seconds where official timing recorded them, laps where a car finished down. ★ marks the fastest lap.
| Fin | Grid | No. | Driver | Constructor | Engine | Laps | FL | Interval | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 8 | Niki Lauda | McLaren | TAG | 71 | ★ | Finished | 9 | |
| 2 | 6 | 16 | Derek Warwick | Renault | Renault | 71 | +42.123s | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | 7 | 19 | Ayrton Senna | Toleman | Hart | 71 | +63.328s | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 | 4 | 11 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | Renault | 70 | +1 lap | Finished | 3 | |
| 5 | 9 | 27 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | Ferrari | 70 | +1 lap | Finished | 2 | |
| 6 | 13 | 28 | René Arnoux | Ferrari | Ferrari | 70 | +1 lap | Finished | 1 | |
| 7 | 1 | 1 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | BMW | 70 | +1 lap | Finished | ||
| 8 | 10 | 15 | Patrick Tambay | Renault | Renault | 69 | — | Turbo | ||
| 9 | 21 | 24 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | Alfa Romeo | 68 | +3 laps | Finished | ||
| 10 | 19 | 26 | Andrea de Cesaris | Ligier | Renault | 68 | +3 laps | Finished | ||
| 11 | 15 | 17 | Marc Surer | Arrows | BMW | 67 | +4 laps | Finished | ||
| 12 | 17 | 22 | Riccardo Patrese | Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo | 66 | +5 laps | Finished | ||
| — | 22 | 21 | Huub Rothengatter | Spirit | Hart | 62 | +9 laps | Not classified | ||
| — | 20 | 25 | François Hesnault | Ligier | Renault | 43 | — | Electrical | ||
| — | 2 | 7 | Alain Prost | McLaren | TAG | 37 | — | Gearbox | ||
| — | 8 | 12 | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | Renault | 24 | — | Gearbox | ||
| — | 12 | 18 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | BMW | 24 | — | Electrical | ||
| — | 16 | 5 | Jacques Laffite | Williams | Honda | 14 | — | Water pump | ||
| — | 23 | 10 | Jonathan Palmer | RAM | Hart | 10 | — | Accident | ||
| — | 14 | 2 | Teo Fabi | Brabham | BMW | 9 | — | Electrical | ||
| — | 11 | 14 | Manfred Winkelhock | ATS (Auto Technisches Zubehör) | BMW | 8 | — | Spun off | ||
| — | 5 | 6 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | Honda | 5 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 18 | 23 | Eddie Cheever | Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo | 0 | — | Accident | ||
| — | 24 | 9 | Philippe Alliot | RAM | Hart | 0 | — | Accident | ||
| — | 25 | 30 | Jo Gartner | Osella | Alfa Romeo | 0 | — | Accident | ||
| — | — | 4 | Stefan Bellof | Tyrrell | Ford | — | Technical infringements | |||
| — | — | 3 | Stefan Johansson | Tyrrell | Ford | — | Technical infringements | |||
| — | — | 20 | Johnny Cecotto | Toleman | Hart | — | Injury |