1984 National Panasonic South African Grand Prix
Kyalami · · Formula 1
Race summary
| Winner | Grid | Cars | Margin | Laps | km | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niki Lauda | 8 | 24 | 65.950 | 75 | 307.8 | Patrick Tambay |
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 | 8 | 8 | Niki Lauda | McLaren | TAG | 75 | Finished | 9 | ||
| 2 | 5 | 7 | Alain Prost | McLaren | TAG | 75 | +65.950s | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | 9 | 16 | Derek Warwick | Renault | Renault | 74 | +1 lap | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 | 18 | 22 | Riccardo Patrese | Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo | 73 | +2 laps | Finished | 3 | |
| 5 | 14 | 26 | Andrea de Cesaris | Ligier | Renault | 73 | +2 laps | Finished | 2 | |
| 6 | 13 | 19 | Ayrton Senna | Toleman | Hart | 72 | +3 laps | Finished | 1 | |
| 7 | 7 | 11 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | Renault | 71 | +4 laps | Finished | ||
| 8 | 20 | 21 | Mauro Baldi | Spirit | Hart | 71 | +4 laps | Finished | ||
| 9 | 24 | 18 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | Ford | 71 | +4 laps | Finished | ||
| 10 | 23 | 17 | Marc Surer | Arrows | Ford | 71 | +4 laps | Finished | ||
| 11 | 17 | 25 | François Hesnault | Ligier | Renault | 71 | +4 laps | Finished | ||
| 12 | 10 | 27 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | Ferrari | 70 | — | Ignition | ||
| — | 4 | 15 | Patrick Tambay | Renault | Renault | 66 | ★ | — | Out of fuel | |
| — | 11 | 5 | Jacques Laffite | Williams | Honda | 60 | — | Transmission | ||
| — | 12 | 14 | Manfred Winkelhock | ATS (Auto Technisches Zubehör) | BMW | 53 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 2 | 6 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | Honda | 51 | — | Wheel | ||
| — | 3 | 12 | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | Renault | 51 | — | Turbo | ||
| — | 15 | 28 | René Arnoux | Ferrari | Ferrari | 40 | — | Injection | ||
| — | 1 | 1 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | BMW | 29 | — | Turbo | ||
| — | 19 | 20 | Johnny Cecotto | Toleman | Hart | 26 | — | Tyre | ||
| — | 22 | 9 | Philippe Alliot | RAM | Hart | 24 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 21 | 10 | Jonathan Palmer | RAM | Hart | 22 | — | Gearbox | ||
| — | 6 | 2 | Teo Fabi | Brabham | BMW | 18 | — | Turbo | ||
| — | 16 | 23 | Eddie Cheever | Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo | 4 | — | Radiator | ||
| — | — | 24 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | Alfa Romeo | — | Accident in practice | |||
| — | — | 3 | Martin Brundle | Tyrrell | Ford | — | Technical infringements | |||
| — | — | 4 | Stefan Bellof | Tyrrell | Ford | — | Technical infringements |