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Alain Prost won the 1984 German Grand Prix

Alain Prost won the 1984 German Grand Prix for McLaren, ahead of Niki Lauda and Derek Warwick at Hockenheimring.

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Race recap

Winner
Alain Prost
Team
McLaren
Top listed
Alain Prost, Niki Lauda, and Derek Warwick
Race date
August 5, 1984
Pole
Alain Prost
Fastest lap
Alain Prost
Classified drivers
27
Circuit
Hockenheimring

The decisive result

Alain Prost finished first for McLaren. Niki Lauda is listed 2 for McLaren, with Derek Warwick 3 for Renault.

Grid to finish

Huub Rothengatter from P24 to P9 (+15), Nigel Mansell from P16 to P4 (+12), and François Hesnault from P17 to P8 (+9) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Alain Prost started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 5 Finished, 5 Turbo, 4 Engine, 3 +1 lap, and 2 Electrical. Alain Prost holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:53.538 on lap 31. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.

This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.

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Race classification
PosDriverConstructorTime / statusPoints
1Alain ProstMcLaren1:24:43.2109
2Niki LaudaMcLaren1:24:46.3596
3Derek WarwickRenault1:25:19.6334
4Nigel MansellTeam Lotus1:25:34.8733
5Patrick TambayRenault1:25:55.1592
6René ArnouxFerrari+1 lap1
7Andrea de CesarisLigier+1 lap0
8François HesnaultLigier+1 lap0
9Huub RothengatterSpirit+4 laps0
DNFManfred WinkelhockATS WheelsGearbox0
DNFEddie CheeverAlfa RomeoEngine0
DNFTeo FabiBrabhamTurbo0
DNFNelson PiquetBrabhamGearbox0
DNFRiccardo PatreseAlfa RomeoFuel system0
DNFPiercarlo GhinzaniOsellaElectrical0
DNFJo GartnerOsellaTurbo0
DNFMichele AlboretoFerrariEngine0
DNFJonathan PalmerRAMTurbo0
DNFKeke RosbergWilliamsElectrical0
DNFJacques LaffiteWilliamsEngine0