- Winner
- Niki Lauda
- Team
- McLaren
- Top listed
- Niki Lauda, Nelson Piquet, and Michele Alboreto
- Race date
- August 19, 1984
- Pole
- Nelson Piquet
- Fastest lap
- Niki Lauda
- Classified drivers
- 28
- Circuit
- Red Bull Ring
The decisive result
Niki Lauda finished first for McLaren. Nelson Piquet is listed 2 for Brabham, with Michele Alboreto 3 for Ferrari.
Grid to finish
Jonathan Palmer from P24 to P9 (+15), Philippe Alliot from P25 to P11 (+14), and Marc Surer from P19 to P6 (+13) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Nelson Piquet started from the listed P1 grid position.
Status and fastest lap
The classification lists 7 Engine, 4 Finished, 3 +1 lap, 2 +2 laps, and 2 +3 laps. Niki Lauda holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:32.882 on lap 23. 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.