- Winner
- Alain Prost
- Team
- McLaren
- Top listed
- Alain Prost, Michele Alboreto, and Nelson Piquet
- Race date
- October 7, 1984
- Pole
- Nelson Piquet
- Fastest lap
- Nelson Piquet
- Classified drivers
- 26
- Circuit
- Nürburgring
The decisive result
Alain Prost finished first for McLaren. Michele Alboreto is listed 2 for Ferrari, with Nelson Piquet 3 for Brabham.
Grid to finish
Mauro Baldi from P24 to P8 (+16), Niki Lauda from P15 to P4 (+11), and Andrea de Cesaris from P17 to P7 (+10) 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 5 Collision, 5 Finished, 3 Fuel system, 3 Turbo, and 2 +2 laps. Nelson Piquet holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:23.146 on lap 62. 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.