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Alain Prost won the 1984 European Grand Prix

Alain Prost won the 1984 European Grand Prix for McLaren, ahead of Michele Alboreto and Nelson Piquet at Nürburgring.

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Race recap

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.

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Race classification
PosDriverConstructorTime / statusPoints
1Alain ProstMcLaren1:35:13.2849
2Michele AlboretoFerrari1:35:37.1956
3Nelson PiquetBrabham1:35:38.2064
4Niki LaudaMcLaren1:35:56.3703
5René ArnouxFerrari1:36:14.7142
6Riccardo PatreseAlfa Romeo+1 lap1
7Andrea de CesarisLigier+2 laps0
8Mauro BaldiSpirit+2 laps0
9Thierry BoutsenArrowsIgnition0
10François HesnaultLigier+3 laps0
11Derek WarwickRenaultOverheating0
DNFJo GartnerOsellaFuel system0
DNFTeo FabiBrabhamGearbox0
DNFNigel MansellTeam LotusEngine0
DNFPatrick TambayRenaultFuel system0
DNFEddie CheeverAlfa RomeoFuel system0
DNFPhilippe AlliotRAMTurbo0
DNFJonathan PalmerRAMTurbo0
DNFJacques LaffiteWilliamsEngine0
DNFElio de AngelisTeam LotusTurbo0