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Alain Prost won the 1984 Portuguese Grand Prix

Alain Prost won the 1984 Portuguese Grand Prix for McLaren, ahead of Niki Lauda and Ayrton Senna at Autódromo do Estoril.

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Race recap

Winner
Alain Prost
Team
McLaren
Top listed
Alain Prost, Niki Lauda, and Ayrton Senna
Race date
October 21, 1984
Pole
Nelson Piquet
Fastest lap
Niki Lauda
Classified drivers
27
Circuit
Autódromo do Estoril

The decisive result

Alain Prost finished first for McLaren. Niki Lauda is listed 2 for McLaren, with Ayrton Senna 3 for Toleman.

Grid to finish

Gerhard Berger from P23 to P13 (+10), Mauro Baldi from P25 to P15 (+10), and Niki Lauda from P11 to P2 (+9) 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 +1 lap, 5 Finished, 3 Engine, 2 Electrical, and 2 Gearbox. Niki Lauda holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:22.996 on lap 51. 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 ProstMcLaren1:41:11.7539
2Niki LaudaMcLaren1:41:25.1786
3Ayrton SennaToleman1:41:31.7954
4Michele AlboretoFerrari1:41:32.0703
5Elio de AngelisTeam Lotus1:42:43.9222
6Nelson PiquetBrabham+1 lap1
7Patrick TambayRenault+1 lap0
8Riccardo PatreseAlfa Romeo+1 lap0
9René ArnouxFerrari+1 lap0
10Manfred WinkelhockBrabham+1 lap0
11Stefan JohanssonToleman+1 lap0
12Andrea de CesarisLigier+1 lap0
13Gerhard BergerATS Wheels+2 laps0
14Jacques LaffiteWilliams+3 laps0
15Mauro BaldiSpirit+4 laps0
16Jo GartnerOsellaOut of fuel0
17Eddie CheeverAlfa Romeo+6 laps0
DNFPiercarlo GhinzaniOsellaEngine0
DNFNigel MansellTeam LotusBrakes0
DNFDerek WarwickRenaultGearbox0