- Winner
- Niki Lauda
- Team
- McLaren
- Top listed
- Niki Lauda, Alain Prost, and Derek Warwick
- Race date
- April 7, 1984
- Pole
- Nelson Piquet
- Fastest lap
- Patrick Tambay
- Classified drivers
- 27
- Circuit
- Kyalami Racing Circuit
The decisive result
Niki Lauda finished first for McLaren. Alain Prost is listed 2 for McLaren, with Derek Warwick 3 for Renault.
Grid to finish
Thierry Boutsen from P24 to P9 (+15), Riccardo Patrese from P18 to P4 (+14), and Marc Surer from P23 to P10 (+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 5 +4 laps, 3 Turbo, 2 +2 laps, 2 Engine, and 2 Finished. Patrick Tambay holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:08.877 on lap 64. 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.