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Niki Lauda won the 1984 French Grand Prix

Niki Lauda won the 1984 French Grand Prix for McLaren, ahead of Patrick Tambay and Nigel Mansell at Dijon-Prenois.

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Race recap

Winner
Niki Lauda
Team
McLaren
Top listed
Niki Lauda, Patrick Tambay, and Nigel Mansell
Race date
May 20, 1984
Pole
Patrick Tambay
Fastest lap
Alain Prost
Classified drivers
27
Circuit
Dijon-Prenois

The decisive result

Niki Lauda finished first for McLaren. Patrick Tambay is listed 2 for Renault, with Nigel Mansell 3 for Team Lotus.

Grid to finish

Andrea de Cesaris from P24 to P10 (+14), Piercarlo Ghinzani from P23 to P12 (+11), and Niki Lauda from P9 to P1 (+8) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Patrick Tambay started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 5 Finished, 4 +1 lap, 4 Engine, 3 Turbo, and 2 +2 laps. Alain Prost holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:05.257 on lap 59. 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
1Niki LaudaMcLaren1:31:11.9519
2Patrick TambayRenault1:31:19.1056
3Nigel MansellTeam Lotus1:31:35.9204
4René ArnouxFerrari1:31:55.6573
5Elio de AngelisTeam Lotus1:32:18.0762
6Keke RosbergWilliams+1 lap1
7Alain ProstMcLaren+1 lap0
8Jacques LaffiteWilliams+1 lap0
9Teo FabiBrabham+1 lap0
10Andrea de CesarisLigier+2 laps0
11Thierry BoutsenArrows+2 laps0
12Piercarlo GhinzaniOsella+5 laps0
13Jonathan PalmerRAM+7 laps0
DNFMauro BaldiSpiritEngine0
DNFDerek WarwickRenaultAccident0
DNFMarc SurerArrowsAccident0
DNFEddie CheeverAlfa RomeoEngine0
DNFAyrton SennaTolemanTurbo0
DNFMichele AlboretoFerrariEngine0
DNFJohnny CecottoTolemanTurbo0