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Nelson Piquet won the 1984 Canadian Grand Prix

Nelson Piquet won the 1984 Canadian Grand Prix for Brabham, ahead of Niki Lauda and Alain Prost at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve.

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Race recap

Winner
Nelson Piquet
Team
Brabham
Top listed
Nelson Piquet, Niki Lauda, and Alain Prost
Race date
June 17, 1984
Pole
Nelson Piquet
Fastest lap
Nelson Piquet
Classified drivers
27
Circuit
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve

The decisive result

Nelson Piquet finished first for Brabham. Niki Lauda is listed 2 for McLaren, with Alain Prost 3 for McLaren.

Grid to finish

Philippe Alliot from P24 to P10 (+14), Johnny Cecotto from P20 to P9 (+11), and Niki Lauda from P8 to P2 (+6) 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 +2 laps, 4 Turbo, 3 Engine, 3 Finished, and 2 Technical infringements. Nelson Piquet holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:28.763 on lap 55. 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
1Nelson PiquetBrabham1:46:23.7489
2Niki LaudaMcLaren1:46:26.3606
3Alain ProstMcLaren1:47:51.7804
4Elio de AngelisTeam Lotus+1 lap3
5René ArnouxFerrari+2 laps2
6Nigel MansellTeam Lotus+2 laps1
7Ayrton SennaToleman+2 laps0
8Manfred WinkelhockATS Wheels+2 laps0
9Johnny CecottoToleman+2 laps0
10Philippe AlliotRAM+5 laps0
11Eddie CheeverAlfa RomeoOut of fuel0
DNFMarc SurerArrowsEngine0
DNFDerek WarwickRenaultChassis0
NCHuub RothengatterSpirit+14 laps0
DNFAndrea de CesarisLigierBrakes0
DNFCorrado FabiBrabhamTurbo0
DNFThierry BoutsenArrowsEngine0
DNFRiccardo PatreseAlfa RomeoAccident0
DNFKeke RosbergWilliamsFuel system0
DNFJacques LaffiteWilliamsTurbo0