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Nelson Piquet won the 1984 Detroit Grand Prix

Nelson Piquet won the 1984 Detroit Grand Prix for Brabham, ahead of Elio de Angelis and Teo Fabi at Detroit Street Circuit.

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Race recap

Winner
Nelson Piquet
Team
Brabham
Top listed
Nelson Piquet, Elio de Angelis, and Teo Fabi
Race date
June 24, 1984
Pole
Nelson Piquet
Fastest lap
Derek Warwick
Classified drivers
27
Circuit
Detroit Street Circuit

The decisive result

Nelson Piquet finished first for Brabham. Elio de Angelis is listed 2 for Team Lotus, with Teo Fabi 3 for Brabham.

Grid to finish

Teo Fabi from P21 to P3 (+18), Jacques Laffite from P17 to P5 (+12), and Elio de Angelis from P5 to P2 (+3) 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 Accident, 4 Engine, 4 Finished, 2 Gearbox, and 2 Technical infringements. Derek Warwick holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:46.221 on lap 32. 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 PiquetBrabham1:55:41.8429
2Elio de AngelisTeam Lotus1:56:14.4806
3Teo FabiBrabham1:57:08.3704
4Alain ProstMcLaren1:57:37.1003
5Jacques LaffiteWilliams+1 lap2
DNFMichele AlboretoFerrariEngine0
DNFKeke RosbergWilliamsTurbo0
DNFDerek WarwickRenaultGearbox0
DNFPatrick TambayRenaultTransmission0
DNFPhilippe AlliotRAMBrakes0
DNFNiki LaudaMcLarenElectrical0
DNFNigel MansellTeam LotusGearbox0
DNFThierry BoutsenArrowsEngine0
DNFAndrea de CesarisLigierOverheating0
DNFJohnny CecottoTolemanClutch0
DNFEddie CheeverAlfa RomeoEngine0
DNFAyrton SennaTolemanAccident0
DNFRiccardo PatreseAlfa RomeoSpun off0
DNFFrançois HesnaultLigierAccident0
DNFPiercarlo GhinzaniOsellaAccident0