1984 Portuguese Grand Prix

Alain Prost won the 1984 Portuguese Grand Prix at Autódromo do Estoril on 21 Oct 1984 for McLaren, from 2nd on the grid; Niki Lauda was second and Ayrton Senna third.

Prost took the lead for good on lap 9 of 70, from Keke Rosberg; the lead changed hands 1 time in all. The fastest lap was Niki Lauda's, 1:22.996. 17 of 27 starters were classified; 10 retired or were not classified. After the race Niki Lauda won the championship with 72 points, 0.5 ahead of Alain Prost.

Date: 21 Oct 1984
Circuit: Autódromo do Estoril, Estoril, Portugal
Round: 16 of 16
Winner: Alain Prost (McLaren)

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Race classification

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Grid	Laps	Time / status	FL	Pts
1	7	PROAlain Prost	McLaren	2	70	1:41:11.753		9
2	8	LAUNiki Lauda	McLaren	11	70	+13.425	1:22.996	6
3	19	SENAyrton Senna	Toleman	3	70	+20.042		4
4	27	ALBMichele Alboreto	Ferrari	8	70	+20.317		3
5	11	DEAElio de Angelis	Team Lotus	5	70	+1:32.169		2
6	1	PIQNelson Piquet	Brabham	1	69	+1 Lap		1
7	15	TAMPatrick Tambay	Renault	7	69	+1 Lap		0
8	22	PATRiccardo Patrese	Alfa Romeo	12	69	+1 Lap		0
9	28	ARNRené Arnoux	Ferrari	17	69	+1 Lap		0
10	2	WINManfred Winkelhock	Brabham	19	69	+1 Lap		0
11	20	JOHStefan Johansson	Toleman	10	69	+1 Lap		0
12	26	DECAndrea de Cesaris	Ligier	20	69	+1 Lap		0
13	14	BERGerhard Berger	ATS	23	68	+2 Laps		0
14	5	LAFJacques Laffite	Williams	15	67	+3 Laps		0
15	21	BALMauro Baldi	Spirit	25	66	+4 Laps		0
16	30	GARJo Gartner	Osella	24	65	Out of fuel		0
17	23	CHEEddie Cheever	Alfa Romeo	14	64	+6 Laps		0
R	24	GHIPiercarlo Ghinzani	Osella	22	60	Engine		0
R	12	MANNigel Mansell	Team Lotus	6	52	Spun off		0
R	16	WARDerek Warwick	Renault	9	51	Gearbox		0
R	33	STRPhilippe Streiff	Renault	13	48	Transmission		0
R	6	ROSKeke Rosberg	Williams	4	39	Engine		0
R	25	HESFrançois Hesnault	Ligier	21	31	Electrical		0
R	18	BOUThierry Boutsen	Arrows	18	24	Transmission		0
R	10	PALJonathan Palmer	RAM	26	19	Gearbox		0
R	17	SURMarc Surer	Arrows	16	8	Electrical		0
R	9	ALLPhilippe Alliot	RAM	27	2	Engine		0

Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.

Lap chart

Explained: how to read a lap chart · safety car, virtual safety car and red flags.

Position at the end of each lap, from first to last. A line that ends early is a retirement. Hover or tap the chart to see every driver's position on that lap.

Race history: gap to the leader

Seconds behind the leader after each lap, from cumulative lap times. Rings are pit stops; shaded bands are safety-car periods. Drivers more than 168 seconds behind run along the bottom edge. Hover or tap for a lap.

Standings after this race

Explained: how points and the two championships work.

Drivers

Pos	Driver	Team	Wins	Points
1	Niki Lauda	McLaren	5	72
2	Alain Prost	McLaren	7	71.5
3	Elio de Angelis	Team Lotus	0	34
4	Michele Alboreto	Ferrari	1	30.5
5	Nelson Piquet	Brabham	2	29
6	René Arnoux	Ferrari	0	27
7	Derek Warwick	Renault	0	23
8	Keke Rosberg	Williams	1	20.5
9	Ayrton Senna	Toleman	0	13
10	Nigel Mansell	Team Lotus	0	13

Constructors

Pos	Constructor	Wins	Points
1	McLaren	12	143.5
2	Ferrari	1	57.5
3	Team Lotus	0	47
4	Brabham	2	38
5	Renault	0	34
6	Williams	1	25.5
7	Toleman	0	16
8	Alfa Romeo	0	11
9	Arrows	0	6
10	Ligier	0	3

Full 1984 standings