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1984 John Player British Grand Prix
A historical profile with source-linked evidence. Further research is in progress.
THE HISTORICAL RECORD
Profile & context
Event date: 22 Jul 1984
- Name
- 1984 John Player British Grand Prix
PROVENANCE
Sources behind this page
F1DB
v2026.17.0 · races/398
Original reference ↗Historical source & scope
F1DB v2026.17.0 · CC BY 4.0. Normalisation, links and calculations by MotorPedia. Original source observations retained.
Source-reported facts are not independent historical confirmation. Missing times and points remain unknown; source-rounded points retain their published precision. Constructor, entrant and team identities are kept distinct.
Recorded qualifying format: TWO_SESSION
Grand Prix context
1984 John Player British Grand Prix · Brands Hatch
Technical formula: Formula 1. World Championship membership is separate from technical regulations.
1984 Formula 1 World Championship · round 10
Race classification
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niki Lauda | McLaren | 1:29:28.532 · 71 laps · tag | 9 |
| 2 | Derek Warwick | Renault | 1:30:10.655 · 71 laps · renault | 6 |
| 3 | Ayrton Senna | Toleman | 1:30:31.860 · 71 laps · hart | 4 |
| 4 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus | Time not recorded · 70 laps · renault | 3 |
| 5 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | Time not recorded · 70 laps · ferrari | 2 |
| 6 | René Arnoux | Ferrari | Time not recorded · 70 laps · ferrari | 1 |
| 7 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | Time not recorded · 70 laps · bmw | Unknown / not applicable |
| 8 | Patrick Tambay | Renault | Turbo · Time not recorded · 69 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| 9 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | Time not recorded · 68 laps · alfa-romeo | Unknown / not applicable |
| 10 | Andrea de Cesaris | Ligier | Time not recorded · 68 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| 11 | Marc Surer | Arrows | Time not recorded · 67 laps · bmw | Unknown / not applicable |
| 12 | Riccardo Patrese | Alfa Romeo | Time not recorded · 66 laps · alfa-romeo | Unknown / not applicable |
| NC | Huub Rothengatter | Spirit | Time not recorded · 62 laps · hart | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | François Hesnault | Ligier | Electrical · Time not recorded · 43 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Alain Prost | McLaren | Gearbox · Time not recorded · 37 laps · tag | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Nigel Mansell | Lotus | Gearbox · Time not recorded · 24 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | Electrical · Time not recorded · 24 laps · bmw | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Jacques Laffite | Williams | Water pump · Time not recorded · 14 laps · honda | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Jonathan Palmer | RAM | Accident · Time not recorded · 10 laps · hart | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Teo Fabi | Brabham | Electrical · Time not recorded · 9 laps · bmw | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Manfred Winkelhock | ATS | Spun off · Time not recorded · 8 laps · bmw | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Keke Rosberg | Williams | Engine · Time not recorded · 5 laps · honda | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Eddie Cheever | Alfa Romeo | Accident · Time not recorded · 0 laps · alfa-romeo | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Philippe Alliot | RAM | Accident · Time not recorded · 0 laps · hart | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Jo Gartner | Osella | Accident · Time not recorded · 0 laps · alfa-romeo | Unknown / not applicable |
| DSQ | Stefan Bellof | Tyrrell | Technical infringements · Time not recorded · ford | Unknown / not applicable |
| DSQ | Stefan Johansson | Tyrrell | Technical infringements · Time not recorded · ford | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNS | Johnny Cecotto | Toleman | Injury · Time not recorded · hart | Unknown / not applicable |
Qualifying
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 1:10.869 · bmw | |
| 2 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 1:11.076 · tag | |
| 3 | Niki Lauda | McLaren | 1:11.344 · tag | |
| 4 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus | 1:11.573 · renault | |
| 5 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | 1:11.603 · honda | |
| 6 | Derek Warwick | Renault | 1:11.703 · renault | |
| 7 | Ayrton Senna | Toleman | 1:11.890 · hart | |
| 8 | Nigel Mansell | Lotus | 1:12.435 · renault | |
| 9 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 1:13.122 · ferrari | |
| 10 | Patrick Tambay | Renault | 1:13.138 · renault | |
| 11 | Manfred Winkelhock | ATS | 1:13.374 · bmw | |
| 12 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | 1:13.528 · bmw | |
| 13 | René Arnoux | Ferrari | 1:13.934 · ferrari | |
| 14 | Teo Fabi | Brabham | 1:14.040 · bmw | |
| 15 | Marc Surer | Arrows | 1:14.336 · bmw | |
| 16 | Jacques Laffite | Williams | 1:14.568 · honda | |
| 17 | Riccardo Patrese | Alfa Romeo | 1:14.568 · alfa-romeo | |
| 18 | Eddie Cheever | Alfa Romeo | 1:14.609 · alfa-romeo | |
| 19 | Andrea de Cesaris | Ligier | 1:15.112 · renault | |
| 20 | François Hesnault | Ligier | 1:15.837 · renault | |
| 21 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | 1:16.466 · alfa-romeo | |
| 22 | Huub Rothengatter | Spirit | 1:16.759 · hart | |
| 23 | Jonathan Palmer | RAM | 1:17.265 · hart | |
| 24 | Philippe Alliot | RAM | 1:17.517 · hart | |
| 25 | Jo Gartner | Osella | 1:18.121 · alfa-romeo |
Starting grid
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 1:10.869 · bmw | |
| 2 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 1:11.076 · tag | |
| 3 | Niki Lauda | McLaren | 1:11.344 · tag | |
| 4 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus | 1:11.573 · renault | |
| 5 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | 1:11.603 · honda | |
| 6 | Derek Warwick | Renault | 1:11.703 · renault | |
| 7 | Ayrton Senna | Toleman | 1:11.890 · hart | |
| 8 | Nigel Mansell | Lotus | 1:12.435 · renault | |
| 9 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 1:13.122 · ferrari | |
| 10 | Patrick Tambay | Renault | 1:13.138 · renault | |
| 11 | Manfred Winkelhock | ATS | 1:13.374 · bmw | |
| 12 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | 1:13.528 · bmw | |
| 13 | René Arnoux | Ferrari | 1:13.934 · ferrari | |
| 14 | Teo Fabi | Brabham | 1:14.040 · bmw | |
| 15 | Marc Surer | Arrows | 1:14.336 · bmw | |
| 16 | Jacques Laffite | Williams | 1:14.568 · honda | |
| 17 | Riccardo Patrese | Alfa Romeo | 1:14.568 · alfa-romeo | |
| 18 | Eddie Cheever | Alfa Romeo | 1:14.609 · alfa-romeo | |
| 19 | Andrea de Cesaris | Ligier | 1:15.112 · renault | |
| 20 | François Hesnault | Ligier | 1:15.837 · renault | |
| 21 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | 1:16.466 · alfa-romeo | |
| 22 | Huub Rothengatter | Spirit | 1:16.759 · hart | |
| 23 | Jonathan Palmer | RAM | 1:17.265 · hart | |
| 24 | Philippe Alliot | RAM | 1:17.517 · hart | |
| 25 | Jo Gartner | Osella | 1:18.121 · alfa-romeo |
Championship progression
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 35.5 |
| 2 | Niki Lauda | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 33 |
| 3 | Elio de Angelis | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 29 |
| 4 | René Arnoux | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 24 |
| 5 | Keke Rosberg | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 20.5 |
| 6 | Derek Warwick | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 19 |
| 7 | Nelson Piquet | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 18 |
| 8 | Michele Alboreto | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 11.5 |
| 9 | Ayrton Senna | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 9 |
| 10 | Patrick Tambay | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 8 |
| 11 | Nigel Mansell | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 6 |
| 12 | Jacques Laffite | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 5 |
| 13 | Teo Fabi | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 4 |
| 14 | Eddie Cheever | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 3 |
| 14 | Riccardo Patrese | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 3 |
| 16 | Andrea de Cesaris | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 3 |
| 16 | Thierry Boutsen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 3 |
| 18 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 2 |
Practice & warm-up observations
Original F1DB session observations; bounded to 120 rows. Missing times remain unknown. Not qualifying or race classifications.
| Session | Driver | Position | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| warmingUpResults | Alain Prost | 1 | 1:13.081 |
| warmingUpResults | Niki Lauda | 2 | 1:13.848 |
| warmingUpResults | Patrick Tambay | 3 | 1:14.858 |
| warmingUpResults | Derek Warwick | 4 | 1:15.083 |
| warmingUpResults | Nelson Piquet | 5 | 1:15.128 |
| warmingUpResults | Elio de Angelis | 6 | 1:15.227 |
| warmingUpResults | René Arnoux | 7 | 1:16.137 |
| warmingUpResults | Ayrton Senna | 8 | 1:16.256 |
| warmingUpResults | Michele Alboreto | 9 | 1:16.320 |
| warmingUpResults | Andrea de Cesaris | 10 | 1:16.582 |
| warmingUpResults | Teo Fabi | 11 | 1:16.827 |
| warmingUpResults | Nigel Mansell | 12 | 1:17.006 |
| warmingUpResults | Eddie Cheever | 13 | 1:17.392 |
| warmingUpResults | Jacques Laffite | 14 | 1:17.556 |
| warmingUpResults | Manfred Winkelhock | 15 | 1:17.573 |
| warmingUpResults | Thierry Boutsen | 16 | 1:18.097 |
| warmingUpResults | Jo Gartner | 17 | 1:18.215 |
| warmingUpResults | Marc Surer | 18 | 1:18.462 |
| warmingUpResults | Huub Rothengatter | 19 | 1:18.952 |
| warmingUpResults | Jonathan Palmer | 20 | 1:19.143 |
| warmingUpResults | Riccardo Patrese | 21 | 1:19.208 |
| warmingUpResults | Philippe Alliot | 22 | 1:19.344 |
| warmingUpResults | François Hesnault | 23 | 1:20.421 |
| warmingUpResults | Keke Rosberg | 24 | 1:24.464 |
| warmingUpResults | Piercarlo Ghinzani | 25 | 1:25.403 |