1984 South African Grand Prix
- Date
- 7 Apr 1984
- Circuit
- Kyalami, Midrand, South Africa
- Round
- 2 of 16
- Winner
- Niki Lauda (McLaren)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | Niki Lauda | McLaren | 8 | 75 | 1:29:23.430 | 9 | |
| 2 | 7 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 5 | 75 | +1:05.950 | 6 | |
| 3 | 16 | Derek Warwick | Renault | 9 | 74 | +1 Lap | 4 | |
| 4 | 22 | Riccardo Patrese | Alfa Romeo | 18 | 73 | +2 Laps | 3 | |
| 5 | 26 | Andrea de Cesaris | Ligier | 14 | 73 | +2 Laps | 2 | |
| 6 | 19 | Ayrton Senna | Toleman | 13 | 72 | +3 Laps | 1 | |
| 7 | 11 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 7 | 71 | +4 Laps | 0 | |
| 8 | 21 | Mauro Baldi | Spirit | 20 | 71 | +4 Laps | 0 | |
| 9 | 17 | Marc Surer | Arrows | 23 | 71 | +4 Laps | 0 | |
| 10 | 25 | François Hesnault | Ligier | 17 | 71 | +4 Laps | 0 | |
| 11 | 27 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 10 | 70 | Ignition | 0 | |
| 12 | 18 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | 26 | 70 | +5 Laps | 0 | |
| D | 3 | Martin Brundle | Tyrrell | 25 | 71 | Disqualified | 0 | |
| R | 15 | Patrick Tambay | Renault | 4 | 66 | Out of fuel | 1:08.877 | 0 |
| D | 4 | Stefan Bellof | Tyrrell | 24 | 60 | Disqualified | 0 | |
| R | 5 | Jacques Laffite | Williams | 11 | 60 | Transmission | 0 | |
| R | 14 | Manfred Winkelhock | ATS | 12 | 53 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 6 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | 2 | 51 | Wheel | 0 | |
| R | 12 | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | 3 | 51 | Turbo | 0 | |
| R | 28 | René Arnoux | Ferrari | 15 | 40 | Injection | 0 | |
| R | 1 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 1 | 29 | Turbo | 0 | |
| R | 20 | Johnny Cecotto | Toleman | 19 | 26 | Tyre | 0 | |
| R | 9 | Philippe Alliot | RAM | 22 | 24 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 10 | Jonathan Palmer | RAM | 21 | 22 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 2 | Teo Fabi | Brabham | 6 | 18 | Turbo | 0 | |
| R | 23 | Eddie Cheever | Alfa Romeo | 16 | 4 | Radiator | 0 | |
| W | 24 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | PL | 0 | Withdrew | 0 |
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Standings after this race
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 1 | 15 |
| 2 | Niki Lauda | McLaren | 1 | 9 |
| 3 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | Derek Warwick | Renault | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Alfa Romeo | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Eddie Cheever | Alfa Romeo | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Andrea de Cesaris | Ligier | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Patrick Tambay | Renault | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | 0 | 1 |
Constructors
| Pos | Constructor | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLaren | 2 | 24 |
| 2 | Williams | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | Renault | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | Alfa Romeo | 0 | 6 |
| 5 | Team Lotus | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | Ligier | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Arrows | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Toleman | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | RAM | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Spirit | 0 | 0 |