1984 Portuguese Grand Prix

The 1984 Portuguese Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Estoril on 21 October 1984. It was the sixteenth and final race of the 1984 FIA Formula One World Championship. It was the first World Championship Portuguese Grand Prix since 1960, when it was held at the Boavista street circuit in Oporto.

Niki Lauda needed second place to secure the title, and gained it when Nigel Mansell spun out with 18 laps to go. As a result, he took the title by just half a point from team-mate Alain Prost. The point-scoring drivers won a total of 13 world championships between them, and the three drivers on the podium were all (at least) triple World Champions from different eras – Lauda, approaching the end of his long and distinguished F1 career, Prost, enjoying the best years of his career, and Ayrton Senna, still at the dawn of his.

After running a strong second behind Prost for most of the race, Mansell's spin on lap 52 was due to his front left brake failing. The Englishman later told that as it was his last race for Lotus before joining Williams in Template:F1, team boss Peter Warr (whom he had never got along with personally) had refused to give him the brakes he wanted for his Lotus 95T and that it was this that ultimately caused his retirement and handed Lauda the second place he needed to win the World Championship.

The race also represented the last win for French tyre manufacturer Michelin in Formula One until the 2001 San Marino Grand Prix.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Q1	Q2	Gap
1	1	Template:Flagicon Nelson Piquet	Brabham-BMW	1:30.889	1:21.703	—
2	7	Template:Flagicon Alain Prost	McLaren-TAG	1:28.276	1:21.774	+0.071
3	19	Template:Flagicon Ayrton Senna	Toleman-Hart	1:30.077	1:21.936	+0.233
4	6	Template:Flagicon Keke Rosberg	Williams-Honda	1:32.269	1:22.049	+0.346
5	11	Template:Flagicon Elio de Angelis	Lotus-Renault	1:28.428	1:22.291	+0.588
6	12	Template:Flagicon Nigel Mansell	Lotus-Renault	1:32.986	1:22.319	+0.616
7	15	Template:Flagicon Patrick Tambay	Renault	1:29.409	1:22.583	+0.880
8	27	Template:Flagicon Michele Alboreto	Ferrari	1:31.192	1:22.686	+0.983
9	16	Template:Flagicon Derek Warwick	Renault	1:35.913	1:22.801	+1.098
10	20	Template:Flagicon Stefan Johansson	Toleman-Hart	1:28.991	1:22.942	+1.239
11	8	Template:Flagicon Niki Lauda	McLaren-TAG	1:28.837	1:23.183	+1.480
12	22	Template:Flagicon Riccardo Patrese	Alfa Romeo	1:37.154	1:24.048	+2.345
13	33	Template:Flagicon Philippe Streiff	Renault	1:37.280	1:24.089	+2.386
14	23	Template:Flagicon Eddie Cheever	Alfa Romeo	1:34.809	1:24.235	+2.532
15	5	Template:Flagicon Jacques Laffite	Williams-Honda	1:39.696	1:24.437	+2.734
16	17	Template:Flagicon Marc Surer	Arrows-BMW	1:34.003	1:24.688	+2.985
17	28	Template:Flagicon René Arnoux	Ferrari	1:36.634	1:24.848	+3.145
18	18	Template:Flagicon Thierry Boutsen	Arrows-BMW	1:32.530	1:25.115	+3.412
19	2	Template:Flagicon Manfred Winkelhock	Brabham-BMW	no time	1:25.289	+3.586
20	26	Template:Flagicon Andrea de Cesaris	Ligier-Renault	1:33.398	1:26.082	+4.379
21	25	Template:Flagicon François Hesnault	Ligier-Renault	1:34.233	1:26.701	+4.998
22	24	Template:Flagicon Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella-Alfa Romeo	1:31.336	1:26.840	+5.137
23	14	Template:Flagicon Gerhard Berger	ATS-BMW	1:44.966	1:28.106	+6.403
24	30	Template:Flagicon Jo Gartner	Osella-Alfa Romeo	1:33.540	1:28.229	+6.526
25	21	Template:Flagicon Mauro Baldi	Spirit-Hart	1:36.483	1:29.001	+7.298
26	10	Template:Flagicon Jonathan Palmer	RAM-Hart	1:40.344	1:29.397	+7.694
27	9	Template:Flagicon Philippe Alliot	RAM-Hart	1:34.839	1:30.406	+8.703
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Race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Tyre	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	7	Template:Flagicon Alain Prost	McLaren-TAG	Template:Michelin	70	1:41:11.753	2	9
2	8	Template:Flagicon Niki Lauda	McLaren-TAG	Template:Michelin	70	+ 13.425	11	6
3	19	Template:Flagicon Ayrton Senna	Toleman-Hart	Template:Michelin	70	+ 20.042	3	4
4	27	Template:Flagicon Michele Alboreto	Ferrari	Template:Goodyear	70	+ 20.317	8	3
5	11	Template:Flagicon Elio de Angelis	Lotus-Renault	Template:Goodyear	70	+ 1:32.169	5	2
6	1	Template:Flagicon Nelson Piquet	Brabham-BMW	Template:Michelin	69	+ 1 Lap	1	1
7	15	Template:Flagicon Patrick Tambay	Renault	Template:Michelin	69	+ 1 Lap	7
8	22	Template:Flagicon Riccardo Patrese	Alfa Romeo	Template:Goodyear	69	+ 1 Lap	12
9	28	Template:Flagicon René Arnoux	Ferrari	Template:Goodyear	69	+ 1 Lap	17
10	2	Template:Flagicon Manfred Winkelhock	Brabham-BMW	Template:Michelin	69	+ 1 Lap	19
11	20	Template:Flagicon Stefan Johansson	Toleman-Hart	Template:Michelin	69	+ 1 Lap	10
12	26	Template:Flagicon Andrea de Cesaris	Ligier-Renault	Template:Michelin	69	+ 1 Lap	20
13	14	Template:Flagicon Gerhard Berger	ATS-BMW	Template:Pirelli	68	+ 2 Laps	23
14	5	Template:Flagicon Jacques Laffite	Williams-Honda	Template:Goodyear	67	+ 3 Laps	15
15	21	Template:Flagicon Mauro Baldi	Spirit-Hart	Template:Pirelli	66	+ 4 Laps	25
16	30	Template:Flagicon Jo Gartner	Osella-Alfa Romeo	Template:Pirelli	65	Out of Fuel	24
17	23	Template:Flagicon Eddie Cheever	Alfa Romeo	Template:Goodyear	64	+ 6 Laps	14
Ret	24	Template:Flagicon Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella-Alfa Romeo	Template:Pirelli	60	Engine	22
Ret	12	Template:Flagicon Nigel Mansell	Lotus-Renault	Template:Goodyear	52	Brakes	6
Ret	16	Template:Flagicon Derek Warwick	Renault	Template:Michelin	51	Gearbox	9
Ret	33	Template:Flagicon Philippe Streiff	Renault	Template:Michelin	48	Transmission	13
Ret	6	Template:Flagicon Keke Rosberg	Williams-Honda	Template:Goodyear	39	Engine	4
Ret	25	Template:Flagicon François Hesnault	Ligier-Renault	Template:Michelin	31	Electrical	21
Ret	18	Template:Flagicon Thierry Boutsen	Arrows-BMW	Template:Goodyear	24	Transmission	18
Ret	10	Template:Flagicon Jonathan Palmer	RAM-Hart	Template:Pirelli	19	Gearbox	26
Ret	17	Template:Flagicon Marc Surer	Arrows-BMW	Template:Goodyear	8	Electrical	16
Ret	9	Template:Flagicon Philippe Alliot	RAM-Hart	Template:Pirelli	2	Engine	27
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Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings

Pos	Driver	Points
1	Template:Flagicon Niki Lauda	72
2	Template:Flagicon Alain Prost	71.5
3	Template:Flagicon Elio de Angelis	34
4	Template:Flagicon Michele Alboreto	30.5
5	Template:Flagicon Nelson Piquet	29
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Constructors' Championship standings

Pos	Constructor	Points
1	Template:Flagicon McLaren-TAG	143.5
2	Template:Flagicon Ferrari	57.5
3	Template:Flagicon Lotus-Renault	47
4	Template:Flagicon Brabham-BMW	38
5	Template:Flagicon Renault	34
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• Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

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