The 1984 German Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Hockenheim on 5 August 1984. It was the eleventh race of the 1984 Formula One World Championship.
The 44-lap race was won by Alain Prost, who also took pole position and set the fastest lap, driving a McLaren-TAG. Teammate Niki Lauda finished second, completing McLaren's second 1-2 finish of the season, while Derek Warwick was third in a Renault. Nigel Mansell (Lotus-Renault), Patrick Tambay (Renault) and René Arnoux (Ferrari) rounded out the top six.
Race report
De Angelis took the lead from Prost at the start overtaking on the inside of the first corner. Marc Surer's Arrows-BMW had a fuel injection problem and retired at the end of Lap 1. Rosberg was climbing up the order quickly at the start, moving from 19th to 7th across the opening 5 laps. On Lap 5, Senna had a spin on the fast outward leg before the East Curve Chicane and crashed into the wall due to his rear aerofoil having collapsed, having run in fifth in the Toleman.
On Lap 7, de Angelis' Renault engine in the Lotus blew up and Prost went into the lead, de Angelis trying to drive the car into the pits. Piquet soon overtook Prost and went into the lead. Lauda was following behind in third place, having started off carefully, and had passed Rosberg and Warwick as the race settled down. Within a lap the two Williams failed. Laffite came into the pits with smoke pouring from an exhaust pipe and signs of a disintegrated piston coming out of the pipe, and Rosberg coasted to a stop out on the circuit with an electrical fault.
Barely after the retirement of both Williams cars, the second RAM entry also withdrew from the race. Shortly thereafter, Piercarlo Ghinzani's Osella was forced into the pit lane due to a fire originating around the right-hand turbocharger of its Alfa Romeo V8 engine. Michele Alboreto retired with an electrical failure, while Riccardo Patrese exited the race as a result of a gearbox malfunction.
The high-speed nature of the circuit, combined with three chicanes that required repeated heavy braking and rapid acceleration, placed considerable mechanical strain on the field and contributed to the high rate of retirements. On lap 22, Nelson Piquet began experiencing difficulties with gear selection and was forced to slow significantly, allowing both Alain Prost and Niki Lauda to pass.
Piquet's Brabham was fitted with a special six-speed gearbox configuration, consisting of five conventional ratios and an overdrive top gear. Pqiuet encountered problems engaging second, fourth, and sixth gears. After completing one additional lap without resolving the issue, he entered the pit lane at the end of lap 23 and retired from the race.
The race having settled down, Prost and Lauda secured a 1-2 for the McLaren team. Derek Warwick came third, his final podium finish in Formula One. Prost extended his championship standings by three points to Lauda.
Classification
Qualifying
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
! Pos !! No !! Driver !! Constructor !! Q1 !! Q2 !! Gap
|-
! 1
| 7
| data-sort-value="pro"| Alain Prost
| McLaren-TAG
| 1:49.439
| 1:47.012
|
|-
! 2
| 11
| data-sort-value="de A"| Elio de Angelis
| Lotus-Renault
| 1:48.033
| 1:47.065
| +0.053
|-
! 3
| 16
| data-sort-value="war"| Derek Warwick
| Renault
| 1:48.576
| 1:48.382
| +1.370
|-
! 4
| 15
| data-sort-value="tam"| Patrick Tambay
| Renault
| 1:51.414
| 1:48.425
| +1.413
|-
! 5
| 1
| data-sort-value="piq"| Nelson Piquet
| Brabham-BMW
| 1:48.698
| 1:48.584
| +1.572
|-
! 6
| 27
| data-sort-value="alb"| Michele Alboreto
| Ferrari
| 1:49.782
| 1:48.847
| +1.835
|-
! 7
| 8
| data-sort-value="lau"| Niki Lauda
| McLaren-TAG
| 1:48.912
| 1:49.004
| +1.900
|-
! 8
| 2
| data-sort-value="fab"| Teo Fabi
| Brabham-BMW
| 1:51.693
| 1:49.302
| +2.290
|-
! 9
| 19
| data-sort-value="sen"| Ayrton Senna
| Toleman-Hart
| 1:49.395
| 1:49.831
| +2.383
|-
! 10
| 28
| data-sort-value="arn"| René Arnoux
| Ferrari
| 1:50.830
| 1:49.857
| +2.845
|-
! 11
| 26
| data-sort-value="de C"| Andrea de Cesaris
| Ligier-Renault
| 1:50.338
| 1:50.117
| +3.105
|-
! 12
| 5
| data-sort-value="laf"| Jacques Laffite
| Williams-Honda
| 1:51.428
| 1:50.511
| +3.499
|-
! 13
| 14
| data-sort-value="win"| Manfred Winkelhock
| ATS-BMW
| 1:51.697
| 1:50.686
| +3.674
|-
! 14
| 17
| data-sort-value="sur"| Marc Surer
| Arrows-BMW
| 1:56.450
| 1:51.475
| +4.463
|-
! 15
| 18
| data-sort-value="bou"| Thierry Boutsen
| Arrows-BMW
| 1:52.144
| 1:51.551
| +4.539
|-
! 16
| 12
| data-sort-value="man"| Nigel Mansell
| Lotus-Renault
| 1:52.958
| 1:51.715
| +4.703
|-
! 17
| 25
| data-sort-value="hes"| François Hesnault
| Ligier-Renault
| 1:53.985
| 1:51.872
| +4.860
|-
! 18
| 23
|data-sort-value="che"| Eddie Cheever
| Alfa Romeo
| 1:54.802
| 1:51.950
| +4.938
|-
! 19
| 6
| data-sort-value="ros"| Keke Rosberg
| Williams-Honda
| 2:12.229
| 1:52.003
| +4.991
|-
! 20
| 22
|data-sort-value="pat"| Riccardo Patrese
| Alfa Romeo
| 1:52.769
| 1:54.665
| +5.757
|-
! 21
| 24
|data-sort-value="ghi"| Piercarlo Ghinzani
| Osella-Alfa Romeo
| 1:59.505
| 1:54.546
| +7.534
|-
! 22
| 9
| data-sort-value="all"| Philippe Alliot
| RAM-Hart
| 1:55.505
| 1:55.795
| +8.493
|-
! 23
| 30
|data-sort-value="gar"| Jo Gartner
| Osella-Alfa Romeo
| 1:58.457
| 1:55.594
| +8.582
|-
! 24
| 21
| data-sort-value="rot"| Huub Rothengatter
| Spirit-Hart
| 1:56.112
| 2:00.118
| +9.100
|-
! 25
| 10
| data-sort-value="pal"| Jonathan Palmer
| RAM-Hart
| 1:56.797
| 46:43.220
| +9.785
|-
! 26
| 3
|data-sort-value="joh"| Stefan Johansson
| Tyrrell-Ford
| 2:00.268
| 1:59.461
| +12.449
|-
! data-sort-value="27"|
| 4
| data-sort-value="tha"| Mike Thackwell
| Tyrrell-Ford
| 2:01.320
| 1:59.516
| +12.504
|-
! colspan="7" |Source:
|}
Race
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
! Pos !! No !! Driver !! Constructor !! class="unsortable"|Laps !! class="unsortable"|Time/Retired !! Grid !! Points
|-
! 1
| 7
| data-sort-value="pro"| Alain Prost
| McLaren-TAG
| 44
| 1:24:43.210
| 1
| 9
|-
! 2
| 8
| data-sort-value="lau"| Niki Lauda
| McLaren-TAG
| 44
| + 3.149
| 7
| 6
|-
! 3
| 16
| data-sort-value="war"| Derek Warwick
| Renault
| 44
| + 36.423
| 3
| 4
|-
! 4
| 12
| data-sort-value="man"| Nigel Mansell
| Lotus-Renault
| 44
| + 51.663
| 16
| 3
|-
! 5
| 15
| data-sort-value="tam"| Patrick Tambay
| Renault
| 44
| + 1:11.949
| 4
| 2
|-
! 6
| 28
| data-sort-value="arn"| René Arnoux
| Ferrari
| 43
| + 1 Lap
| 10
| 1
|-
! 7
| 26
|data-sort-value="de C"| Andrea de Cesaris
| Ligier-Renault
| 43
| + 1 Lap
| 11
|
|-
! 8
| 25
| data-sort-value="hes"| François Hesnault
| Ligier-Renault
| 43
| + 1 Lap
| 17
|
|-
! 9
| 21
| data-sort-value="rot"| Huub Rothengatter
| Spirit-Hart
| 40
| + 4 Laps
| 24
|
|-
!data-sort-value="10"|
| 3
| data-sort-value="joh"| Stefan Johansson
| Tyrrell-Ford
| 42
| Disqualified
| 26
|
|-
! data-sort-value="11"|
| 14
| data-sort-value="win"| Manfred Winkelhock
| ATS-BMW
| 31
| Gearbox
| 13
|
|-
! data-sort-value="12"|
| 23
| data-sort-value="che"| Eddie Cheever
| Alfa Romeo
| 29
| Engine
| 18
|
|-
! data-sort-value="13"|
| 2
| data-sort-value="fab"| Teo Fabi
| Brabham-BMW
| 28
| Turbo
| 8
|
|-
! data-sort-value="14"|
| 1
| data-sort-value="piq"| Nelson Piquet
| Brabham-BMW
| 23
| Gearbox
| 5
|
|-
! data-sort-value="15"|
| 22
| data-sort-value="pat"| Riccardo Patrese
| Alfa Romeo
| 16
| Fuel System
| 20
|
|-
!data-sort-value="16"|
| 24
| data-sort-value="ghi"| Piercarlo Ghinzani
| Osella-Alfa Romeo
| 14
| Electrical
| 21
|
|-
! data-sort-value="17"|
| 30
| data-sort-value="gar"| Jo Gartner
| Osella-Alfa Romeo
| 13
| Turbo
| 23
|
|-
!data-sort-value="18"|
| 27
| data-sort-value="alb"| Michele Alboreto
| Ferrari
| 13
| Engine
| 6
|
|-
! data-sort-value="19"|
| 10
| data-sort-value="pal"| Jonathan Palmer
| RAM-Hart
| 11
| Turbo
| 25
|
|-
!data-sort-value="20"|
| 6
| data-sort-value="ros"| Keke Rosberg
| Williams-Honda
| 10
| Electrical
| 19
|
|-
! data-sort-value="21"|
| 5
|data-sort-value="laf"| Jacques Laffite
| Williams-Honda
| 10
| Engine
| 12
|
|-
! data-sort-value="22"|
| 18
|data-sort-value="bou"| Thierry Boutsen
| Arrows-BMW
| 8
| Engine
| 15
|
|-
! data-sort-value="23"|
| 11
| data-sort-value="de A"| Elio de Angelis
| Lotus-Renault
| 8
| Turbo
| 2
|
|-
!data-sort-value="24"|
| 9
| data-sort-value="all"| Philippe Alliot
| RAM-Hart
| 7
| Overheating
| 22
|
|-
! data-sort-value="25"|
| 19
|data-sort-value="sen"| Ayrton Senna
| Toleman-Hart
| 4
| Rear Wing
| 9
|
|-
! data-sort-value="26"|
| 17
| data-sort-value="sur"| Marc Surer
| Arrows-BMW
| 1
| Turbo
| 14
|
|-
! data-sort-value="27"|
| 4
|data-sort-value="tha"| Mike Thackwell
| Tyrrell-Ford
|
|
| data-sort-value="27"|
|
|-
!colspan="8"|
|}
Championship standings after the race
;Drivers' Championship standings
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
! Pos
! Driver
! Points
|-
| 1
| Alain Prost
| align="right"| 43.5
|-
| 2
| Niki Lauda
| align="right"| 39
|-
| 3
| Elio de Angelis
| align="right"| 26.5
|-
| 4
| René Arnoux
| align="right"| 24.5
|-
| 5
| Derek Warwick
| align="right"| 23
|-
!colspan=4|Source:
|}
;Constructors' Championship standings
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
! Pos
! Constructor
! Points
|-
| 1
| McLaren-TAG
| align="right"| 82.5
|-
| 2
| Lotus-Renault
| align="right"| 35.5
|-
| 3
| Ferrari
| align="right"| 35.5
|-
| 4
| Renault
| align="right"| 32
|-
| 5
| Williams-Honda
| align="right"| 24
|-
!colspan=4|Source: