Round 2 · 7 April 1984
South African Grand Prix
Kyalami · Midrand, South Africa
Championship progression
Drivers' standings
Before the race
27 drivers
After Round 1
1
Alain Prost
McLaren
9
pts
2
Keke Rosberg
Williams
6
pts
3
Elio de Angelis
Team Lotus
4
pts
4
Eddie Cheever
Alfa Romeo
3
pts
5
Patrick Tambay
Renault
2
pts
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6
Thierry Boutsen
Arrows
1
pts
-
Marc Surer
Arrows
0
pts
-
Jonathan Palmer
RAM
0
pts
-
Martin Brundle
Tyrrell
0
pts
-
Derek Warwick
Renault
0
pts
-
Andrea de Cesaris
Ligier
0
pts
-
Riccardo Patrese
Alfa Romeo
0
pts
-
Niki Lauda
McLaren
0
pts
-
Nigel Mansell
Team Lotus
0
pts
-
Nelson Piquet
Brabham
0
pts
-
Teo Fabi
Brabham
0
pts
-
René Arnoux
Ferrari
0
pts
-
Piercarlo Ghinzani
Osella
0
pts
-
François Hesnault
Ligier
0
pts
-
Philippe Alliot
RAM
0
pts
-
Johnny Cecotto
Toleman
0
pts
-
Jacques Laffite
Williams
0
pts
-
Michele Alboreto
Ferrari
0
pts
-
Mauro Baldi
Spirit
0
pts
-
Stefan Bellof
Tyrrell
0
pts
-
Ayrton Senna
Toleman
0
pts
-
Manfred Winkelhock
ATS
0
pts
After the race
27 drivers
After Round 2
1
Alain Prost
McLaren
—
15
+6
2
Niki Lauda
McLaren
↑997
9
+9
3
Keke Rosberg
Williams
↓1
6
+0
4
Elio de Angelis
Team Lotus
↓1
4
+0
5
Derek Warwick
Renault
↑994
4
+4
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6
Riccardo Patrese
Alfa Romeo
↑993
3
+3
7
Eddie Cheever
Alfa Romeo
↓3
3
+0
8
Andrea de Cesaris
Ligier
↑991
2
+2
9
Patrick Tambay
Renault
↓4
2
+0
10
Thierry Boutsen
Arrows
↓4
1
+0
11
Ayrton Senna
Toleman
↑988
1
+1
-
Marc Surer
Arrows
—
0
+0
-
Jonathan Palmer
RAM
—
0
+0
-
Mauro Baldi
Spirit
—
0
+0
-
François Hesnault
Ligier
—
0
+0
-
Michele Alboreto
Ferrari
—
0
+0
-
Martin Brundle
Tyrrell
—
0
+0
-
Nigel Mansell
Team Lotus
—
0
+0
-
Nelson Piquet
Brabham
—
0
+0
-
Stefan Bellof
Tyrrell
—
0
+0
-
Jacques Laffite
Williams
—
0
+0
-
Teo Fabi
Brabham
—
0
+0
-
René Arnoux
Ferrari
—
0
+0
-
Manfred Winkelhock
ATS
—
0
+0
-
Piercarlo Ghinzani
Osella
—
0
+0
-
Philippe Alliot
RAM
—
0
+0
-
Johnny Cecotto
Toleman
—
0
+0
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Race classification
27 starters| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Status / time | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LAU Niki Lauda | McLaren | 8 | 1:29:23.430 | 9 |
| 2 | PRO Alain Prost | McLaren | 5 | +1:05.950 | 6 |
| 3 | WAR Derek Warwick | Renault | 9 | 1L | 4 |
| 4 | PAT Riccardo Patrese | Alfa Romeo | 18 | 2L | 3 |
| 5 | DE Andrea de Cesaris | Ligier | 14 | 2L | 2 |
| 6 | SEN Ayrton Senna | Toleman | 13 | 3L | 1 |
| 7 | DE Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 7 | 4L | 0 |
| 8 | BAL Mauro Baldi | Spirit | 20 | 4L | 0 |
| 9 | SUR Marc Surer | Arrows | 23 | 4L | 0 |
| 10 | HES François Hesnault | Ligier | 17 | 4L | 0 |
| 11 | ALB Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 10 | 5L | 0 |
| 12 | BOU Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | 26 | 5L | 0 |
| D | BRU Martin Brundle | Tyrrell | 25 | — | 0 |
| R | TAM Patrick Tambay | Renault | 4 | — | 0 |
| D | BEL Stefan Bellof | Tyrrell | 24 | — | 0 |
| R | LAF Jacques Laffite | Williams | 11 | — | 0 |
| R | WIN Manfred Winkelhock | ATS | 12 | — | 0 |
| R | ROS Keke Rosberg | Williams | 2 | — | 0 |
| R | MAN Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | 3 | — | 0 |
| R | ARN René Arnoux | Ferrari | 15 | — | 0 |
| R | PIQ Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 1 | — | 0 |
| R | CEC Johnny Cecotto | Toleman | 19 | — | 0 |
| R | ALL Philippe Alliot | RAM | 22 | — | 0 |
| R | PAL Jonathan Palmer | RAM | 21 | — | 0 |
| R | FAB Teo Fabi | Brabham | 6 | — | 0 |
| R | CHE Eddie Cheever | Alfa Romeo | 16 | — | 0 |
| W | GHI Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | Pit | — | 0 |