Austrian Grand Prix
1984 · Round 12 · Spielberg, Austria · Aug 19, 1984Race summary
Victory went to Lauda (from 4th on the grid), with a 23.5s margin. Palmer made the biggest gain, from 24th on the grid to 9th (up 15 places). Piquet had a difficult race, dropping from 1st to 2nd.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niki Lauda | McLaren | 4 | 51 | 1:21:12.851 | 9 |
| 2 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 1 | 51 | +23.525 | 6 |
| 3 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 12 | 51 | +48.998 | 4 |
| 4 | Teo Fabi | Brabham | 7 | 51 | +56.312 | 3 |
| 5 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | 17 | 50 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | Marc Surer | Arrows | 19 | 50 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | René Arnoux | Ferrari | 15 | 50 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | François Hesnault | Ligier | 21 | 49 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 9 | Jonathan Palmer | RAM | 24 | 49 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 10 | Riccardo Patrese | Alfa Romeo | 13 | 48 | Out of fuel | 0 |
| 11 | Philippe Alliot | RAM | 25 | 48 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 12 | Gerhard Berger | ATS | 20 | 48 | Gearbox | 0 |
| – | Patrick Tambay | Renault | 5 | 42 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Ayrton Senna | Toleman | 10 | 35 | Oil pressure | 0 |
| – | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | 8 | 32 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Alain Prost | McLaren | 2 | 28 | Spun off | 0 |
| – | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 3 | 28 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Huub Rothengatter | Spirit | 26 | 23 | Not classified | 0 |
| – | Eddie Cheever | Alfa Romeo | 16 | 18 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Derek Warwick | Renault | 6 | 17 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Andrea de Cesaris | Ligier | 18 | 15 | Injection | 0 |
| – | Keke Rosberg | Williams | 9 | 15 | Handling | 0 |
| – | Jacques Laffite | Williams | 11 | 12 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Jo Gartner | Osella | 22 | 6 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | 23 | 4 | Gearbox | 0 |
| – | Stefan Bellof | Tyrrell | – | 0 | Disqualified | 0 |