1984 Detroit Grand Prix
Going Into This Race
Pre-Race Report
Championship standings
Prost leads the championship after Piquet’s win in Montreal. Prost finished third with a misfiring engine; Lauda was second, staying in close contact with the leader.
Previous race
Piquet led all 70 laps from pole at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve for Brabham’s first win of the year, the Brazilian’s first finish of the season after chronic unreliability. Piquet collapsed at the podium ceremony, having badly burned his right foot from the heat of a new nose-mounted oil cooler that had burned through his driving boot.
Entrants
Patrick Tambay returns for Renault, having missed the Canadian race with the leg injury he sustained in the Monaco first-corner accident. Mario Andretti had been on standby as a potential replacement; satisfied that Tambay is fit to race, Andretti is present at Detroit as a spectator watching his two sons compete in the support races. The Spirit team are running a naturally aspirated Ford Cosworth DFV this weekend after a shortage of Hart turbo engines left them unable to fit their usual specification car.
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Last 5 Races
Full season →| # | Date | Grand Prix | Pole | P1 | P2 | P3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 29 Apr | 🇧🇪 Belgian Grand Prix | Alboreto | Alboreto | Warwick | Arnoux |
| 4 | 6 May | 🇸🇲 San Marino Grand Prix | Piquet | Prost | Arnoux | de Angelis |
| 5 | 20 May | 🇫🇷 French Grand Prix | Tambay | Lauda | Tambay | Mansell |
| 6 | 3 Jun | 🇲🇨 Monaco Grand Prix | Prost | Prost | Senna | Arnoux |
| 7 | 17 Jun | 🇨🇦 Canadian Grand Prix | Piquet | Piquet | Lauda | Prost |
Drivers' Championship
Full standings →| Pos | Driver | Team | Pts | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 32.5 | 3 |
| 2 | Niki Lauda | McLaren | 24 | 2 |
| 3 | René Arnoux | Ferrari | 17 | 0 |
| 4 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 16 | 0 |
| 5 | Derek Warwick | Renault | 13 | 0 |
| 6 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | 11.5 | 0 |
| 7 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 9.5 | 1 |
| 8 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 9 | 1 |
| 9 | Patrick Tambay | Renault | 8 | 0 |
| 10 | Ayrton Senna | Toleman | 5 | 0 |
Constructors' Championship
Full standings →| Pos | Team | Pts | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLaren | 56.5 | 5 |
| 2 | Ferrari | 26.5 | 1 |
| 3 | Renault | 21 | 0 |
| 4 | Team Lotus | 21 | 0 |
| 5 | Williams | 11.5 | 0 |