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Motor car race
The
1984 Dutch Grand Prix
was a
Formula One
motor race
held at
Zandvoort
on 26 August 1984. It was the thirteenth race of the
1984 Formula One World Championship
.
The 71-lap race was won by Frenchman
Alain Prost
, driving a
McLaren
-
TAG
, after he started from
pole position
. Brazilian
Nelson Piquet
led the first ten laps in his
Brabham
-
BMW
before his oil pressure failed, after which Prost led the remainder of the race. His Austrian teammate
Niki Lauda
finished second, with Briton
Nigel Mansell
third in a
Lotus
-
Renault
. The 1-2 finish secured the Constructors' Championship for McLaren, their first since
1974
.
Before the race, it was rumoured that
Ayrton Senna
would break his contract with the
Toleman
team and join Lotus for
1985
. When this move was announced two days after the race, Toleman management were angered as Senna had not informed them of his intentions, and as a result they suspended him from the next race in
Italy
. It was also correctly rumoured that, with
Jacques Laffite
already known to be leaving
Williams
at the end of the season to return to
Ligier
, team owner
Frank Williams
had signed Mansell for 1985 alongside
Keke Rosberg
.
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Qualifying
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Race
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Championship standings after the race
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- Bold text
indicates the World Champions.
- Drivers' Championship standings
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- Constructors' Championship standings
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- Note
: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. Points accurate at final declaration of results. Tyrrell's points were subsequently reallocated.
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