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1984 Standings

Niki Lauda won the 1984 Drivers' Championship for McLaren. Final 1984 standings — every driver and constructor ranked by points and wins.

Driver Leader
Niki Lauda
72 pts · McLaren
Title Gap
0.5 pts
Niki Lauda over Alain Prost
Constructors
McLaren
143.5 pts · gap 86
Most Wins
7
Alain Prost
Control Tower
Drivers Championship
Season
1984 Season Report

Niki Lauda won the 1984 Formula 1 World Drivers' Championship driving for McLaren, finishing on 72 points, 0.5 clear of Alain Prost. Lauda won 5 races that season.

McLaren took the Constructors' Championship with 143.5 points, 86 ahead of Ferrari.

5 different drivers won a Grand Prix, and 20 drivers scored championship points.

Championships in this era were decided on a "best results" basis — drivers counted only their highest-scoring finishes towards the title, so season totals can differ from the sum of every race result. Dropped scores were abolished from 1991.

Standings compiled from the Ergast/Jolpica Formula 1 results archive. Spotted an error? Tell us.

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1984 Driver Order

Pos
Driver
Form
Points
Wins
P1
Niki Lauda
McLaren
Championship Pace100%
Championship Leader
72
Points
5
Wins
P2
Alain Prost
McLaren
Championship Pace99%
0.5 pts off the lead.
71.5
Points
7
Wins
P3
Elio de Angelis
Team Lotus
Championship Pace47%
38 pts off the lead.
34
Points
0
Wins
P4
Michele Alboreto
Ferrari
Championship Pace42%
41.5 pts off the lead.
30.5
Points
1
Wins
P5
Nelson Piquet
Brabham
Championship Pace40%
43 pts off the lead.
29
Points
2
Wins
P6
René Arnoux
Ferrari
Championship Pace38%
45 pts off the lead.
27
Points
0
Wins
P7
Derek Warwick
Renault
Championship Pace32%
49 pts off the lead.
23
Points
0
Wins
P8
Keke Rosberg
Williams
Championship Pace28%
51.5 pts off the lead.
20.5
Points
1
Wins
P9
Ayrton Senna
Toleman
Championship Pace18%
59 pts off the lead.
13
Points
0
Wins
P10
Nigel Mansell
Team Lotus
Championship Pace18%
59 pts off the lead.
13
Points
0
Wins
P11
Patrick Tambay
Renault
Championship Pace15%
61 pts off the lead.
11
Points
0
Wins
P12
Teo Fabi
Brabham
Championship Pace13%
63 pts off the lead.
9
Points
0
Wins
P13
Riccardo Patrese
Alfa Romeo
Championship Pace11%
64 pts off the lead.
8
Points
0
Wins
P14
Jacques Laffite
Williams
Championship Pace7%
67 pts off the lead.
5
Points
0
Wins
P15
Thierry Boutsen
Arrows
Championship Pace7%
67 pts off the lead.
5
Points
0
Wins
P16
Eddie Cheever
Alfa Romeo
Championship Pace4%
69 pts off the lead.
3
Points
0
Wins
P17
Stefan Johansson
Tyrrell
Championship Pace4%
69 pts off the lead.
3
Points
0
Wins
P18
Andrea de Cesaris
Ligier
Championship Pace4%
69 pts off the lead.
3
Points
0
Wins
P19
Piercarlo Ghinzani
Osella
Championship Pace3%
70 pts off the lead.
2
Points
0
Wins
P20
Marc Surer
Arrows
Championship Pace1%
71 pts off the lead.
1
Points
0
Wins
P21
Jo Gartner
Osella
Championship Pace0%
72 pts off the lead.
0
Points
0
Wins
P22
Gerhard Berger
ATS
Championship Pace0%
72 pts off the lead.
0
Points
0
Wins
P23
François Hesnault
Ligier
Championship Pace0%
72 pts off the lead.
0
Points
0
Wins
P24
Corrado Fabi
Brabham
Championship Pace0%
72 pts off the lead.
0
Points
0
Wins
P25
Mauro Baldi
Spirit
Championship Pace0%
72 pts off the lead.
0
Points
0
Wins
P26
Manfred Winkelhock
ATS
Championship Pace0%
72 pts off the lead.
0
Points
0
Wins
P27
Jonathan Palmer
RAM
Championship Pace0%
72 pts off the lead.
0
Points
0
Wins
P28
Huub Rothengatter
Spirit
Championship Pace0%
72 pts off the lead.
0
Points
0
Wins
P29
Johnny Cecotto
Toleman
Championship Pace0%
72 pts off the lead.
0
Points
0
Wins
P30
Philippe Alliot
RAM
Championship Pace0%
72 pts off the lead.
0
Points
0
Wins
About the 1984 championships · How F1 points work

Niki Lauda leads the 1984 Drivers Championship with 72 points, holding a 0.5-point advantage over Alain Prost (McLaren). A gap of fewer than 25 points — one race win — means the title race remains mathematically open every single weekend.

In the 1984 Constructors Championship, McLaren leads with 143.5 points — a 86-point margin over Ferrari. The Constructors title is decided by the combined points haul of a team's two drivers from every race, making car reliability, pit stop execution, and strategic pairing as important as raw pace.

The current FIA points system awards points to the top ten finishers in every Grand Prix: 25–18–15–12–10–8–6–4–2–1. An additional point goes to the driver who sets the fastest lap of the race, provided they finish inside the top ten. Sprint events — held on Saturday at select rounds — offer a separate points structure: 8–7–6–5–4–3–2–1 for the top eight finishers, counting toward both championships independently of the main race result.

A driver must hold an FIA Super Licence and score at least one championship point to register on the standings. DNFs score zero, but a classified finish — completing at least 90% of the race distance — earns the driver’s finishing position even without a points reward.