1984 British Grand Prix
| Race details | |||
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| Race 10 of 16 in the 1984 Formula One season | |||
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| Date | July 22, 1984 | ||
| Official name | XXXVII John Player British Grand Prix | ||
| Location | Brands Hatch, Kent, Great Britain | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 4.207 km (2.614 mi) | ||
| Distance | 71 (aggregated: 11 + 60) laps, 298.697 km (185.602 mi) | ||
| Scheduled Distance | 75 laps, 315.525 km (196.058 mi) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Brabham-BMW | ||
| Time | 1:10.869 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Niki Lauda
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McLaren-TAG | |
| Time | 1:13.191 on lap 57 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | McLaren-TAG | ||
| Second | Renault | ||
| Third | Toleman-Hart | ||
The 1984 British Grand Prix (formally the XXXVII John Player British Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held on 22 July 1984 at Brands Hatch near Swanley, Kent, England. It was the tenth round of the 1984 Formula One season. The 71-lap race was won by Niki Lauda for the McLaren team, after starting from third position. Derek Warwick finished second in a Renault, with Ayrton Senna third for the Toleman team.
The Grand Prix was contested by fourteen teams, each of two drivers. The teams, also known as constructors, were Brabham, McLaren, Lotus, Williams, Renault, Ferrari, ATS, Arrows, Alfa Romeo, Ligier, Osella, RAM, Spirit and Tyrrell.
Going to the race, McLaren driver Alain Prost led the Drivers' Championship with 34.5 points, ahead of team-mate Niki Lauda on 24 points and Elio de Angelis on 23.5. Rene Arnoux was fourth with 22.5 points while Keke Rosberg was fifth on 20 points. In the Constructors' Championship, McLaren were leading with 58.5 points, Ferrari and Lotus were second and third with 31.5 and 29.5 points respectively, while Williams with 24 and Brabham on 21 points contended for fourth place.
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