Round 5 · 20 May 1984
1984 French Grand Prix: results
Niki Lauda (McLaren) won the 1984 French Grand Prix, round 5 of the championship, held on 20 May 1984 at Dijon-Prenois (France), starting from position 9. Patrick Tambay (Renault) and Nigel Mansell (Team Lotus) completed the podium. Pole position went to Patrick Tambay.
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niki Lauda | McLaren | 9 | 1:31:11.951 | 9 | Finished |
| 2 | Patrick Tambay | Renault | 1 | +7.154 s | 6 | Finished |
| 3 | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | 6 | +23.969 s | 4 | Finished |
| 4 | René Arnoux | Ferrari | 11 | +43.706 s | 3 | Finished |
| 5 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 2 | +66.125 s | 2 | Finished |
| 6 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | 4 | +1 Lap | 1 | +1 Lap |
| 7 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 5 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 8 | Jacques Laffite | Williams | 12 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 9 | Teo Fabi | Brabham | 17 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 10 | Andrea de Cesaris | Ligier | 26 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 11 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | 14 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 12 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | 25 | +5 Laps | — | +5 Laps |
| 13 | Jonathan Palmer | RAM | 21 | +7 Laps | — | +7 Laps |
| 14 | Martin Brundle | Tyrrell | 23 | — | — | Disqualified |
| 15 | Mauro Baldi | Spirit | 24 | — | — | Engine |
| 16 | Derek Warwick | Renault | 7 | — | — | Accident |
| 17 | Marc Surer | Arrows | 19 | — | — | Accident |
| 18 | Eddie Cheever | Alfa Romeo | 16 | — | — | Engine |
| 19 | Ayrton Senna | Toleman | 13 | — | — | Turbo |
| 20 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 10 | — | — | Engine |
| 21 | Johnny Cecotto | Toleman | 18 | — | — | Turbo |
| 22 | Riccardo Patrese | Alfa Romeo | 15 | — | — | Engine |
| 23 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 3 | — | — | Turbo |
| 24 | Stefan Bellof | Tyrrell | 20 | — | — | Disqualified |
| 25 | Manfred Winkelhock | ATS | 8 | — | — | Clutch |
| 26 | Philippe Alliot | RAM | 22 | — | — | Electrical |