Round 8 · 24 June 1984
1984 Detroit Grand Prix: results
Nelson Piquet (Brabham) won the 1984 Detroit Grand Prix, round 8 of the championship, held on 24 June 1984 at Detroit Street Circuit (USA), starting from position 1. Elio de Angelis (Team Lotus) and Teo Fabi (Brabham) completed the podium. He won from pole.
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 1 | 1:55:41.842 | 9 | Finished |
| 2 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 5 | +32.638 s | 6 | Finished |
| 3 | Teo Fabi | Brabham | 23 | +86.528 s | 4 | Finished |
| 4 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 2 | +115.258 s | 3 | Finished |
| 5 | Jacques Laffite | Williams | 19 | +1 Lap | 2 | +1 Lap |
| 6 | Martin Brundle | Tyrrell | 11 | — | — | Disqualified |
| 7 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 4 | — | — | Engine |
| 8 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | 21 | — | — | Turbo |
| 9 | Derek Warwick | Renault | 6 | — | — | Gearbox |
| 10 | Stefan Bellof | Tyrrell | 16 | — | — | Accident |
| 11 | Patrick Tambay | Renault | 9 | — | — | Transmission |
| 12 | Philippe Alliot | RAM | 20 | — | — | Brakes |
| 13 | Niki Lauda | McLaren | 10 | — | — | Electrical |
| 14 | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | 3 | — | — | Gearbox |
| 15 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | 13 | — | — | Engine |
| 16 | Andrea de Cesaris | Ligier | 12 | — | — | Overheating |
| 17 | Johnny Cecotto | Toleman | 17 | — | — | Clutch |
| 18 | Eddie Cheever | Alfa Romeo | 8 | — | — | Engine |
| 19 | Ayrton Senna | Toleman | 7 | — | — | Accident |
| 20 | Riccardo Patrese | Alfa Romeo | 25 | — | — | Spun off |
| 21 | François Hesnault | Ligier | 18 | — | — | Accident |
| 22 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | 26 | — | — | Accident |
| 23 | René Arnoux | Ferrari | 15 | — | — | Accident |
| 24 | Jonathan Palmer | RAM | 24 | — | — | Tyre |
| 25 | Manfred Winkelhock | ATS | 14 | — | — | Engine |
| 26 | Marc Surer | Arrows | 22 | — | — | Accident |