The 1984 South African Grand Prix was Round 2 of the 1984 FIA Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held at Kyalami in South Africa on Sunday, 7 April 1984. Nelson Piquet started on pole position in the Brabham BMW and Niki Lauda was the race winner in the McLaren TAG.
1984 National Panasonic Grand Prix Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Time/Retired | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Speed | Started | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | Niki Lauda | Austria | McLaren TAG | Michelin | 75 | 1:29:23.430 | 1:29:23.430 | - | - | 1:09.666 | 62 | 206.599 | 8 | 9 |
| 2 | 7 | Alain Prost | France | McLaren TAG | Michelin | 75 | +1:05.950 | 1:30:29.380 | +1:05.950 | +1:05.950 | 1:09.398 | 41 | 204.089 | 5 | 6 |
| 3 | 16 | Derek Warwick | Great Britain | Renault | Michelin | 74 | +1 lap | 1:29:24.660 | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:09.526 | 58 | 203.797 | 9 | 4 |
| 4 | 22 | Riccardo Patrese | Italy | Alfa Romeo | Goodyear | 73 | +2 laps | 1:29:54.719 | 2 laps | 1 lap | 1:11.385 | 44 | 199.923 | 18 | 3 |
| 5 | 26 | Andrea de Cesaris | Italy | Ligier Renault | Michelin | 73 | +2 laps | 1:30:36.612 | 2 laps | +41.893 | 1:12.510 | 7 | 198.382 | 14 | 2 |
| 6 | 19 | Ayrton Senna | Brazil | Toleman Hart | Pirelli | 72 | +3 laps | 1:29:54.794 | 3 laps | 1 lap | 1:12.124 | 71 | 197.182 | 13 | 1 |
| 7 | 11 | Elio de Angelis | Italy | Lotus Renault | Goodyear | 71 | +4 laps | 1:29:31.310 | 4 laps | 1 lap | 1:10.150 | 43 | 195.293 | 7 | |
| 8 | 21 | Mauro Baldi | Italy | Spirit Hart | Pirelli | 71 | +4 laps | 1:29:42.555 | 4 laps | +11.245 | 1:13.267 | 70 | 194.885 | 20 | |
| 9 | 17 | Marc Surer | Switzerland | Arrows Ford | Goodyear | 71 | +4 laps | 1:29:53.648 | 4 laps | +11.093 | 1:14.090 | 67 | 194.484 | 23 | |
| 10 | 25 | Francois Hesnault | France | Ligier Renault | Michelin | 71 | +4 laps | 1:29:57.304 | 4 laps | +3.656 | 1:13.054 | 5 | 194.353 | 17 | |
| 11 | 27 | Michele Alboreto | Italy | Ferrari | Goodyear | 70 | Ignition | 1:25:02.414 | 5 laps | 1 lap | 1:11.828 | 4 | 202.689 | 10 | |
| 12 | 18 | Thierry Boutsen | Belgium | Arrows Ford | Goodyear | 70 | +5 laps | 1:28:28.863 | 5 laps | +3:26.449 | 1:14.906 | 57 | 194.807 | 26 | |
| DSQ | 3 | Martin Brundle | Great Britain | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 71 | Disqualified | 1:30:10.057 | 1:13.578 | 30 | 193.894 | 25 | |||
| DNF | 15 | Patrick Tambay | France | Renault | Michelin | 66 | Out of Fuel | 1:19:49.466 | 1:08.877 | 64 | 203.594 | 4 | |||
| DNF | 5 | Jacques Laffite | France | Williams Honda | Goodyear | 60 | Transmission | 1:12:29.196 | 1:11.790 | 6 | 203.822 | 11 | |||
| DSQ | 4 | Stefan Bellof | Germany | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 59 | Disqualified | 1:16:02.258 | 1:12.421 | 2 | 191.065 | 24 | |||
| DNF | 14 | Manfred Winkelhock | Germany | ATS BMW | Pirelli | 53 | Engine | 1:26:52.154 | 1:12.527 | 5 | 150.234 | 12 | |||
| DNF | 6 | Keke Rosberg | Finland | Williams Honda | Goodyear | 51 | Wheel | 1:02:00.545 | 1:10.600 | 39 | 202.522 | 2 | |||
| DNF | 12 | Nigel Mansell | Great Britain | Lotus Renault | Goodyear | 51 | Turbo | 1:02:23.678 | 1:11.825 | 16 | 201.271 | 3 | |||
| DNF | 28 | René Arnoux | France | Ferrari | Goodyear | 40 | Injection | 48:31.721 | 1:11.421 | 12 | 202.964 | 15 | |||
| DNF | 1 | Nelson Piquet | Brazil | Brabham BMW | Michelin | 29 | Turbo | 35:21.631 | 1:10.132 | 6 | 201.947 | 1 | |||
| DNF | 20 | Johnny Cecotto | Venezuela | Toleman Hart | Pirelli | 26 | Tyre | 32:06.603 | 1:12.523 | 11 | 199.384 | 19 | |||
| DNF | 9 | Philippe Alliot | France | RAM Hart | Pirelli | 24 | Engine | 30:43.340 | 1:14.943 | 15 | 192.360 | 22 | |||
| DNF | 10 | Jonathan Palmer | Great Britain | RAM Hart | Pirelli | 22 | Gear Box | 27:59.932 | 1:14.927 | 14 | 193.482 | 21 | |||
| DNF | 2 | Teo Fabi | Italy | Brabham BMW | Michelin | 18 | Turbo | 22:16.047 | 1:10.345 | 6 | 199.049 | 6 | |||
| DNF | 23 | Eddie Cheever | United States | Alfa Romeo | Goodyear | 4 | Radiator | 5:15.950 | 1:14.046 | 3 | 187.047 | 16 | |||
| DNS | 24 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Italy | Osella Alfa Romeo | Pirelli | 0 | Withdrawn | 20 |