1984 South African Grand Prix
- Round
- 2 of 1984
- Circuit
- Kyalami
- Location
- Midrand, South Africa
- Dates
- —
- Format
- Standard weekend
- Winner
- Niki Lauda
- Constructor
- McLaren
- Entrant
- McLaren-TAG
- Pole position
- Nelson Piquet
- Fastest lap
- Patrick Tambay
- Confidence
- reference
Classification
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Laps | Points | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niki Lauda | McLaren | 8 | 75 | 9 | — |
| 2 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 5 | 75 | 6 | — |
| 3 | Derek Warwick | Renault | 9 | 74 | 4 | — |
| 4 | Riccardo Patrese | Alfa Romeo | 18 | 73 | 3 | — |
| 5 | Andrea de Cesaris | Ligier | 14 | 73 | 2 | — |
| 6 | Ayrton Senna | Toleman | 13 | 72 | 1 | — |
| 7 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 7 | 71 | — | — |
| 8 | Mauro Baldi | Spirit | 20 | 71 | — | — |
| 9 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | 24 | 71 | — | — |
| 10 | Marc Surer | Arrows | 23 | 71 | — | — |
| 11 | François Hesnault | Ligier | 17 | 71 | — | — |
| 12 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 10 | 70 | — | Ignition |
| DNS | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | — | — | — | Accident in practice |
| DSQ | Martin Brundle | Tyrrell | — | — | — | Technical infringements |
| DSQ | Stefan Bellof | Tyrrell | — | — | — | Technical infringements |
| DNF | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 1 | 29 | — | Turbo |
| DNF | Keke Rosberg | Williams | 2 | 51 | — | Wheel |
| DNF | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | 3 | 51 | — | Turbo |
| DNF | Patrick Tambay | Renault | 4 | 66 | — | Out of fuel · fastest lap |
| DNF | Teo Fabi | Brabham | 6 | 18 | — | Turbo |
| DNF | Jacques Laffite | Williams | 11 | 60 | — | Transmission |
| DNF | Manfred Winkelhock | ATS | 12 | 53 | — | Engine |
| DNF | Rene Arnoux | Ferrari | 15 | 40 | — | Injection |
| DNF | Eddie Cheever | Alfa Romeo | 16 | 4 | — | Radiator |
| DNF | Johnny Cecotto | Toleman | 19 | 26 | — | Tyre |
| DNF | Jonathan Palmer | RAM | 21 | 22 | — | Gearbox |
| DNF | Philippe Alliot | RAM | 22 | 24 | — | Engine |