Formula 1 1984 2 1984-04-07 1984-04-07 https://r2.thesportsdb.com/images/media/event/thumb/z2mof51750791130.jpg https://r2.thesportsdb.com/images/media/event/poster/ux0w4v1750791112.jpg The 1984 South African Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Kyalami on 7 April 1984. It was race 2 of 16 in the 1984 Formula One World Championship. The 75-lap race was won by Niki Lauda, driving a McLaren-TAG, with teammate Alain Prost second and Derek Warwick third in a Renault. In the Sunday morning warm-up session Piercarlo Ghinzani, who had qualified 20th in his Osella, crashed heavily at the fast left-hand Jukskei Sweep, the car bursting into flames. Ghinzani escaped with minor burns on his hands, and subsequently withdrew from the race, thus promoting Boutsen to the last grid spot 506036