Niki Lauda won the French Grand Prix 1984 at Dijon-Prenois on 20 May 1984, starting from P9 on the grid. Patrick Tambay finished second for Renault, with Nigel Mansell completing the podium for Team Lotus.
| Pos | Grid | Driver | Team | Laps | Time / Status | Pts | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | Niki LaudaLAU | McLaren | 79 | 1:31:11.951 | 9 | |
| 2 | 1 | Patrick TambayTAM | Renault | 79 | +7.154 | 6 | |
| 3 | 6 | Nigel MansellMAN | Team Lotus | 79 | +23.969 | 4 | |
| 4 | 11 | René ArnouxARN | Ferrari | 79 | +43.706 | 3 | |
| 5 | 2 | Elio de AngelisDEA | Team Lotus | 79 | +1:06.125 | 2 | |
| 6 | 4 | Keke RosbergROS | Williams | 78 | +1 Lap | 1 | |
| 7 | 5 | Alain ProstPRO | McLaren | 78 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 8 | 12 | Jacques LaffiteLAF | Williams | 78 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 9 | 17 | Teo FabiFAB | Brabham | 78 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 10 | 26 | Andrea de CesarisDEC | Ligier | 77 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 11 | 14 | Thierry BoutsenBOU | Arrows | 77 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 12 | 25 | Piercarlo GhinzaniGHI | Osella | 74 | +5 Laps | 0 | |
| 13 | 21 | Jonathan PalmerPAL | RAM | 72 | +7 Laps | 0 | |
| D | 23 | Martin BrundleBRU | Tyrrell | 76 | Disqualified | 0 | |
| R | 24 | Mauro BaldiBAL | Spirit | 61 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 7 | Derek WarwickWAR | Renault | 53 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 19 | Marc SurerSUR | Arrows | 51 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 16 | Eddie CheeverCHE | Alfa Romeo | 51 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 13 | Ayrton SennaSEN | Toleman | 35 | Turbo | 0 | |
| R | 10 | Michele AlboretoALB | Ferrari | 33 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 18 | Johnny CecottoCEC | Toleman | 22 | Turbo | 0 | |
| R | 15 | Riccardo PatresePAT | Alfa Romeo | 15 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 3 | Nelson PiquetPIQ | Brabham | 11 | Turbo | 0 | |
| D | 20 | Stefan BellofBEL | Tyrrell | 11 | Disqualified | 0 | |
| R | 8 | Manfred WinkelhockWIN | ATS | 5 | Clutch | 0 | |
| R | 22 | Philippe AlliotALL | RAM | 4 | Electrical | 0 |