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2004 Bridgestone Grand Prix of Monterey

{{short description|Champ Car auto racing event}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2025}}

{{American Championshp Car race report infobox|

Country = USA|

Race = Laguna Seca|

Image = Laguna Seca.svg|

Caption = Laguna Seca Track Layout|

Date = September 12|

Year = 2004|

Official name = Bridgestone Grand Prix of Monterey|

Race_No = 11|

Season_No = 14|

Series = Champ Car|

Location = Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, Monterey, California, United States|

Course = Permanent Road Course|

Course_mi = 2.238|

Course_km = 3.602|

Distance_laps = 79|

Distance_mi = 176.802|

Distance_km = 284.558|

Weather = Cool and Clear|

Pole_Driver = Sébastien Bourdais|

Pole_Team = Newman/Haas Racing|

Pole_Time = 1:09.358|

Pole_Country = France|

Fast_Driver = Mario Domínguez|

Fast_Team = Herdez Competition|

Fast_Time = 1:11.727|

Fast_Lap = 78|

Fast_Country = Mexico|

First_Driver = Patrick Carpentier|

First_Team = Forsythe Championship Racing|

First_Country = Canada|

Second_Driver = Bruno Junqueira|

Second_Team = Newman/Haas Racing|

Second_Country= Brazil|

Third_Driver = Oriol Servià|

Third_Team = Dale Coyne Racing|

Third_Country = Spain|

}}

The 2004 Bridgestone Grand Prix of Monterey was the eleventh round of the 2004 Champ Car season, held on September 12, 2004 at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in Monterey, California. Sébastien Bourdais took the pole while Patrick Carpentier won the race, the fifth and final win of his Champ Car career. It was also the 22nd and final Champ Car event to take place at the Laguna Seca racetrack.

Qualifying results

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
Pos

! Nat

! Name

! Team

! Qual 1

! Qual 2

! Best

1

| {{flagicon|France}}

| Sébastien Bourdais

| Newman/Haas Racing

| 1:10.130

| 1:09.358

| 1:09.358

2

| {{flagicon|Canada}}

| Patrick Carpentier

| Forsythe Racing

| 1:09.918

| 1:09.605

| 1:09.605

3

| {{flagicon|Canada}}

| Paul Tracy

| Forsythe Racing

| 1:10.214

| 1:09.515

| 1:09.515

4

| {{flagicon|USA}}

| A. J. Allmendinger

| RuSPORT

| 1:10.463

| 1:09.567

| 1:09.567

5

| {{flagicon|Mexico}}

| Michel Jourdain Jr.

| RuSPORT

| 1:10.776

| 1:09.714

| 1:09.714

6

| {{flagicon|Canada}}

| Alex Tagliani

| Rocketsports Racing

| 1:10.383

| 1:09.790

| 1:09.790

7

| {{flagicon|USA}}

| Ryan Hunter-Reay

| Herdez Competition

| 1:10.890

| 1:09.823

| 1:09.823

8

| {{flagicon|Brazil}}

| Bruno Junqueira

| Newman/Haas Racing

| 1:10.392

| 1:09.936

| 1:09.936

9

| {{flagicon|USA}}

| Jimmy Vasser

| PKV Racing

| 1:10.759

| 1:09.967

| 1:09.967

10

| {{flagicon|Mexico}}

| Mario Domínguez

| Herdez Competition

| 1:10.397

| 1:10.088

| 1:10.088

11

| {{flagicon|Mexico}}

| Rodolfo Lavín

| Forsythe Racing

| 1:10.809

| 1:10.606

| 1:10.606

12

| {{flagicon|Spain}}

| Oriol Servià

| Dale Coyne Racing

| 1:11.696

| 1:10.650

| 1:10.650

13

| {{flagicon|Brazil}}

| Mario Haberfeld

| Walker Racing

| 1:11.812

| 1:10.771

| 1:10.771

14

| {{flagicon|UK}}

| Guy Smith

| Rocketsports Racing

| 1:11.948

| 1:10.949

| 1:10.949

15

| {{flagicon|UK}}

| Justin Wilson

| Mi-Jack Conquest Racing

| 1:11.929

| 1:10.998

| 1:10.998

16

| {{flagicon|France}}

| Nelson Philippe

| Mi-Jack Conquest Racing

| 1:12.220

| 1:11.410

| 1:11.410

17

| {{flagicon|Argentina}}

| Gastón Mazzacane

| Dale Coyne Racing

| 1:12.121

| 1:11.740

| 1:11.740

18

| {{flagicon|Mexico}}

| Roberto González

| PKV Racing

| 1:11.885

| align="center"|—

| 1:11.885

Race

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PosNoDriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
1

| 7

| {{flagicon|Canada}} Patrick Carpentier

| Forsythe Racing

| 79

| 1:45:51.116

| 2

| 33

2

| 6

| {{flagicon|Brazil}} Bruno Junqueira

| Newman/Haas Racing

| 79

| +5.395 secs

| 8

| 27

3

| 11

| {{flagicon|Spain}} Oriol Servià

| Dale Coyne Racing

| 79

| +20.459 secs

| 12

| 26

4

| 9

| {{flagicon|Mexico}} Michel Jourdain Jr.

| RuSPORT

| 79

| +29.112 secs

| 5

| 24

5

| 4

| {{flagicon|USA}} Ryan Hunter-Reay

| Herdez Competition

| 79

| +29.715 secs

| 7

| 21

6

| 8

| {{flagicon|Canada}} Alex Tagliani

| Rocketsports Racing

| 79

| +30.431 secs

| 6

| 20

7

| 5

| {{flagicon|Brazil}} Mario Haberfeld

| Walker Racing

| 79

| +32.311 secs

| 13

| 17

8

| 2

| {{flagicon|France}} Sébastien Bourdais

| Newman/Haas Racing

| 79

| +34.467 secs

| 1

| 17

9

| 17

| {{flagicon|UK}} Guy Smith

| Rocketsports Racing

| 79

| +45.934 secs

| 14

| 13

10

| 1

| {{flagicon|Canada}} Paul Tracy

| Forsythe Racing

| 79

| +49.222 secs

| 3

| 12

11

| 55

| {{flagicon|Mexico}} Mario Domínguez

| Herdez Competition

| 78

| + 1 Lap

| 10

| 11

12

| 3

| {{flagicon|Mexico}} Rodolfo Lavín

| Forsythe Racing

| 77

| + 2 Laps

| 11

| 9

13

| 19

| {{flagicon|Argentina}} Gastón Mazzacane

| Dale Coyne Racing

| 75

| + 4 Laps

| 17

| 8

14

| 21

| {{flagicon|Mexico}} Roberto González

| PKV Racing

| 52

| Out of fuel

| 18

| 7

15

| 10

| {{flagicon|USA}} A. J. Allmendinger

| RuSPORT

| 43

| Contact

| 4

| 6

16

| 14

| {{flagicon|France}} Nelson Philippe

| Mi-Jack Conquest Racing

| 11

| Contact

| 16

| 5

17

| 12

| {{flagicon|USA}} Jimmy Vasser

| PKV Racing

| 10

| Gearbox

| 9

| 4

18

| 34

| {{flagicon|UK}} Justin Wilson

| Mi-Jack Conquest Racing

| 1

| Contact

| 15

| 3

Caution flags

border=2 cellspacing=0
LapsCause
8-10Domínguez (55) contact
12-16Mazzacane (19) spin/stall; Philippe (14) contact
55-57González (21) stopped on course

Notes

valign="top"|

{| border=2 cellspacing=0

LapsLeader
1Sébastien Bourdais
2-28Paul Tracy
29Patrick Carpentier
30-36Alex Tagliani
37-40Michel Jourdain Jr.
41-79Patrick Carpentier

|width="50"| 

|valign="top"|

border=2 cellspacing=0
DriverLaps led
Patrick Carpentier40
Paul Tracy27
Alex Tagliani7
Michel Jourdain Jr.4
Sébastien Bourdais1

|}

Championship standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
! Pos

! Driver

! Points

align="left"| 10px

|align="center"| 1

| {{flagicon|France}} Sébastien Bourdais

| align="left"| 275

align="left"| 10px

|align="center"| 2

| {{flagicon|Brazil}} Bruno Junqueira

| align="left"| 251

align="left"| 10px

|align="center"| 3

| {{flagicon|Canada}} Paul Tracy

| align="left"| 215

align="left"| 10px 1

|align="center"| 4

| {{flagicon|Canada}} Patrick Carpentier

| align="left"| 214

align="left"| 10px 1

|align="center"| 5

| {{flagicon|Canada}} Alex Tagliani

| align="left"| 201

  • Note: Only the top five positions are included.

External links

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20060322200043/http://www.champcarworldseries.com/Results/ResultsIndex.asp?ID=508 Full Weekend Times & Results]
  • [https://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/champcar-cart-laguna-seca-friday-qualifying-times-2008-03-27 Friday Qualifying Results]
  • [https://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/champcar-cart-laguna-seca-saturday-qualifying-times-2008-03-27 Saturday Qualifying Results]
  • [http://www.champcarstats.com/races/200411.htm Race Box Score]

{{Champ Car World Series race report|

Name_of_race = 2004 Bridgestone Grand Prix of Monterey |

Year_of_race = 2004 |

Previous_race_in_season = 2004 Molson Indy Montreal |

Next_race_in_season = 2004 Bridgestone 400 |

Previous_year's_race = 2003 Grand Prix of Monterey |

Next_year's_race = Final Event
Event replaced with 2005 San Jose Grand Prix

}}

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{{DEFAULTSORT:2004 Bridgestone Grand Prix Of Monterey}}

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