2004 Molson Indy Vancouver

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Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 2004 Vancouver
Race details
Race 7 of 14 in the 2004 Champ Car season
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DateJuly 25, 2004
Official name Molson Indy Vancouver
Location Concord Pacific Place
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
CourseTemporary Street Course
1.781 mi / 2.866 km
Distance85 laps
151.385 mi / 243.610 km
WeatherMostly cloudy skies with temperatures reaching up to 28.6 °C (83.5 °F); which dropped down to 21.2 °C (70.2 °F) by the end of the event [1]
Pole position
Driver Paul Tracy  (Forsythe Championship Racing)
Time1:00.870
Fastest lap
Driver Paul Tracy  (Forsythe Championship Racing)
Time1:01.755 (on lap 71 of 85)
Podium
First Paul Tracy  (Forsythe Championship Racing)
Second Michel Jourdain Jr.  (RuSPORT)
Third A. J. Allmendinger  (RuSPORT)

The 2004 Molson Indy Vancouver was the seventh round of the 2004 Bridgestone Presents the Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford season, held on July 25, 2004 on the streets of Concord Pacific Place in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Paul Tracy swept the pole and the race win. It was the last Champ Car event to take place in Vancouver.

Contents

Qualifying results

PosNatNameTeamQual 1Qual 2Best
1 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Paul Tracy Forsythe Racing 1:00.8701:02.8891:00.870
2 Flag of Mexico.svg Rodolfo Lavín Forsythe Racing1:02.8131:00.9081:00.908
3 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Bourdais Newman/Haas Racing 1:00.9741:01.3551:00.974
4 Flag of Mexico.svg Mario Domínguez Herdez Competition 1:02.0511:01.1681:01.168
5 Flag of the United States.svg Memo Gidley Rocketsports Racing 1:02.0711:01.3651:01.365
6 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Patrick Carpentier Forsythe Racing1:01.3981:01.5791:01.398
7 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Justin Wilson Mi-Jack Conquest Racing 1:02.1531:01.4341:01.434
8 Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Junqueira Newman/Haas Racing1:01.4591:05.1751:01.459
9 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Alex Tagliani Rocketsports Racing1:01.5391:03.0731:01.539
10 Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Hunter-Reay Herdez Competition1:01.7421:01.5661:01.566
11 Flag of the United States.svg A. J. Allmendinger RuSPORT 1:02.1351:01.5881:01.588
12 Flag of Mexico.svg Michel Jourdain Jr. RuSPORT1:02.4631:01.7771:01.777
13 Flag of Spain.svg Oriol Servià Dale Coyne Racing 1:01.9041:01.9441:01.904
14 Flag of Brazil.svg Mario Haberfeld Walker Racing 1:02.7121:01.9111:01.911
15 Flag of the United States.svg Jimmy Vasser PKV Racing 1:02.0761:01.9361:01.936
16 Flag of Mexico.svg Roberto González PKV Racing1:02.6341:02.1631:02.163
17 Flag of Brazil.svg Alex Sperafico Mi-Jack Conquest Racing1:03.6571:03.3471:03.347
18 Flag of Argentina.svg Gastón Mazzacane Dale Coyne Racing1:04.5201:03.7571:03.757

Race

PosNoDriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
11 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Paul Tracy Forsythe Racing 851:34:42.849134
29 Flag of Mexico.svg Michel Jourdain Jr. RuSPORT 85+5.557 secs1229
310 Flag of the United States.svg A. J. Allmendinger RuSPORT85+6.139 secs1125
46 Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Junqueira Newman/Haas Racing 85+6.544 secs823
52 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Bourdais Newman/Haas Racing85+14.231 secs322
655 Flag of Mexico.svg Mario Domínguez Herdez Competition 85+15.834 secs420
78 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Alex Tagliani Rocketsports Racing 85+32.168 secs917
84 Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Hunter-Reay Herdez Competition85+32.619 secs1015
95 Flag of Brazil.svg Mario Haberfeld Walker Racing 85+43.671 secs1413
1012 Flag of the United States.svg Jimmy Vasser PKV Racing 84+ 1 Lap1511
1117 Flag of the United States.svg Memo Gidley Rocketsports Racing84+ 1 Lap510
1211 Flag of Spain.svg Oriol Servià Dale Coyne Racing 84+ 1 Lap139
1321 Flag of Mexico.svg Roberto González PKV Racing83+ 2 Laps168
1434 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Justin Wilson Mi-Jack Conquest Racing 80+ 5 Laps77
153 Flag of Mexico.svg Rodolfo Lavín Forsythe Racing66Engine27
167 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Patrick Carpentier Forsythe Racing21Contact65
1714 Flag of Brazil.svg Alex Sperafico Mi-Jack Conquest Racing17Contact174
19 Flag of Argentina.svg Gastón Mazzacane Dale Coyne Racing0DNS180*

* Gastón Mazzacane crashed on the pace lap and did not take the green flag.

Caution flags

LapsCause
1Yellow flag start (Mazzacane (19) contact before green flag)
22-25 Carpentier (7) & Sperafico (14) contact

Notes

LapsLeader
1-32 Paul Tracy
33 Sébastien Bourdais
34 Mario Domínguez
35-36 Michel Jourdain Jr.
37-85Paul Tracy
 
DriverLaps led
Paul Tracy 81
Michel Jourdain Jr. 2
Sébastien Bourdais 1
Mario Domínguez 1

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings
PosDriverPoints
1rightarrow blue.svg 1 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Bourdais 186
1rightarrow blue.svg 2 Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Junqueira 159
1uparrow green.svg 13 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Paul Tracy 142
1downarrow red.svg 14 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Patrick Carpentier 134
1rightarrow blue.svg 5 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Alex Tagliani 120

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References

  1. "2004 Molson Indy Vancouver weather information". Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved 2013-07-14.
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