2004 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach

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Race details
Race 1 of 14 in the 2004 Champ Car season
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Long Beach Track Layout
DateApril 18, 2004
Official name Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach
Location Long Beach Grand Prix
Long Beach, California, United States
CourseTemporary street circuit
1.968 mi / 3.167 km
Distance81 laps
159.408 mi / 256.527 km
WeatherTemperatures up to 66.9 °F (19.4 °C); wind speeds up to 13 miles per hour (21 km/h) [1]
Pole position
Driver Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Junqueira  (Newman/Haas Racing)
Time1:08.913
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of France.svg Sébastien Bourdais  (Newman/Haas Racing)
Time1:09.729 (on lap 71 of 81)
Podium
First Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Paul Tracy  (Forsythe Championship Racing)
Second Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Junqueira  (Newman/Haas Racing)
Third Flag of France.svg Sébastien Bourdais  (Newman/Haas Racing)
Chronology
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The 2004 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach was the first round of the 2004 Bridgestone Presents the Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford season, held on April 18, 2004 on the streets of Long Beach, California. It was the first event for the new Champ Car World Series which was created when Gerald Forsythe, Kevin Kalkhoven, Paul Gentilozzi and Dan Petit purchased the bankrupt CART series' liquidated assets in an Indianapolis courtroom the previous January. Bruno Junqueira won the first Champ Car-era pole while Paul Tracy took the first win.

Contents

Qualifying results

PosNatNameTeamQual 1Qual 2Best
1 Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Junqueira Newman/Haas Racing 1:08.9131:11.2371:08.913
2 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Bourdais Newman/Haas Racing1:10.0331:09.8001:09.800
3 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Paul Tracy Forsythe Racing 1:09.1561:10.1961:09.156
4 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Alex Tagliani Rocketsports Racing 1:09.4501:10.6731:09.450
5 Flag of Mexico.svg Mario Domínguez Herdez Competition 1:09.4581:09.8301:09.458
6 Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Hunter-Reay Herdez Competition1:09.6131:10.2191:09.613
7 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Patrick Carpentier Forsythe Racing1:09.7301:12.0231:09.730
8 Flag of the United States.svg A. J. Allmendinger RuSPORT 1:09.9051:11.0391:09.905
9 Flag of Mexico.svg Rodolfo Lavín Forsythe Racing1:09.9531:11.7931:09.953
10 Flag of the United States.svg Jimmy Vasser PKV Racing 1:10.0561:10.7491:10.056
11 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Justin Wilson Mi-Jack Conquest Racing 1:10.1221:11.1681:10.122
12 Flag of Spain.svg Oriol Servià Dale Coyne Racing -*1:10.2731:10.273
13 Flag of Mexico.svg Michel Jourdain Jr. RuSPORT1:10.9121:10.6521:10.652
14 Flag of Brazil.svg Mario Haberfeld Walker Racing 1:10.9881:11.8431:10.988
15 Flag of Brazil.svg Alex Sperafico Mi-Jack Conquest Racing1:11.2381:11.238
16 Flag of France.svg Nelson Philippe Rocketsports Racing1:11.2751:12.0221:11.275
17 Flag of Mexico.svg Roberto González PKV Racing1:11.2951:12.0211:11.295
18 Flag of Brazil.svg Tarso Marques Dale Coyne Racing1:16.8091:16.8631:16.809

*The time of Oriol Servià from qualification session #1 was disallowed after his car failed post-session technical inspection.

Race

PosNoDriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
11 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Paul Tracy Forsythe Racing 811:44:12.348332
26 Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Junqueira Newman/Haas Racing 81+5.681 secs129
32 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Bourdais Newman/Haas Racing81+6.375 secs227
47 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Patrick Carpentier Forsythe Racing81+16.801 secs724
555 Flag of Mexico.svg Mario Domínguez Herdez Competition 81+17.527 secs521
634 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Justin Wilson Mi-Jack Conquest Racing 81+36.645 secs1120
74 Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Hunter-Reay Herdez Competition81+38.926 secs617
88 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Alex Tagliani Rocketsports Racing 81+1:00.578415
95 Flag of Brazil.svg Mario Haberfeld Walker Racing 80+ 1 Lap1413
103 Flag of Mexico.svg Rodolfo Lavín Forsythe Racing80+ 1 Lap911
119 Flag of Mexico.svg Michel Jourdain Jr. RuSPORT 80+ 1 Lap1310
1210 Flag of the United States.svg A. J. Allmendinger RuSPORT79+ 2 Laps89
1317 Flag of France.svg Nelson Philippe Rocketsports Racing78+ 3 Laps168
1421 Flag of Mexico.svg Roberto González PKV Racing 76Gearbox177
1511 Flag of Spain.svg Oriol Servià Dale Coyne Racing 14Oil Leak126
1612 Flag of the United States.svg Jimmy Vasser PKV Racing1Contact105
1714 Flag of Brazil.svg Alex Sperafico Mi-Jack Conquest Racing1Contact154
1819 Flag of Brazil.svg Tarso Marques Dale Coyne Racing1Contact183

Caution flags

LapsCause
1–5Yellow start; Multiple car contact

Lap leaders

LapsLeader
1 Bruno Junqueira
2–58 Paul Tracy
59–60 Patrick Carpentier
61–81Paul Tracy
 
DriverLaps led
Paul Tracy 78
Patrick Carpentier 2
Bruno Junqueira 1

References

  1. "2004 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach weather information". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved October 5, 2013.
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