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
Pos Nat Name Team Qual 1 Qual 2 Best 1 Sébastien Bourdais Newman/Haas Racing 1:10.130 1:09.358 1:09.358 2 Patrick Carpentier Forsythe Racing 1:09.918 1:09.605 1:09.605 3 Paul Tracy Forsythe Racing 1:10.214 1:09.515 1:09.515 4 A. J. Allmendinger RuSPORT 1:10.463 1:09.567 1:09.567 5 Michel Jourdain Jr. RuSPORT 1:10.776 1:09.714 1:09.714 6 Alex Tagliani Rocketsports Racing 1:10.383 1:09.790 1:09.790 7 Ryan Hunter-Reay Herdez Competition 1:10.890 1:09.823 1:09.823 8 Bruno Junqueira Newman/Haas Racing 1:10.392 1:09.936 1:09.936 9 Jimmy Vasser PKV Racing 1:10.759 1:09.967 1:09.967 10 Mario Domínguez Herdez Competition 1:10.397 1:10.088 1:10.088 11 Rodolfo Lavín Forsythe Racing 1:10.809 1:10.606 1:10.606 12 Oriol Servià Dale Coyne Racing 1:11.696 1:10.650 1:10.650 13 Mario Haberfeld Walker Racing 1:11.812 1:10.771 1:10.771 14 Guy Smith Rocketsports Racing 1:11.948 1:10.949 1:10.949 15 Justin Wilson Mi-Jack Conquest Racing 1:11.929 1:10.998 1:10.998 16 Nelson Philippe Mi-Jack Conquest Racing 1:12.220 1:11.410 1:11.410 17 Gastón Mazzacane Dale Coyne Racing 1:12.121 1:11.740 1:11.740 18 Roberto González PKV Racing 1:11.885— 1:11.885
Race
Pos No Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 7 Patrick Carpentier Forsythe Racing 79 1:45:51.116 2 33 2 6 Bruno Junqueira Newman/Haas Racing 79 +5.395 secs 8 27 3 11 Oriol Servià Dale Coyne Racing 79 +20.459 secs 12 26 4 9 Michel Jourdain Jr. RuSPORT 79 +29.112 secs 5 24 5 4 Ryan Hunter-Reay Herdez Competition 79 +29.715 secs 7 21 6 8 Alex Tagliani Rocketsports Racing 79 +30.431 secs 6 20 7 5 Mario Haberfeld Walker Racing 79 +32.311 secs 13 17 8 2 Sébastien Bourdais Newman/Haas Racing 79 +34.467 secs 1 17 9 17 Guy Smith Rocketsports Racing 79 +45.934 secs 14 13 10 1 Paul Tracy Forsythe Racing 79 +49.222 secs 3 12 11 55 Mario Domínguez Herdez Competition 78 + 1 Lap 10 11 12 3 Rodolfo Lavín Forsythe Racing 77 + 2 Laps 11 9 13 19 Gastón Mazzacane Dale Coyne Racing 75 + 4 Laps 17 8 14 21 Roberto González PKV Racing 52 Out of fuel 18 7 15 10 A. J. Allmendinger RuSPORT 43 Contact 4 6 16 14 Nelson Philippe Mi-Jack Conquest Racing 11 Contact 16 5 17 12 Jimmy Vasser PKV Racing 10 Gearbox 9 4 18 34 Justin Wilson Mi-Jack Conquest Racing 1 Contact 15 3
Caution flags
Laps Cause8-10 Domínguez (55) contact12-16 Mazzacane (19) spin/stall; Philippe (14) contact55-57 González (21) stopped on course
Notes
Laps Leader1 Sébastien Bourdais2-28 Paul Tracy29 Patrick Carpentier30-36 Alex Tagliani37-40 Michel Jourdain Jr.41-79 Patrick Carpentier Driver Laps ledPatrick Carpentier 40Paul Tracy 27Alex Tagliani 7Michel Jourdain Jr. 4Sébastien Bourdais 1
New Race Record Patrick Carpentier 1:45:51.116 Average Speed 100.217 mph
Championship standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Sébastien Bourdais 275 2 Bruno Junqueira 251 3 Paul Tracy 215 1 4 Patrick Carpentier 214 1 5 Alex Tagliani 201
Note: Only the top five positions are included.
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