2004 Grand Prix of Road America


The 2004 Grand Prix of Road America was the eighth round of the 2004 Bridgestone Presented the Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford season, held on August 8, 2004 at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. Sébastien Bourdais won the pole and Alex Tagliani won the race, his first and only win in his Champ Car/IndyCar career.

Qualifying results

PosNatNameTeamQual 1Qual 2Best
1Sébastien BourdaisNewman/Haas Racing1:44.6371:43.0461:43.046
2Ryan Hunter-ReayHerdez Competition1:43.9091:43.9951:43.909
3Jimmy VasserPKV Racing1:43.3741:43.374
4Bruno JunqueiraNewman/Haas Racing1:44.5291:43.6061:43.606
5Patrick CarpentierForsythe Racing1:44.0761:43.7531:43.753
6Paul TracyForsythe Racing1:46.3821:43.9331:43.933
7A. J. AllmendingerRuSPORT1:44.9721:44.0581:44.058
8Oriol ServiàDale Coyne Racing1:45.0771:44.1051:44.105
9Justin WilsonMi-Jack Conquest Racing1:45.0341:44.4631:44.463
10Rodolfo LavínForsythe Racing1:45.2691:44.6631:44.663
11Michel Jourdain, Jr.RuSPORT1:45.3771:44.7081:44.708
12Mario HaberfeldWalker Racing1:45.7731:45.0741:45.074
13Alex TaglianiRocketsports Racing1:45.1721:45.172
14Roberto GonzálezPKV Racing1:45.6741:45.3611:45.361
15Mario DomínguezHerdez Competition1:45.4961:47.7011:45.496
16Guy SmithRocketsports Racing1:47.9481:46.0251:46.025
17Alex SperaficoMi-Jack Conquest Racing1:46.7421:46.3211:46.321
18Gastón MazzacaneDale Coyne Racing1:46.8781:47.0421:46.878

Race

PosNoDriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
18 Alex TaglianiRocketsports Racing481:45:07.2881333
23 Rodolfo LavínForsythe Racing48+1.855 secs1028
32 Sébastien BourdaisNewman/Haas Racing48+2.767 secs127
44 Ryan Hunter-ReayHerdez Competition48+3.814 secs224
555 Mario DomínguezHerdez Competition48+4.398 secs1521
611 Oriol ServiàDale Coyne Racing48+6.390 secs819
734 Justin WilsonMi-Jack Conquest Racing48+8.500 secs917
812 Jimmy VasserPKV Racing48+8.546 secs315
99 Michel Jourdain, Jr.RuSPORT48+9.056 secs1113
1017 Guy SmithRocketsports Racing48+9.997 secs1611
115 Mario HaberfeldWalker Racing48+16.725 secs1210
121 Paul TracyForsythe Racing48+26.616 secs610
1310 A. J. AllmendingerRuSPORT47+ 1 Lap78
147 Patrick CarpentierForsythe Racing46+ 2 Laps57
156 Bruno JunqueiraNewman/Haas Racing46+ 2 Laps47
1621 Roberto GonzálezPKV Racing46+ 2 Laps145
1714 Alex SperaficoMi-Jack Conquest Racing46+ 2 Laps174
1819 Gastón MazzacaneDale Coyne Racing29Off course183

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Championship standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings
PosDriverPoints
1 Sébastien Bourdais213
2 Bruno Junqueira166
23 Alex Tagliani153
14 Paul Tracy152
15 Patrick Carpentier141