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2004 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach
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.
Qualifying results
Pos
Nat
Name
Team
Qual 1
Qual 2
Best
1
Bruno Junqueira
Newman/Haas Racing
1:08.913
1:11.237
1:08.913
2
Sébastien Bourdais
Newman/Haas Racing
1:10.033
1:09.800
1:09.800
3
Paul Tracy
Forsythe Racing
1:09.156
1:10.196
1:09.156
4
Alex Tagliani
Rocketsports Racing
1:09.450
1:10.673
1:09.450
5
Mario Domínguez
Herdez
Competition
1:09.458
1:09.830
1:09.458
6
Ryan Hunter-Reay
Herdez Competition
1:09.613
1:10.219
1:09.613
7
Patrick Carpentier
Forsythe Racing
1:09.730
1:12.023
1:09.730
8
A. J. Allmendinger
RuSPORT
1:09.905
1:11.039
1:09.905
9
Rodolfo
Lavín
Forsythe Racing
1:09.953
1:11.793
1:09.953
10
Jimmy
Vasser
PKV Racing
1:10.056
1:10.749
1:10.056
11
Justin Wilson
Mi-Jack
Conquest Racing
1:10.122
1:11.168
1:10.122
12
Oriol Servià
Dale Coyne
Racing
-*
1:10.273
1:10.273
13
Michel Jourdain
, Jr.
RuSPORT
1:10.912
1:10.652
1:10.652
14
Mario Haberfeld
Walker
Racing
1:10.988
1:11.843
1:10.988
15
Alex Sperafico
Mi-Jack Conquest Racing
1:11.238
–
1:11.238
16
Nelson Philippe
Rocketsports Racing
1:11.275
1:12.022
1:11.275
17
Roberto González
PKV Racing
1:11.295
1:12.021
1:11.295
18
Tarso Marques
Dale Coyne Racing
1:16.809
1:16.863
1:16.809
*
The time of Oriol Servià from qualification session #1 was disallowed after his car failed post-session technical inspection.
Race
Pos
No
Driver
Team
Laps
Time/Retired
Grid
Points
1
1
Paul Tracy
Forsythe Racing
81
1:44:12.348
3
32
2
6
Bruno Junqueira
Newman/Haas Racing
81
+5.
681
secs
1
29
3
2
Sébastien Bourdais
Newman/Haas Racing
81
+6.375 secs
2
27
4
7
Patrick Carpentier
Forsythe Racing
81
+16.801 secs
7
24
5
55
Mario Domínguez
Herdez Competition
81
+17.527 secs
5
21
6
34
Justin Wilson
Mi-Jack Conquest Racing
81
+36.645 secs
11
20
7
4
Ryan Hunter-Reay
Herdez Competition
81
+38.926 secs
6
17
8
8
Alex Tagliani
Rocketsports Racing
81
+1:00.578
4
15
9
5
Mario Haberfeld
Walker Racing
80
+ 1 Lap
14
13
10
3
Rodolfo Lavín
Forsythe Racing
80
+ 1 Lap
9
11
11
9
Michel Jourdain, Jr.
RuSPORT
80
+ 1 Lap
13
10
12
10
A. J. Allmendinger
RuSPORT
79
+ 2 Laps
8
9
13
17
Nelson Philippe
Rocketsports Racing
78
+ 3 Laps
16
8
14
21
Roberto González
PKV Racing
76
Gearbox
17
7
15
11
Oriol Servià
Dale Coyne Racing
14
Oil Leak
12
6
16
12
Jimmy Vasser
PKV Racing
1
Contact
10
5
17
14
Alex Sperafico
Mi-Jack Conquest Racing
1
Contact
15
4
18
19
Tarso Marques
Dale Coyne Racing
1
Contact
18
3
Caution flags
Laps
Cause
1–5
Yellow start; Multiple car contact
Lap leaders
New Race
Record
Paul Tracy 1:44:12.348
Average Speed
91.785 mph
