2004 Bridgestone Grand Prix of Monterey

2004 Laguna Seca
Race details
Race 11 of 14 in the 2004 Champ Car season
	Laguna Seca Track Layout
Date	September 12, 2004
Official name	Bridgestone Grand Prix of Monterey
Location	Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, Monterey, California, United States
Course	Permanent Road Course; 2.238 mi / 3.602 km
Distance	79 laps; 176.802 mi / 284.558 km
Weather	Cool and Clear
Pole position
Driver	Sébastien Bourdais (Newman/Haas Racing)
Time	1:09.358
Fastest lap
Driver	Mario Domínguez (Herdez Competition)
Time	1:11.727 (on lap 78 of 79)
Podium
First	Patrick Carpentier (Forsythe Championship Racing)
Second	Bruno Junqueira (Newman/Haas Racing)
Third	Oriol Servià (Dale Coyne Racing)

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	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

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

Laps	Cause
8-10	Domínguez (55) contact
12-16	Mazzacane (19) spin/stall; Philippe (14) contact
55-57	González (21) stopped on course

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