2004 Bridgestone Grand Prix of Monterey

Champ Car auto racing event March 2026 February 2025 USA Laguna Seca Laguna Seca.svg Laguna Seca Track Layout September 12 2004 Bridgestone Grand Prix of Monterey 11 14 Champ Car Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, Monterey, California, United States Permanent Road Course 2.238 3.602 79 176.802 284.558 Cool and Clear Sébastien Bourdais Newman/Haas Racing 1:09.358 France Mario Domínguez Herdez Competition 1:11.727 78 Mexico Patrick Carpentier Forsythe Championship Racing Canada Bruno Junqueira Newman/Haas Racing Brazil Oriol Servià Dale Coyne Racing Spain 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 France Sébastien Bourdais Newman/Haas Racing 1:10.130 1:09.358 1:09.358 2 Canada Patrick Carpentier Forsythe Racing 1:09.918 1:09.605 1:09.605 3 Canada Paul Tracy Forsythe Racing 1:10.214 1:09.515 1:09.515 4 USA A. J. Allmendinger RuSPORT 1:10.463 1:09.567 1:09.567 5 Mexico Michel Jourdain Jr. RuSPORT 1:10.776 1:09.714 1:09.714 6 Canada Alex Tagliani Rocketsports Racing 1:10.383 1:09.790 1:09.790 7 USA Ryan Hunter-Reay Herdez Competition 1:10.890 1:09.823 1:09.823 8 Brazil Bruno Junqueira Newman/Haas Racing 1:10.392 1:09.936 1:09.936 9 USA Jimmy Vasser PKV Racing 1:10.759 1:09.967 1:09.967 10 Mexico Mario Domínguez Herdez Competition 1:10.397 1:10.088 1:10.088 11 Mexico Rodolfo Lavín Forsythe Racing 1:10.809 1:10.606 1:10.606 12 Spain Oriol Servià Dale Coyne Racing 1:11.696 1:10.650 1:10.650 13 Brazil Mario Haberfeld Walker Racing 1:11.812 1:10.771 1:10.771 14 UK Guy Smith Rocketsports Racing 1:11.948 1:10.949 1:10.949 15 UK Justin Wilson Mi-Jack Conquest Racing 1:11.929 1:10.998 1:10.998 16 France Nelson Philippe Mi-Jack Conquest Racing 1:12.220 1:11.410 1:11.410 17 Argentina Gastón Mazzacane Dale Coyne Racing 1:12.121 1:11.740 1:11.740 18 Mexico Roberto González PKV Racing 1:11.885— 1:11.885 Race Pos No Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 7 Canada Patrick Carpentier Forsythe Racing 79 1:45:51.116 2 33 2 6 Brazil Bruno Junqueira Newman/Haas Racing 79 +5.395 secs 8 27 3 11 Spain Oriol Servià Dale Coyne Racing 79 +20.459 secs 12 26 4 9 Mexico Michel Jourdain Jr. RuSPORT 79 +29.112 secs 5 24 5 4 USA Ryan Hunter-Reay Herdez Competition 79 +29.715 secs 7 21 6 8 Canada Alex Tagliani Rocketsports Racing 79 +30.431 secs 6 20 7 5 Brazil Mario Haberfeld Walker Racing 79 +32.311 secs 13 17 8 2 France Sébastien Bourdais Newman/Haas Racing 79 +34.467 secs 1 17 9 17 UK Guy Smith Rocketsports Racing 79 +45.934 secs 14 13 10 1 Canada Paul Tracy Forsythe Racing 79 +49.222 secs 3 12 11 55 Mexico Mario Domínguez Herdez Competition 78 + 1 Lap 10 11 12 3 Mexico Rodolfo Lavín Forsythe Racing 77 + 2 Laps 11 9 13 19 Argentina Gastón Mazzacane Dale Coyne Racing 75 + 4 Laps 17 8 14 21 Mexico Roberto González PKV Racing 52 Out of fuel 18 7 15 10 USA A. J. Allmendinger RuSPORT 43 Contact 4 6 16 14 France Nelson Philippe Mi-Jack Conquest Racing 11 Contact 16 5 17 12 USA Jimmy Vasser PKV Racing 10 Gearbox 9 4 18 34 UK 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 10px 1 France Sébastien Bourdais 275 10px 2 Brazil Bruno Junqueira 251 10px 3 Canada Paul Tracy 215 10px 1 4 Canada Patrick Carpentier 214 10px 1 5 Canada Alex Tagliani 201 Note: Only the top five positions are included. External links Full Weekend Times & Results Friday Qualifying Results https://web.archive.org/web/20180504090430/https://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/champcar-cart-laguna-seca-friday-qualifying-times-2008-03-27/ May 4, 2018 Saturday Qualifying Results https://web.archive.org/web/20180504091039/https://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/champcar-cart-laguna-seca-saturday-qualifying-times-2008-03-27/ May 4, 2018 Race Box Score 2004 Bridgestone Grand Prix of Monterey 2004 2004 Molson Indy Montreal 2004 Bridgestone 400 2003 Grand Prix of Monterey Final EventEvent replaced with 2005 San Jose Grand Prix 36 35 3.4 N 121 45 11.8 W type:event_region:US-CA title Monterey Category:Monterey Grand Prix Bridgestone Grand Prix of Monterey