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.
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Race 1 of 14 in the 2004 Champ Car season | |
 Long Beach Track Layout | |
| Date | April 18, 2004 |
| Official name | Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach |
| Location | Long Beach Grand Prix Long Beach, California, United States |
| Course | Temporary street circuit 1.968 mi / 3.167 km |
| Distance | 81 laps 159.408 mi / 256.527 km |
| Weather | Temperatures up to 66.9 °F (19.4 °C); wind speeds up to 13 miles per hour (21 km/h)[1] |
| Pole position | |
| Driver | Bruno Junqueira (Newman/Haas Racing) |
| Time | 1:08.913 |
| Fastest lap | |
| Driver | Sébastien Bourdais (Newman/Haas Racing) |
| Time | 1:09.729 (on lap 71 of 81) |
| Podium | |
| First | Paul Tracy (Forsythe Championship Racing) |
| Second | Bruno Junqueira (Newman/Haas Racing) |
| Third | Sébastien Bourdais (Newman/Haas Racing) |
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 |
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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 | |
Forsythe Racing | 81 | 1:44:12.348 | 3 | 32 |
| 2 | 6 | |
Newman/Haas Racing | 81 | +5.681 secs | 1 | 29 |
| 3 | 2 | |
Newman/Haas Racing | 81 | +6.375 secs | 2 | 27 |
| 4 | 7 | |
Forsythe Racing | 81 | +16.801 secs | 7 | 24 |
| 5 | 55 | |
Herdez Competition | 81 | +17.527 secs | 5 | 21 |
| 6 | 34 | |
Mi-Jack Conquest Racing | 81 | +36.645 secs | 11 | 20 |
| 7 | 4 | |
Herdez Competition | 81 | +38.926 secs | 6 | 17 |
| 8 | 8 | |
Rocketsports Racing | 81 | +1:00.578 | 4 | 15 |
| 9 | 5 | |
Walker Racing | 80 | + 1 Lap | 14 | 13 |
| 10 | 3 | |
Forsythe Racing | 80 | + 1 Lap | 9 | 11 |
| 11 | 9 | |
RuSPORT | 80 | + 1 Lap | 13 | 10 |
| 12 | 10 | |
RuSPORT | 79 | + 2 Laps | 8 | 9 |
| 13 | 17 | |
Rocketsports Racing | 78 | + 3 Laps | 16 | 8 |
| 14 | 21 | |
PKV Racing | 76 | Gearbox | 17 | 7 |
| 15 | 11 | |
Dale Coyne Racing | 14 | Oil Leak | 12 | 6 |
| 16 | 12 | |
PKV Racing | 1 | Contact | 10 | 5 |
| 17 | 14 | |
Mi-Jack Conquest Racing | 1 | Contact | 15 | 4 |
| 18 | 19 | |
Dale Coyne Racing | 1 | Contact | 18 | 3 |
Caution flags
| Laps | Cause |
|---|---|
| 1–5 | Yellow start; Multiple car contact |
Lap leaders
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- New Race Record Paul Tracy 1:44:12.348
- Average Speed 91.785 mph
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External links
References
- "2004 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach weather information". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved October 5, 2013.
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