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.

2004 Long Beach

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)
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
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

Laps Leader 1 Bruno Junqueira 2–58 Paul Tracy 59–60 Patrick Carpentier 61–81 Paul Tracy

Driver Laps led Paul Tracy 78 Patrick Carpentier 2 Bruno Junqueira 1

• New Race Record Paul Tracy 1:44:12.348
• Average Speed 91.785 mph

External links

• Full Weekend Times & Results
• Friday Qualifying Results
• Saturday Qualifying Results
• Race Box Score