The 2004 Champ Car Grand Prix of Cleveland was the fifth round of the 2004 Bridgestone Presents the Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford season, held on July 3, 2004 at Burke Lakefront Airport in Cleveland, Ohio. Paul Tracy took the pole while Sébastien Bourdais won the race.
Race details | |
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Race 5 of 14 in the 2004 Champ Car season | |
Date | July 3, 2004 |
Official name | U.S. Bank Presents The Champ Car Grand Prix of Cleveland |
Location | Burke Lakefront Airport Cleveland, Ohio, United States |
Course | Temporary Airport Course 2.106 mi / 3.389 km |
Distance | 97 laps 204.282 mi / 328.733 km |
Weather | Clear with temperatures reaching up to 80.6 °F (27.0 °C); wind speeds approaching 11.9 miles per hour (19.2 km/h)[1] |
Pole position | |
Driver | Paul Tracy (Forsythe Championship Racing) |
Time | 57.546 |
Fastest lap | |
Driver | Bruno Junqueira (Newman/Haas Racing) |
Time | 58.960 (on lap 95 of 97) |
Podium | |
First | Sébastien Bourdais (Newman/Haas Racing) |
Second | Bruno Junqueira (Newman/Haas Racing) |
Third | Alex Tagliani (Rocketsports Racing) |
Qualifying results
editPos | Nat | Name | Team | Qual 1 | Qual 2 | Best |
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1 | Paul Tracy | Forsythe Racing | 58.361 | 57.546 | 57.546 | |
2 | Justin Wilson | Mi-Jack Conquest Racing | 58.842 | 57.954 | 57.954 | |
3 | Sébastien Bourdais | Newman/Haas Racing | 58.731 | 58.034 | 58.034 | |
4 | A. J. Allmendinger | RuSPORT | 58.745 | 58.142 | 58.142 | |
5 | Alex Tagliani | Rocketsports Racing | 58.948 | 58.156 | 58.156 | |
6 | Bruno Junqueira | Newman/Haas Racing | 58.500 | 58.226 | 58.226 | |
7 | Patrick Carpentier | Forsythe Racing | 58.991 | 58.353 | 58.353 | |
8 | Michel Jourdain Jr. | RuSPORT | 59.448 | 58.442 | 58.442 | |
9 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | Herdez Competition | 58.529 | 58.909 | 58.529 | |
10 | Jimmy Vasser | PKV Racing | 58.782 | 58.539 | 58.539 | |
11 | Mario Domínguez | Herdez Competition | 59.258 | 58.771 | 58.771 | |
12 | Mario Haberfeld | Walker Racing | 59.348 | 58.779 | 58.779 | |
13 | Oriol Servià | Dale Coyne Racing | 1:00.081 | 59.140 | 59.140 | |
14 | Roberto González | PKV Racing | 1:00.419 | 59.263 | 59.263 | |
15 | Rodolfo Lavín | Forsythe Racing | 59.384 | 59.360 | 59.360 | |
16 | Nelson Philippe | Rocketsports Racing | 1:00.282 | 59.585 | 59.585 | |
17 | Alex Sperafico | Mi-Jack Conquest Racing | 1:00.428 | 1:00.186 | 1:00.186 | |
18 | Gastón Mazzacane | Dale Coyne Racing | 1:00.465 | 1:00.217 | 1:00.217 |
Race
editPos | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 2 | Sébastien Bourdais | Newman/Haas Racing | 97 | 1:48:16.056 | 3 | 32 |
2 | 6 | Bruno Junqueira | Newman/Haas Racing | 97 | +15.130 secs | 6 | 28 |
3 | 8 | Alex Tagliani | Rocketsports Racing | 97 | +27.584 secs | 5 | 25 |
4 | 11 | Oriol Servià | Dale Coyne Racing | 97 | +38.196 secs | 13 | 25 |
5 | 12 | Jimmy Vasser | PKV Racing | 97 | +41.901 secs | 10 | 21 |
6 | 10 | A. J. Allmendinger | RuSPORT | 97 | +42.358 secs | 4 | 19 |
7 | 21 | Roberto González | PKV Racing | 97 | +58.663 secs | 14 | 17 |
8 | 55 | Mario Domínguez | Herdez Competition | 96 | + 1 Lap | 11 | 15 |
9 | 3 | Rodolfo Lavín | Forsythe Racing | 96 | + 1 Lap | 15 | 13 |
10 | 17 | Nelson Philippe | Rocketsports Racing | 95 | + 2 Laps | 16 | 11 |
11 | 4 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | Herdez Competition | 95 | + 2 Laps | 9 | 10 |
12 | 19 | Gastón Mazzacane | Dale Coyne Racing | 94 | + 3 Laps | 18 | 9 |
13 | 14 | Alex Sperafico | Mi-Jack Conquest Racing | 93 | + 4 Laps | 17 | 8 |
14 | 5 | Mario Haberfeld | Walker Racing | 80 | Gearbox | 12 | 7 |
15 | 9 | Michel Jourdain Jr. | RuSPORT | 61 | Contact | 8 | 7 |
16 | 7 | Patrick Carpentier | Forsythe Racing | 20 | Engine | 7 | 5 |
17 | 1 | Paul Tracy | Forsythe Racing | 2 | Contact | 1 | 6 |
18 | 34 | Justin Wilson | Mi-Jack Conquest Racing | 0 | Contact | 2 | 3 |
Caution flags
editLaps | Cause |
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1-4 | Wilson (34) & others contact |
40-43 | Debris |
44-47 | Hunter-Reay (4) spin/stall |
Notes
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- New Race Record Sébastien Bourdais 1:48:16.056
- Average Speed 113.209 mph
Championship standings after the race
edit- Drivers' Championship standings
Pos | Driver | Points | |
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1 | Bruno Junqueira | 133 | |
1 | 2 | Sébastien Bourdais | 130 |
1 | 3 | Patrick Carpentier | 104 |
4 | 4 | Alex Tagliani | 86 |
1 | 5 | Paul Tracy | 85 |
- Note: Only the top five positions are included.
References
edit- ^ "2004 U.S. Bank Champ Car Grand Prix of Cleveland weather information". Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved 2013-10-13.
External links
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