2004 Molson Indy Toronto
The 2004 Molson Indy Toronto was the sixth round of the 2004 Bridgestone Presents the Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford season, held on July 11, 2004 on the streets of Exhibition Place in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Sébastien Bourdais swept the pole and the race win, his third consecutive win and fourth overall for the season. In doing so he also took over the lead in the drivers championship standings, a lead which he would not relinquish for the remainder of the season.
Qualifying results
Pos | Nat | Name | Team | Qual 1 | Qual 2 | Best |
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1 | Sébastien Bourdais | Newman/Haas Racing | 59.410 | 58.558 | 58.558 | |
2 | Paul Tracy | Forsythe Racing | 59.407 | 59.026 | 59.026 | |
3 | Bruno Junqueira | Newman/Haas Racing | 59.448 | 58.842 | 58.842 | |
4 | Mario Domínguez | Herdez Competition | 59.936 | 58.899 | 58.899 | |
5 | Justin Wilson | Mi-Jack Conquest Racing | 59.644 | 59.029 | 59.029 | |
6 | Patrick Carpentier | Forsythe Racing | 1:00.069 | 59.200 | 59.200 | |
7 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | Herdez Competition | 59.759 | 59.260 | 59.260 | |
8 | A. J. Allmendinger | RuSPORT | 1:00.208 | 59.379 | 59.379 | |
9 | Alex Tagliani | Rocketsports Racing | 59.754 | 59.469 | 59.469 | |
10 | Oriol Servià | Dale Coyne Racing | 1:00.347 | 59.469 | 59.469 | |
11 | Jimmy Vasser | PKV Racing | 59.966 | 59.471 | 59.471 | |
12 | Michel Jourdain Jr. | RuSPORT | 59.701 | 59.584 | 59.584 | |
13 | Rodolfo Lavín | Forsythe Racing | 1:00.573 | 59.874 | 59.874 | |
14 | Mario Haberfeld | Walker Racing | 1:00.690 | 1:00.346 | 1:00.346 | |
15 | Roberto González | PKV Racing | 1:01.186 | 1:00.812 | 1:00.812 | |
16 | Gastón Mazzacane | Dale Coyne Racing | 1:02.391 | 1:01.130 | 1:01.130 | |
17 | Alex Sperafico | Mi-Jack Conquest Racing | 1:01.959 | 1:01.253 | 1:01.253 | |
18 | Memo Gidley | Rocketsports Racing | — | 1:01.497 | 1:01.497 |
Race
Pos | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 2 | Sébastien Bourdais | Newman/Haas Racing | 84 | 1:45:36.930 | 1 | 34 |
2 | 12 | Jimmy Vasser | PKV Racing | 84 | +1.396 secs | 11 | 28 |
3 | 7 | Patrick Carpentier | Forsythe Racing | 84 | +6.731 secs | 6 | 25 |
4 | 5 | Mario Haberfeld | Walker Racing | 84 | +7.892 secs | 14 | 24 |
5 | 1 | Paul Tracy | Forsythe Racing | 84 | +9.665 secs | 2 | 23 |
6 | 19 | Gastón Mazzacane | Dale Coyne Racing | 84 | +14.002 secs | 16 | 19 |
7 | 8 | Alex Tagliani | Rocketsports Racing | 84 | +28.444 secs | 9 | 17 |
8 | 4 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | Herdez Competition | 84 | +43.175 secs | 7 | 15 |
9 | 11 | Oriol Servià | Dale Coyne Racing | 83 | + 1 Lap | 10 | 13 |
10 | 14 | Alex Sperafico | Mi-Jack Conquest Racing | 83 | + 1 Lap | 17 | 11 |
11 | 10 | A. J. Allmendinger | RuSPORT | 82 | + 2 Laps | 8 | 10 |
12 | 34 | Justin Wilson | Mi-Jack Conquest Racing | 81 | + 3 Laps | 5 | 9 |
13 | 21 | Roberto González | PKV Racing | 80 | Contact | 15 | 8 |
14 | 3 | Rodolfo Lavín | Forsythe Racing | 78 | Stalled | 13 | 7 |
15 | 9 | Michel Jourdain Jr. | RuSPORT | 73 | Contact | 12 | 6 |
16 | 17 | Memo Gidley | Rocketsports Racing | 36 | Contact | 18 | 5 |
17 | 55 | Mario Domínguez | Herdez Competition | 0 | Contact | 4 | 4 |
18 | 6 | Bruno Junqueira | Newman/Haas Racing | 0 | Contact | 3 | 3 |
Caution flags
Laps | Cause |
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1-6 | Junqueira (6), Domínguez (55) & Allmendinger (10) contact |
22-24 | Gidley (17) spin/stall |
38-41 | Gidley (17) contact |
42-45 | Servià (11) & Wilson (34) contact |
47-48 | Debris |
74-79 | Jourdain (9) contact |
81-82 | Lavín (3) stall on course |
Notes
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- New Race Record Sébastien Bourdais 1:45:36.930
- Average Speed 83.749 mph
Championship standings after the race
- Drivers' Championship standings
Pos | Driver | Points | |
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1 | 1 | Sébastien Bourdais | 164 |
1 | 2 | Bruno Junqueira | 136 |
3 | Patrick Carpentier | 129 | |
1 | 4 | Paul Tracy | 108 |
1 | 5 | Alex Tagliani | 103 |
- Note: Only the top five positions are included.
References
- ^ "2004 Molson Indy Toronto weather information". Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved 2013-10-13.
External links
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