# 2004 Bridgestone Grand Prix of Monterey

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 | Name | Team | Qual 1 | Qual 2 | Best |
| 1 | Sébastien Bourdais | Newman/Haas Racing | 1:10.130 | 1:09.358 | 1:09.358 |
| 2 | Patrick Carpentier | Forsythe Racing | 1:09.918 | 1:09.605 | 1:09.605 |
| 3 | Paul Tracy | Forsythe Racing | 1:10.214 | 1:09.515 | 1:09.515 |
| 4 | A. J. Allmendinger | RuSPORT | 1:10.463 | 1:09.567 | 1:09.567 |
| 5 | Michel Jourdain Jr. | RuSPORT | 1:10.776 | 1:09.714 | 1:09.714 |
| 6 | Alex Tagliani | Rocketsports Racing | 1:10.383 | 1:09.790 | 1:09.790 |
| 7 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | Herdez Competition | 1:10.890 | 1:09.823 | 1:09.823 |
| 8 | Bruno Junqueira | Newman/Haas Racing | 1:10.392 | 1:09.936 | 1:09.936 |
| 9 | Jimmy Vasser | PKV Racing | 1:10.759 | 1:09.967 | 1:09.967 |
| 10 | Mario Domínguez | Herdez Competition | 1:10.397 | 1:10.088 | 1:10.088 |
| 11 | Rodolfo Lavín | Forsythe Racing | 1:10.809 | 1:10.606 | 1:10.606 |
| 12 | Oriol Servià | Dale Coyne Racing | 1:11.696 | 1:10.650 | 1:10.650 |
| 13 | Mario Haberfeld | Walker Racing | 1:11.812 | 1:10.771 | 1:10.771 |
| 14 | Guy Smith | Rocketsports Racing | 1:11.948 | 1:10.949 | 1:10.949 |
| 15 | Justin Wilson | Mi-Jack Conquest Racing | 1:11.929 | 1:10.998 | 1:10.998 |
| 16 | Nelson Philippe | Mi-Jack Conquest Racing | 1:12.220 | 1:11.410 | 1:11.410 |
| 17 | Gastón Mazzacane | Dale Coyne Racing | 1:12.121 | 1:11.740 | 1:11.740 |
| 18 | Roberto González | PKV Racing | 1:11.885 | — | 1:11.885 |

## Race

| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 7 | Patrick Carpentier | Forsythe Racing | 79 | 1:45:51.116 | 2 | 33 |
| 2 | 6 | Bruno Junqueira | Newman/Haas Racing | 79 | +5.395 secs | 8 | 27 |
| 3 | 11 | Oriol Servià | Dale Coyne Racing | 79 | +20.459 secs | 12 | 26 |
| 4 | 9 | Michel Jourdain Jr. | RuSPORT | 79 | +29.112 secs | 5 | 24 |
| 5 | 4 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | Herdez Competition | 79 | +29.715 secs | 7 | 21 |
| 6 | 8 | Alex Tagliani | Rocketsports Racing | 79 | +30.431 secs | 6 | 20 |
| 7 | 5 | Mario Haberfeld | Walker Racing | 79 | +32.311 secs | 13 | 17 |
| 8 | 2 | Sébastien Bourdais | Newman/Haas Racing | 79 | +34.467 secs | 1 | 17 |
| 9 | 17 | Guy Smith | Rocketsports Racing | 79 | +45.934 secs | 14 | 13 |
| 10 | 1 | Paul Tracy | Forsythe Racing | 79 | +49.222 secs | 3 | 12 |
| 11 | 55 | Mario Domínguez | Herdez Competition | 78 | + 1 Lap | 10 | 11 |
| 12 | 3 | Rodolfo Lavín | Forsythe Racing | 77 | + 2 Laps | 11 | 9 |
| 13 | 19 | Gastón Mazzacane | Dale Coyne Racing | 75 | + 4 Laps | 17 | 8 |
| 14 | 21 | Roberto González | PKV Racing | 52 | Out of fuel | 18 | 7 |
| 15 | 10 | A. J. Allmendinger | RuSPORT | 43 | Contact | 4 | 6 |
| 16 | 14 | Nelson Philippe | Mi-Jack Conquest Racing | 11 | Contact | 16 | 5 |
| 17 | 12 | Jimmy Vasser | PKV Racing | 10 | Gearbox | 9 | 4 |
| 18 | 34 | Justin Wilson | Mi-Jack Conquest Racing | 1 | Contact | 15 | 3 |

## Caution flags

| Laps | Cause |
| 8-10 | Domínguez (55) contact |
| 12-16 | Mazzacane (19) spin/stall; Philippe (14) contact |
| 55-57 | González (21) stopped on course |