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2004 Molson Indy Vancouver

Canada 2004 Vancouver
Race details
Race 7 of 14 in the 2004 Champ Car season
DateJuly 25, 2004
Official nameMolson Indy Vancouver
LocationConcord Pacific Place
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
CourseTemporary Street Course
1.781 mi / 2.866 km
Distance85 laps
151.385 mi / 243.610 km
WeatherMostly cloudy skies with temperatures reaching up to 28.6 °C (83.5 °F); which dropped down to 21.2 °C (70.2 °F) by the end of the event[1]
Pole position
DriverPaul Tracy (Forsythe Championship Racing)
Time1:00.870
Fastest lap
DriverPaul Tracy (Forsythe Championship Racing)
Time1:01.755 (on lap 71 of 85)
Podium
FirstPaul Tracy (Forsythe Championship Racing)
SecondMichel Jourdain Jr. (RuSPORT)
ThirdA. J. Allmendinger (RuSPORT)

The 2004 Molson Indy Vancouver was the seventh round of the 2004 Bridgestone Presents the Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford season, held on July 25, 2004 on the streets of Concord Pacific Place in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Paul Tracy swept the pole and the race win. It was the last Champ Car event to take place in Vancouver.

Qualifying results

Pos Nat Name Team Qual 1 Qual 2 Best
1 Canada Paul Tracy Forsythe Racing 1:00.870 1:02.889 1:00.870
2 Mexico Rodolfo Lavín Forsythe Racing 1:02.813 1:00.908 1:00.908
3 France Sébastien Bourdais Newman/Haas Racing 1:00.974 1:01.355 1:00.974
4 Mexico Mario Domínguez Herdez Competition 1:02.051 1:01.168 1:01.168
5 United States Memo Gidley Rocketsports Racing 1:02.071 1:01.365 1:01.365
6 Canada Patrick Carpentier Forsythe Racing 1:01.398 1:01.579 1:01.398
7 United Kingdom Justin Wilson Mi-Jack Conquest Racing 1:02.153 1:01.434 1:01.434
8 Brazil Bruno Junqueira Newman/Haas Racing 1:01.459 1:05.175 1:01.459
9 Canada Alex Tagliani Rocketsports Racing 1:01.539 1:03.073 1:01.539
10 United States Ryan Hunter-Reay Herdez Competition 1:01.742 1:01.566 1:01.566
11 United States A. J. Allmendinger RuSPORT 1:02.135 1:01.588 1:01.588
12 Mexico Michel Jourdain Jr. RuSPORT 1:02.463 1:01.777 1:01.777
13 Spain Oriol Servià Dale Coyne Racing 1:01.904 1:01.944 1:01.904
14 Brazil Mario Haberfeld Walker Racing 1:02.712 1:01.911 1:01.911
15 United States Jimmy Vasser PKV Racing 1:02.076 1:01.936 1:01.936
16 Mexico Roberto González PKV Racing 1:02.634 1:02.163 1:02.163
17 Brazil Alex Sperafico Mi-Jack Conquest Racing 1:03.657 1:03.347 1:03.347
18 Argentina Gastón Mazzacane Dale Coyne Racing 1:04.520 1:03.757 1:03.757

Race

Pos No Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 1 Canada Paul Tracy Forsythe Racing 85 1:34:42.849 1 34
2 9 Mexico Michel Jourdain Jr. RuSPORT 85 +5.557 secs 12 29
3 10 United States A. J. Allmendinger RuSPORT 85 +6.139 secs 11 25
4 6 Brazil Bruno Junqueira Newman/Haas Racing 85 +6.544 secs 8 23
5 2 France Sébastien Bourdais Newman/Haas Racing 85 +14.231 secs 3 22
6 55 Mexico Mario Domínguez Herdez Competition 85 +15.834 secs 4 20
7 8 Canada Alex Tagliani Rocketsports Racing 85 +32.168 secs 9 17
8 4 United States Ryan Hunter-Reay Herdez Competition 85 +32.619 secs 10 15
9 5 Brazil Mario Haberfeld Walker Racing 85 +43.671 secs 14 13
10 12 United States Jimmy Vasser PKV Racing 84 + 1 Lap 15 11
11 17 United States Memo Gidley Rocketsports Racing 84 + 1 Lap 5 10
12 11 Spain Oriol Servià Dale Coyne Racing 84 + 1 Lap 13 9
13 21 Mexico Roberto González PKV Racing 83 + 2 Laps 16 8
14 34 United Kingdom Justin Wilson Mi-Jack Conquest Racing 80 + 5 Laps 7 7
15 3 Mexico Rodolfo Lavín Forsythe Racing 66 Engine 2 7
16 7 Canada Patrick Carpentier Forsythe Racing 21 Contact 6 5
17 14 Brazil Alex Sperafico Mi-Jack Conquest Racing 17 Contact 17 4
19 Argentina Gastón Mazzacane Dale Coyne Racing 0 DNS 18 0*

* Gastón Mazzacane crashed on the pace lap and did not take the green flag.

Caution flags

Laps Cause
1 Yellow flag start (Mazzacane (19) contact before green flag)
22-25 Carpentier (7) & Sperafico (14) contact

Notes

Laps Leader
1-32 Paul Tracy
33 Sébastien Bourdais
34 Mario Domínguez
35-36 Michel Jourdain Jr.
37-85 Paul Tracy
 
Driver Laps led
Paul Tracy 81
Michel Jourdain Jr. 2
Sébastien Bourdais 1
Mario Domínguez 1
  • New Race Record Paul Tracy 1:34:42.849
  • Average Speed 95.900 mph

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings
Pos Driver Points
1 France Sébastien Bourdais 186
2 Brazil Bruno Junqueira 159
1 3 Canada Paul Tracy 142
1 4 Canada Patrick Carpentier 134
5 Canada Alex Tagliani 120
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included.

References

  1. ^ "2004 Molson Indy Vancouver weather information". Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved 2013-07-14.
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