2004 Tecate/Telmex Grand Prix of Monterrey

The 2004 Tecate/Telmex Grand Prix of Monterrey was the second round of the 2004 Bridgestone Presents the Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford season, held on May 23, 2004 on the streets of Fundidora Park in Monterrey, Mexico. Sébastien Bourdais swept pole position and the race win, his first pole and win of the season.

Qualifying results

Pos	Nat	Name	Team	Qual 1	Qual 2	Best
1	Template:Flagicon	Sébastien Bourdais	Newman/Haas Racing	1:15.978	1:13.915	1:13.915
2	Template:Flagicon	Mario Domínguez	Herdez Competition	1:16.422	1:14.343	1:14.343
3	Template:Flagicon	Justin Wilson	Mi-Jack Conquest Racing	1:16.087	1:14.354	1:14.354
4	Template:Flagicon	Bruno Junqueira	Newman/Haas Racing	1:15.834	1:14.405	1:14.405
5	Template:Flagicon	Patrick Carpentier	Forsythe Racing	1:16.617	1:14.625	1:14.625
6	Template:Flagicon	Paul Tracy	Forsythe Racing	1:16.417	1:14.723	1:14.723
7	Template:Flagicon	Jimmy Vasser	PKV Racing	1:16.620	1:15.183	1:15.183
8	Template:Flagicon	Ryan Hunter-Reay	Herdez Competition	1:17.637	1:15.265	1:15.265
9	Template:Flagicon	Oriol Servià	Dale Coyne Racing	1:17.890	1:15.395	1:15.395
10	Template:Flagicon	Tarso Marques	Dale Coyne Racing	1:18.100	1:15.582	1:15.582
11	Template:Flagicon	A. J. Allmendinger	RuSPORT	1:17.644	1:15.673	1:15.673
12	Template:Flagicon	Roberto González	PKV Racing	1:18.154	1:15.791	1:15.791
13	Template:Flagicon	Michel Jourdain Jr.	RuSPORT	1:17.873	1:15.805	1:15.805
14	Template:Flagicon	Rodolfo Lavín	Forsythe Racing	1:18.553	1:16.096	1:16.096
15	Template:Flagicon	Alex Tagliani	Rocketsports Racing	1:16.712	1:16.103	1:16.103
16	Template:Flagicon	Mario Haberfeld	Walker Racing	1:16.491	1:16.691	1:16.491
17	Template:Flagicon	Nelson Philippe	Rocketsports Racing	1:18.373	1:17.191	1:17.191
18	Template:Flagicon	Alex Sperafico	Mi-Jack Conquest Racing	1:20.139	1:17.736	1:17.736

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	2	Template:Flagicon Sébastien Bourdais	Newman/Haas Racing	72	1:45:01.498	1	35
2	6	Template:Flagicon Bruno Junqueira	Newman/Haas Racing	72	+3.852 secs	4	28
3	55	Template:Flagicon Mario Domínguez	Herdez Competition	72	+5.209 secs	2	26
4	7	Template:Flagicon Patrick Carpentier	Forsythe Racing	72	+6.119 secs	5	24
5	8	Template:Flagicon Alex Tagliani	Rocketsports Racing	72	+9.900 secs	15	23
6	34	Template:Flagicon Justin Wilson	Mi-Jack Conquest Racing	72	+11.368 secs	3	20
7	1	Template:Flagicon Paul Tracy	Forsythe Racing	72	+17.047 secs	6	17
8	4	Template:Flagicon Ryan Hunter-Reay	Herdez Competition	72	+22.251 secs	8	15
9	21	Template:Flagicon Roberto González	PKV Racing	72	+26.764 secs	12	13
10	17	Template:Flagicon Nelson Philippe	Rocketsports Racing	72	+27.925 secs	17	11
11	9	Template:Flagicon Michel Jourdain Jr.	RuSPORT	72	+29.197 secs	13	10
12	12	Template:Flagicon Jimmy Vasser	PKV Racing	71	Contact	7	9
13	3	Template:Flagicon Rodolfo Lavín	Forsythe Racing	70	+ 2 Laps	14	8
14	11	Template:Flagicon Oriol Servià	Dale Coyne Racing	70	+ 2 Laps	9	7
15	5	Template:Flagicon Mario Haberfeld	Walker Racing	62	Contact	16	6
16	14	Template:Flagicon Alex Sperafico	Mi-Jack Conquest Racing	46	Pit Incident	18	5
17	10	Template:Flagicon A. J. Allmendinger	RuSPORT	24	Fire	11	4
18	19	Template:Flagicon Tarso Marques	Dale Coyne Racing	11	Suspension	10	3

Caution flags

Laps	Cause
2-3	Domínguez (55) spin/stall
6-7	Philippe (17) spin/stall
12-15	Marques (19) spin/stall
21-23	Philippe (17) & González (21) spin; Philippe (17) stall
41-44	Servià (11) contact
63-64	Haberfeld (5) & Lavín (3) contact; Lavín (3) stalled

Notes

Laps Leader 1-25 Sébastien Bourdais 26 Bruno Junqueira 27-30 Alex Tagliani 31-46 Patrick Carpentier 47 Mario Domínguez 48-51 Bruno Junqueira 52 Sébastien Bourdais 53-54 Alex Tagliani 55 Justin Wilson 56-72 Sébastien Bourdais

Driver Laps led Sébastien Bourdais 43 Patrick Carpentier 16 Alex Tagliani 6 Bruno Junqueira 5 Justin Wilson 1 Mario Domínguez 1

• New Track Record Sébastien Bourdais 1:13.915 (Qualification Session #2)
• New Race Lap Record Sébastien Bourdais 1:15.021
• New Race Record Sébastien Bourdais 1:45:01.498
• Average Speed 86.544 mph

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings

	Pos	Driver	Points
File:1uparrow green.svg 2	1	Template:Flagicon Sébastien Bourdais	62
File:1rightarrow blue.svg	2	Template:Flagicon Bruno Junqueira	57
File:1downarrow red.svg 2	3	Template:Flagicon Paul Tracy	49
File:1rightarrow blue.svg	4	Template:Flagicon Patrick Carpentier	48
File:1rightarrow blue.svg	5	Template:Flagicon Mario Domínguez	47

• Note: Only the top five positions are included.

External links

• Full Weekend Times & Results
• Friday Group 1 Qualifying Results
• Friday Group 2 Qualifying Results
• Saturday Qualifying Results
• Race Box Score