The 2004 Grand Prix of Road America was the eighth round of the 2004 Bridgestone Presented the Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford season, held on August 8, 2004 at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. Sébastien Bourdais won the pole and Alex Tagliani won the race, his first and only win in his Champ Car/IndyCar career.
| Race details | |
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| Race 8 of 14 in the 2004 Champ Car season | |
 Road America Track Layout | |
| Date | August 8, 2004 |
| Official name | Grand Prix of Road America presented by the Chicago Tribune |
| Location | Road America, Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, United States |
| Course | Permanent Road Course 4.048 mi / 6.515 km |
| Distance | 48 laps 194.304 mi / 312.720 km |
| Weather | Mostly to Partly Cloudy |
| Pole position | |
| Driver | Sébastien Bourdais (Newman/Haas Racing) |
| Time | 1:43.046 |
| Fastest lap | |
| Driver | Bruno Junqueira (Newman/Haas Racing) |
| Time | 1:45.504 (on lap 39 of 48) |
| Podium | |
| First | Alex Tagliani (Rocketsports Racing) |
| Second | Rodolfo Lavín (Forsythe Championship Racing) |
| Third | Sébastien Bourdais (Newman/Haas Racing) |
Qualifying results edit
| Pos | Nat | Name | Team | Qual 1 | Qual 2 | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
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Sébastien Bourdais | Newman/Haas Racing | 1:44.637 | 1:43.046 | 1:43.046 |
| 2 | 
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Ryan Hunter-Reay | Herdez Competition | 1:43.909 | 1:43.995 | 1:43.909 |
| 3 |
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Jimmy Vasser | PKV Racing | — | 1:43.374 | 1:43.374 |
| 4 | 
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Bruno Junqueira | Newman/Haas Racing | 1:44.529 | 1:43.606 | 1:43.606 |
| 5 | 
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Patrick Carpentier | Forsythe Racing | 1:44.076 | 1:43.753 | 1:43.753 |
| 6 |
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Paul Tracy | Forsythe Racing | 1:46.382 | 1:43.933 | 1:43.933 |
| 7 |
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A. J. Allmendinger | RuSPORT | 1:44.972 | 1:44.058 | 1:44.058 |
| 8 | 
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Oriol Servià | Dale Coyne Racing | 1:45.077 | 1:44.105 | 1:44.105 |
| 9 | 
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Justin Wilson | Mi-Jack Conquest Racing | 1:45.034 | 1:44.463 | 1:44.463 |
| 10 | 
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Rodolfo Lavín | Forsythe Racing | 1:45.269 | 1:44.663 | 1:44.663 |
| 11 |
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Michel Jourdain Jr. | RuSPORT | 1:45.377 | 1:44.708 | 1:44.708 |
| 12 |
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Mario Haberfeld | Walker Racing | 1:45.773 | 1:45.074 | 1:45.074 |
| 13 |
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Alex Tagliani | Rocketsports Racing | — | 1:45.172 | 1:45.172 |
| 14 |
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Roberto González | PKV Racing | 1:45.674 | 1:45.361 | 1:45.361 |
| 15 |
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Mario Domínguez | Herdez Competition | 1:45.496 | 1:47.701 | 1:45.496 |
| 16 |
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Guy Smith | Rocketsports Racing | 1:47.948 | 1:46.025 | 1:46.025 |
| 17 |
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Alex Sperafico | Mi-Jack Conquest Racing | 1:46.742 | 1:46.321 | 1:46.321 |
| 18 | 
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Gastón Mazzacane | Dale Coyne Racing | 1:46.878 | 1:47.042 | 1:46.878 |
Race edit
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | Alex Tagliani
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Rocketsports Racing | 48 | 1:45:07.288 | 13 | 33 |
| 2 | 3 | Rodolfo Lavín
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Forsythe Racing | 48 | +1.855 secs | 10 | 28 |
| 3 | 2 | Sébastien Bourdais
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Newman/Haas Racing | 48 | +2.767 secs | 1 | 27 |
| 4 | 4 | Ryan Hunter-Reay
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Herdez Competition | 48 | +3.814 secs | 2 | 24 |
| 5 | 55 | Mario Domínguez
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Herdez Competition | 48 | +4.398 secs | 15 | 21 |
| 6 | 11 | Oriol Servià
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Dale Coyne Racing | 48 | +6.390 secs | 8 | 19 |
| 7 | 34 | Justin Wilson
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Mi-Jack Conquest Racing | 48 | +8.500 secs | 9 | 17 |
| 8 | 12 | Jimmy Vasser
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PKV Racing | 48 | +8.546 secs | 3 | 15 |
| 9 | 9 | Michel Jourdain Jr.
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RuSPORT | 48 | +9.056 secs | 11 | 13 |
| 10 | 17 | Guy Smith
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Rocketsports Racing | 48 | +9.997 secs | 16 | 11 |
| 11 | 5 | Mario Haberfeld
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Walker Racing | 48 | +16.725 secs | 12 | 10 |
| 12 | 1 | Paul Tracy
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Forsythe Racing | 48 | +26.616 secs | 6 | 10 |
| 13 | 10 | A. J. Allmendinger
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RuSPORT | 47 | + 1 Lap | 7 | 8 |
| 14 | 7 | Patrick Carpentier
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Forsythe Racing | 46 | + 2 Laps | 5 | 7 |
| 15 | 6 | Bruno Junqueira
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Newman/Haas Racing | 46 | + 2 Laps | 4 | 7 |
| 16 | 21 | Roberto González
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PKV Racing | 46 | + 2 Laps | 14 | 5 |
| 17 | 14 | Alex Sperafico
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Mi-Jack Conquest Racing | 46 | + 2 Laps | 17 | 4 |
| 18 | 19 | Gastón Mazzacane
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Dale Coyne Racing | 29 | Off course | 18 | 3 |
Caution flags edit
| Laps | Cause |
|---|---|
| 1-4 | Hunter-Reay (4) & Vasser (12) contact |
| 12-13 | González (21) off course |
| 16-18 | Junqueira (6) off course |
| 31-33 | Mazzacane (19) off course |
| 45-46 | Allmendinger (10) & Sperafico (14) spin/stall |
Notes edit
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- New Race Record Alex Tagliani 1:45:07.288
- Average Speed 110.903 mph
Championship standings after the race edit
Trivia edit
External links edit
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