2004 Molson Indy Montreal

The 2004 Molson Indy Montreal was the tenth round of the 2004 Bridgestone Presents the Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford season, held on August 29, 2004 at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal, Quebec. Sébastien Bourdais took the pole and his teammate Bruno Junqueira won the race.

2004 Montreal

Race details
Race 10 of 14 in the 2004 Champ Car season
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve Track Layout
Date	August 29, 2004
Official name	Molson Indy Montreal
Location	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Course	Permanent Road Course 2.709 mi / 4.360 km
Distance	69 laps 186.921 mi / 300.840 km
Weather	Cloudy with temperatures reaching up to 28.9 °C (84.0 °F); maximum wind speeds of 6 kilometres per hour (3.7 mph) reported throughout the day[1]
Pole position
Driver	Sébastien Bourdais (Newman/Haas Racing)
Time	1:19.897
Fastest lap
Driver	Sébastien Bourdais (Newman/Haas Racing)
Time	1:20.840 (on lap 40 of 69)
Podium
First	Bruno Junqueira (Newman/Haas Racing)
Second	Patrick Carpentier (Forsythe Championship Racing)
Third	Mario Domínguez (Herdez Competition)

Qualifying results

Pos	Nat	Name	Team	Qual 1	Qual 2	Best
1		Sébastien Bourdais	Newman/Haas Racing	1:21.695	1:19.897	1:19.897
2		A. J. Allmendinger	RuSPORT	1:22.229	1:20.272	1:20.272
3		Mario Domínguez	Herdez Competition	1:22.056	1:20.316	1:20.316
4		Bruno Junqueira	Newman/Haas Racing	1:22.169	1:20.458	1:20.458
5		Paul Tracy	Forsythe Racing	1:22.613	1:20.803	1:20.803
6		Patrick Carpentier	Forsythe Racing	—	1:20.836	1:20.836
7		Alex Tagliani	Rocketsports Racing	1:21.791	1:20.889	1:20.889
8		Justin Wilson	Mi-Jack Conquest Racing	1:22.785	1:21.088	1:21.088
9		Ryan Hunter-Reay	Herdez Competition	1:22.344	1:21.129	1:21.129
10		Oriol Servià	Dale Coyne Racing	1:22.888	1:21.172	1:21.172
11		Jimmy Vasser	PKV Racing	1:22.620	1:21.283	1:21.283
12		Michel Jourdain Jr.	RuSPORT	1:22.862	1:21.291	1:21.291
13		Nelson Philippe	Mi-Jack Conquest Racing	1:23.554	1:21.496	1:21.496
14		Rodolfo Lavín	Forsythe Racing	1:23.890	1:21.622	1:21.622
15		Roberto González	PKV Racing	—	1:22.012	1:22.012
16		Guy Smith	Rocketsports Racing	—	1:22.093	1:22.093
17		Mario Haberfeld	Walker Racing	1:23.310	1:22.508	1:22.508
18		Gastón Mazzacane	Dale Coyne Racing	1:24.654	1:23.863	1:23.863

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	6	Bruno Junqueira	Newman/Haas Racing	69	1:39:12.432	4	32
2	7	Patrick Carpentier	Forsythe Racing	69	+6.382 secs	6	27
3	55	Mario Domínguez	Herdez Competition	69	+11.142 secs	3	26
4	1	Paul Tracy	Forsythe Racing	69	+16.874 secs	5	23
5	10	A. J. Allmendinger	RuSPORT	69	+17.561 secs	2	22
6	9	Michel Jourdain Jr.	RuSPORT	69	+32.256 secs	12	20
7	8	Alex Tagliani	Rocketsports Racing	69	+32.300 secs	7	17
8	12	Jimmy Vasser	PKV Racing	69	+34.097 secs	11	15
9	11	Oriol Servià	Dale Coyne Racing	69	+42.654 secs	10	13
10	21	Roberto González	PKV Racing	69	+1:09.190	15	11
11	3	Rodolfo Lavín	Forsythe Racing	69	+1:18.083	14	10
12	19	Gastón Mazzacane	Dale Coyne Racing	67	+ 2 Laps	18	9
13	5	Mario Haberfeld	Walker Racing	65	+ 4 Laps	17	8
14	34	Justin Wilson	Mi-Jack Conquest Racing	55	Gearbox	8	7
15	2	Sébastien Bourdais	Newman/Haas Racing	42	Contact	1	10
16	17	Guy Smith	Rocketsports Racing	27	Engine	16	5
17	14	Nelson Philippe	Mi-Jack Conquest Racing	21	Lost wheel	13	4
18	4	Ryan Hunter-Reay	Herdez Competition	5	Contact	9	3

Caution flags

Laps	Cause
6-9	Hunter-Reay (4) contact

Notes

Laps Leader 1-20 Sébastien Bourdais 21-27 A. J. Allmendinger 28-35 Mario Domínguez 36-41 Sébastien Bourdais 42-44 A. J. Allmendinger 45-69 Bruno Junqueira

Driver Laps led Sébastien Bourdais 26 Bruno Junqueira 25 A. J. Allmendinger 10 Mario Domínguez 8

• New Race Record Bruno Junqueira 1:39:12.432
• Average Speed 113.049 mph

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings

	Pos	Driver	Points
	1	Sébastien Bourdais	258
	2	Bruno Junqueira	224
	3	Paul Tracy	203
	4	Alex Tagliani	181
	5	Patrick Carpentier	181

• Note: Only the top five positions are included.