2004 Tecate/Telmex Grand Prix of Monterrey
# 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 | Name | Team | Qual 1 | Qual 2 | Best |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Sébastien Bourdais | Newman/Haas Racing | 1:15.978 | 1:13.915 | 1:13.915 |
| 2 | Mario Domínguez | Herdez Competition | 1:16.422 | 1:14.343 | 1:14.343 |
| 3 | Justin Wilson | Mi-Jack Conquest Racing | 1:16.087 | 1:14.354 | 1:14.354 |
| 4 | Bruno Junqueira | Newman/Haas Racing | 1:15.834 | 1:14.405 | 1:14.405 |
| 5 | Patrick Carpentier | Forsythe Racing | 1:16.617 | 1:14.625 | 1:14.625 |
| 6 | Paul Tracy | Forsythe Racing | 1:16.417 | 1:14.723 | 1:14.723 |
| 7 | Jimmy Vasser | PKV Racing | 1:16.620 | 1:15.183 | 1:15.183 |
| 8 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | Herdez Competition | 1:17.637 | 1:15.265 | 1:15.265 |
| 9 | Oriol Servià | Dale Coyne Racing | 1:17.890 | 1:15.395 | 1:15.395 |
| 10 | Tarso Marques | Dale Coyne Racing | 1:18.100 | 1:15.582 | 1:15.582 |
| 11 | A. J. Allmendinger | RuSPORT | 1:17.644 | 1:15.673 | 1:15.673 |
| 12 | Roberto González | PKV Racing | 1:18.154 | 1:15.791 | 1:15.791 |
| 13 | Michel Jourdain Jr. | RuSPORT | 1:17.873 | 1:15.805 | 1:15.805 |
| 14 | Rodolfo Lavín | Forsythe Racing | 1:18.553 | 1:16.096 | 1:16.096 |
| 15 | Alex Tagliani | Rocketsports Racing | 1:16.712 | 1:16.103 | 1:16.103 |
| 16 | Mario Haberfeld | Walker Racing | 1:16.491 | 1:16.691 | 1:16.491 |
| 17 | Nelson Philippe | Rocketsports Racing | 1:18.373 | 1:17.191 | 1:17.191 |
| 18 | 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 | Sébastien Bourdais | Newman/Haas Racing | 72 | 1:45:01.498 | 1 | 35 |
| 2 | 6 | Bruno Junqueira | Newman/Haas Racing | 72 | +3.852 secs | 4 | 28 |
| 3 | 55 | Mario Domínguez | Herdez Competition | 72 | +5.209 secs | 2 | 26 |
| 4 | 7 | Patrick Carpentier | Forsythe Racing | 72 | +6.119 secs | 5 | 24 |
| 5 | 8 | Alex Tagliani | Rocketsports Racing | 72 | +9.900 secs | 15 | 23 |
| 6 | 34 | Justin Wilson | Mi-Jack Conquest Racing | 72 | +11.368 secs | 3 | 20 |
| 7 | 1 | Paul Tracy | Forsythe Racing | 72 | +17.047 secs | 6 | 17 |
| 8 | 4 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | Herdez Competition | 72 | +22.251 secs | 8 | 15 |
| 9 | 21 | Roberto González | PKV Racing | 72 | +26.764 secs | 12 | 13 |
| 10 | 17 | Nelson Philippe | Rocketsports Racing | 72 | +27.925 secs | 17 | 11 |
| 11 | 9 | Michel Jourdain Jr. | RuSPORT | 72 | +29.197 secs | 13 | 10 |
| 12 | 12 | Jimmy Vasser | PKV Racing | 71 | Contact | 7 | 9 |
| 13 | 3 | Rodolfo Lavín | Forsythe Racing | 70 | + 2 Laps | 14 | 8 |
| 14 | 11 | Oriol Servià | Dale Coyne Racing | 70 | + 2 Laps | 9 | 7 |
| 15 | 5 | Mario Haberfeld | Walker Racing | 62 | Contact | 16 | 6 |
| 16 | 14 | Alex Sperafico | Mi-Jack Conquest Racing | 46 | Pit Incident | 18 | 5 |
| 17 | 10 | A. J. Allmendinger | RuSPORT | 24 | Fire | 11 | 4 |
| 18 | 19 | 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 |
