2004 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach
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The 2004 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach was the first round of the 2004 Bridgestone Presents the Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford season, held on April 18, 2004 on the streets of Long Beach, California. It was the first event for the new Champ Car World Series which was created when Gerald Forsythe, Kevin Kalkhoven, Paul Gentilozzi and Dan Petit purchased the bankrupt CART series' liquidated assets in an Indianapolis courtroom the previous January. Bruno Junqueira won the first Champ Car-era pole while Paul Tracy took the first win.
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Race details | |
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Race 1 of 14 in the 2004 Champ Car season | |
Date | April 18, 2004 |
Official name | Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach |
Location | Long Beach Grand Prix Long Beach, California, United States |
Course | Temporary street circuit 1.968 mi / 3.167 km |
Distance | 81 laps 159.408 mi / 256.527 km |
Weather | Temperatures up to 66.9 °F (19.4 °C); wind speeds up to 13 miles per hour (21 km/h)[1] |
Pole position | |
Driver | Bruno Junqueira (Newman/Haas Racing) |
Time | 1:08.913 |
Fastest lap | |
Driver | Sébastien Bourdais (Newman/Haas Racing) |
Time | 1:09.729 (on lap 71 of 81) |
Podium | |
First | Paul Tracy (Forsythe Championship Racing) |
Second | Bruno Junqueira (Newman/Haas Racing) |
Third | Sébastien Bourdais (Newman/Haas Racing) |
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