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2004 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach

2004 Long Beach
Race details
Race 1 of 14 in the 2004 Champ Car season
Long Beach Street Circuit.svg
Long Beach Track Layout
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)
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)

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.

*The time of Oriol Servià from qualification session #1 was disallowed after his car failed post-session technical inspection.


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