2004 Lexmark Indy 300

2004 Surfers ParadiseRace details

Race 13 of 14 in the 2004 Champ Car season

Track map of the Surfers Paradise street circuit at Surfers Paradise, Australia.

Date| October 24, 2004
Official name| Lexmark Indy 300
Location| Surfers Paradise Street Circuit
Queensland, Australia
Course| Temporary Street Circuit
2.795 mi / 4.498 km
Distance| 57 laps
159.315 mi / 256.386 km
Weather| Warm with temperatures reaching up to 27.7 °C (81.9 °F)[1]
Pole position
Driver| Paul Tracy (Forsythe Championship Racing)
Time| 1:33.556
Fastest lap
Driver| Bruno Junqueira (Newman/Haas Racing)
Time| 1:34.017 (on lap 49 of 57)
Podium
First| Bruno Junqueira (Newman/Haas Racing)
Second| Sébastien Bourdais (Newman/Haas Racing)
Third| Mario Domínguez (Herdez Competition)

Motor car race

The 2004 Lexmark Indy 300 was the thirteenth and penultimate round of the 2004 Bridgestone Presents the Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford season, held on October 24, 2004 on the Surfers Paradise Street Circuit, Queensland, Australia. Paul Tracy won the pole and Bruno Junqueira won the race.

## Qualifying results[edit]

Pos  | Nat  | Name  | Team  | Chassis  | Qual 1  | Qual 2  | Best

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1  |  | Paul Tracy | Forsythe Racing | Lola B2/00 Ford-Cosworth | 1:34.557  | 1:33.556  | 1:33.556
2  |  | Sébastien Bourdais | Newman/Haas Racing | Lola B2/00 Ford-Cosworth  | 1:34.439  | 1:33.765  | 1:33.765
3  |  | Bruno Junqueira | Newman/Haas Racing  | Lola B2/00 Ford-Cosworth  | 1:38.487  | 1:33.737  | 1:33.737
4  |  | A. J. Allmendinger | RuSPORT | Lola B2/00 Ford-Cosworth  | 1:35.254  | 1:33.867  | 1:33.867
5  |  | Mario Domínguez | Herdez Competition | Lola B2/00 Ford-Cosworth  | 1:34.601  | 1:34.076  | 1:34.076
6  |  | Ryan Hunter-Reay | Herdez Competition  | Lola B2/00 Ford-Cosworth  | 1:35.224  | 1:34.585  | 1:34.585
7  |  | Justin Wilson | Mi-Jack Conquest Racing | Lola B2/00 Ford-Cosworth  | 1:35.947  | 1:34.611  | 1:34.611
8  |  | Jimmy Vasser | PKV Racing | Lola B2/00 Ford-Cosworth  | 1:34.913  | 1:35.549  | 1:34.913
9  |  | Michel Jourdain Jr. | RuSPORT  | Lola B2/00 Ford-Cosworth  | 1:35.233  | 1:35.115  | 1:35.115
10  |  | Alex Tagliani | Rocketsports Racing | Lola B2/00 Ford-Cosworth  | 1:35.258  | 1:35.452  | 1:35.258
11  |  | Patrick Carpentier | Forsythe Racing  | Lola B2/00 Ford-Cosworth  | 1:40.778  | 1:35.261  | 1:35.261
12  |  | Rodolfo Lavín | Forsythe Racing  | Lola B2/00 Ford-Cosworth  | 1:37.385  | 1:35.267  | 1:35.267
13  |  | Mario Haberfeld | Walker Racing | Reynard 02i Ford-Cosworth  | 1:36.188  | 1:35.374  | 1:35.374
14  |  | Nelson Philippe | Mi-Jack Conquest Racing  | Lola B2/00 Ford-Cosworth  | 1:38.306  | 1:35.797  | 1:35.797
15  |  | Roberto González | PKV Racing  | Lola B2/00 Ford-Cosworth  | 1:37.649  | 1:35.967  | 1:35.967
16  |  | Jarek Janiš | Dale Coyne Racing | Lola B2/00 Ford-Cosworth  | 1:38.534  | 1:36.642  | 1:36.642
17  |  | David Besnard | Walker Racing  | Reynard 02i Ford-Cosworth  | 1:37.497  | 1:36.854  | 1:36.854
18  |  | Guy Smith | Rocketsports Racing  | Lola B2/00 Ford-Cosworth  | 1:38.897  | 1:36.943  | 1:36.943
19  |  | Oriol Servià | Dale Coyne Racing  | Lola B2/00 Ford-Cosworth  | 1:34.715  | —  | —*

* Oriol Servià's time from Qualification Session #1 was forfeited after he switched to his backup car for the race.

## Race[edit]

Pos | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/retired | Grid | Points

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1  | 6  |  Bruno Junqueira | Newman/Haas Racing | 57  | 1:46:45.941  | 3  | 33
2  | 2  |  Sébastien Bourdais | Newman/Haas Racing  | 57  | +1.199 secs  | 2  | 28
3  | 55  |  Mario Domínguez | Herdez Competition | 57  | +1.363 secs  | 5  | 25
4  | 1  |  Paul Tracy | Forsythe Racing | 57  | +1.916 secs  | 1  | 25
5  | 4  |  Ryan Hunter-Reay | Herdez Competition  | 57  | +2.080 secs  | 6  | 21
6  | 10  |  A. J. Allmendinger | RuSPORT | 57  | +2.741 secs  | 4  | 20
7  | 15  |  David Besnard | Walker Racing | 57  | +16.110 secs  | 17  | 18
8  | 34  |  Justin Wilson | Mi-Jack Conquest Racing | 57  | +16.775 secs  | 7  | 15
9  | 17  |  Guy Smith | Rocketsports Racing | 57  | +17.426 secs  | 18  | 13
10  | 14  |  Nelson Philippe | Mi-Jack Conquest Racing  | 57  | +18.205 secs  | 14  | 11
11  | 21  |  Roberto González | PKV Racing | 57  | +19.368 secs  | 15  | 10
12  | 12  |  Jimmy Vasser | PKV Racing  | 57  | +21.504 secs  | 8  | 9
13  | 11  |  Oriol Servià | Dale Coyne Racing | 57  | +24.373 secs  | 19  | 8
14  | 5  |  Mario Haberfeld | Walker Racing  | 56  | \+ 1 Lap  | 13  | 7
15  | 3  |  Rodolfo Lavín | Forsythe Racing  | 54  | \+ 3 Laps  | 12  | 6
16  | 7  |  Patrick Carpentier | Forsythe Racing  | 52  | Contact  | 11  | 6
17  | 9  |  Michel Jourdain Jr. | RuSPORT  | 31  | Contact  | 9  | 4
18  | 19  |  Jarek Janiš | Dale Coyne Racing  | 28  | Gearbox  | 16  | 3
19  | 8  |  Alex Tagliani | Rocketsports Racing  | 19  | Contact  | 10  | 2

## Caution flags[edit]

Laps | Cause

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0-1 | Yellow start
15-16 | Debris on course
16-18 | Lavín (3) spun
31-34 | Haberfeld (5) spun; Jourdain (9) contact
53-57 | Carpentier (7) contact

## Notes[edit]

| Laps | Leader

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1-31 | Paul Tracy
32-37 | A. J. Allmendinger
38-39 | Patrick Carpentier
40-57 | Bruno Junqueira
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Paul Tracy | 31
Bruno Junqueira | 18
A. J. Allmendinger | 6
Patrick Carpentier | 2

* New Race Record Bruno Junqueira 1:46:45.941
* Average Speed 89.532 mph

## Championship standings after the race[edit]

Drivers' Championship standings
| Pos  | Driver  | Points

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| 1  |  Sébastien Bourdais | 335
| 2  |  Bruno Junqueira | 313
| 3  |  Patrick Carpentier | 247
| 4  |  Paul Tracy | 243
1  | 5  |  Mario Domínguez | 228

* Note: Only the top five positions are included.

## References[edit]

1. ^ "2004 Lexmark Indy 300 weather information". Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 24 January 2018.

## External links[edit]

* Full Weekend Times & Results
* Friday Qualifying Results
* Saturday Qualifying Results
* Race Box Score

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