The 2004 Gran Premio Telmex/Tecate was the fourteenth and final round of the 2004 Bridgestone Presents the Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford season, held on November 7, 2004, at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in Mexico City, Mexico. Sébastien Bourdais won the pole and the race and in doing so also secured his first of four Champ Car titles.
Qualifying results
Pos Nat Name Team Qual 1 Qual 2 Best 1 Sébastien Bourdais Newman/Haas Racing 1:27.822 1:25.919 1:25.919 2 Bruno Junqueira Newman/Haas Racing 1:27.565 1:26.545 1:26.545 3 Justin Wilson Mi-Jack Conquest Racing 1:27.870 1:27.016 1:27.016 4 Jimmy Vasser PKV Racing 1:29.303 1:27.038 1:27.038 5 Oriol Servià Dale Coyne Racing 1:28.460 1:27.114 1:27.114 6 Paul Tracy Forsythe Racing 1:27.971 1:27.172 1:27.172 7 A. J. Allmendinger RuSPORT 1:27.858 1:27.205 1:27.205 8 Patrick Carpentier Forsythe Racing 1:28.583 1:27.338 1:27.338 9 Ryan Hunter-Reay Herdez Competition 1:28.372 1:27.432 1:27.432 10 Michel Jourdain Jr. RuSPORT 1:28.401 1:27.537 1:27.537 11 Roberto González PKV Racing 1:28.106 1:27.610 1:27.610 12 Michael Valiante Walker Racing 1:30.473 1:27.642 1:27.642 13 Alex Tagliani Rocketsports Racing 1:28.278 1:27.841 1:27.841 14 Rodolfo Lavín Forsythe Racing 1:29.353 1:27.886 1:27.886 15 Mario Domínguez Herdez Competition 1:28.737 1:27.892 1:27.892 16 Tarso Marques Dale Coyne Racing 1:29.024 1:27.976 1:27.976 17 Mario Haberfeld Walker Racing 1:30.708 1:28.200 1:28.200 18 Guy Smith Rocketsports Racing 1:31.423 1:28.804 1:28.804 19 Nelson Philippe Mi-Jack Conquest Racing 1:29.059 1:31.531 1:29.059
Race
Pos No Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 2 Sébastien Bourdais Newman/Haas Racing 63 1:39:02.662 1 34 2 6 Bruno Junqueira Newman/Haas Racing 63 +4.604 secs 2 28 3 10 A. J. Allmendinger RuSPORT 63 +6.780 secs 7 25 4 34 Justin Wilson Mi-Jack Conquest Racing 63 +7.902 secs 3 23 5 12 Jimmy Vasser PKV Racing 63 +17.081 secs 4 21 6 7 Patrick Carpentier Forsythe Racing 63 +57.788 secs 8 19 7 11 Oriol Servià Dale Coyne Racing 63 +1:21.101 5 17 8 55 Mario Domínguez Herdez Competition 63 +1:22.727 15 16 9 9 Michel Jourdain Jr. RuSPORT 63 +1:31.899 10 13 10 1 Paul Tracy Forsythe Racing 62 + 1 Lap 6 11 11 8 Alex Tagliani Rocketsports Racing 62 + 1 Lap 13 10 12 21 Roberto González PKV Racing 62 + 1 Lap 11 9 13 3 Rodolfo Lavín Forsythe Racing 62 + 1 Lap 14 8 14 15 Michael Valiante Walker Racing 62 + 1 Lap 12 7 15 5 Mario Haberfeld Walker Racing 62 + 1 Lap 17 6 16 14 Nelson Philippe Mi-Jack Conquest Racing 62 + 1 Lap 19 5 17 17 Guy Smith Rocketsports Racing 62 + 1 Lap 18 4 18 19 Tarso Marques Dale Coyne Racing 60 + 3 Laps 16 3 19 4 Ryan Hunter-Reay Herdez Competition 58 + 5 Laps 9 2
Caution flags
Laps Cause3-4 González (21) spin/stall5 Yellow restart - Junqueira (6)
Notes
Laps Leader1-63 Sébastien Bourdais Driver Laps ledSébastien Bourdais 63
New Track Record Sébastien Bourdais 1:25.919 (Qualification Session #2) New Race Record Sébastien Bourdais 1:39:02.662 Average Speed 106.327 mph
Final championship standings Bold indicates the Season Champion. Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Sébastien Bourdais 369 2 Bruno Junqueira 341 3 Patrick Carpentier 266 4 Paul Tracy 254 5 Mario Domínguez 244
Note: Only the top five positions are included.
External links Full Weekend Times & Results Friday Qualifying Results Saturday Qualifying Results Bourdais Earns the Title with Victory in Mexico Race Box Score