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The 2004 Champ Car World Series Season was the inaugural season for the Champ Car World Series. It began on April 18, 2004 and ended on November 7 after 14 races.
An open-wheel racing series known as the CART World Series had operated until 2003. However, after that season, the series went bankrupt and was liquidated in an Indianapolis courtroom in January 2004. Three CART owners, Gerald Forsythe, Kevin Kalkhoven, and Paul Gentilozzi, purchased the series' liquidated assets and resurrected it as the Champ Car World Series for the 2004 season.
[edit] Drivers and constructors
The following teams and drivers are competing for the 2004 Champ Car World Series.
[edit] Mid-season changes
[edit] Calendar and race winners
| Rd |
Name |
Circuit |
Date |
Winning driver |
Winning team |
Report |
| 1 |
 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach |
Long Beach, California |
April 18 |
 Paul Tracy |
Forsythe Racing |
Report |
| 2 |
 Tecate/Telmex Grand Prix of Monterrey |
Monterrey, Mexico |
May 23 |
 Sébastien Bourdais |
Newman/Haas Racing |
Report |
| 3 |
Time Warner Cable Roadrunner 250 |
West Allis, Wisconsin |
June 5 |
Ryan Hunter-Reay |
Herdez Competition |
Report |
| 4 |
Champ Car Grand Prix of Portland |
Portland, Oregon |
June 1 |
Sébastien Bourdais |
Newman/Haas Racing |
Report |
| 5 |
Grand Prix of Cleveland |
Cleveland, Ohio |
July 3 |
Sébastien Bourdais |
Newman/Haas Racing |
Report |
| 6 |
Molson Indy Toronto |
Toronto, Canada |
July 11 |
Sébastien Bourdais |
Newman/Haas Racing |
Report |
| 7 |
Molson Indy Vancouver |
Vancouver, Canada |
July 25 |
Paul Tracy |
Forsythe Racing |
Report |
| 8 |
Grand Prix of Road America |
Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin |
August 8 |
Alex Tagliani |
Rocketsports Racing |
Report |
| 9 |
Centrix Financial Grand Prix of Denver |
Denver, Colorado |
August 15 |
Sébastien Bourdais |
Newman/Haas Racing |
Report |
| 10 |
Molson Indy Montreal |
Montreal, Canada |
August 29 |
 Bruno Junqueira |
Newman/Haas Racing |
Report |
| 11 |
Bridgestone Grand Prix of Monterey |
Laguna Seca, California |
September 12 |
Patrick Carpentier |
Forsythe Racing |
Report |
| 12 |
Bridgestone 400 Presented by Corona |
Las Vegas, Nevada |
September 26 |
Sébastien Bourdais |
Newman/Haas Racing |
Report |
| 13 |
 Lexmark Indy 300 |
Surfers Paradise, Australia |
October 24 |
Bruno Junqueira |
Newman/Haas Racing |
Report |
| 14 |
Gran Premio Telmex-Tecate |
Mexico City, Mexico |
November 7 |
Sébastien Bourdais |
Newman/Haas Racing |
Report |
[edit] Full Series Results
Point Scoring System:
- 1st - 20th = 31-27-25-23-21-19-17-15-13-11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1
Bonus Points:
- 1 For Fastest Race Lap
- 1 For Fastest Friday Qualifying Lap
- 1 For Fastest Saturday Qualifying Lap
- 1 For Leading A Lap Of The Race
- 1 For Most Positions Gained From Starting Position (in the event of tie, the better-placed driver gets the point.)
The most points a single driver can earn in a single race is 35.
[edit] Drivers
| Pos |
Driver |
LGB |
MOT |
MIL |
POR |
CLE |
TOR |
VAN |
ROA |
DEN |
MON |
LAG |
LVG |
SUR |
MEX |
Points |
| 1 |
Bourdais |
3 |
1 |
Ret |
1 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
3 |
1 |
Ret |
8 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
369 |
| 2 |
Junqueira |
2 |
2 |
6 |
2 |
2 |
Ret |
4 |
15 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
341 |
| 3 |
Carpentier |
4 |
4 |
2 |
4 |
Ret |
3 |
Ret |
14 |
9 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
Ret |
6 |
266 |
| 4 |
Tracy |
1 |
7 |
Ret |
3 |
Ret |
5 |
1 |
12 |
2 |
4 |
10 |
Ret |
4 |
10 |
254 |
| 5 |
Dominguez |
5 |
3 |
8 |
Ret |
8 |
Ret |
6 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
11 |
7 |
3 |
8 |
244 |
| 6 |
Allmendinger |
12 |
Ret |
5 |
6 |
6 |
11 |
3 |
13 |
5 |
5 |
Ret |
6 |
6 |
3 |
229 |
| 7 |
Tagliani |
8 |
5 |
13 |
7 |
3 |
7 |
7 |
1 |
10 |
7 |
6 |
16 |
Ret |
11 |
218 |
| 8 |
Vasser |
Ret |
Ret |
4 |
8 |
5 |
2 |
10 |
8 |
Ret |
8 |
Ret |
5 |
12 |
5 |
201 |
| 9 |
Hunter-Reay |
7 |
8 |
1 |
12 |
11 |
8 |
8 |
4 |
Ret |
Ret |
5 |
13 |
5 |
19 |
199 |
| 9 |
 Servia |
Ret |
14 |
7 |
11 |
4 |
9 |
12 |
6 |
6 |
9 |
3 |
12 |
13 |
7 |
199 |
| 11 |
 Wilson |
6 |
6 |
11 |
5 |
Ret |
12 |
14 |
7 |
7 |
Ret |
Ret |
8 |
8 |
4 |
188 |
| 12 |
Jourdain Jr. |
11 |
11 |
3 |
14 |
Ret |
Ret |
2 |
9 |
14 |
6 |
4 |
11 |
Ret |
9 |
185 |
| 13 |
Haberfeld |
9 |
Ret |
10 |
9 |
Ret |
4 |
9 |
11 |
8 |
13 |
7 |
14 |
14 |
15 |
157 |
| 14 |
Lavin |
10 |
13 |
Ret |
Ret |
9 |
Ret |
Ret |
2 |
11 |
11 |
12 |
4 |
15 |
13 |
156 |
| 15 |
Gonzalez |
Ret |
9 |
Ret |
10 |
7 |
Ret |
13 |
16 |
12 |
10 |
Ret |
10 |
11 |
12 |
136 |
| 16 |
Philippe |
13 |
10 |
14 |
15 |
10 |
|
|
|
14 |
13 |
16 |
13 |
14 |
19 |
89 |
| 17 |
 Mazzacane |
|
|
Ret |
13 |
12 |
6 |
DNS |
Ret |
15 |
12 |
13 |
15 |
|
|
73 |
| 18 |
Smith (R) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10 |
Ret |
Ret |
9 |
Ret |
9 |
17 |
53 |
| 19 |
Sperafico |
Ret |
Ret |
15 |
16 |
13 |
10 |
Ret |
17 |
|
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|
|
|
|
47 |
| 20 |
Besnard (R) |
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|
7 |
|
18 |
| 21 |
Gidley |
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Ret |
11 |
|
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|
15 |
| 22 |
Marques |
Ret |
Ret |
|
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18 |
|
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|
9 |
| 23 |
Valiante (R) |
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14 |
7 |
| 24 |
 Janis (R) |
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Ret |
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3 |
| Pos |
Driver |
LGB |
MOT |
MIL |
POR |
CLE |
TOR |
VAN |
ROA |
DEN |
MON |
LAG |
LVG |
SUR |
MEX |
Pts |
|
| Colour |
Result |
| Gold |
Winner |
| Silver |
2nd place |
| Bronze |
3rd place |
| Green |
Finished, in points |
| Blue |
Finished, no points |
| Purple |
Did not finish (Ret) |
| Red |
Did not qualify (DNQ) |
| Black |
Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White |
Did not start (DNS) |
| Blank |
Did not participate |
| Injured (INJ) |
| Excluded (EX) |
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