2003 in motorsport

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The following is an overview of the events of 2003 in motorsport including the major racing events, motorsport venues that were opened and closed during a year, championships and non-championship events that were established and disestablished in a year, and births and deaths of racing drivers and other motorsport people.

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Annual events

The calendar includes only annual major non-championship events or annual events that had significance separate from the championship. For the dates of the championship events see related season articles.

DateEventRef
1–19 January 25th Dakar Rally [1]
1–2 February 41st 24 Hours of Daytona [2]
16 February 45th Daytona 500 [3]
25 May 87th Indianapolis 500 [4]
31 May-1 June 31st 24 Hours of Nurburgring [5]
1 June 61st Monaco Grand Prix [6]
24 May-7 June 85th Isle of Man TT [7]
14–15 June 71st 24 Hours of Le Mans [8]
26–27 July 55th 24 Hours of Spa [9]
3 August 26th Suzuka 8 Hours [10]
10 August 13th Masters of Formula 3 [11]
12 October 46th Bob Jane T-Marts 1000 [12]
16 November 50th Macau Grand Prix [13]
29–30 November 16th Race of Champions [14]

Deaths

DateMonthNameAgeNationalityOccupationNoteRef
10March Barry Sheene 52BritishMotorcycle racer500cc Grand Prix motorcycle racing World champion (1976-1977). [15]
6April Daijiro Kato 26JapaneseMotorcycle racer250cc Grand Prix motorcycle racing World champion (2001)

See also

References

  1. ↑ "2003 Dakar Rally" (PDF). rssp.eu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
  2. ↑ "2003 Rolex 24 at Daytona". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  3. ↑ "2003 Daytona 500". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  4. ↑ "2003 Indianapolis 500". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  5. ↑ "Freunde der Nordschleife - 2003". veedol-freunde-der-nordschleife.de. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  6. ↑ "2003 Grand Prix of Monaco". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  7. ↑ "TT 2003". iomtt.com. Isle of Man TT. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  8. ↑ "Le Mans Register - 2003". formula2.net. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  9. ↑ "Spa 24 Hours 2003 - Racing Sports Cars". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  10. ↑ "Suzuka 8 Hours 2003 results". Moto Racing JAPAN. Archived from the original on 15 March 2011. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
  11. ↑ "MARLBORO MASTERS OF FORMULA 3" (PDF). formel3guide.com (in German). Retrieved 30 April 2017.
  12. ↑ "2003 Bob Jane T-Marts 1000". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  13. ↑ "2003 Macau Grand Prix". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  14. ↑ "2003 Canary Islands". roc.com. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
  15. ↑ "Barry Sheene". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
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