2004 in motorsport

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The following is an overview of the events of 2004 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
1–18 January 26th Dakar Rally [1]
31 January-1 February 42nd 24 Hours of Daytona [2]
15 February 46th Daytona 500 [3]
23 May 62nd Monaco Grand Prix [4]
30 May 88th Indianapolis 500 [5]
29 May-11 June 86th Isle of Man TT [6]
12–13 June 72nd 24 Hours of Le Mans [7]
12–13 June 32nd 24 Hours of Nurburgring [8]
25 July 27th Suzuka 8 Hours [9]
31 July-1 August 56th 24 Hours of Spa [10]
8 August 14th Masters of Formula 3 [11]
10 October 46th Bob Jane T-Marts 1000 [12]
21 November 51st Macau Grand Prix [13]
4 December 17th Race of Champions [14]

Disestablished championships/events

First raceChampionshipRef
11 September International Formula 3000 Championship [15]

Deaths

DateMonthNameAgeNationalityOccupationNoteRef
5July Rodger Ward 83AmericanRacing driverWinner of the Indianapolis 500 (1959, 1962) [16]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "2004 Dakar Rally" (PDF). rssp.eu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 September 2009. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
  2. ↑ "2004 Rolex 24 at Daytona". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  3. ↑ "2004 Daytona 500". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  4. ↑ "2004 Grand Prix of Monaco". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  5. ↑ "2004 Indianapolis 500". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  6. ↑ "TT 2004". iomtt.com. Isle of Man TT. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  7. ↑ "Le Mans Register - 2004". formula2.net. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  8. ↑ "Freunde der Nordschleife - 2004". veedol-freunde-der-nordschleife.de. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  9. ↑ "Suzuka 8 Hours 2004 results". Moto Racing JAPAN. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
  10. ↑ "Spa 24 Hours 2004 - Racing Sports Cars". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  11. ↑ "MARLBORO MASTERS OF FORMULA 3" (PDF). formel3guide.com (in German). Retrieved 30 April 2017.
  12. ↑ "2004 Bob Jane T-Marts 1000". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  13. ↑ "2004 Macau Grand Prix". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  14. ↑ "2004 Paris". roc.com. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
  15. ↑ "1985 INTERNATIONAL TROPHY". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  16. ↑ "Rodger Ward". espn.co.uk. ESPN . Retrieved 15 April 2018.
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