2004 in motorsport

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, births and deaths of racing drivers and other motorsport people.

Years in motorsport

2004 in sports

  • Motorsport
  • Racquetball
  • Sailing
  • Skiing
  • Rugby league‎
  • Rugby union
  • Snooker
    • 2003–04
    • 2004–05
  • Squash
  • Table tennis
  • Tennis
  • Triathlon
  • Volleyball
  • Weightlifting

Annual events

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

Date Event Ref
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 race Championship Ref
11 September International Formula 3000 Championship [15]

Deaths
Date Month Name Age Nationality Occupation Note Ref
5 July Rodger Ward 83 American Racing driver Winner of the Indianapolis 500 (1959, 1962) [16]
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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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