2003 in motorsport explained

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.

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 January25th Dakar Rally[1]
1–2 February41st 24 Hours of Daytona[2]
16 February45th Daytona 500[3]
25 May87th Indianapolis 500[4]
31 May-1 June31st 24 Hours of Nurburgring[5]
1 June61st Monaco Grand Prix[6]
24 May-7 June85th Isle of Man TT[7]
14–15 June71st 24 Hours of Le Mans[8]
26–27 July55th 24 Hours of Spa[9]
3 August26th Suzuka 8 Hours[10]
10 August13th Masters of Formula 3[11]
12 October46th Bob Jane T-Marts 1000[12]
16 November50th Macau Grand Prix[13]
29–30 November16th Race of Champions[14]

Deaths

DateMonthNameAgeNationalityOccupationNoteRef
10MarchBarry Sheene52BritishMotorcycle racer500cc Grand Prix motorcycle racing World champion (-).[15]
6AprilDaijiro Kato26JapaneseMotorcycle racer250cc Grand Prix motorcycle racing World champion (2001)

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2003 Dakar Rally. rssp.eu. 29 April 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304204108/http://www.rssp.eu/downloads/dakar/2003.pdf. 4 March 2016. dead. dmy-all.
  2. Web site: 2003 Rolex 24 at Daytona. racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. 16 April 2017.
  3. Web site: 2003 Daytona 500. racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. 16 April 2017.
  4. Web site: 2003 Indianapolis 500. racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. 15 April 2017.
  5. Web site: Freunde der Nordschleife - 2003. veedol-freunde-der-nordschleife.de. 23 April 2017.
  6. Web site: 2003 Grand Prix of Monaco. racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. 15 April 2017.
  7. Web site: TT 2003. iomtt.com. Isle of Man TT. 15 April 2017.
  8. Web site: Le Mans Register - 2003. formula2.net. 16 April 2017.
  9. Web site: Spa 24 Hours 2003 - Racing Sports Cars. racingsportscars.com. 16 April 2017.
  10. Web site: Suzuka 8 Hours 2003 results. Moto Racing JAPAN. 24 April 2017. 15 March 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110315095918/http://www.motoracing-japan.com/result/spl/038h.html. dead.
  11. Web site: MARLBORO MASTERS OF FORMULA 3. formel3guide.com. 30 April 2017. German.
  12. Web site: 2003 Bob Jane T-Marts 1000. racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. 16 April 2017.
  13. Web site: 2003 Macau Grand Prix. motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. 22 April 2017.
  14. Web site: 2003 Canary Islands. roc.com. 30 April 2017.
  15. Web site: Barry Sheene. motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. 18 April 2018.

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