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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.

Annual events

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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.

Date Event Ref
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

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Date Month Name Age Nationality Occupation Note Ref
10 March Barry Sheene 52 British Motorcycle racer 500cc Grand Prix motorcycle racing World champion (1976-1977). [15]
6 April Daijiro Kato 26 Japanese Motorcycle racer 250cc Grand Prix motorcycle racing World champion (2001)

See also

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References

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  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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