2003 in motorsport
Appearance
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
[edit]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
[edit]Date | Month | Name | Age | Nationality | Occupation | Note | Ref |
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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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "2003 Dakar Rally" (PDF). rssp.eu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
- ^ "2003 Rolex 24 at Daytona". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ "2003 Daytona 500". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ "2003 Indianapolis 500". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- ^ "Freunde der Nordschleife - 2003". veedol-freunde-der-nordschleife.de. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ^ "2003 Grand Prix of Monaco". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- ^ "TT 2003". iomtt.com. Isle of Man TT. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- ^ "Le Mans Register - 2003". formula2.net. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ "Spa 24 Hours 2003 - Racing Sports Cars". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ "Suzuka 8 Hours 2003 results". Moto Racing JAPAN. Archived from the original on 15 March 2011. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
- ^ "MARLBORO MASTERS OF FORMULA 3" (PDF). formel3guide.com (in German). Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- ^ "2003 Bob Jane T-Marts 1000". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ "2003 Macau Grand Prix". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
- ^ "2003 Canary Islands". roc.com. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- ^ "Barry Sheene". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
External links
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