The 2004 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 56th F.I.M. Road racing World Championship season.
The video game MotoGP 4 is loosely based on this season.
Season summary
At the end of 2003, HRC and Valentino Rossi had parted ways, and HRC held Rossi to the letter of their contract which stipulated he could not ride another manufacturer's machine until 31 December 2003.[1] Rossi's move to Yamaha, therefore, was a gamble on a manufacturer that hadn't had a world champion in 10 years. Rossi won the first round of the season and lay to rest doubts about whether the rider or the motorcycle was more important when he achieved what no rider since Eddie Lawson had done in the history of the premier-class: he won back-to-back championships on different marques, Honda in 2003 and Yamaha in 2004.
Runner-up Sete Gibernau gave Rossi a strong challenge initially, but faded towards the end of the season. The friendship between him and Rossi frayed over the season, and snapped completely at the Qatar round.
At the Italian round, the race ran for 17 laps before rain started, and according to the rules at the time, the race was decided on a second, 6-lap race and the previous 17 laps only counted for grid positions. Conditions dried enough that the riders started the new race in slicks instead of wet-weather tires. In 2005 the rules were changed so that rain would no longer stop a race in MotoGP.
Rookie of the Year was Rubén Xaus.
Grands Prix
Standings
Scoring system
Points are awarded to the top fifteen finishers. Rider has to finish the race to earn points.
Position |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
5th |
6th |
7th |
8th |
9th |
10th |
11th |
12th |
13th |
14th |
15th |
Points |
25 |
20 |
16 |
13 |
11 |
10 |
9 |
8 |
7 |
6 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
Riders' standings
- Riders marked with light blue background are eligible for Rookie of the Year awards.
- Rounds marked with light blue background were under wet race conditions.
MotoGP
|
Colour |
Result |
Gold |
Winner |
Silver |
2nd place |
Bronze |
3rd place |
Green |
Points finish |
Blue |
Non-points finish |
Non-classified finish (NC) |
Purple |
Retired (Ret) |
Red |
Did not qualify (DNQ) |
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) |
Black |
Disqualified (DSQ) |
White |
Did not start (DNS) |
Withdrew (WD) |
Race cancelled (C) |
Blank |
Did not participate (DNP) |
Excluded (EX) |
|
250cc
|
Colour |
Result |
Gold |
Winner |
Silver |
2nd place |
Bronze |
3rd place |
Green |
Points finish |
Blue |
Non-points finish |
Non-classified finish (NC) |
Purple |
Retired (Ret) |
Red |
Did not qualify (DNQ) |
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) |
Black |
Disqualified (DSQ) |
White |
Did not start (DNS) |
Withdrew (WD) |
Race cancelled (C) |
Blank |
Did not participate (DNP) |
Excluded (EX) |
|
125cc
|
Colour |
Result |
Gold |
Winner |
Silver |
2nd place |
Bronze |
3rd place |
Green |
Points finish |
Blue |
Non-points finish |
Non-classified finish (NC) |
Purple |
Retired (Ret) |
Red |
Did not qualify (DNQ) |
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) |
Black |
Disqualified (DSQ) |
White |
Did not start (DNS) |
Withdrew (WD) |
Race cancelled (C) |
Blank |
Did not participate (DNP) |
Excluded (EX) |
|
Manufacturers' standings
MotoGP manufacturers standings
250cc manufacturers standings
125cc manufacturers standings
Participants
MotoGP participants
Team |
Constructor |
Motorcycle |
Tyres |
No. |
Rider |
Rounds |
Camel Honda |
Honda |
Honda RC211V |
M |
3 |
Max Biaggi |
All |
B |
6 |
Makoto Tamada |
All |
Repsol Honda |
Honda |
Honda RC211V |
M |
4 |
Alex Barros |
All |
69 |
Nicky Hayden |
1–10, 12–16 |
Gauloises Fortuna Yamaha |
Yamaha |
Yamaha YZR-M1 |
M |
7 |
Carlos Checa |
All |
46 |
Valentino Rossi |
All |
Proton Team KR |
Proton KR |
Proton KR5 |
D |
9 |
Nobuatsu Aoki |
All |
80 |
Kurtis Roberts |
1–10, 16 |
36 |
James Haydon |
13–15 |
Team Suzuki MotoGP |
Suzuki |
Suzuki GSV-R |
B |
10 |
Kenny Roberts, Jr. |
1–12 |
21 |
John Hopkins |
1–3, 5–16 |
32 |
Gregorio Lavilla |
5, 10 |
15–16 |
71 |
Yukio Kagayama |
13–14 |
D'Antin MotoGP |
Ducati |
Ducati Desmosedici |
M |
11 |
Rubén Xaus |
All |
50 |
Neil Hodgson |
All |
Ducati Marlboro Team |
Ducati |
Ducati Desmosedici |
M |
12 |
Troy Bayliss |
All |
65 |
Loris Capirossi |
All |
Telefónica Movistar Honda MotoGP |
Honda |
Honda RC211V |
M |
15 |
Sete Gibernau |
All |
45 |
Colin Edwards |
All |
Fortuna Gauloises Tech 3 |
Yamaha |
Yamaha YZR-M1 |
M |
17 |
Norifumi Abe |
All |
33 |
Marco Melandri |
All |
Moriwaki Racing |
Moriwaki |
Moriwaki MD5 |
D |
19 |
Olivier Jacque |
12, 16 |
88 |
Andrew Pitt |
4–5, 10 |
WCM |
Harris WCM |
Harris WCM |
D |
35 |
Chris Burns |
2–9, 11, 16 |
84 |
Michel Fabrizio |
1–6, 8–10 |
41 |
Youichi Ui |
12–15 |
52 |
José David de Gea |
7 |
77 |
James Ellison |
10–11, 13–16 |
Kawasaki Racing Team |
Kawasaki |
Kawasaki ZX-RR |
B |
56 |
Shinya Nakano |
All |
66 |
Alex Hofmann |
All |
MS Aprilia Racing |
Aprilia |
Aprilia RS Cube |
M |
67 |
Shane Byrne |
1–10, 12 |
99 |
Jeremy McWilliams |
All |
24 |
Garry McCoy |
14–16 |
84 |
Michel Fabrizio |
11 |
HRC |
Honda |
Honda RC211V |
M |
72 |
Tohru Ukawa |
12 |
|
Key |
Regular Rider |
Wildcard Rider |
Replacement Rider |
|
250cc participants
Team |
Constructor |
Motorcycle |
Tyres |
No. |
Rider |
Rounds |
Fortuna Honda |
Honda |
Honda RS250R |
D |
2 |
Roberto Rolfo |
All |
24 |
Toni Elías |
All |
Wurth Honda BQR |
Honda |
Honda RS250R |
D |
6 |
Alex Debón |
All |
34 |
Eric Bataille |
1–8, 10–12 |
52 |
José David de Gea |
9, 13–16 |
Safilo Carrera - LCR |
Aprilia |
Aprilia RSV 250 |
D |
7 |
Randy de Puniet |
All |
Team UGT Kurz |
Yamaha |
Yamaha TZ250 |
D |
8 |
Naoki Matsudo |
All |
36 |
Erwan Nigon |
1, 3–8 |
43 |
Radomil Rous |
9–16 |
63 |
Jarno Ronzoni |
2 |
Freesoul Abruzzo Racing Team |
Aprilia |
Aprilia RSV 250 |
D |
9 |
Hugo Marchand |
All |
14 |
Anthony West |
1–15 |
27 |
Valerio Anghetti |
10 |
63 |
Jarno Ronzoni |
16 |
Repsol - Aspar Team 250cc |
Aprilia |
Aprilia RSV 250 |
D |
10 |
Fonsi Nieto |
All |
19 |
Sebastián Porto |
All |
Campetella Racing |
Aprilia |
Aprilia RSV 250 |
D |
11 |
Joan Olivé |
All |
21 |
Franco Battaini |
All |
43 |
Radomil Rous |
2–3 |
50 |
Sylvain Guintoli |
All |
Equipe GP de France - Scrab |
Aprilia |
Aprilia RSV 250 |
D |
12 |
Arnaud Vincent |
1–4, 6–12, 16 |
36 |
Erwan Nigon |
9–16 |
42 |
Grégory Leblanc |
13–15 |
72 |
David Fouloi |
5 |
77 |
Grégory Lefort |
1–8 |
Castrol-Honda Kiefer Racing |
Honda |
Honda RS250R |
D |
15 |
Christian Gemmel |
1–4 |
17 |
Klaus Nöhles |
6–14 |
63 |
Jarno Ronzoni |
5 |
64 |
Frederik Watz |
16 |
82 |
Joshua Waters |
15 |
Aprilia Germany |
Aprilia |
Aprilia RSV 250 |
D |
16 |
Johan Stigefelt |
All |
57 |
Chaz Davies |
All |
Grefusa - Aspar Team 250cc |
Aprilia |
Aprilia RSV 250 |
D |
22 |
Iván Silva |
6 |
28 |
Dirk Heidolf |
1–5, 7–16 |
33 |
Héctor Faubel |
1–7, 9–16 |
Matteoni Racing |
Aprilia |
Aprilia RSV 250 |
D |
25 |
Alex Baldolini |
All |
Telefónica Movistar Honda 250cc |
Honda |
Honda RS250R |
D |
26 |
Dani Pedrosa |
All |
73 |
Hiroshi Aoyama |
All |
NC World Trade |
Yamaha |
Yamaha TZ250 |
B |
30 |
José Luis Cardoso |
5 |
40 |
Max Sabbatani |
1–9 |
44 |
Taro Sekiguchi |
All |
88 |
Gergő Talmácsi |
10–16 |
Aprilia Racing
MS ApriliaTeam |
Aprilia |
Aprilia RSV 250 |
D |
37 |
Marcellino Lucchi |
14 |
51 |
Alex de Angelis |
All |
54 |
Manuel Poggiali |
1–12, 15–16 |
Mas Racing Team-A.Molina |
Aprilia |
Aprilia RSV 250 |
D |
41 |
Álvaro Molina |
2, 16 |
Leblanc Racing Team |
Aprilia |
Aprilia RSV 250 |
D |
42 |
Grégory Leblanc |
2–3, 10–11, 16 |
Team Racer Bike |
Honda |
Honda RS250R |
|
45 |
Samuel Aubry |
3 |
Eisen Moto Team |
Honda |
Honda RS250R |
|
46 |
Vincent Eisen |
3 |
ASMV Scaccia |
Yamaha |
Yamaha TZ250 |
|
47 |
Marc-Antoine Scaccia |
3 |
Dydo Miu Racing |
Honda |
Honda RS250R |
B |
55 |
Yuki Takahashi |
12 |
Benjan Motoren |
Yamaha |
Yamaha TZ250 |
|
58 |
Patrick Lakerveld |
6 |
Performance Racing |
Honda |
Honda RS250R |
D |
59 |
Hans Smees |
6, 16 |
Jaap Kingma Racing |
Aprilia |
Aprilia RSV 250 |
|
60 |
Emile Litjens |
6 |
De Arend - Filart Racing |
Aprilia |
Aprilia RSV 250 |
D |
61 |
Randy Gevers |
6 |
71 |
Henk van de Lagemaat |
10 |
MRTT Hugen Racing |
Yamaha |
Yamaha TZ250 |
|
62 |
Jan Roelofs |
6 |
Roma Racing |
Yamaha |
Yamaha TZ250 |
D |
63 |
Jarno Ronzoni |
4 |
Agesta Transport |
Yamaha |
Yamaha TZ250 |
D |
64 |
Frederik Watz |
9 |
Galemain Racing |
Honda |
Honda RS250R |
D |
65 |
Lee Dickinson |
9 |
Manhattan Racing |
Yamaha |
Yamaha TZ250 |
D |
66 |
Tony Campbell |
9 |
BDR Racing |
Honda |
Honda RS250R |
D |
67 |
Bruce Dunn |
9 |
Burning Blood RT |
Honda |
Honda RS250R |
D |
70 |
Choujun Kameya |
12 |
Team Harc-Pro |
Honda |
Honda RS250R |
B |
76 |
Shuhei Aoyama |
12 |
Endurance |
Honda |
Honda RS250R |
B |
78 |
Yuzo Fujioka |
12 |
SP Tadao Racing Team |
Yamaha |
Yamaha TZ250 |
D |
79 |
Katsuyuki Nakasuga |
12 |
EMS Racing |
Honda |
Honda RS250R |
D |
80 |
Peter Taplin |
15 |
Turramurra Cyclery |
Yamaha |
Yamaha TZ250 |
D |
81 |
Mark Rowling |
15 |
whitetiger.com.au |
Yamaha |
Yamaha TZ250 |
D |
84 |
Ben Ried |
15 |
Molenaar Racing |
Honda |
Honda RS250R |
D |
96 |
Jakub Smrž |
All |
|
Key |
Regular Rider |
Wildcard Rider |
Replacement Rider |
|
125cc participants
Team |
Constructor |
Motorcycle |
Tyres |
No. |
Rider |
Rounds |
Seedorf Racing |
Aprilia |
Aprilia RS 125 R |
D |
3 |
Héctor Barberá |
All |
19 |
Álvaro Bautista |
All |
81 |
Ismael Ortega |
2 |
Matteoni Racing |
Aprilia |
Aprilia RS 125 R |
D |
6 |
Mirko Giansanti |
All |
28 |
Jordi Carchano |
All |
Metis Gilera Racing Team |
Gilera |
Gilera 125 GP |
D |
7 |
Stefano Perugini |
All |
32 |
Fabrizio Lai |
All |
Semprucci Malaguti |
Malaguti |
Malaguti 125 |
D |
8 |
Manuel Manna |
All |
14 |
Gábor Talmácsi |
All |
Angaia Racing |
Honda |
Honda RS125R |
D |
9 |
Markéta Janáková |
6–8, 10–14, 16 |
10 |
Julián Simón |
1–11, 13–16 |
11 |
Mattia Angeloni |
1–5 |
30 |
Raffaele De Rosa |
9 |
46 |
Matthew Kuhne |
15 |
62 |
Toshihisa Kuzuhara |
14 |
Aprilia |
Aprilia RS 125 R |
43 |
Manuel Hernández |
12 |
Elit Grand Prix |
Honda |
Honda RS125R |
D |
12 |
Thomas Lüthi |
1–4, 8–16 |
26 |
Dario Giuseppetti |
1–6, 10–16 |
35 |
Václav Bittman |
8–9 |
35 |
Václav Bittman |
10 |
Safilo Carrera - LCR |
Aprilia |
Aprilia RS 125 R |
D |
15 |
Roberto Locatelli |
All |
54 |
Mattia Pasini |
All |
Molenaar Racing |
Honda |
Honda RS125R |
D |
16 |
Raymond Schouten |
1–4, 6–16 |
Sterilgarda Racing |
Aprilia |
Aprilia RS 125 R |
D |
18 |
Simone Sanna |
8–9 |
45 |
Lorenzo Zanetti |
10–16 |
50 |
Andrea Ballerini |
1–7 |
ADAC Honda Team |
Honda |
Honda RS125R |
D |
20 |
Georg Fröhlich |
2–3, 8–10 |
Rauch Bravo |
Aprilia |
Aprilia RS 125 R |
D |
21 |
Steve Jenkner |
All |
58 |
Marco Simoncelli |
1–14 |
37 |
Michele Pirro |
16 |
Master - Repsol Team 125cc |
Aprilia |
Aprilia RS 125 R |
D |
22 |
Pablo Nieto |
All |
33 |
Sergio Gadea |
All |
Globet.com Racing |
Aprilia |
Aprilia RS 125 R |
D |
23 |
Gino Borsoi |
All |
59 |
Nicolás Terol |
16 |
63 |
Mike Di Meglio |
1–15 |
Kopron Team Scot |
Honda |
Honda RS125R |
D |
24 |
Simone Corsi |
All |
34 |
Andrea Dovizioso |
All |
Team Hungary |
Aprilia |
Aprilia RS 125 R |
D |
25 |
Imre Tóth |
All |
66 |
Vesa Kallio |
All |
Red Bull KTM |
KTM |
KTM 125 FRR |
D |
27 |
Casey Stoner |
1–8, 10–16 |
36 |
Mika Kallio |
All |
Ajo Motorsport |
Honda |
Honda RS125R |
D |
31 |
Max Sabbatani |
13–16 |
38 |
Mikko Kyyhkynen |
5–7 |
52 |
Lukáš Pešek |
All |
69 |
Robbin Harms |
1–4, 8–12 |
Motorrad Unger Racing |
Aprilia |
Aprilia RS 125 R |
D |
39 |
Patrick Unger |
8 |
Team Freudenberg |
Honda |
Honda RS125R |
D |
40 |
Manuel Mickan |
8 |
Abruzzo Racing Team |
Aprilia |
Aprilia RS 125 R |
D |
41 |
Youichi Ui |
1–9 |
42 |
Gioele Pellino |
All |
50 |
Andrea Ballerini |
10–16 |
73 |
Michele Danese |
4 |
Team Hernandez |
Aprilia |
Aprilia RS 125 R |
D |
43 |
Manuel Hernández |
2, 5, 11, 16 |
Tennen Racing |
Honda |
Honda RS125R |
D |
44 |
Frank Van den Dragt |
6 |
Caja Madrid Derbi Racing |
Derbi |
Derbi 125 GP |
D |
47 |
Ángel Rodríguez |
All |
48 |
Jorge Lorenzo |
All |
UK1 Racing |
Honda |
Honda RS125R |
D |
49 |
Christian Elkin |
9 |
Brooklands Autobody Centre |
Honda |
Honda RS125R |
D |
51 |
Kris Weston |
9 |
Gold Racing |
Aprilia |
Aprilia RS 125 R |
D |
53 |
Stefano Bianco |
4 |
Tassie Windscreens |
Honda |
Honda RS125R |
D |
56 |
Brett Simmonds |
15 |
Racc Caja Madrid |
Honda |
Honda RS125R |
D |
57 |
Aleix Espargaró |
16 |
RCGM Team F.M.I. |
Aprilia |
Aprilia RS 125 R |
D |
61 |
Michele Pirro |
4 |
Honda Kumamoto Racing |
Honda |
Honda RS125R |
D |
62 |
Toshihisa Kuzuhara |
12 |
Team Tec. 2 & Feel |
Yamaha |
Yamaha TZ125 |
B |
64 |
Shigeki Norikane |
12 |
Thai Honda Castrol/ERP |
Honda |
Honda RS125R |
B |
67 |
Suhathai Chaemsap |
12 |
RC Recouso Sport |
Honda |
Honda RS125R |
D |
68 |
Fabricio Perrén |
5 |
MIR Racing |
Aprilia |
Aprilia RS 125 R |
D |
70 |
Julián Miralles |
2–3, 8, 16 |
TMR Competicion |
Honda |
Honda RS125R |
D |
71 |
Enrique Jerez |
2, 5, 16 |
78 |
Jordi Planas |
5 |
91 |
Vincent Braillard |
11 |
Equipe de France Espoir |
Honda |
Honda RS125R |
D |
72 |
Alexis Masbou |
3 |
TVX Racing |
Honda |
Honda RS125R |
D |
73 |
Yannick Deschamps |
3 |
Big Store RMS |
Honda |
Honda RS125R |
D |
74 |
Mathieu Gines |
3 |
Team Minimoto Portomaggiore |
Honda |
Honda RS125R |
D |
75 |
Alessio Aldrovandi |
4 |
Swiss MTR |
Honda |
Honda RS125R |
D |
77 |
Lorenzo Zanetti |
4 |
DB Racing |
Honda |
Honda RS125R |
|
79 |
Adri den Bekker |
6 |
Racing Team Mark Van Kreij |
Honda |
Honda RS125R |
|
80 |
Mark van Kreij |
6 |
Amici Racing Team |
Honda |
Honda RS125R |
|
82 |
Jarno van der Marel |
6 |
Bos Tivoli Racing Pevada |
Honda |
Honda RS125R |
|
83 |
Gert-Jan Kok |
6 |
Bridewell Racing Team |
Honda |
Honda RS125R |
D |
84 |
Tommy Bridewell |
9 |
Red Bull Rookies Honda |
Honda |
Honda RS125R |
D |
85 |
Eugene Laverty |
9 |
OMV Team Hanusch |
Honda |
Honda RS125R |
D |
87 |
Patrik Vostárek |
10 |
Red Bull KTM Junior Team |
KTM |
KTM 125 FRR |
D |
88 |
Michael Ranseder |
10, 16 |
SP Tadao Racing Team |
Yamaha |
Yamaha TZ125 |
D |
89 |
Tomoyoshi Koyama |
10, 12 |
Team Moto Speed |
Honda |
Honda RS125R |
D |
90 |
Carlos Ferreira |
11 |
Allect Barter Card Racing |
Honda |
Honda RS125R |
D |
92 |
Bryan Staring |
15 |
Tel'm Racing |
Honda |
Honda RS125R |
D |
93 |
Malcolm Esler |
15 |
Snapon Tools |
Honda |
Honda RS125R |
B |
94 |
Brent Rigoli |
15 |
Garage Racing Team |
Honda |
Honda RS125R |
D |
95 |
Yuki Hatano |
12 |
|
Key |
Regular Rider |
Wildcard Rider |
Replacement Rider |
|
References
- Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Honda refuse Rossi test request. bbc.co.uk. 17 November 2003.