2003 in motorsport
# 2003 in motorsport

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.

| Date | Event |
| - | - |
| 1–19 January | 25th Dakar Rally |
| 1–2 February | 41st 24 Hours of Daytona |
| 16 February | 45th Daytona 500 |
| 25 May | 87th Indianapolis 500 |
| 31 May-1 June | 31st 24 Hours of Nurburgring |
| 1 June | 61st Monaco Grand Prix |
| 24 May-7 June | 85th Isle of Man TT |
| 14–15 June | 71st 24 Hours of Le Mans |
| 26–27 July | 55th 24 Hours of Spa |
| 3 August | 26th Suzuka 8 Hours |
| 10 August | 13th Masters of Formula 3 |
| 12 October | 46th Bob Jane T-Marts 1000 |
| 16 November | 50th Macau Grand Prix |
| 29–30 November | 16th Race of Champions |

## Deaths

| 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). | |
| 6 | April | Daijiro Kato | 26 | Japanese | Motorcycle racer | 250cc Grand Prix motorcycle racing World champion (2001) | |
