60 YEARS OF AUTOSPORT

2004
AUTOSPORT, 2 September 2004 2004 Formula 1 world champion Michael Schumacher
  • Michael Schumacher clinches a record seventh Formula 1 world championship
    Michael Schumacher clinches a record seventh Formula 1 world championship
  • Sebastien Loeb wins his and Citroen's first World Rally championship
    Sebastien Loeb wins his and Citroen's first World Rally championship
  • Kurt Busch wins the NASCAR title in the first year of the Chase
    Kurt Busch wins the NASCAR title in the first year of the Chase
  • Vitantonio Liuzzi wins the final Formula 3000 crown before the series is replaced by GP2
    Vitantonio Liuzzi wins the final Formula 3000 crown before the series is replaced by GP2

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Michael Schumacher clinches a record seventh Formula 1 world title as Ferrari dominates again • Chinese and Bahrain Grands Prix held for first time • Jaguar quits F1 and team is bought by Red Bull • Jarno Trulli wins first GP at Monaco, but is replaced by returning former champion Jacques Villeneuve • Sebastien Loeb helps Citroen win the World Rally Championship • Kurt Busch wins first NASCAR championship run to the Chase format • Vitantonio Liuzzi wins the final Formula 3000 championship before the series is replaced by GP2 • Sebastien Bourdais begins sequence of four straight Champ Car titles • Tony Kanaan gives Andretti Green Racing its first IndyCar title, Buddy Rice takes Indy 500 • NASCAR team owner Rick Hendrick loses several family members in tragic plane crash • Tom Kristensen wins Le Mans again, alongside Rinaldo Capello and Seiji Ara in an Audi R8 • Nelson Piquet Jr wins British F3 Championship • Mattias Ekstrom wins his first DTM title for Audi • Paul di Resta given McLaren AUTOSPORT BRDC Award

1Michael Schumacher clinches a record seventh Formula 1 world championship 2Sebastien Loeb wins his and Citroen's first World Rally championship 3Kurt Busch wins the NASCAR title in the first year of the Chase 4Vitantonio Liuzzi wins the final Formula 3000 crown before the series is replaced by GP2