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2004 WORLD ENDURANCE CHAMPIONSHIP 

• 2004 season:
• NEW RACE IN CHINA (Zhuhai 6 Hour)
• PHASE ONE SWITCHES FROM SUZUKI TO YAMAHA
• NOWLAND MOVES TO WORLD SUPERBIKE CHAMPIONSHIP
  

2004 WORLD ENDURANCE MOTORCYCLE CHAMPIONSHIP

2004 RACE RESULTS:

• OCT 3, VALLELUNGA ITALY - won by Suzuki Castrol , Phillipe, Four, Lagrive

• AUG 15, OSCHERSLEBEN 24HR - won by Yamaha GMT94 , Checa, Costes, Gimbert
  *** Yamaha GMT94 wins 2004 championship ***

• JUL 25, SUZUKA 8 HOUR - won by Honda - Ukawa / Izutsu

• JUN 5, ALBACETE SPAIN - won by Suzuki Castrol , Phillipe, Four, Lagrive

• MAY 2, CHINA, ZHUHAI 6 HRS - won by Yamaha GMT94 , Checa, Costes

• APR 12, ASSEN 500 - won by Suzuki Castrol , Phillipe, Four, Lagrive

2004 FINAL STANDING

• 1 Yamaha GMT 94, Checa, Costes, Gimbert, Yamaha YZF-R1, 169 pts
• 2 Suzuki-Castrol, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 110
• 3 Yamaha Endurance Moto 38, Yamaha YZF-R1, 104
• 4 Yamaha Austria Racing Team, 100
• 5 Suzuki Jet Team, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 56
• 6 Bridgestone Bikers Profi 1, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 39
• 7 WRT-Honda Austria, 39
• 8 Seven Stars Honda, 38
• 9 Kawasaki Bolliger, 38
• 10 Yamaha Phase One Endurance, 35

2004 BIKES:

• 2004 YAMAHA R1 ; 7 bikes
• SUZUKI GSX-R1000 ; 7 bikes
• 2004 KAWASAKI ZX10R ; 3 bikes
• HONDA Fireblade ; 1 bike
• BENELLI Tornado Tre ; 1 bike
• MV Agusta 1000 ; 1 bike
• DUCATI 999R ; 1 bike

2004 RIDER & TEAM CHANGES:

• Several teams have switched bikes:
  Team Phase One - from Suzuki to Yamaha
  Team Fagersjo-el.se - from Yamaha to Suzuki,
  Team Diablo - from Suzuki to Kawasaki
  Team Benelli X-One - from Mondial to Benelli Tornados
• Warwick Nowland has moved to World Superbike championship with Suzuki Zongshen team
• Stephane Mertens rejoins Yamaha Phase One Endurance
• Laurent Brian joins Kawasaki Bolliger Team
• Sebastien Gimbert joins Yamaha GMT94
• Gwen Gaibbani joins Yamaha Endurance Moto 38
• Mauro Tessari joins Benelli X-One

2004 ENDURANCE RACE FORMATS

• EVENTS IN EUROPE, JAPAN & CHINA
• 24 HOURS: Oschersleben 24Hr
  12 HOURS: Albacete 12Hr
  8 HOURS: Suzuka 8Hr
  6 HOURS: Zhuhai 6 Hour (China)
  500 KM: Assen
  200 MILE: Imola, Vallelunga

2004 CALENDAR:

• R1 APR 12, ASSEN 500
• R2 MAY 2, CHINA
• R3 JUN 5, ALBACETE SPAIN
• R4 JUN 27, IMOLA ITALY *cancelled*
• R5 JUL 25, SUZUKA 8 HOUR
• R6 AUG 15, OSCHERSLEBEN 24 HOUR
• R7 OCT 3, VALLELUNGA ITALY

LAST SEASON: 2003

• 2003 FINAL STANDING
  1 Suzuki GB - Phase One, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 143 points
  2 Suzuki Zongshen 1, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 127
  3 Yamaha GMT94, Yamaha YZF-R1, 109
  4 Suzuki Police Nationale, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 104
  5 Suzuki Zongshen 2, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 91
  6 Yamaha Endurance 34, Yamaha YZF-R1, 72
  7 Yamaha Austria, 62
  8 Bolliger Team, Kawasaki ZX9R, 56