The 2003 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 55th F.I.M. Road racing World Championship season. The season consisted of 16 races, beginning with the Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix on 6 April 2
Valentino Rossi became the MotoGP World Champion
Manuel Poggiali (pictured in 2008) became the 250cc World Champion
Daniel Pedrosa became the 125cc World Champion
Sete Gibernau
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Manuel "Sete" Gibernau Bultó is a Spanish former professional Grand Prix motorcycle road racer who is a 9-time 500cc/MotoGP race winner and a twice overall runner-up in 2003 and 2004. His racing caree
2003 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
…of his injuries following an accident at the 2014 Japanese Grand Prix in Formula One. Suzuka has since been removed from the MotoGP calendar. Teammate Sete Gibernau would inherit Kato's factory-spec RC211V. MotoGP rookies for 2003 included Nicky Hayden (Rookie of the Year), Troy Bayliss, Marco Melandri and Colin…
Gibernau in 2009
Gibernau (pictured on the right) celebrating on the podium after finishing third at the 1999 Catalan Grand Prix.
Gibernau at the 2002 British Grand Prix.
The Honda RC211V used by Gibernau in the 2004 season.