CART Racing - Gil de Ferran won the season championship
Formula One Championship - Michael Schumacher of GermanyThe Federal Republic of Germany ( German: Bundesrepublik Deutschland is one of the world's leading industrialized countries, located in the middle of the European Union. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark and the Baltic Sea, to the east
24 hours of Le Mans24 hours of Le Mans 24 heures du Mans is a famous sports car endurance race held at a course near Le Mans, France, near river La Sarthe''. It is organised by the Automobile Club de L'Ouest (A. The first race was held on May 26 and 27, 1923 and has since b: Frank Biela , Tom Kristensen Emanuele Pirro driving an Audi R8Audi is an automobile maker in Germany, part of the Volkswagen group, VAG. The company is headquartered in Ingolstadt, Bavaria, Germany. The motto of Audi is: "Vorsprung durch Technik" which translates to "Progress through Technology". History The origins
Rally racingRallying (International) or Rally racing (US) is a form of automobile racing that takes place on normal roads with modified production or specially built road cars. There are several categories of rally cars. In the FIA World Rally Championship, the cars:
the team of Tommi MäkinenTommi Makinen is a champion of the WRC rally racing series. He won the championship in 1996, 1997, 1998 and 1999. Makinen, Tommi Makinen, Tommi. / Risto Mannisenmaki won the Monte Carlo RallyThe Monte Carlo Rally is an automobile racing event organized each year by the Automobile Club de Monaco who also organize the F1 Grand Prix of Monaco and the Monaco Kart Cup. The race takes place along the French Riviera in the Principality of Monaco and driving a Mitsubishi Lancer EvoMitsubishi is the name for a large group ( keiretsu) of related Japanese companies that share the Mitsubishi brand name and (in general) descent from the zaibatsu of the same name. History The first Mitsubishi company was a shipping firm that Yataro Iwasa
Richard BurnsRichard Burns is a rally driver from England. He was born January 17 1971 at the Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading, England. He started driving in field near his house at the tender age of 8 in his fathers old Triumph 2000. At 11 Richard joined an under 1 of Great Britain won the World Rally Championship
Bill James, The New Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract : Revised edition of his classic 1985 book, introducing his Win shares system of player evaluation.
March 3 - John Ruiz defeats Evander Holyfield in their second fight by a decision in 12 rounds, winning the WBA's world Heavyweight championship, becoming the first Hispanic to win the world Heavyweight title.
September 29 - In a gala event dedicated to the victims and rescuers of 9/11, Bernard Hopkins defeats Félix Trinidad by a knockout in round 12 to unify the world's Middleweight championships.
V.V.S. Laxman becomes the first Indian to score 250 in a test match as India fight back from following on to win the second test against Australia, ending the Australian's record 16 match winning streak. India go on to win the series 2-1.
County Championship (England and Wales) - Yorkshire
UEFA Cup: Liverpool won 5-4 after extra-time, in the final against Alavés, with an unfortunate own goal/golden goal by Delfi Gelí. This was Liverpool's third UEFA Cup title.