2004 South African motorcycle Grand Prix

  2004 South African Grand Prix
Race details
Race 1 of 16 races in the
2004 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date18 April 2004
Official namebetandwin.com Africa's Grand Prix
LocationPhakisa Freeway
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 4.242 km (2.636 mi)
MotoGP
Pole position
Rider Valentino Rossi
Time 1:32.647
Fastest lap
Rider Max Biaggi
Time 1:33.208 on lap 28
Podium
First Valentino Rossi
Second Max Biaggi
Third Sete Gibernau
250cc
Pole position
Rider Randy de Puniet
Time 1:35.300
Fastest lap
Rider Sebastián Porto
Time 1:35.593 on lap 5
Podium
First Daniel Pedrosa
Second Randy de Puniet
Third Sebastián Porto
125cc
Pole position
Rider Andrea Dovizioso
Time 1:40.942
Fastest lap
Rider Roberto Locatelli
Time 1:40.711 on lap 21
Podium
First Andrea Dovizioso
Second Roberto Locatelli
Third Casey Stoner

The 2004 South African motorcycle Grand Prix was the first round of the 2004 MotoGP Championship. It took place on the weekend of 16–18 April 2004 at the Phakisa Freeway. This was the last South African MotoGP round at Phakisa, because the race was not contracted for 2005 and beyond.