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
Date	18 April 2004
Official name	betandwin.com Africa's Grand Prix[1]
Location	Phakisa 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
250 cc
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
125 cc
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.