The 2004 Red Bull Air Race World Series was the second Red Bull Air Race World Series season. It debuted on June 20, 2004 and ended on September 18.
In the 2004 season, the number of Air Race venues increased from two to three locations. The leg in Zeltweg Austria was removed and RAF Kemble (now called Cotswold Airport) in the United Kingdom became the season opener. Reno, Nevada in the United States was also added to the calendar. And the race in Budapest moved away from Tokol Airport, to the Danube, creating the first race over water.
In addition to the previous year's competitors, three pilots from the USA, Mike Mangold, Michael Goulian and David Martin, a Dutch pilot Frank Versteegh and Nicolas Ivanoff of France took part at the Air Races in 2004. American Kirby Chambliss, became champion in 2004 with a total of 17 points winning two of the three races, followed by Hungarian Péter Besenyei (12 points), who won both races in 2003. British pilot Steve Jones and German aviator Klaus Schrodt shared the 3rd place with eight points.
Race calendar edit
| 2004 Red Bull Air Race World Series Race Calendar | |||
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| Leg | Date | Place | Country |
| 1 | June 20 | RAF Kemble |  United Kingdom
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| 2 | August 20 | River Danube, Budapest |  Hungary
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| 3 | September 18 | Reno, Nevada |  United States
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Standings and results edit
| 2004 Red Bull Air Race World Series Standings and Results | ||||||
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| Rank | Pilot | GBR
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HUN
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United States
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Total Points | |
| 1 |  Kirby Chambliss
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1 | 1 | 2 | 17 | |
| 2 |  Péter Besenyei
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3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | |
| 3 |  Steve Jones
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2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | |
| 3= |  Klaus Schrodt
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4 | 2 | DNS | 8 | |
| 5 | Mike Mangold
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DNP | DNP | 1 | 6 | |
| 6 |  Frank Versteegh
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5 | 6 | DNS | 3 | |
| 6= | Michael Goulian
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DNP | DNP | 4 | 3 | |
| 8 | Paul Bonhomme
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6 | 7 | 6 | 2 | |
| 8= |  Nicolas Ivanoff
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DNP | 5 | DNS | 2 | |
| 8= | David Martin
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DNP | DNP | 5 | 2 | |
| 11 |  Alejandro Maclean
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DNP | 8 | DNS | 0 | |
Legend:
- DNP: Did not participate
- DNS: Did not show
Aircraft edit
| 2004 Red Bull Air Race World Series Aircraft | ||||||||||||
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| Aircraft | Constructor | Pilot | ||||||||||
| Extra 230 | Extra Flugzeugbau
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Nicolas Ivanoff
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| Extra 300L | Extra Flugzeugbau
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Frank Versteegh
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| Extra 300S | Extra Flugzeugbau
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Péter Besenyei Paul Bonhomme Steve Jones Klaus Schrodt
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| Sukhoi Su-26 |  Sukhoi Corporation
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Alejandro Maclean
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| Zivko Edge 540 | Zivko Aeronautics
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Kirby Chambliss Mike Mangold
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