The 2004 Red Bull Air Race World Series season was the 2nd 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 2 to 3 locations. The leg Zeltweg in Austria made place to RAF Kemble in the United Kingdom, and Reno, Nevada in the USA was added to the programme.
In addition to the previous year's competitors, three pilots from the USA, Mike Mangold, Michael Goulian and David Martin, Dutch Frank Versteegh and French Nicolas Ivanoff took part at the air races in 2004. American Kirby Chambliss, became champion in 2004 with a total of 17 points winning 2 of the 3 air races, followed by Hungarian Peter Besenyei (12 points), who won the both air races in 2003. British Steve Jones and German Klaus Schrodt shared the 3rd place with 8 points.
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