Rallye du Maroc explained

The Rallye du Maroc (Morocco Rally) was a marathon rally, similar to the Safari Rally, but that should not be confused with the Rallye du Maroc rally raid introduced in 2000.

History

It was first run in 1934, and held intermittently until 1988. Established by the Royal Automobile Club of Morocco, it is one of the more difficult automotive rallies. In 1969 for example, 7 cars completed the course, out of a starting field of 68 vehicles.

The event was a World Rally Championship round in 1973, 1975 and 1976. The stages were varied – from shorter, but rough and challenging more typical ones to desert crossings (like in the Dakar Rally), which were very long, reaching even few hundred kilometers, making refueling during the stage mandatory.

List of winners

Seasonwidth=175Eventwidth=150Driver / co-driverwidth=165Car
19341er Rallye du Maroc
BravardEssex
19352ème Rallye du Maroc
Jean Trévoux
Marcel Lesurque
Bugatti 3L
19373ème Rallye du Maroc
Jean Trévoux
Marcel Lesurque
Hotchkiss
19504ème Rallye du Maroc
Costa
Preynat
Simca 8 Sport
19515ème Rallye du Maroc
Jean Lucas
Jacques Péron
Ferrari 212
19526ème Rallye du Maroc
Robert Amic
Mareschi
Simca Aronde
19537ème Rallye du Maroc
Paul van de Kaart
Jacques Péron
Porsche 356 1300
19548ème Rallye du Maroc
Robert La Caze
Grammatico
Simca Aronde
19559ème Rallye du Maroc
Jean Deschazeaux
Marteau
Peugeot 203
196710ème Rallye du Maroc
Robert La Caze
Raymond Ponnelle
Renault 8 Gordini
196811ème Rallye du Maroc
Jean-Pierre Nicolas
Jean de Alexandris
Renault 8 Gordini
196912ème Rallye du Maroc
Robert Neyret
Jacques Terramorsi
Citroën DS 21
197013ème Rallye du Maroc
Robert Neyret
Jacques Terramorsi
Citroën DS 21
197114ème Rallye du Maroc
Jean Deschazeaux
Jean Plassard
Citroën SM
197215ème Rallye du Maroc
Simo Lampinen
Sölve Andreasson
Lancia Fulvia HF 1.6 Coupé
197316ème Rallye du Maroc
(8 – 13 May)
Bernard Darniche
Alain Mahé
Alpine-Renault A110 1800
197417ème Rallye du Maroc
Jean-Pierre Nicolas
Christian Delferrier
Alpine-Renault A110 1800
197518ème Rallye du Maroc
(22 – 27 June)
Hannu Mikkola
Jean Todt
Peugeot 504
197619ème Rallye du Maroc
(24 – 28 June)
Jean-Pierre Nicolas
Michel Gamet
Peugeot 504
198520ème Rallye du Maroc
Shekhar Mehta
Yvonne Mehta
Nissan 240RS
198621ème Rallye du Maroc
Alain Ambrosino
Daniel Le Saux
Nissan 240RS
198722ème Rallye du Maroc
Maurice Chomat
Gilles Thimonier
Citroën Visa 1000 Pistes
198823ème Rallye du Maroc
Paul Émile Descamps
Michel Gautheron
Opel Manta 400

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