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The Rallye du Maroc (Morocco
Morocco

Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa with a population of nearly 34 million and an area just under 447,000 km2....
 Rally) was a marathon-rally
Rally

Rally refers to a gathering, as in:* a Demonstration , a demonstration, march, or parade* a pep rallyRally as a sports term can also refer to:...
, similar to the Safari Rally
Safari Rally

The Safari Rally is considered by many to be the world's toughest Rally racing. It was first held from May 27 to June 1, 1953 as the East African Coronation Safari in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania, as a celebration of the coronation of Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom....
. It was first run in 1934, and held intermitently 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 an World Rally Championship
World Rally Championship

The World Rally Championship is a rallying series organised by the F?d?ration Internationale de l'Automobile, culminating with a champion driver and manufacturer....
 round in 1973, 1975 and 1976. The stages were varied - from shorter, but rough and challenging more typical ones to desert crossings (like in Dakar rally
Dakar Rally

The Dakar Rally is an annual rally raid type of Off-road racing, organised by the Amaury Sport Organisation. Most events since the inception in 1978 were from Paris in France to Dakar in Senegal, but due to political instability in Africa, the 2009 Dakar Rally was run in South America, the first time the race took place outside of Europe...
), which were very long, reaching even few hundred kilometers, making refueling during the stage mandatory.








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The Rallye du Maroc (Morocco
Morocco

Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa with a population of nearly 34 million and an area just under 447,000 km2....
 Rally) was a marathon-rally
Rally

Rally refers to a gathering, as in:* a Demonstration , a demonstration, march, or parade* a pep rallyRally as a sports term can also refer to:...
, similar to the Safari Rally
Safari Rally

The Safari Rally is considered by many to be the world's toughest Rally racing. It was first held from May 27 to June 1, 1953 as the East African Coronation Safari in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania, as a celebration of the coronation of Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom....
. It was first run in 1934, and held intermitently 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 an World Rally Championship
World Rally Championship

The World Rally Championship is a rallying series organised by the F?d?ration Internationale de l'Automobile, culminating with a champion driver and manufacturer....
 round in 1973, 1975 and 1976. The stages were varied - from shorter, but rough and challenging more typical ones to desert crossings (like in Dakar rally
Dakar Rally

The Dakar Rally is an annual rally raid type of Off-road racing, organised by the Amaury Sport Organisation. Most events since the inception in 1978 were from Paris in France to Dakar in Senegal, but due to political instability in Africa, the 2009 Dakar Rally was run in South America, the first time the race took place outside of Europe...
), which were very long, reaching even few hundred kilometers, making refueling during the stage mandatory.

List of winners

Season Event Driver / co-driver Car
1934 1er Rallye du Maroc
 Essex
Essex (automobile)

The Essex was a brand of automobile produced by the Essex Motor Company from 1918 -1922 and Hudson Motor Company of Detroit, Michigan between 1922 and 1932....
1935 2ème Rallye du Maroc
 Marcel Lesurque Bugatti
Bugatti

Bugatti was founded in Molsheim, France, as a car maker by Ettore Bugatti, an Italian people man described as an eccentric genius.The original company is legendary for producing some of the most exclusive cars in the world as well as some of the fastest....
 3L
1937 3ème Rallye du Maroc
 Marcel Lesurque Bugatti
Bugatti

Bugatti was founded in Molsheim, France, as a car maker by Ettore Bugatti, an Italian people man described as an eccentric genius.The original company is legendary for producing some of the most exclusive cars in the world as well as some of the fastest....
 3L
1950 4ème Rallye du Maroc
 Preynat Simca 8
Simca 8

File:Simca8 1200.jpgThe Simca 8 was a French car made in the early 1950s, available as a sedan, coup? or cabriolet. It was a Fiat 508C "nuova Balilla" made in France....
 Sport
1951 5ème Rallye du Maroc
Jean Lucas
Jean Lucas

Jean Lucas was a racing driver from France. He participated in one Formula One World Championship Grand Prix, on 11 September 1955. Lucas was then manager of the Gordini team, and when regular driver Robert Manzon was unable to race, he stepped in to take his place....

Jacques Péron		 Ferrari 212
1952 6ème Rallye du Maroc
 Mareschi Simca Aronde
Simca Aronde

The Simca Aronde was a family car manufactured by the France automaker Simca from 1951 to 1963. It was Simca's first original design , as well as the company's first unibody car....
1953 7ème Rallye du Maroc
 Jacques Péron Porsche 356
Porsche 356

The Porsche 356 was the company's first production automobile. It was a lightweight and nimble handling rear-engine rear-wheel-drive 2 door sports car available in hardtop and convertible configurations....
 1300
1954 8ème Rallye du Maroc
Robert La Caze
Robert La Caze

Robert La Caze is a former racing driver from France. He participated in one Formula One World Championship Grand Prix, the 1958 Moroccan Grand Prix, driving a privately-run Formula 2 Cooper Car Company....

Grammatico		 Simca Aronde
Simca Aronde

The Simca Aronde was a family car manufactured by the France automaker Simca from 1951 to 1963. It was Simca's first original design , as well as the company's first unibody car....
1955 9ème Rallye du Maroc
 Marteau Peugeot 203
Peugeot 203

The Peugeot 203 is a Mid-size car produced by the France manufacturer Peugeot between 1948 and 1960.The car was exhibited at the Paris Motor Show in 1947, but by then had already been under development for more than five years....
1967 10ème Rallye du Maroc
Robert La Caze
Robert La Caze

Robert La Caze is a former racing driver from France. He participated in one Formula One World Championship Grand Prix, the 1958 Moroccan Grand Prix, driving a privately-run Formula 2 Cooper Car Company....

Raymond Ponnelle		 Simca Aronde
Simca Aronde

The Simca Aronde was a family car manufactured by the France automaker Simca from 1951 to 1963. It was Simca's first original design , as well as the company's first unibody car....
1968 11ème Rallye du Maroc
Jean-Pierre Nicolas
Jean-Pierre Nicolas

Jean-Pierre Nicolas is a retired France professional Rallying driver who competed mainly in the 1970s.Nicolas took five WRC event wins in the World Rally Championship....

Jean de Alexandris		 Renault 8
Renault 8

The Renault 8 and Renault 10 are two small family cars produced by the France vehicle manufactuer Renault in the 1960s and early 1970s. The 8 was launched in 1962, and the 10, a more upmarket version of the 8, was launched in 1965....
 Gordini
1969 12ème Rallye du Maroc
 Jacques Terramorsi Citroen DS
Citroën DS

The Citro?n DS is an executive car that was produced by the France manufacturer Citro?n between 1955 and 1975. Citro?n sold nearly 1.5 million D-series during its 20 years of production....
 21
1970 13ème Rallye du Maroc
 Jacques Terramorsi Citroen DS
Citroën DS

The Citro?n DS is an executive car that was produced by the France manufacturer Citro?n between 1955 and 1975. Citro?n sold nearly 1.5 million D-series during its 20 years of production....
 21
1971 14ème Rallye du Maroc
 Jean Plassard Citroen SM
Citroën SM

The Citro?n SM was a high performance coup? produced by the France manufacturer Citro?n between 1970 and 1975. The SM placed third in the 1971 European Car of the Year contest, trailing its stablemate Citro?n GS, and won the 1972 Motor Trend Car of the Year award in the US in 1972....
1972 15ème Rallye du Maroc
Simo Lampinen
Simo Lampinen

Simo Lampinen is a Finland former rallying, and one of the first of the "Flying Finn " who came to dominate the sport....

Sölve Andreasson		 Lancia Fulvia
Lancia Fulvia

The Lancia Fulvia is an Italy automobile introduced at the Geneva Motor Show in 1963 by Lancia. It was produced by that company, and later by FIAT, through 1976....
 HF 1.6 Coupé
1973 16ème Rallye du Maroc
(8 - 13 May)		Bernard Darniche
Bernard Darniche

Bernard Darniche is a French people former rally driver. He won the European Rally Championship in 1976 and 1977 and the French Rally Championship in 1976 and 1978, each time behind the wheel of a Lancia Stratos....

Alain Mahé		 Alpine A110
Alpine A110

The Alpine A110 also known as the "Berlinette" was a sports car produced by the France manufacturer Alpine from 1961 to 1977. The A110 was powered by various Renault engines....
 1800
1975 18ème Rallye du Maroc
(22 - 27 June)		Hannu Mikkola
Hannu Mikkola

Hannu Olavi Mikkola is a retired world champion rallying driver. He was a seven time winner of the 1000 Lakes Rally in Finland and won the RAC Rally in Great Britain four times....

Jean Todt
Jean Todt

Jean Todt was the executive director of Scuderia Ferrari, the Ferrari company's Formula One constructor. On October 25, 2006, he was appointed as the company's Chief executive officer....
 Peugeot 504
Peugeot 504

The Peugeot 504 is a large family car manufactured in Europe by France automaker Peugeot between 1968 and 1983, with production continuing until 2005 in Nigeria and Kenya....
1976 19ème Rallye du Maroc
(24 - 28 June)		Jean-Pierre Nicolas
Jean-Pierre Nicolas

Jean-Pierre Nicolas is a retired France professional Rallying driver who competed mainly in the 1970s.Nicolas took five WRC event wins in the World Rally Championship....

Michel Gamet		 Peugeot 504
Peugeot 504

The Peugeot 504 is a large family car manufactured in Europe by France automaker Peugeot between 1968 and 1983, with production continuing until 2005 in Nigeria and Kenya....
1985 20ème Rallye du Maroc
Shekhar Mehta
Shekhar Mehta

Chandrashekhar "Shekhar" Mehta was a Uganda-born Kenyan Rallying. He won the Safari Rally a record five times , including four consecutively, and in 1981 finished fifth in the World Rally Championship....

Yvonne Mehta		 Nissan 240RS
Nissan Silvia

The Nissan Silvia is the name given to the company's long-running line of Sports car based on the Nissan S platform. Although recent models have shared this chassis with other vehicles produced by Nissan , the name Silvia is not interchangeable with the chassis codes....
1986 21er Rallye du Maroc
 Daniel Le Saux Nissan 240RS
Nissan Silvia

The Nissan Silvia is the name given to the company's long-running line of Sports car based on the Nissan S platform. Although recent models have shared this chassis with other vehicles produced by Nissan , the name Silvia is not interchangeable with the chassis codes....
1987 22ème Rallye du Maroc
 Gilles Thimonier Citroen Visa
Citroën Visa

The Citro?n Visa is a supermini car that was produced by the France car marque Citro?n from 1978 to 1988.The Visa was the first new model under the platform-sharing policy of PSA Peugeot Citro?n after the takeover of Citro?n by Peugeot in the wake of the 1974 oil crisis — the earlier Citro?n LNA was just a re-engine and facelift o...
 1000 Pistes
1988 23ème Rallye du Maroc
 Michel Gautheron Opel Manta
Opel Manta

The Opel Manta was a rear-wheel-drive sports coup? motor vehicle built by Opel, a subsidiary of General Motors Corporation, from 1970 to 1988....
 400


External links

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  • French description at