FIA WTCC Race of Morocco
Marrakech Street Circuit | |
Race information | |
Number of times held | 7 |
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First held | 2009 |
Last held | 2016 |
Most wins (drivers) | R. Huff (2) J.M. López (2) Y. Muller (2) |
Most wins (constructors) | Chevrolet (6) |
Last race (2016): | |
Race 1 Winner | Tom Coronel (ROAL Motorsport) |
Race 2 Winner | Robert Huff (Castrol Honda) |
The FIA WTCC Race of Morocco (سباق المغرب) is a round of the World Touring Car Championship, held on the temporary Marrakech Street Circuit in the city of Marrakech in Morocco.
The race was first run in May 2009 on a purpose-built track. It was the first international car race in Morocco since the 1958 Moroccan Grand Prix at the Ain-Diab Circuit in Casablanca. It is also the only WTCC race to ever take place in Africa. The race is scheduled to be the season opener for the 2014 season for the first time, taking the place of the FIA WTCC Race of Italy.[1]
No Moroccan driver has ever won their home race although Mehdi Bennani has taken the independents' victory twice when he finished ninth in both race one in 2009 and race two in 2012.
Winners
Year | Race | Driver | Manufacturer | Location | Report |
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2016 | Race 1 | Tom Coronel | Chevrolet | Marrakech | Report |
Race 2 | Robert Huff | Honda | |||
2015 | Race 1 | José María López | Citroën | Report | |
Race 2 | Yvan Muller | Citroën | |||
2014 | Race 1 | José María López | Citroën | Report | |
Race 2 | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën | |||
2013 | Race 1 | Michel Nykjær | Chevrolet | Report | |
Race 2 | Pepe Oriola | SEAT | |||
2012 | Race 1 | Alain Menu | Chevrolet | Report | |
Race 2 | Yvan Muller | Chevrolet | |||
2011 | Not held | ||||
2010 | Race 1 | Gabriele Tarquini | SEAT | Marrakech | Report |
Race 2 | Andy Priaulx | BMW | |||
2009 | Race 1 | Robert Huff | Chevrolet | Report | |
Race 2 | Nicola Larini | Chevrolet |
References
- ↑ Tremayne, Sam (5 November 2013). "Marrakech to open 2014 WTCC season for the first time". Autosport. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
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