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, seven 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 Season Event Driver / co-driver Car 1934 1er Rallye du Maroc Bravard Essex 1935 2ème Rallye du Maroc Jean Trévoux Marcel Lesurque Bugatti 3L 1937 3ème Rallye du Maroc Jean Trévoux Marcel Lesurque Hotchkiss 1950 4ème Rallye du Maroc Costa Preynat Simca 8 Sport 1951 5ème Rallye du Maroc Jean Lucas Jacques Péron Ferrari 212 1952 6ème Rallye du Maroc Robert Amic Mareschi Simca Aronde 1953 7ème Rallye du Maroc Paul van de Kaart Jacques Péron Porsche 356 1300 1954 8ème Rallye du Maroc Robert La Caze Grammatico Simca Aronde 1955 9ème Rallye du Maroc Jean Deschazeaux Marteau Peugeot 203 1967 10ème Rallye du Maroc Robert La Caze Raymond Ponnelle Renault 8 Gordini 1968 11ème Rallye du Maroc Jean-Pierre Nicolas Jean de Alexandris Renault 8 Gordini 1969 12ème Rallye du Maroc Robert Neyret Jacques Terramorsi Citroën DS 21 1970 13ème Rallye du Maroc Robert Neyret Jacques Terramorsi Citroën DS 21 1971 14ème Rallye du Maroc Jean Deschazeaux Jean Plassard Citroën SM 1972 15ème Rallye du Maroc Simo Lampinen Sölve Andreasson Lancia Fulvia HF 1.6 Coupé 1973 16ème Rallye du Maroc(8 – 13 May) Bernard Darniche Alain Mahé Alpine-Renault A110 1800 1974 17ème Rallye du Maroc Jean-Pierre Nicolas Christian Delferrier Alpine-Renault A110 1800 1975 18ème Rallye du Maroc(22 – 27 June) Hannu Mikkola Jean Todt Peugeot 504 1976 19ème Rallye du Maroc(24 – 28 June) Jean-Pierre Nicolas Michel Gamet Peugeot 504 1985 20ème Rallye du Maroc Shekhar Mehta Yvonne Mehta Nissan 240RS 1986 21ème Rallye du Maroc Alain Ambrosino Daniel Le Saux Nissan 240RS 1987 22ème Rallye du Maroc Maurice Chomat Gilles Thimonier Citroën Visa 1000 Pistes 1988 23ème Rallye du Maroc Paul Émile Descamps Michel Gautheron Opel Manta 400
References
Alpha Encyclopedie/Editeur : Editions Grange Batellière / Editions Kister, Genève / Editions Erasme, Bruxelles, Anvers. List of winners
External links Morocco Rally at juwra.com French description at