Rallye du Maroc

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The Rallye du Maroc (Morocco Rally) was a marathon-rally, similar to the Safari Rally. 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^{[citation needed]}. In 1969 for example, 7 cars completed the course, out of a starting field of 68 vehicles.

The event was an 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 Dakar rally), which were very long, reaching even few hundred kilometers, making refueling during the stage mandatory.

[edit] Partial 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	Bugatti 3L
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	Simca Aronde
1968	11ème Rallye du Maroc	Jean-Pierre Nicolas Jean de Alexandris	Renault 8 Gordini
1969	12ème Rallye du Maroc	Bob Neyret Jacques Terramorsi	Citroen DS 21
1970	13ème Rallye du Maroc	Bob Neyret Jacques Terramorsi	Citroen DS 21
1971	14ème Rallye du Maroc	Jean Deschazeaux Jean Plassard	Citroen 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 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	21er Rallye du Maroc	Alain Ambrosino Daniel Le Saux	Nissan 240RS
1987	22ème Rallye du Maroc	Maurice Chomat Gilles Thimonier	Citroen Visa 1000 Pistes
1988	23ème Rallye du Maroc	Paul-Émile Descamps Michel Gautheron	Opel Manta 400