Rallye du Maroc
# Rallye du Maroc

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

| 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 |
