FIA WTCR Race of Morocco

FIA WTCR Race of Morocco
Marrakech Street Circuit (2009–2010, 2012–2019)
Race information
Number of times held	9
First held	2009
Last held	2019
Most wins (drivers)	Gabriele Tarquini (3)
Most wins (constructors)	Chevrolet (7)
Last race (2019)
Race 1 Winner	Esteban Guerrieri; (ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport);
Race 2 Winner	Gabriele Tarquini; (BRC Hyundai N Squadra Corse);
Race 3 Winner	Thed Björk; (Cyan Racing Lynk & Co);

The FIA WTCR 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 was 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]

Moroccan driver Mehdi Bennani has taken the independents' victory twice when he finished ninth in both race one in 2009 and race two in 2012.

Winners

Original layout of Marrakech Street Circuit, which held races in 2009–2010 and 2012–2015

Year	Race	Driver	Manufacturer	Location	Report
2019	Race 1	Esteban Guerrieri	Honda	Marrakech	Report
	Race 2	Gabriele Tarquini	Hyundai
	Race 3	Thed Björk	Lynk & Co

2018	Race 1	Gabriele Tarquini	Hyundai		Report
	Race 2	Jean Karl Vernay	Audi
	Race 3	Gabriele Tarquini	Hyundai
2017	Opening Race	Esteban Guerrieri	Chevrolet		Report
2017	Main Race	Tiago Monteiro	Honda		Report
2016	Opening Race	Tom Coronel	Chevrolet		Report
2016	Main Race	José María López	Citroën		Report
2015	Race 1	José María López	Citroën		Report
2015	Race 2	Yvan Muller	Citroën		Report
2014	Race 1	José María López	Citroën		Report
2014	Race 2	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën		Report
2013	Race 1	Michel Nykjær	Chevrolet		Report
2013	Race 2	Pepe Oriola	SEAT		Report
2012	Race 1	Alain Menu	Chevrolet		Report
2012	Race 2	Yvan Muller	Chevrolet		Report
2010	Race 1	Gabriele Tarquini	SEAT		Report
2010	Race 2	Andy Priaulx	BMW		Report
2009	Race 1	Robert Huff	Chevrolet		Report
2009	Race 2	Nicola Larini	Chevrolet		Report

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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[1] Tremayne, Sam (5 November 2013). "Marrakech to open 2014 WTCC season for the first time". Autosport. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 8 November 2013.