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- 1 2 MAP, Andalucía Rally: Morocco's Amine Echiguer Proclaimed World Champion in Rally-3 Motorcycle Category,https://www.mapnews.ma/en/actualites/sport/andaluc%C3%ADa-rally-moroccos-amine-echiguer-proclaimed-world-champion-rally-3, 2022
- ↑ Courrier de l'Atlas, Moto. Le marocain Amine Echiguer remporte le titre de champion du monde, https://www.lecourrierdelatlas.com/moto-le-marocain-amine-echiguer-remporte-le-titre-de-champion-du-monde/, 2022
- ↑ Challenge, Amine Echiguer : «Je suis très heureux d’avoir décroché ce titre mondial», https://www.challenge.ma/amine-echiguer-je-suis-tres-heureux-davoir-decroche-ce-titre-mondial-interview-249072/, 2022
- ↑ Cross Country ADV, Amine Echiguer: World Cup Title at the Andalucia Rally , https://crosscountryadv.com/amine-echiguer-world-cup-title-at-the-andalucia-rally/, 2022
- ↑ MAroc Radar, Andalucía Rally: Morocco’s Amine Echiguer Proclaimed World Champion in Rally-3 Motorcycle Category, https://marocradar.com/2022/10/4818/andalucia-rally-moroccos-amine-echiguer-proclaimed-world-champion-in-rally-3-motorcycle-category/,2022
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