Rallye du Maroc (rally raid)

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Rallye du Maroc
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RegionFlag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
Inaugural season2000
Official website rallyemaroc.com

The Rallye du Maroc is a rally-raid which is held each year in Morocco from 2000. [1] [2] The event is part of both the World Rally-Raid Championship co-sanctioned by the FIA and FIM, after previously being overseen separately by the FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Rallies and FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship.

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In 2017, the organization of the Rallye du Maroc was officially ceded to the ODC company, represented by the rally driver David Castera, sports director of the Dakar for 10 editions, who is in charge of the rallye since the 2018 edition. [3]

Winners by edition

DriverCo-diverCarBikerBike
2000 Flag of France.svg Jean-Louis Schlesser Flag of France.svg Henri Magne Buggy Schlesser Flag of France.svg Cyril Despres Honda
2001 Flag of France.svg Jean-Louis Schlesser Flag of France.svg Henri Magne Buggy Schlesser Flag of France.svg Richard Sainct KTM
2002 Flag of France.svg Jean-Louis Schlesser Flag of France.svg Henri Magne Buggy Schlesser Flag of France.svg Richard Sainct KTM
2003 Flag of South Africa.svg Giniel de Villiers Flag of Sweden.svg Tina Thörner Nissan Flag of France.svg Cyril Despres KTM
2004 Flag of France.svg Stéphane Peterhansel Flag of France.svg Jean-Paul Cottret Mitsubishi Flag of Spain.svg Isidre Esteve Pujol KTM
2005 Flag of France.svg Bruno Saby Flag of France.svg Michel Périn Volkswagen Flag of Spain.svg Isidre Esteve Pujol KTM
2006 Flag of South Africa.svg Giniel de Villiers Flag of Germany.svg Dirk Von Zitzewitz Volkswagen Flag of Spain.svg Marc Coma KTM
2007 Flag of South Africa.svg Giniel de Villiers Flag of Germany.svg Dirk Von Zitzewitz Volkswagen Flag of Portugal.svg Ruben Faria KTM
2008 Flag of France.svg Jean-Louis Schlesser Flag of France.svg Arnaud Debron Buggy Schlesser Flag of France.svg David Frétigné Yamaha
2009 Flag of France.svg Stéphane Peterhansel Flag of France.svg Jean-Paul Cottret BMW X-Raid Team X-Raid Flag of Spain.svg Marc Coma KTM
2010 Flag of France.svg Stéphane Peterhansel Flag of France.svg Jean-Paul Cottret BMW X-Raid Team X-Raid Flag of France.svg Cyril Despres KTM
2011 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Bernhard ten Brinke Flag of France.svg Matthieu Baumel Mitsubishi Flag of Portugal.svg Helder Rodrigues Yamaha
2012 Flag of France.svg Éric Vigouroux Flag of France.svg Alexandre Winocq Chevrolet Flag of France.svg Cyril Despres KTM
2013 Flag of Argentina.svg Orlando Terranova Flag of Portugal.svg Paulo Fuiza Mini All 4 Racing Team X-Raid Flag of Portugal.svg Paulo Gonçalves Honda
2014 Flag of Qatar.svg Nasser Al-Attiyah Flag of France.svg Matthieu Baumel Mini All 4 Racing Team X-Raid Flag of Spain.svg Marc Coma KTM
2015 Flag of Qatar.svg Nasser Al-Attiyah Flag of France.svg Matthieu Baumel Mini All 4 Racing Team X-Raid Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sam Sunderland KTM
2016 Flag of Qatar.svg Nasser Al-Attiyah Flag of France.svg Matthieu Baumel Toyota Hilux Toyota Gazoo Racing Flag of Australia (converted).svg Toby Price KTM
2017 Flag of Qatar.svg Nasser Al-Attiyah Flag of France.svg Matthieu Baumel Toyota Hilux Toyota Gazoo Racing Flag of Austria.svg Matthias Walkner KTM
2018 Flag of Qatar.svg Nasser Al-Attiyah Flag of France.svg Matthieu Baumel Toyota Hilux Toyota Gazoo Racing Flag of Australia (converted).svg Toby Price KTM
2019 Flag of South Africa.svg Giniel de Villiers Flag of Spain.svg Alex Haro Toyota Hilux Toyota Gazoo Racing Flag of the United States.svg Andrew Short Husqvarna
2020 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Flag of Qatar.svg Nasser Al-Attiyah Flag of France.svg Matthieu Baumel Toyota Hilux Toyota Gazoo Racing Flag of Chile.svg Pablo Quintanilla Honda
2022 Flag of France.svg Guerlain Chicherit Flag of France.svg Alex Winocq Prodrive Hunter GCK Motorsport Flag of the United States.svg Skyler Howes Husqvarna
2023 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Yazeed Al-Rajhi Flag of Germany.svg Timo Gottschalk Toyota Hilux Overdrive Flag of Australia (converted).svg Toby Price KTM

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References

  1. ↑ "Rallye OiLibya du Maroc - Rallye du Maroc". madmimi.com. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  2. ↑ "10° OiLibya Rally du Maroc 3-10 OTTOBRE 2017". eventi4x4.it. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  3. ↑ "Le Rallye du Maroc officiellment vendu à David Castera". Autonewsinfo.
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