Youssaf El Marnissi

Youssaf El Marnissi
Youssaf El Marnissi
Nationality	Moroccan
Born	February 2, 1976 (age 43); Al Hoceima (Morocco)
World Touring Car Championship career
Debut season	2010
Current team	Maurer Motorsport
Car no.	31
Starts	0
Wins	0
Poles	0
Fastest laps	0
Previous series
2007–09	Moroccan Circuit Racing

Last updated September 08, 2019

Youssaf El Marnissi (born February 2, 1976 in Al Hoceima) is a Moroccan racing driver.

Al Hoceima Place in Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima, Morocco

Al Hoceima is a riffian city in the north of Morocco, on the northern edge of the Rif Mountains and on the Mediterranean coast. It is the capital city of the Al Hoceima Province. It is situated in the territory of the Ait Waryagher and Ibeqquyen tribes of the Rif region, who speak a Riffian variety of the Berber language locally called Tmaziɣt (Tmazight). The city is a known tourists' destination despite its small size. It has a population of about 60,000 to 90,000. The inhabitants of the city speak Berber (Tarifit).

Morocco, officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is a sovereign state located in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It overlooks the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west. Morocco claims the areas of Ceuta, Melilla and Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera, all of them under Spanish jurisdiction. The capital is Rabat and the largest city Casablanca. Morocco spans an area of 710,850 km² (274,460 sq mi) and has a population of over 35 million.

Career

El Marnissi competed in the Moroccan Circuit Racing Championship between 2007 and 2009.^[1]

El Marnissi, along with compatriots Ismaïl Sbaï and Larbi Tadlaoui, was due to compete in the 2010 FIA WTCC Race of Morocco, his home round of the World Touring Car Championship, driving a Chevrolet Lacetti for Maurer Motorsport. However, El Marnissi crashed during the Friday testing session at the track and received damage that was not possible for his team to fix before the races on Sunday. He participated with Ismail Sbail and larbi tadlaoui at the Trofeo Maserati in 2012 and earned a place on the podium at the meeting of 20 May in its first appearance, a 3rd place for the Moroccan.

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2013: He participated in the Eurocup clio at 2013 and his best result was 14th at the races of Aragon. He finished 33rd in the championship with bad equipment.^{[ citation needed ]}
2014: He finished 3rd at the Moroccan championship M2 division, participating in the half of the races.^{[ citation needed ]}

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References

↑ "Youssaf El Marnissi". fiawtcc.com. World Touring Car Championship . Retrieved 2010-04-30.

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Has won 60 races and started 70 races with 58 pole positions.

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[1] "Youssaf El Marnissi". fiawtcc.com. World Touring Car Championship . Retrieved 2010-04-30.