1973 Rally of Morocco
The 1973 Rally of Morocco (formally the 16th Rally of Morocco) was the fifth round of the inaugural World Rally Championship season. Run in mid-May between Morocco's two major cities, Rabat and Casablanca, the Rallye du Maroc was a very long stage rally covering more than 1200 km on both hard and soft surface roads.
1973 Rally of Morocco 16th Rally of Morocco | |||
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Round 5 of the 1973 World Rally Championship season
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Host country | |||
Dates run | 8 May 1973 – 13 May 1973 | ||
Start location | Rabat, Morocco | ||
Finish location | Casablanca, Morocco | ||
Stages | 27 (1,210 km; 750 miles) | ||
Stage surface | Asphalt and gravel | ||
Overall distance | 5,300 km (3,300 miles) | ||
Results | |||
Overall winner | Alpine Renault A110 1800 | ||
Crews | 66 at start, 13 at finish |
Report
In 1973, and for several years afterward, only manufacturers were given points for finishes in WRC events. Morocco represented a third win for the strong Alpine Renault A110 1800, though the Citroën DS 23 also made a strong showing.
Results
Finish | Total time |
Group | Car # | Driver Co-driver |
Car | Mfr. points | |
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Overall | In group | ||||||
1 | 1 | 15 h : 1 m : 22 s | 4 | 1 | 20 | ||
2 | 1 | 15 h : 20 m : 4 s | 2 | 9 | 15 | ||
3 | 1 | 15 h : 34 m : 37 s | 1 | 21 | |||
4 | 2 | 15 h : 39 m : 56 s | 1 | 15 | |||
5 | 2 | 15 h : 52 m : 0 s | 4 | 4 | |||
6 | 3 | 15 h : 59 m : 43 s | 4 | 6 | 6 | ||
7 | 4 | 16 h : 18 m : 16 s | 4 | 3 | |||
8 | 2 | 16 h : 48 m : 26 s | 2 | 7 | |||
9 | 3 | 17 h : 53 m : 47 s | 2 | 35 | 2 | ||
10 | 3 | 18 h : 3 m : 33 s | 1 | 25 | 1 | ||
11 | 4 | 20 h : 18 m : 38 s | 1 | 42 | |||
12 | 4 | 22 h : 47 m : 41 s | 2 | 30 | |||
Finished over the limit | 2 | 46 | |||||
Retired (mechanical) | 4 | 2 | |||||
Retired (accident) | 4 | 5 | |||||
Retired (mechanical) | 2 | 8 | |||||
Retired (mechanical) | 2 | 10 | |||||
Retired (mechanical) | 2 | 11 | |||||
Retired (mechanical) | 2 | 12 | |||||
Retired (mechanical) | 2 | 13 | |||||
Retired (mechanical) | 4 | 16 | |||||
Retired (mechanical) | 2 | 17 | |||||
Retired (mechanical) | 2 | 18 | |||||
Retired (mechanical) | 2 | 19 |
Source: Independent WRC archive[2]
Championship standings after the event
After round 5 | Team | Season end | ||
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Position | Points | Position | Points | |
1 | 72 | 1 | 147 | |
2 | 28 | 2 | 84 | |
3 | 27 | 7 | 33 | |
4 | 22 | 6 | 34 | |
5 | 20 | 5 | 42 | |
6 | 13 | 13 | 17 | |
7 | 13 | 16 | 13 | |
8 | 12 | 3 | 76 | |
9 | 8 | 9 | 27 | |
10 | 6 | 15 | 15 | |
11 | 5 | 11 | 25 | |
12 | 4 | 8 | 28 | |
4 | 17 | 4 | ||
4 | 4 | 44 | ||
15 | 3 | 18 | 3 |
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References
- Claudine Bouchet married two rally racing drivers first Patrick Vanson, and second René Trautmann. She used their surnames on marriage.
- "Morocco Rally". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2017-03-16.
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