Circuit International Automobile Moulay El Hassan
The Circuit International Automobile Moulay El Hassan (also known as Marrakech Street Circuit and Marrakech Racetrack) is a 3 kilometres (1.86 mi) temporary street circuit in Agdal district, Marrakech, Morocco.[1] The circuit is operated by MGP.[2] It has a capacity of 10,000 spectators.
Location | Marrakech, Morocco |
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Major events | WTCC, Auto GP, Formula E |
2016 – present | |
Surface | Asphalt |
Length | 3 km (1.83 mi) |
Turns | 14 |
Race lap record | 1:20.296 (Lucas di Grassi, Audi, 2019, FIA Formula E) |
2009 – 2015 | |
Surface | Asphalt |
Length | 4.624 km (2.87 mi) |
Turns | 15 |
Race lap record | 1:28.45 (Narain Karthikeyan, Zele Racing, 2013, Auto GP) |
History
MGP’s partner in Morocco, D3 Motorsport Development, was given the responsibility of the design of the street circuit. It is the same architect company that designed the Surfers Paradise Street Circuit in Australia.[3] Groupe Menara oversaw the construction on the Route de l'Ourika/Boulevard Mohammed based track.[2] The paddock had been paved alongside the walls of the Royal Garden and more than 2500 concrete impact blocks and many debris fence panels had been put in place to bound the track.[1]
The third round of the 2009 World Touring Car Championship season was held there on 3 May 2009, becoming the first international car race in Morocco since the 1958 Moroccan Grand Prix at the Ain-Diab Circuit in Casablanca and the first event for the WTCC in Africa.[4]
In December 2015 it was announced the circuit would undergo a major overhaul to make it more challenging. Only half of the original circuit will be utilised when the new layout comes into effect from the 2016 FIA WTCC Race of Morocco.[5]
The circuit
The original circuit had a very simple layout. It was a 4.6km flat oval circuit with a hairpin at one end and chicanes punctuating the straights, running in an anticlockwise direction.[6]
Major events
WTCR
Year | Race | Driver | Manufacturer | Report |
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2018 | Race 1 | Report | ||
Race 2 | ||||
Race 3 | ||||
Formula E
Year | Race | Driver | Team |
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2016-17 | Marrakesh ePrix | ||
2017-18 | Marrakesh ePrix | ||
2018-19 | Marrakesh ePrix |
WTCC
Year | Race | Driver | Manufacturer | Report |
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2017 | Race 1 | Report | ||
Race 2 | ||||
2016 | Race 1 | Report | ||
Race 2 | ||||
2015 | Race 1 | Report | ||
Race 2 | ||||
2014 | Race 1 | Report | ||
Race 2 | ||||
2013 | Race 1 | Report | ||
Race 2 | ||||
2012 | Race 1 | Report | ||
Race 2 | ||||
2010 | Race 1 | Report | ||
Race 2 | ||||
2009 | Race 1 | Report | ||
Race 2 |
AutoGP
Year | Race | Driver | Team |
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2014 | Race 1 | ||
Race 2 | |||
2013 | Race 1 | ||
Race 2 | |||
2012 | Race 1 | ||
Race 2 |
References
- "NEXT STOP: MARRAKECH, MOROCCO". fiawtcc.com. 2009-04-25. Archived from the original on 2012-03-05. Retrieved 2009-08-01.
- "Marrackech Racetack Unveiled". fiawtcc.com. n.d. Retrieved 2008-11-23.
- "Marrackech Morocco". formulatwo.com. n.d. Archived from the original on 2010-05-06. Retrieved 2010-05-10.
- "Marrackech GP Joins 2009 WTCC Calendar". fiawtcc.com. n.d. Archived from the original on November 14, 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-23.
- "Circuit Moulay El Hassan in Morocco to undergo major facelift". TouringCarTimes. 7 December 2015.
- "Marrackech Morocco". formulatwo.com. n.d. Archived from the original on 2010-05-06. Retrieved 2010-05-10.