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The Moroccan Grand Prix (Arabic: سباق الجائزة الكبرى المغربي) was a Grand Prix first organised in 1925 in
Casablanca Casablanca, also known in Arabic as Dar al-Bayda ( ar, الدَّار الْبَيْضَاء, al-Dār al-Bayḍāʾ, ; ber, ⴹⴹⴰⵕⵍⴱⵉⴹⴰ, ḍḍaṛlbiḍa, : "White House") is the largest city in Morocco and the country's econom ...
,
Morocco Morocco (),, ) officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is the westernmost country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It overlooks the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria to ...
with the official denomination of "Casablanca Grand Prix".


History

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s, were either French or Monegasque. There was no race in 1933 nor between 1935 and 1953. When it returned in 1954, it was held on a circuit at the city of
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for
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s, and French dominance was interrupted by an
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driver,
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. A new layout at Ain-Diab near Casablanca was made ready for the
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race which, although not counting toward the World Championship, attracted a world-class field. The race was won by
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. The 1958 edition of the race was the only one to be part of the Formula One World Championship, and would be the final round of that season. The Championship battle was still alive between
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. Hawthorn would finish second place to clinch the crown, despite his rival Moss winning the race. Vanwall would also clinch the inaugural Constructors Championship, but it was overshadowed by a crash involving
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, who died from his injuries six days later.


Winners of the Moroccan Grand Prix


Repeat winners (constructors)

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Repeat winners (engine manufacturers)

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By year

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References

{{Formula One races Sport in Casablanca Pre-World Championship Grands Prix Formula One Grands Prix National Grands Prix Recurring sporting events established in 1925 1925 establishments in Morocco Recurring sporting events disestablished in 1958 Motorsport competitions in Morocco 1950s disestablishments in Morocco