1973 Rally of Morocco

1973 Rally of Morocco
*16th Rally of Morocco*
1973 Rally of Morocco; 16th Rally of Morocco
Round 5 of the 1973 World Rally Championship season
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Host country	Morocco
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	Bernard Darniche; ; Alpine Renault; Alpine Renault A110 1800
Crews	66 at start, 13 at finish

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.

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[]

1973 Rally of Morocco results
Finish		Total time	Group	Car #	Driver Co-driver	Car	Mfr. points
Overall	In group	Total time	Group	Car #	Driver Co-driver	Car	Mfr. points
1	1	15 h : 1 m : 22 s	4	1	Bernard Darniche	Alpine-Renault A110 1800	20
2	1	15 h : 20 m : 4 s	2	9	Bob Neyret	Citroën DS 23	15
3	1	15 h : 34 m : 37 s	1	21		Citroën DS 23
4	2	15 h : 39 m : 56 s	1	15		Citroën DS 23
5	2	15 h : 52 m : 0 s	4	4	Jean-Pierre Nicolas	Alpine-Renault A110 1800
6	3	15 h : 59 m : 43 s	4	6	Björn Waldegård	Fiat Abarth 124 Rallye	6
7	4	16 h : 18 m : 16 s	4	3	Jean-Luc Thérier	Alpine-Renault A110 1800
8	2	16 h : 48 m : 26 s	2	7		Citroën DS 23
9	3	17 h : 53 m : 47 s	2	35		Volvo 142 S	2
10	3	18 h : 3 m : 33 s	1	25	^[fr]^[1]	Peugeot 504	1
11	4	20 h : 18 m : 38 s	1	42		Datsun 1600 SSS
12	4	22 h : 47 m : 41 s	2	30		Volkswagen K 70
Finished over the limit			2	46		Opel Ascona SR
Retired (mechanical)			4	2	Rauno Aaltonen	Fiat Abarth 124 Rallye
Retired (accident)			4	5	Shekhar Mehta	Datsun 240Z
Retired (mechanical)			2	8		Peugeot 504
Retired (mechanical)			2	10	Hannu Mikkola	Peugeot 504
Retired (mechanical)			2	11	Tony Fall	Peugeot 504
Retired (mechanical)			2	12		Renault 12 Gordini
Retired (mechanical)			2	13	Timo Mäkinen	Peugeot 504
Retired (mechanical)			4	16		Alpine Renault A110 1800
Retired (mechanical)			2	17	Francisco Romãozinho	Citroën GS
Retired (mechanical)			2	18		Citroën GS
Retired (mechanical)			2	19	Jean Guichet Jean Todt	Peugeot 504

Source: Independent WRC archive^[2]

Championship standings after the event[]

1973 World Rally Championship for Manufacturers points standings after round 5
After round 5		Team	Season end
Position	Points	Team	Position	Points
1	72	Alpine Renault	1	147
2	28	Fiat	2	84
3	27	Citroën	7	33
4	22	Datsun	6	34
5	20	Saab	5	42
6	13	Lancia	13	17
7	13	Peugeot	16	13
8	12	Ford	3	76
9	8	Porsche	9	27
10	6	Volkswagen	15	15
11	5	Opel	11	25
12	4	BMW	8	28
	4	Mitsubishi	17	4
	4	Volvo	4	44
15	3	Škoda	18	3

References[]

^ Claudine Bouchet married two rally racing drivers first , and second . She used their surnames on marriage.
^ "Morocco Rally". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2017-03-16.

External links[]

[1] Claudine Bouchet married two rally racing drivers first , and second . She used their surnames on marriage.

[1973-Morocco1-2] "Morocco Rally". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2017-03-16.

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