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 |  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) | ||
| Statistics | |||
| Crews | 66 at start, 13 at finish | ||
| Overall results | |||
| Overall winner |  Bernard Darniche Alain Mahé Alpine RenaultAlpine Renault A110 1800 | ||
Report
editIn 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
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Source: Independent WRC archive[2]
Championship standings after the event
edit| After round 5 | Team | Season end | ||
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| Position | Points | 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
edit- ^ 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.