1973 Rally of Morocco

{{Infobox rally

|name=1973 Rally of Morocco

|native_name=16th Rally of Morocco

|country={{MAR}}

|round=5

|image=

|caption=

|rallybase=

|previous_round=1973 Safari Rally

|next_round=1973 Acropolis Rally

|start=Rabat, Morocco

|finish=Casablanca, Morocco

|startdate=8 May 1973

|enddate=13 May 1973

|stages=27

|stagekm=1210

|controls=

|overallkm=5300

|surface=Asphalt and gravel

|championship=1973 World Rally Championship season

|driver1={{flagicon|France}} Bernard Darniche
{{flagicon|France}} Alain Mahé

|team1={{flagicon|France}} Alpine Renault

|car1=Alpine Renault A110 1800

|driver2=

|team2=

|car2=

|driver3=

|team3=

|car3=

|teamsstart=66

|teamsfinish=13

}}

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

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+ align=center style="background:#BFD7FF"\| 1973 Rally of Morocco results
style="background:#efefef;" !width=15% colspan=2\| Finish !width=15% rowspan=2\| Total time !width=5% rowspan=2\| Group !width=5% rowspan=2\| Car # !width=25% rowspan=2\| Driver Co-driver !width=25% rowspan=2\| Car !width=10% rowspan=2\| Mfr. points
Overall ! In group
align=center ! 1 \| 1	15 h : 1 m : 22 s	4	1 \|align=left\| {{flagicon\|France}} Bernard Darniche {{flagicon\|France}} Alain Mahé \|align=left\| {{flagicon\|France}} Alpine-Renault A110 1800 ! 20
align=center ! 2 \| 1	15 h : 20 m : 4 s	2	9 \|align=left\| {{flagicon\|France}} Bob Neyret {{flagicon\|France}} Jacques Terramorsi \|align=left\| {{flagicon\|France}} Citroën DS 23 ! 15
align=center ! 3 \| 1	15 h : 34 m : 37 s	1	21 \|align=left\| {{flagicon\|Austria}} Richard Bochnicek {{flagicon\|Austria}} Sepp-Dieter Kernmayer \|align=left\| {{flagicon\|France}} Citroën DS 23 !
align=center ! 4 \| 2	15 h : 39 m : 56 s	1	15 \|align=left\| {{flagicon\|France}} Raymond Ponnelle {{flagicon\|France}} Pierre de Serpos \|align=left\| {{flagicon\|France}} Citroën DS 23 !
align=center ! 5 \| 2	15 h : 52 m : 0 s	4	4 \|align=left\| {{flagicon\|France}} Jean-Pierre Nicolas {{flagicon\|France}} Michel Vial \|align=left\| {{flagicon\|France}} Alpine-Renault A110 1800 !
align=center ! 6 \| 3	15 h : 59 m : 43 s	4	6 \|align=left\| {{flagicon\|Sweden}} Björn Waldegård {{flagicon\|Sweden}} Fergus Sager \|align=left\| {{flagicon\|Italy}} Fiat Abarth 124 Rallye ! 6
align=center ! 7 \| 4	16 h : 18 m : 16 s	4	3 \|align=left\| {{flagicon\|France}} Jean-Luc Thérier {{flagicon\|Belgium}} Christian Delferrier \|align=left\| {{flagicon\|France}} Alpine-Renault A110 1800 !
align=center ! 8 \| 2	16 h : 48 m : 26 s	2	7 \|align=left\| {{flagicon\|Morocco}} Jean Deschazeaux {{flagicon\|Morocco}} Jean Plassard \|align=left\| {{flagicon\|France}} Citroën DS 23 !
align=center ! 9 \| 3	17 h : 53 m : 47 s	2	35 \|align=left\| {{flagicon\|Italy}} Lorenzo Merlone {{flagicon\|Italy}} Riccardo Mortara \|align=left\| {{flagicon\|Sweden}} Volvo 142 S ! 2
align=center ! 10 \| 3	18 h : 3 m : 33 s	1	25 \|align=left\| {{flagicon\|France}} {{ill\|vertical-align=sup\|lt=Claudine Trautmann\|Claudine Vanson\|fr\|Claudine Bouchet}}Claudine Bouchet married two rally racing drivers first Patrick Vanson, and second René Trautmann. She used their surnames on marriage. {{flagicon\|France}} Marie-Pierre Palayer \|align=left\| {{flagicon\|France}} Peugeot 504 ! 1
align=center ! 11 \| 4	20 h : 18 m : 38 s	1	42 \|align=left\| {{flagicon\|France}} Marc Gerenthon {{flagicon\|France}} Hélène Gerenthon \|align=left\| {{flagicon\|Japan}} Datsun 1600 SSS !
align=center ! 12 \| 4	22 h : 47 m : 41 s	2	30 \|align=left\| {{flagicon\|France}} Pierre Pagani {{flagicon\|France}} Jean-Claude Refuveille \|align=left\| {{flagicon\|Germany}} Volkswagen K 70 !
align=center !colspan=3\| Finished over the limit \| 2	46 \|align=left\| {{flagicon\|UK}} Paul Hadley {{flagicon\|UK}} Dave Robson \|align=left\| {{flagicon\|Germany}} Opel Ascona SR !
align=center !colspan=3\| Retired (mechanical) \| 4	2 \|align=left\| {{flagicon\|Finland}} Rauno Aaltonen {{flagicon\|UK}} John Davenport \|align=left\| {{flagicon\|Italy}} Fiat Abarth 124 Rallye !
align=center !colspan=3\| Retired (accident) \| 4	5 \|align=left\| {{flagicon\|Kenya}} Shekhar Mehta {{flagicon\|UK}} Geraint Phillips \|align=left\| {{flagicon\|Japan}} Datsun 240Z !
align=center !colspan=3\| Retired (mechanical) \| 2	8 \|align=left\| {{flagicon\|France}} Bernard Consten {{flagicon\|France}} Gérard Flocon \|align=left\| {{flagicon\|France}} Peugeot 504 !
align=center !colspan=3\| Retired (mechanical) \| 2	10 \|align=left\| {{flagicon\|Finland}} Hannu Mikkola {{flagicon\|Finland}} Atso Aho \|align=left\| {{flagicon\|France}} Peugeot 504 !
align=center !colspan=3\| Retired (mechanical) \| 2	11 \|align=left\| {{flagicon\|UK}} Tony Fall {{flagicon\|UK}} Mike Wood \|align=left\| {{flagicon\|France}} Peugeot 504 !
align=center !colspan=3\| Retired (mechanical) \| 2	12 \|align=left\| {{flagicon\|France}} Jean-François Piot {{flagicon\|France}} Jean De Alexandris \|align=left\| {{flagicon\|France}} Renault 12 Gordini !
align=center !colspan=3\| Retired (mechanical) \| 2	13 \|align=left\| {{flagicon\|Finland}} Timo Mäkinen {{flagicon\|UK}} Henry Liddon \|align=left\| {{flagicon\|France}} Peugeot 504 !
align=center !colspan=3\| Retired (mechanical) \| 4	16 \|align=left\| {{flagicon\|France}} Marianne Hoepfner {{flagicon\|France}} Yveline Vanoni \|align=left\| {{flagicon\|France}} Alpine Renault A110 1800 !
align=center !colspan=3\| Retired (mechanical) \| 2	17 \|align=left\| {{flagicon\|Portugal}} Francisco Romãozinho {{flagicon\|Portugal}} José Bernardo \|align=left\| {{flagicon\|France}} Citroën GS !
align=center !colspan=3\| Retired (mechanical) \| 2	18 \|align=left\| {{flagicon\|France}} Claude Laurent {{flagicon\|France}} Jacques Marché \|align=left\| {{flagicon\|France}} Citroën GS !
align=center !colspan=3\| Retired (mechanical) \| 2	19 \|align=left\| {{flagicon\|France}} Jean Guichet {{flagicon\|France}} Jean Todt \|align=left\| {{flagicon\|France}} Peugeot 504 !

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+ align=center style="background:#BFD7FF"| 1973 Rally of Morocco results

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!width=15% colspan=2| Finish

!width=15% rowspan=2| Total
time

!width=5% rowspan=2| Group

!width=5% rowspan=2| Car #

!width=25% rowspan=2| Driver
Co-driver

!width=25% rowspan=2| Car

!width=10% rowspan=2| Mfr.
points

Overall

! In
group

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! 1

| 1

15 h : 1 m : 22 s

|align=left| {{flagicon|France}} Bernard Darniche
{{flagicon|France}} Alain Mahé

|align=left| {{flagicon|France}} Alpine-Renault A110 1800

! 20

align=center

! 2

| 1

15 h : 20 m : 4 s

|align=left| {{flagicon|France}} Bob Neyret
{{flagicon|France}} Jacques Terramorsi

|align=left| {{flagicon|France}} Citroën DS 23

! 15

align=center

! 3

| 1

15 h : 34 m : 37 s

|align=left| {{flagicon|Austria}} Richard Bochnicek
{{flagicon|Austria}} Sepp-Dieter Kernmayer

|align=left| {{flagicon|France}} Citroën DS 23

align=center

! 4

| 2

15 h : 39 m : 56 s

|align=left| {{flagicon|France}} Raymond Ponnelle
{{flagicon|France}} Pierre de Serpos

|align=left| {{flagicon|France}} Citroën DS 23

align=center

! 5

| 2

15 h : 52 m : 0 s

|align=left| {{flagicon|France}} Jean-Pierre Nicolas
{{flagicon|France}} Michel Vial

|align=left| {{flagicon|France}} Alpine-Renault A110 1800

align=center

! 6

| 3

15 h : 59 m : 43 s

|align=left| {{flagicon|Sweden}} Björn Waldegård
{{flagicon|Sweden}} Fergus Sager

|align=left| {{flagicon|Italy}} Fiat Abarth 124 Rallye

! 6

align=center

! 7

| 4

16 h : 18 m : 16 s

|align=left| {{flagicon|France}} Jean-Luc Thérier
{{flagicon|Belgium}} Christian Delferrier

|align=left| {{flagicon|France}} Alpine-Renault A110 1800

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! 8

| 2

16 h : 48 m : 26 s

|align=left| {{flagicon|Morocco}} Jean Deschazeaux
{{flagicon|Morocco}} Jean Plassard

|align=left| {{flagicon|France}} Citroën DS 23

align=center

! 9

| 3

17 h : 53 m : 47 s

|align=left| {{flagicon|Italy}} Lorenzo Merlone
{{flagicon|Italy}} Riccardo Mortara

|align=left| {{flagicon|Sweden}} Volvo 142 S

! 2

align=center

! 10

| 3

18 h : 3 m : 33 s

|align=left| {{flagicon|France}} {{ill|vertical-align=sup|lt=Claudine Trautmann|Claudine Vanson|fr|Claudine Bouchet}}Claudine Bouchet married two rally racing drivers first Patrick Vanson, and second René Trautmann. She used their surnames on marriage.
{{flagicon|France}} Marie-Pierre Palayer

|align=left| {{flagicon|France}} Peugeot 504

! 1

align=center

! 11

| 4

20 h : 18 m : 38 s

|align=left| {{flagicon|France}} Marc Gerenthon
{{flagicon|France}} Hélène Gerenthon

|align=left| {{flagicon|Japan}} Datsun 1600 SSS

align=center

! 12

| 4

22 h : 47 m : 41 s

|align=left| {{flagicon|France}} Pierre Pagani
{{flagicon|France}} Jean-Claude Refuveille

|align=left| {{flagicon|Germany}} Volkswagen K 70

align=center

!colspan=3| Finished over the limit

| 2

|align=left| {{flagicon|UK}} Paul Hadley
{{flagicon|UK}} Dave Robson

|align=left| {{flagicon|Germany}} Opel Ascona SR

align=center

!colspan=3| Retired (mechanical)

| 4

|align=left| {{flagicon|Finland}} Rauno Aaltonen
{{flagicon|UK}} John Davenport

|align=left| {{flagicon|Italy}} Fiat Abarth 124 Rallye

align=center

!colspan=3| Retired (accident)

| 4

|align=left| {{flagicon|Kenya}} Shekhar Mehta
{{flagicon|UK}} Geraint Phillips

|align=left| {{flagicon|Japan}} Datsun 240Z

align=center

!colspan=3| Retired (mechanical)

| 2

|align=left| {{flagicon|France}} Bernard Consten
{{flagicon|France}} Gérard Flocon

|align=left| {{flagicon|France}} Peugeot 504

align=center

!colspan=3| Retired (mechanical)

| 2

|align=left| {{flagicon|Finland}} Hannu Mikkola
{{flagicon|Finland}} Atso Aho

|align=left| {{flagicon|France}} Peugeot 504

align=center

!colspan=3| Retired (mechanical)

| 2

|align=left| {{flagicon|UK}} Tony Fall
{{flagicon|UK}} Mike Wood

|align=left| {{flagicon|France}} Peugeot 504

align=center

!colspan=3| Retired (mechanical)

| 2

|align=left| {{flagicon|France}} Jean-François Piot
{{flagicon|France}} Jean De Alexandris

|align=left| {{flagicon|France}} Renault 12 Gordini

align=center

!colspan=3| Retired (mechanical)

| 2

|align=left| {{flagicon|Finland}} Timo Mäkinen
{{flagicon|UK}} Henry Liddon

|align=left| {{flagicon|France}} Peugeot 504

align=center

!colspan=3| Retired (mechanical)

| 4

|align=left| {{flagicon|France}} Marianne Hoepfner
{{flagicon|France}} Yveline Vanoni

|align=left| {{flagicon|France}} Alpine Renault A110 1800

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!colspan=3| Retired (mechanical)

| 2

|align=left| {{flagicon|Portugal}} Francisco Romãozinho
{{flagicon|Portugal}} José Bernardo

|align=left| {{flagicon|France}} Citroën GS

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!colspan=3| Retired (mechanical)

| 2

|align=left| {{flagicon|France}} Claude Laurent
{{flagicon|France}} Jacques Marché

|align=left| {{flagicon|France}} Citroën GS

align=center

!colspan=3| Retired (mechanical)

| 2

|align=left| {{flagicon|France}} Jean Guichet
{{flagicon|France}} Jean Todt

|align=left| {{flagicon|France}} Peugeot 504

Source: Independent WRC archive{{cite web|title=Morocco Rally |url=http://www.juwra.com/morocco_1973.html|work=juwra.com|publisher=Independent WRC archive|accessdate=2017-03-16}}

Championship standings after the event

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+ align=center style="background:#BFD7FF"\| 1973 World Rally Championship for Manufacturers points standings after round 5
style="background:#efefef;" !width=20% colspan=2 \| After round 5 !width=60% rowspan=2 \| Team !width=20% colspan=2 \| Season end
style="background:#efefef;" !width=10% \| Position !width=10% \| Points !width=10% \| Position !width=10% \| Points
align=center ! 1 ! 72 \|align=left\| {{flagicon\|France}} Alpine Renault \| 1	147
align=center ! 2 ! 28 \|align=left\| {{flagicon\|Italy}} Fiat \| 2	84
align=center ! 3 ! 27 \|align=left\| {{flagicon\|France}} Citroën \| 7	33
align=center ! 4 ! 22 \|align=left\| {{flagicon\|Japan}} Datsun \| 6	34
align=center ! 5 ! 20 \|align=left\| {{flagicon\|Sweden}} Saab \| 5	42
align=center ! 6 ! 13 \|align=left\| {{flagicon\|Italy}} Lancia \| 13	17
align=center ! 7 ! 13 \|align=left\| {{flagicon\|France}} Peugeot \| 16	13
align=center ! 8 ! 12 \|align=left\| {{flagicon\|USA}} Ford \| 3	76
align=center ! 9 ! 8 \|align=left\| {{flagicon\|Germany}} Porsche \| 9	27
align=center ! 10 ! 6 \|align=left\| {{flagicon\|Germany}} Volkswagen \| 15	15
align=center ! 11 ! 5 \|align=left\| {{flagicon\|Germany}} Opel \| 11	25
align=center !rowspan=3\| 12 ! 4 \|align=left\| {{flagicon\|Germany}} BMW \| 8	28
align=center ! 4 \|align=left\| {{flagicon\|Japan}} Mitsubishi \| 17	4
align=center ! 4 \|align=left\| {{flagicon\|Sweden}} Volvo \| 4	44
align=center ! 15 ! 3 \|align=left\| {{flagicon\|Czechoslovakia}} Škoda \| 18	3

References

External links

[http://www.wrc.com/ Official website of the World Rally Championship]
[http://www.rallye-info.com/event.asp?event=328 1973 Rally Morocco] at [http://www.rallye-info.com/ Rallye-info] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200627135750/http://www.rallye-info.com/ |date=2020-06-27 }}

Morocco

Category:Rally of Morocco

Category:1973 in Moroccan sport

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+ align=center style="background:#BFD7FF"\| 1973 World Rally Championship for Manufacturers points standings after round 5
style="background:#efefef;" !width=20% colspan=2 \| After round 5 !width=60% rowspan=2 \| Team !width=20% colspan=2 \| Season end
style="background:#efefef;" !width=10% \| Position !width=10% \| Points !width=10% \| Position !width=10% \| Points
align=center ! 1 ! 72 \|align=left\| {{flagicon\|France}} Alpine Renault \| 1	147
align=center ! 2 ! 28 \|align=left\| {{flagicon\|Italy}} Fiat \| 2	84
align=center ! 3 ! 27 \|align=left\| {{flagicon\|France}} Citroën \| 7	33
align=center ! 4 ! 22 \|align=left\| {{flagicon\|Japan}} Datsun \| 6	34
align=center ! 5 ! 20 \|align=left\| {{flagicon\|Sweden}} Saab \| 5	42
align=center ! 6 ! 13 \|align=left\| {{flagicon\|Italy}} Lancia \| 13	17
align=center ! 7 ! 13 \|align=left\| {{flagicon\|France}} Peugeot \| 16	13
align=center ! 8 ! 12 \|align=left\| {{flagicon\|USA}} Ford \| 3	76
align=center ! 9 ! 8 \|align=left\| {{flagicon\|Germany}} Porsche \| 9	27
align=center ! 10 ! 6 \|align=left\| {{flagicon\|Germany}} Volkswagen \| 15	15
align=center ! 11 ! 5 \|align=left\| {{flagicon\|Germany}} Opel \| 11	25
align=center !rowspan=3\| 12 ! 4 \|align=left\| {{flagicon\|Germany}} BMW \| 8	28
align=center ! 4 \|align=left\| {{flagicon\|Japan}} Mitsubishi \| 17	4
align=center ! 4 \|align=left\| {{flagicon\|Sweden}} Volvo \| 4	44
align=center ! 15 ! 3 \|align=left\| {{flagicon\|Czechoslovakia}} Škoda \| 18	3