Motorsport venue in Morocco
Circuit International Automobile Moulay El Hassan
Semi-Permanent Circuit (2016–present)
Original Street Circuit (2009–2015) |
| Location | Marrakech, Morocco |
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| Time zone | UTC+01:00 |
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| Coordinates | 31°35′11″N 7°59′10″W / 31.58639°N 7.98611°W / 31.58639; -7.98611 |
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| Capacity | 10,000 |
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| FIA Grade | 2[a] |
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| Operator | MGP |
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| Opened | 1 May 2009; 14 years ago (2009-05-01) |
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| Architect | D3 Motorsport Development |
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| Major events | Current:
TCR World Tour (2024)
Former:
Formula E
Marrakesh ePrix (2016, 2018–2020, 2022)
FIA WTCR Race of Morocco
(2009–2010, 2012–2019)
Auto GP (2012–2014)
FIA Formula Two (2010) |
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| Website | https://www.marrakechgrandprix.com/ |
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| Surface | Asphalt |
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| Length | 2.971 km (1.846 miles) |
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| Turns | 14 |
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| Race lap record | 1:20.296 ( Lucas di Grassi, Audi e-tron FE05, 2019, Formula E) |
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| Surface | Asphalt |
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| Length | 4.545 km (2.824 miles) |
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| Turns | 15 |
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| Race lap record | 1:28.450 ( Narain Karthikeyan, Lola B05/52, 2013, Auto GP) |
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The Circuit International Automobile Moulay El Hassan (also known as Marrakech Street Circuit and Marrakech Racetrack) is a 2.971 km (1.846 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.
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 2,500 concrete impact blocks and many debris fence panels had been put in place to bound the track.[1]
The third round of the 2009 WTCC 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]
The original circuit had a very simple layout. It was a 4.545 km (2.824 mi) flat oval circuit with a hairpin at one end and chicanes punctuating the straights, running in an anticlockwise direction.[3] In December 2015 it was announced the circuit would undergo a major overhaul to make it more challenging. Only half of the original circuit was utilized when the new layout came into effect for the 2016 FIA WTCC Race of Morocco.[5]
Lap Records
As of January 2019, the fastest official race lap records at the Circuit International Automobile Moulay El Hassan are listed as:
