After being plagued by tyre punctures in Stage 2, Nasser Al-Attiyah became the Rallye du Maroc’s first repeat winner in the T1 category.
Sébastien Loeb overcame a dismal Rallye du Maroc Stage 1B by leading a Bahrain Raid Xtreme 1–2 finish in Stage 2 ahead of Orlando Terranova. Fellow Prodrive Hunter Guerlain Chicherit completed the stage podium sweep.
After finishing second to Nasser Al-Attiyah in the prologue, Yazeed Al-Rajhi returned the favour by beating the defending winner to Tan Tan.
The 2022 Rallye du Maroc began Saturday with a prologue qualifying stage, one that saw Nasser Al-Attiyah set the pace early by leading the Cars overall while Ross Branch did so for the Bikes.
Over 140 entries comprise the 2022 Rallye du Maroc field, many of whom are using the race as a tune-up for the 2023 Dakar Rally if not competing for the World Rally-Raid Championship.
After primarily competing in the T1.1 class, Isidre Esteve and the Repsol Rally Team will upgrade to the top T1+ level for the Rallye du Maroc with the Toyota Hilux T1+.
Guerlain Chicherit and GCK Motorsport are the next outfit to race with the Prodrive Hunter 4WD T1+, doing so for the 2023 Dakar Rally and World Rally-Raid Championship
Yazeed Al-Rajhi and Michael Orr got out of a frightening blaze which engulfed their Toyota Hilux during the opening leg of Baja Poland. Orr broke his ankle while getting out and was hospitalised but in high spirits.
Audi Sport has unveiled the new RS Q e-tron E2, a much slimmer version of its predecessor, that will début at the 2022 Rallye du Maroc before entering the 2023 Dakar Rally.
After finishing 14th in class in her maiden Dakar Rally earlier this year, Molly Taylor will return to the race in 2023, once again driving an SSV for South Racing.
Updated regulations for the Andalucía Rally reveal the race distance has been tweaked from 1,302 total km in selective secitons to 1,212. The number of legs is also reduced from 5 to 4.
As he nears completing treatment for his bladder cancer, two-time Dakar Rally champion Nani Roma is eager to race again. He hopes to run the Rallye du Maroc in October ahead of Dakar 2023.
After a June meeting, the FIM’s rally raid rulebook will better align with the FIA and include safety features for future seasons like airbags, better helmets, Dakar eligibility, and an accident database.
The FIA World Motor Sport Council revealed changes for sanctioned cross-country rally raids such as regulation uniformity with the FIM, penalty points for non-priority drivers, and approving rules for EV/hybrid T3 vehicles.
The 2022 Rallye du Maroc on 1–6 October will span 2,300 km with a five-stage loop that starts and ends in Agadir.
After losing its June date to weather concerns, the Andalucía Rally has been postponed to 18–23 October. Consequently, the Rallye du Maroc on 6–12 October is pushed ahead a few days to 1–6 October.
The Dakar Rally returns to Saudi Arabia for 2023 with a longer course and more stages than in 2022, going from twelve to fourteen.
