2018 FIA WTCR Race of Morocco
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Round 1 of 10 in the 2018 World Touring Car Cup | ||
Date | 7–8 April 2018 | |
Official name | FIA WTCR Afriquia Race of Morocco | |
Location | Circuit International Automobile Moulay El Hassan, Marrakech, Morocco | |
Distance | Race One 20 laps / 59.42 km (36.92 mi) | |
Distance | Race Two 20 laps / 59.42 km (36.92 mi) | |
Distance | Race Three 23 laps / 68.333 km (42.460 mi) | |
Race 1 | ||
Pole | ||
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Time 1:24.698 | ||
Fastest lap | ||
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Time | 1:26.450 | |
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Race 2 | ||
Fastest lap | ||
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Time | 1:26.368 | |
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Race 3 | ||
Pole | ||
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Time 1:24.316 | ||
Fastest lap | ||
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Time | 1:26.150 | |
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The 2018 FIA WTCR Afriquia Race of Morocco was the opening round of the 2018 World Touring Car Cup and the first running of the FIA WTCR Race of Morocco. It was held on 7 and 8 April 2018 at the Circuit International Automobile Moulay El Hassan in Marrakech, Morocco. The first and third races were won by Gabriele Tarquini and the second won by Jean-Karl Vernay.
Entry list
[edit]A total of 25 cars were entered. The following teams and drivers were entered into the event:
Results
[edit]Qualifying 1
[edit]- Norbert Michelisz was given a grid penalty for an engine change after qualifying and moved to the back of the grid after qualifying second fastest.[3]
Race 1
[edit]- Mehdi Bennani originally finished fifth but was given a 10-second time penalty for contact with Esteban Guerrieri.
Qualifying 2
[edit]Race 2
[edit]- John Filippi originally finished twelfth but was given a 30-second time penalty for contact with Benjamin Lessennes.
Race 3
[edit]Standings after the round
[edit]- Drivers' Championship standings
Pos | Driver | Points | |
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62 | |
2 | ![]() |
51 | |
3 | ![]() |
41 | |
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37 | |
5 | ![]() |
32 |
- Teams' Championship standings
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86 | |
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82 | |
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56 | |
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56 | |
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53 |
References
[edit]- ^ "2018 FIA WORLD TOURING CAR CUP ENTRY LIST – V3" (PDF). fiawtcr.com. FIA WTCR.
- ^ "Thed Björk leads a Hyundai 1-2-3 in qualifying for the first WTCR race in Morocco". TouringCarTimes. 7 April 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
- ^ "Norbert Michelisz sent to the back of the grid for Morocco Race 1". TouringCarTimes. 7 April 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
- ^ "Gabriele Tarquini wins incident-packed first race in Morocco". TouringCarTimes. 7 April 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
- ^ "Gabriele Tarquini beats Yvan Muller to Sunday pole in Morocco". TouringCarTimes. 8 April 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
- ^ "Jean-Karl Vernay wins action-heavy second race in Morocco". TouringCarTimes. 8 April 2018. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
- ^ "Gabriele Tarquini doubles-up and retakes the points lead in Morocco Race 3". TouringCarTimes. 8 April 2018. Retrieved 16 April 2020.