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• Polisario Threatens to Disrupt Africa-Eco Race in Disputed Western Sahara Zone
  3 January 2019, by Said

  As last year, the Polisario has just threatened to violate the Guerguarat buffer zone in anticipation of the passage of the Africa-Eco Race international rally-raid that is to reach Mauritania, then Senegal via southern Morocco.
  Sources cited by the newspaper Al Massae claim that the Polisario has threatened to block one of the stages of the Rally as soon as it learned that the participants had planned a passage in this area on a map "underlining its Moroccanness".
  Despite these (…)

• Fernando Alonso to Compete in Morocco Rally, Expanding Beyond F1
  17 September 2019, by Sylvanus

  The double Formula 1 world champion, the Spaniard Fernando Alonso, will participate in the next edition of the Rally of Morocco, which will take place from October 3 to 9 in Fez.
  A big name in F1 in the Kingdom of Morocco. The Spaniard Fernando Alonso will take part in the 2019 Morocco Rally. He will be supported, during this event, by the motorcycle rider, Marc Coma, five-time Dakar Rally champion, according to a Toyota Gazoo Racing press release.
  According to this team, the next (…)

• Women’s Off-Road Rally in Morocco Postponed Due to Coronavirus Concerns
  9 March 2020, by Bladi.net

  This sporting event, reserved for women, which is in its 30th edition, is postponed for the period from September 25 to October 10, 2020.
  According to the organizers, several female crews, from the Alpes-Maritimes and the Var, were registered. "This is a public health measure, as the Moroccan government wishes to limit the spread of the coronavirus (Covid 19) and protect the most vulnerable populations," they argue.

• Morocco Rally Canceled Due to COVID-19, Replaced by Andalusia Event
  13 August 2020, by Ginette

  The Morocco Rally scheduled to be held at the beginning of October has been canceled due to the coronavirus. The organizers have invited the competitors to the Andalusia rally, which will take place even if the conditions are particular due to the global health crisis.
  The coronavirus manages to cancel an event eagerly awaited by rally raid enthusiasts. Scheduled to be held from October 9 to 14, 2020, the Morocco Rally will not take place. David Castera, the director of this competition, (…)

• Dakar Prep Shifts to Andalusia Rally as Morocco Event Canceled Due to COVID-19
  6 October 2020, by Bladi.net

  The Morocco rally has been canceled this year. It has been replaced by the Andalusia rally due to the resurgence of new coronavirus infections in the kingdom.
  The organizers have taken this option to allow several crews to prepare for the 2021 Dakar. The preparations to create this replacement event took place in just two weeks. The first edition of the Andalusia rally is therefore scheduled to take place from October 6 to 10.
  For this first edition, several drivers are announced, (…)

• Women’s Off-Road Rally in Morocco Postponed Again Due to COVID-19 Concerns
  22 January 2021, by Bladi.net

  The 30th edition of the famous Rallye Aïcha des Gazelles, exclusively reserved for women, and which takes place every year in Morocco, has been postponed again. The fault lies with the health crisis due to the Coronavirus.
  The holding of this edition of the Rallye Aïcha des Gazelles was scheduled to take place in Morocco, from March 13 to 28, 2020, the organizers recall, specifying that given the critical health situation, the event had been postponed to September of the same year. (…)

• Audi Tests Electric Dakar Racer with Carlos Sainz in Morocco
  15 September 2021, by Prince

  Carlos Sainz will complete this week an extensive test program in Morocco at the wheel of the RS Q e-tron, the electric off-road vehicle with which the German firm Audi aims to win the Dakar desert race in 2022. However, the vehicle will not participate in the Rally of Morocco which will take place in October.
  The three-time Madrid champion, Carlos Sainz, and his co-driver, Lucas Cruz, are the winning duo on which the German brand Audi is counting to win the desert race that will take (…)

• Record Turnout for 2021 Rally of Morocco as Dakar Stars Return
  5 October 2021, by Prince

  After the missed 2020 edition due to the health crisis, the Rally of Morocco is back in full force this year with a large number of participants.
  More than a hundred cars and even more motorcycles and quads will take part in the 2021 edition of the Rally of Morocco. In the car category, the T1 class brings together big names from the Dakar such as Nasser Al-Attiyah, Lucio Álvarez, Yazeed Al-Rajhi, Ronan Chabot and Paulo Rui Ferreira. They will be at the wheel of a Toyota Overdrive. Isidre (…)

• Repsol Tests New Biofuel in Toyota Hilux at Morocco Rally
  14 October 2021, by Prince

  Repsol has seized the opportunity of the 2021 Rallye du Maroc to test its new renewable fuel in the Toyota Hilux Overdrive of Isidre Esteve and Txema Villalobos. The product, made up of 50% biofuel, aims to reduce carbon emissions while increasing engine performance.
  The Rallye du Maroc is the ideal opportunity to test this low-carbon renewable fuel that Repsol has produced. The Toyota Hilux Overdrive vehicle with driver Isidre Esteve was selected to evaluate this new product presented as (…)

• Princess Stéphanie Launches All-Women Off-Road Rally in Monaco
  21 March 2022, by Ginette

  It was from the palace square that Stéphanie of Monaco gave on Saturday, March 19, the starting signal (electric category) for the 31st edition of the Rallye Aïcha des Gazelles. A race that brings together in Morocco women passionate about adventure and thrills.
  A major event dedicated to off-road rally enthusiasts, the 31st edition of the Rallye Aïcha des Gazelles is taking place without speed, without GPS and with old-fashioned navigation.
  The first all-female rally, the Monaco stage (…)