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 | ||
Driver | ![]() | ![]() |
Time | 1:26.450 | |
Podium | ||
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Race 2 | ||
Fastest lap | ||
Driver | ![]() | ![]() |
Time | 1:26.368 | |
Podium | ||
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Third | ![]() | ![]() |
Race 3 | ||
Pole | ||
Driver | ![]() | ![]() |
Time 1:24.316 | ||
Fastest lap | ||
Driver | ![]() | ![]() |
Time | 1:26.150 | |
Podium | ||
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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
A total of 25 cars were entered. The following teams and drivers were entered into the event:
Results
Qualifying 1
- 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
Pos. | No. | Name | Team | Car | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 30 | ![]() | BRC Racing Team | Hyundai i30 N TCR | 20 | 48:58.707 | 2 | 27 |
2 | 11 | ![]() | M Racing-YMR | Hyundai i30 N TCR | 20 | +0.499 | 1 | 20 |
3 | 12 | ![]() | Sébastien Loeb Racing | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | 20 | +2.823 | 4 | 17 |
4 | 69 | ![]() | Audi Sport Leopard Lukoil Team WRT | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | 20 | +4.593 | 3 | 14 |
5 | 52 | ![]() | Audi Sport Leopard Lukoil Team WRT | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | 20 | +5.702 | 7 | 12 |
6 | 86 | ![]() | ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | 20 | +10.136 | 6 | 10 |
7 | 68 | ![]() | ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | 20 | +10.784 | 12 | 8 |
8 | 7 | ![]() | DG Sport Compétition | Peugeot 308 GTi TCR | 20 | +11.577 | 11 | 6 |
9 | 25 | ![]() | Sébastien Loeb Racing | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | 20 | +15.025 | 8 | 4 |
10 | 27 | ![]() | Team Oscaro by Campos Racing | CUPRA León TCR | 20 | +15.026 | 5 | 2 |
11 | 48 | ![]() | M Racing-YMR | Hyundai i30 N TCR | 20 | +16.556 | 9 | |
12 | 23 | ![]() | Comtoyou Racing | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | 20 | +17.046 | 15 | |
13 | 20 | ![]() | Audi Sport Team Comtoyou | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | 20 | +18.039 | 19 | |
14 | 15 | ![]() | ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | 20 | +18.537 | 10 | |
15 | 63 | ![]() | Boutsen Ginion Racing | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | 20 | +22.213 | 23 | |
16 | 8 | ![]() | Zengő Motorsport | CUPRA León TCR | 20 | +25.096 | 22 | |
17 | 66 | ![]() | Zengő Motorsport | CUPRA León TCR | 20 | +53.666 | 21 | |
18 | 74 | ![]() | Team Oscaro by Campos Racing | CUPRA León TCR | 19 | +1 Lap | 14 | |
19 | 88 | ![]() | Team Mulsanne | Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR | 19 | +1 Lap | 20 | |
20 | 10 | ![]() | Team Mulsanne | Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR | 17 | +3 Laps | 24 | |
21 | 9 | ![]() | Boutsen Ginion Racing | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | 15 | +5 Laps | 16 | |
Ret | 70 | ![]() | DG Sport Compétition | Peugeot 308 GTi TCR | 11 | Damage | 18 | |
Ret | 5 | ![]() | BRC Racing Team | Hyundai i30 N TCR | 3 | Wheel | 25 | |
Ret | 21 | ![]() | Comtoyou Racing | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | 1 | Crash | 17 | |
Ret | 22 | ![]() | Audi Sport Team Comtoyou | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | 0 | Crash | 13 | |
Source:[4] |
- Mehdi Bennani originally finished fifth but was given a 10-second time penalty for contact with Esteban Guerrieri.
Qualifying 2
Pos. | No. | Name | Team | Car | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Points |
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1 | 30 | ![]() | BRC Racing Team | Hyundai i30 N TCR | 1:24.816 | 1:24.442 | 1:24.316 | 5 |
2 | 48 | ![]() | M Racing-YMR | Hyundai i30 N TCR | 1:24.734 | 1:24.658 | 1:24.396 | 4 |
3 | 5 | ![]() | BRC Racing Team | Hyundai i30 N TCR | 1:24.863 | 1:24.519 | 1:24.540 | 3 |
4 | 11 | ![]() | M Racing-YMR | Hyundai i30 N TCR | 1:24.796 | 1:24.392 | 1:24.653 | 2 |
5 | 68 | ![]() | ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | 1:24.796 | 1:24.392 | 1:24.653 | 1 |
6 | 12 | ![]() | Sébastien Loeb Racing | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | 1:24.877 | 1:24.743 | – | |
7 | 25 | ![]() | Sébastien Loeb Racing | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | 1:25.082 | 1:24.789 | – | |
8 | 15 | ![]() | ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | 1:25.302 | 1:24.807 | – | |
9 | 69 | ![]() | Audi Sport Leopard Lukoil Team WRT | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | 1:25.080 | 1:24.910 | – | |
10 | 74 | ![]() | Team Oscaro by Campos Racing | CUPRA León TCR | 1:25.320 | 1:25.067 | – | |
11 | 52 | ![]() | Audi Sport Leopard Lukoil Team WRT | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | 1:25.339 | 1:25.151 | – | |
12 | 22 | ![]() | Audi Sport Team Comtoyou | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | 1:25.301 | 1:25.201 | – | |
13 | 86 | ![]() | ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | 1:25.361 | – | – | |
14 | 9 | ![]() | Boutsen Ginion Racing | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | 1:25.407 | – | – | |
15 | 27 | ![]() | Team Oscaro by Campos Racing | CUPRA León TCR | 1:25.420 | – | – | |
16 | 70 | ![]() | DG Sport Compétition | Peugeot 308 GTi TCR | 1:25.423 | – | – | |
17 | 63 | ![]() | Boutsen Ginion Racing | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | 1:25.459 | – | – | |
18 | 7 | ![]() | DG Sport Compétition | Peugeot 308 GTi TCR | 1:25.531 | – | – | |
19 | 66 | ![]() | Zengő Motorsport | CUPRA León TCR | 1:25.762 | – | – | |
20 | 23 | ![]() | Comtoyou Racing | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | 1:25.828 | – | – | |
21 | 20 | ![]() | Audi Sport Team Comtoyou | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | 1:25.906 | – | – | |
22 | 8 | ![]() | Zengő Motorsport | CUPRA León TCR | 1:26.002 | – | – | |
23 | 88 | ![]() | Team Mulsanne | Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR | 1:26.064 | – | – | |
24 | 21 | ![]() | Comtoyou Racing | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | 1:26.409 | – | – | |
25 | 10 | ![]() | Team Mulsanne | Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR | 1:26.708 | – | – | |
Source:[5] |
Race 2
Pos. | No. | Name | Team | Car | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 69 | ![]() | Audi Sport Leopard Lukoil Team WRT | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | 20 | 31:41.418 | 2 | 25 |
2 | 25 | ![]() | Sébastien Loeb Racing | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | 20 | +0.890 | 4 | 18 |
3 | 74 | ![]() | Team Oscaro by Campos Racing | CUPRA León TCR | 20 | +3.270 | 1 | 15 |
4 | 68 | ![]() | ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | 20 | +3.631 | 6 | 12 |
5 | 11 | ![]() | M Racing-YMR | Hyundai i30 N TCR | 20 | +6.570 | 7 | 10 |
6 | 15 | ![]() | ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | 20 | +7.916 | 3 | 8 |
7 | 5 | ![]() | BRC Racing Team | Hyundai i30 N TCR | 20 | +11.929 | 8 | 6 |
8 | 86 | ![]() | ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | 20 | +13.630 | 13 | 4 |
9 | 48 | ![]() | M Racing-YMR | Hyundai i30 N TCR | 20 | +14.555 | 9 | 2 |
10 | 9 | ![]() | Boutsen Ginion Racing | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | 20 | +14.959 | 14 | 1' |
11 | 52 | ![]() | Audi Sport Leopard Lukoil Team WRT | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | 20 | +15.386 | 11 | |
12 | 70 | ![]() | DG Sport Compétition | Peugeot 308 GTi TCR | 20 | +19.480 | 18 | |
13 | 88 | ![]() | Team Mulsanne | Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR | 20 | +20.091 | 23 | |
14 | 21 | ![]() | Comtoyou Racing | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | 20 | +21.327 | 24 | |
15 | 23 | ![]() | Comtoyou Racing | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | 20 | +22.411 | 20 | |
16 | 8 | ![]() | Zengő Motorsport | CUPRA León TCR | 20 | +24.790 | 22 | |
17 | 27 | ![]() | Team Oscaro by Campos Racing | CUPRA León TCR | 20 | +48.169 | 15 | |
18 | 12 | ![]() | Sébastien Loeb Racing | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | 17 | +3 Laps | 5 | |
19 | 30 | ![]() | BRC Racing Team | Hyundai i30 N TCR | 16 | +4 Laps | 10 | |
Ret | 7 | ![]() | DG Sport Compétition | Peugeot 308 GTi TCR | 11 | Retired | 18 | |
Ret | 63 | ![]() | Boutsen Ginion Racing | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | 10 | Crash | 17 | |
Ret | 22 | ![]() | Audi Sport Team Comtoyou | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | 9 | Retired | 12 | |
Ret | 10 | ![]() | Team Mulsanne | Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR | 9 | Contact | 25 | |
Ret | 66 | ![]() | Zengő Motorsport | CUPRA León TCR | 7 | Crash | 19 | |
DNS | 20 | ![]() | Audi Sport Team Comtoyou | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | – | Qualifying crash | – | |
Source:[6] |
- John Filippi originally finished twelfth but was given a 30-second time penalty for contact with Benjamin Lessennes.
Race 3
Pos. | No. | Name | Team | Car | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 30 | ![]() | BRC Racing Team | Hyundai i30 N TCR | 23 | 35:32.310 | 1 | 30 |
2 | 48 | ![]() | M Racing-YMR | Hyundai i30 N TCR | 23 | +2.524 | 2 | 23 |
3 | 11 | ![]() | M Racing-YMR | Hyundai i30 N TCR | 23 | +2.922 | 4 | 19 |
4 | 68 | ![]() | ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | 23 | +4.645 | 6 | 16 |
5 | 5 | ![]() | BRC Racing Team | Hyundai i30 N TCR | 23 | +5.937 | 3 | 13 |
6 | 25 | ![]() | Sébastien Loeb Racing | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | 23 | +6.631 | 7 | 10 |
7 | 12 | ![]() | Sébastien Loeb Racing | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | 23 | +8.121 | 6 | 8 |
8 | 15 | ![]() | ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | 23 | +9.932 | 8 | 4 |
9 | 69 | ![]() | Audi Sport Leopard Lukoil Team WRT | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | 23 | +10.743 | 9 | 2 |
10 | 74 | ![]() | Team Oscaro by Campos Racing | CUPRA León TCR | 23 | +13.740 | 10 | 1 |
11 | 27 | ![]() | Team Oscaro by Campos Racing | CUPRA León TCR | 23 | +14.599 | 15 | |
12 | 9 | ![]() | Boutsen Ginion Racing | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | 23 | +14.838 | 14 | |
13 | 70 | ![]() | DG Sport Compétition | Peugeot 308 GTi TCR | 23 | +16.011 | 16 | |
14 | 86 | ![]() | ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | 23 | +16.475 | 13 | |
15 | 8 | ![]() | Zengő Motorsport | CUPRA León TCR | 23 | +18.464 | 22 | |
16 | 21 | ![]() | Comtoyou Racing | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | 23 | +19.526 | 24 | |
17 | 63 | ![]() | Boutsen Ginion Racing | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | 23 | +20.205 | 17 | |
18 | 52 | ![]() | Audi Sport Leopard Lukoil Team WRT | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | 19 | +4 Laps | 11 | |
19 | 88 | ![]() | Team Mulsanne | Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR | 17 | +6 Laps | 23 | |
Ret | 23 | ![]() | Comtoyou Racing | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | 15 | Damage | 20 | |
Ret | 10 | ![]() | Team Mulsanne | Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR | 13 | Retired | 25 | |
Ret | 66 | ![]() | Zengő Motorsport | CUPRA León TCR | 8 | Retired | 19 | |
Ret | 22 | ![]() | Audi Sport Team Comtoyou | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | 6 | Retired | 12 | |
DNS | 7 | ![]() | DG Sport Compétition | Peugeot 308 GTi TCR | – | Did not start | – | |
DNS | 20 | ![]() | Audi Sport Team Comtoyou | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | – | Qualifying crash | – | |
Source:[7] |
Standings after the round
- Drivers' Championship standings
Pos | Driver | Points | |
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1 | ![]() | 62 | |
2 | ![]() | 51 | |
3 | ![]() | 41 | |
4 | ![]() | 37 | |
5 | ![]() | 32 |
- Teams' Championship standings
Pos | Driver | Points | |
---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 86 | |
2 | ![]() | 82 | |
3 | ![]() | 56 | |
4 | ![]() | 56 | |
5 | ![]() | 53 |
References
- ^ "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.
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