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WTCC: Only 8 laps were run under green in the streets of Marrakech!

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Khatir Soltani
The two races of the World Touring Car Championship staged on the street circuit of Marrakech in Morocco sadly turned into a demolition derby…

Only six laps were run under green on Saturday compared to just two on Sunday. The rest were run under yellow behind the Satefy Car…




On this fast but quite narrow circuit, several collisions happened during the two races. And each time a car crashed, it seemed to take ages for the corners workers to remove them from the circuit.

Reigning series’ champion Gabriele Tarquini, driving a Seat Leon TDI won the first race.

In race two, British driver Andy Priaulx captured victory for BMW despite the fact that just two laps were run under the green!

Tarquini takes the lead on the point standings ahead of Frenchman Yvan Muller (Chevrolet Cruze).

The next race will be held hopefully in more normal conditions on the very fast circuit of Monza in Italy.


Khatir Soltani
Khatir Soltani
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