Casablanca- Launch of The World Touring Car Championship (WTCC) Race of Morocco 2014, which will open the world championship season for the first time in Marrakech, was officially launched on Thursday in Casablanca.
The WTTC Race of Morocco was officially launched at Casablanca’s Hyatt Regency Hotel, during a press conference chaired by Abderrahman Zahid, President of Marrakech Grand Prix and Ménara Holding, Mohamed Zahid, General Director of Ménara Holding, and François Ribeiro, Motorsport Director of Eurosport Events.
The conference, held in the presence of many local media representatives, included four WTCC drivers: the reigning World Champion Yvan Muller of Citroën Total WTCC, Tiago Monteiro of Honda Castrol Team, Rob Huff of LADA Sport Lukoil, and local hero Mehdi Bennani of Proteam Racing, according to Euro sports.
Marrakesh’s 3-day event is to officially kick off on April 15 at Marrakech’s Circuit Moulay El Hassan and will host 5 racing series and 1 exhibition throughout the weekend.
This year’s program will feature the participation of Citroen’s legendary driver Sebastien LOEB, who will mark his first race in the WTCC in Marrakesh.
Edited by Melissa Smyth