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{{Short description|Motorsport venue in Morocco}}
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[[Image:Ain-Diab.svg|thumb|right|250px|Ain-Diab road circuit]]
[[File:Layouts of Anfa Circuit and Ain-Diab Circuit.png|thumb|right|250px|Layouts of Anfa Circuit and Ain-Diab Circuit]]
| Name = Ain-Diab Circuit
| Location = [[Ain-Diab]], [[Casablanca-Settat]], [[Morocco]]
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The '''Ain-Diab Circuit''' was a [[Formula One]] road circuit built in 1957, south west of [[Ain-Diab]] in [[Morocco]], using the existing coast road and the main road from [[Casablanca]] to [[Azemmour]]. Before 1957, first the [[Anfa Circuit]] was used for the [[Moroccan Grand Prix]] and later a circuit in [[Agadir]].
| Time = [[GMT]]
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| Coordinates = {{Coord|33|34|43|N|7|41|15|W|display=inline,title|type:landmark_source:ruwiki}}
| Image = [[File:Ain-Diab.svg|250px]]
| Events = '''[[Formula One]]'''<br />''[[Moroccan Grand Prix]]'' (1958)
| Layout1 = Temporary Road Course (1957–1958)
| Opened = 1957
| Closed = 1958
| Length_km = 7.603
| Length_mi = 4.724
| Turns =
| Record_time = 2:22.5 - 119.343 mph
| Record_driver = {{flagicon|UK}} [[Stirling Moss]]
| Record_car = [[Vanwall|Vanwall VW 5]]
| Record_year = [[1958 Moroccan Grand Prix|1958]]<ref name = "motor sport magazine">{{cite web|url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/circuits/ain-diab|title=Ain Diab {{!}} Motor Sport Magazine database|last=|first=|date=|website=Motor Sport Magazine|access-date=18 September 2018}}</ref>
| Record_class = [[Formula One|F1]]
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The '''Ain-Diab Circuit''' ({{langx|ar|دارة عين الذئاب|Dārat A'ayn a-Thia'āb}}) was a [[Formula One]] road circuit built in 1957, southwest of [[Ain-Diab]] in [[Morocco]], using the existing coast road and the main road from [[Casablanca]] to [[Azemmour]] that ran through the Sidi Abderrahman forest.<ref name = "motor sport magazine"/> Prior to 1957, the [[Anfa Circuit]] and the [[Agadir]] circuit were used for the [[Moroccan Grand Prix]].
The 7.618 km (4.734 mi) course was designed by the Royal Automobile Club of Morocco and given a full blessing from [[Mohammed V of Morocco|Sultan Mohammed V]]. It took merely six weeks to construct. The site hosted an F1 race in [[1957 Moroccan Grand Prix|1957]], but it was a non-championship event. On 19 October 1958 the course was the venue for the [[1958 Moroccan Grand Prix]], the final round in the [[1958 Formula One season]]. It was won by [[Stirling Moss]] driving a [[Vanwall]], completing the 53 laps in 2h 09m 15.1s.


The {{convert|4.724|mi|km}} course was designed by the Royal Automobile Club of Morocco and given a full blessing from [[Mohammed V of Morocco|Sultan Mohammed V]].<ref name = "motor sport magazine"/> It took six weeks to construct.<ref name = "motor sport magazine"/><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://www.allf1.info/tracks/aindiab.php|title=All Formula One Info - Ain Diab Circuit|website=All Formula One Info|access-date=18 September 2018}}</ref> The site hosted a non-championship [[F1]] race in [[1957 Moroccan Grand Prix|1957]].<ref name = "gp57">{{Cite web|url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1957-moroccan-grand-prix|title=1957 Moroccan Grand Prix {{!}} Motor Sport Magazine Database|website=Motor Sport Magazine|access-date=18 September 2018}}</ref> On 19 October 1958 the course was the venue for the [[1958 Moroccan Grand Prix]],<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.silhouet.com/motorsport/tracks/aindiab.html|title=Ain Diab Track Info|website=Silhouet|access-date=18 September 2018}}</ref> the final round in the [[1958 Formula One season]].<ref name = "gp58"/> It was won by [[Stirling Moss]] driving a [[Vanwall]],<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://theracingline.net/racingcircuits/Morocco/_gp.html|title=Moroccan Grand Prix|website=theracingline.net|access-date=18 September 2018}}</ref> completing the 53 laps in 2h 09m 15.1s.<ref name = "gp58">{{Cite web|url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1958-moroccan-grand-prix|title=1958 Moroccan Grand Prix {{!}} Motor Sport Magazine Database|website=Motor Sport Magazine|access-date=18 September 2018}}</ref> [[Mike Hawthorn]] driving a [[Ferrari 246 F1|Ferrari 246]] finished second and in doing so became the first British Formula One World Champion.
There was a terrible accident during the race, when the engine on the Vanwall of [[Stuart Lewis-Evans]] seized and the car spun and crashed. He was severely burned, dying in hospital in England six days later.


During the race, the engine on the Vanwall of [[Stuart Lewis-Evans]] seized and the car spun and crashed. He was fatally burned,<ref name="motor sport magazine" /><ref name=":1" /> dying in hospital in England eight days later.<ref>{{cite news|title=The drama, pride and tragedy of F1's last Moroccan Grand Prix|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/africa/51658391|publisher=BBC News|date=27 February 2020}}</ref>
==See also==
* [[Moroccan Grand Prix]]


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}
* [http://www.kolumbus.fi/leif.snellman/t9.htm#ANFA www.kolumbus.fi - Anfa Circuit]


==External links==
==External links==
* {{Racing-Reference track|Ain_Diab}}
* [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=Casablanca,+Morocco&ie=UTF8&z=14&ll=33.578372,-7.690945&spn=0.033752,0.086517&t=k&om=1 Satellite picture by Google Maps]
* [https://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=Casablanca,+Morocco&ie=UTF8&z=14&ll=33.578372,-7.690945&spn=0.033752,0.086517&t=k&om=1 Satellite picture by Google Maps]


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Latest revision as of 11:53, 1 November 2024

Ain-Diab Circuit
LocationAin-Diab, Casablanca-Settat, Morocco
Time zoneGMT
Coordinates33°34′43″N 7°41′15″W / 33.57861°N 7.68750°W / 33.57861; -7.68750
Opened1957
Closed1958
Major eventsFormula One
Moroccan Grand Prix (1958)
Temporary Road Course (1957–1958)
Length7.603 km (4.724 miles)
Race lap record2:22.5 - 119.343 mph (United Kingdom Stirling Moss, Vanwall VW 5, 1958[1], F1)

The Ain-Diab Circuit (Arabic: دارة عين الذئاب, romanized: Dārat A'ayn a-Thia'āb) was a Formula One road circuit built in 1957, southwest of Ain-Diab in Morocco, using the existing coast road and the main road from Casablanca to Azemmour that ran through the Sidi Abderrahman forest.[1] Prior to 1957, the Anfa Circuit and the Agadir circuit were used for the Moroccan Grand Prix.

The 4.724 miles (7.603 km) course was designed by the Royal Automobile Club of Morocco and given a full blessing from Sultan Mohammed V.[1] It took six weeks to construct.[1][2] The site hosted a non-championship F1 race in 1957.[3] On 19 October 1958 the course was the venue for the 1958 Moroccan Grand Prix,[2][4] the final round in the 1958 Formula One season.[5] It was won by Stirling Moss driving a Vanwall,[4][6] completing the 53 laps in 2h 09m 15.1s.[5] Mike Hawthorn driving a Ferrari 246 finished second and in doing so became the first British Formula One World Champion.

During the race, the engine on the Vanwall of Stuart Lewis-Evans seized and the car spun and crashed. He was fatally burned,[1][2] dying in hospital in England eight days later.[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Ain Diab | Motor Sport Magazine database". Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "All Formula One Info - Ain Diab Circuit". All Formula One Info. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  3. ^ "1957 Moroccan Grand Prix | Motor Sport Magazine Database". Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  4. ^ a b "Ain Diab Track Info". Silhouet. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  5. ^ a b "1958 Moroccan Grand Prix | Motor Sport Magazine Database". Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  6. ^ "Moroccan Grand Prix". theracingline.net. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  7. ^ "The drama, pride and tragedy of F1's last Moroccan Grand Prix". BBC News. 27 February 2020.
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