Ain-Diab Circuit
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| Location | Ain-Diab, Casablanca-Settat, Morocco |
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| Major events | Formula One Moroccan Grand Prix |
| Temporary road course (1957-58) | |
| Length | 7.602 km (4.724 miles) |
| Race lap record | 2:22.5 - 119.343 mph ( Stirling Moss, Vanwall, 1958[1]) |
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.
The 7.618 km (4.734 mi) course was designed by the Royal Automobile Club of Morocco and given a full blessing from Sultan Mohammed V. It took merely six weeks to construct. The site hosted an F1 race in 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.
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.
References
- ^ "Ain Diab | Motor Sport Magazine database". Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
External links
- Ain-Diab Circuit race results at Racing-Reference
- Satellite picture by Google Maps
33°34′43″N 7°41′15″W / 33.57861°N 7.68750°W
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