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A crash means a race retirement from an accident, collision or spin. Starts exclude non-qualifications, non-starts and exclusions.History
The Ain-Diab Circuit was a road circuit near Casablanca in Morocco, southwest of Ain-Diab. It was built in 1957 and made use of the existing coast road and the main road from Casablanca to Azemmour, which ran through the Sidi Abderrahman forest. The layout was designed by the Royal Automobile Club of Morocco, and construction took six weeks. Before that, the Moroccan Grand Prix had been held at the Anfa Circuit and at Agadir.
The circuit was run clockwise and had 18 corners. A Formula One race without championship status took place there in 1957.
The only World Championship round held at Ain-Diab was the Moroccan Grand Prix on 19 October 1958, the final race of that Formula One season. Stirling Moss won the 53 laps in a Vanwall. Mike Hawthorn finished second in his Ferrari 246, which gave him the title and made him the first British Formula One World Champion.
The engine of Stuart Lewis-Evans's Vanwall seized, and the car spun and crashed. Lewis-Evans died in England eight days later.
Moments
- 1958Stirling Moss won the Moroccan Grand Prix in a Vanwall, the only World Championship race held at the Ain-Diab Circuit.
- 1958Mike Hawthorn finished second in his Ferrari and became the first British Formula One World Champion.
- 1958Stuart Lewis-Evans crashed after the engine of his Vanwall seized, and he died in England eight days later.
Circuit since 1958
- 19587.618 km
Data: F1DB by Marcel Overdijk, CC BY 4.0 licence.