It was first run in 1934, and held intermittently until 1988. Established by the
Royal Automobile Club of Morocco, it is one of the more difficult automotive rallies. In 1969 for example, 7 cars completed the course, out of a starting field of 68 vehicles. The event was a
World Rally Championship round in
1973,
1975 and
1976. The stages were varied – from shorter, but rough and challenging more typical ones to desert crossings (like in the
Dakar Rally), which were very long, reaching even few hundred kilometers, making refueling during the stage mandatory. ==List of winners==