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12 Hours of Casablanca, the Glossary

The 12 Hours of Casablanca was a sports car endurance race organised on the route of the future Ain-Diab Circuit in Morocco.^[1]

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Motorsport competitions in Morocco
Sport in Casablanca

Agadir

Agadir (ʾagādīr,; ⴰⴳⴰⴷⵉⵔ) is a major city in Morocco, on the shore of the Atlantic Ocean near the foot of the Atlas Mountains, just north of the point where the Souss River flows into the ocean, and south of Casablanca.

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Ain-Diab Circuit

The Ain-Diab Circuit (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. 12 Hours of Casablanca and Ain-Diab Circuit are sport in Casablanca.

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Alberto Ascari

Alberto Ascari (13 July 1918 – 26 May 1955) was an Italian racing driver and a two-time Formula One World Champion.

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André Guelfi

André Guelfi (6 May 1919 – 28 June 2016) was a French racing driver.

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Aston Martin DB3

The Aston Martin DB3 and later DB3S were sports racing cars built in the 1950s.

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Élie Bayol

Élie Marcel Bayol (28 February 1914 in Marseille – 25 May 1995 in La Ciotat) was a French racing driver who raced in Formula One for the O.S.C.A. and Gordini teams.

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Carrozzeria Scaglietti

Carrozzeria Scaglietti was an Italian automobile design and coachbuilding company active in the 1950s.

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Casablanca

Casablanca (lit) is the largest city in Morocco and the country's economic and business centre.

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Casimiro de Oliveira

Antonio Casimiro Pinto de Oliveira (8 September 1907 – 22 November 1970) was a Portuguese racing driver.

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Charles Pozzi

Charles Pozzi (27 August 1909 – 28 February 2001) was a French racing driver who participated in one World Championship Formula One race in 1950, the year of its inception.

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Clemente Biondetti

Clemente Biondetti (18 October 1898 – 24 February 1955) was an Italian auto racing driver.

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Delahaye

Delahaye was a family-owned automobile manufacturing company, founded by Émile Delahaye in 1894 in Tours, France.

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Delahaye 135

The Delahaye 135 is a luxury car manufactured by French automaker Delahaye.

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Endurance racing (motorsport)

Endurance racing is a form of motorsport racing which is meant to test the durability of equipment and endurance of participants. 12 Hours of Casablanca and endurance racing (motorsport) are endurance motor racing.

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Ferrari

Ferrari S.p.A. is an Italian luxury sports car manufacturer based in Maranello.

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Ferrari 225 S

The Ferrari 225 S was a sports racing car produced by Ferrari in 1952.

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Ferrari 250 MM

The Ferrari 250 MM was a sports racing car produced by Ferrari from 1952 to 1954.

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Ferrari 375 MM

The Ferrari 375 MM, was a sports racing car produced by Ferrari from 1953 to 1955.

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Ferrari Monza

The Ferrari Monza is one of a series of cars built by Ferrari.

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Georges Grignard

Auguste Georges Paul Grignard (25 July 1905 in Villeneuve-Saint-Georges – 7 December 1977 in Port-Marly) was a racing driver from France.

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Giuseppe Farina

Emilio Giuseppe "Nino" Farina (30 October 1906 – 30 June 1966), often known by the name Giuseppe Antonio Farina, was an Italian racing driver.

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Gordini

Gordini is a division of Renault Sport Technologies (Renault Sport).

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Graham Whitehead

Alfred Graham Whitehead (born in Harrogate, 15 April 1922 – died in Lower Basildon, Berkshire, 15 January 1981) was a British racing driver from England.

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Jaguar C-Type

The Jaguar C-Type (officially called the Jaguar XK120-C) is a racing sports car built by Jaguar and sold from 1951 to 1953.

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Jean Behra

Jean Marie Behra (16 February 1921 – 1 August 1959) was a Formula One driver who raced for the Gordini, Maserati, BRM, Ferrari and Porsche teams.

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Jean Lucas (racing driver)

Jean Lucas (25 April 1917 – 27 September 2003) was a French racing driver.

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Luigi Piotti

Luigi Piotti (October 27, 1913 in Milan – April 19, 1971 in Godiasco) was a racing driver from Italy.

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Luigi Villoresi

Luigi Villoresi (16 May 1909 – 24 August 1997) was an Italian racing driver.

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Mike Sparken

Mike Sparken is a pseudonym for Michel Poberejsky (born 16 June 1930 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine; died 21 September 2012).

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Moroccan Grand Prix

The Moroccan Grand Prix (سباق الجائزة الكبرى المغربي) was a Grand Prix first organised in 1925 in Casablanca, Morocco with the official denomination of "Casablanca Grand Prix". 12 Hours of Casablanca and Moroccan Grand Prix are motorsport competitions in Morocco and sport in Casablanca.

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Morocco

Morocco, officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa.

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OSCA MT4

The OSCA MT4, also spelled the O.S.C.A. MT4 or Osca MT4, is an Italian sports car prototype, designed, developed, and made by Officine Specializzata Costruzioni Automobili, between 1948 and 1956, but was raced and used in active competition until 1966.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/12_Hours_of_Casablanca

Also known as 1952 12 Hours of Casablanca, 1953 12 Hours of Casablanca.

12 Hours of Casablanca, the Glossary

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See also

Motorsport competitions in Morocco

Sport in Casablanca

References