Mehdi Bennani

Mehdi Bennani
NationalityMorocco Moroccan
Born (1983-08-25) 25 August 1983 (age 41)
Fez, Morocco
World Touring Car Championship career
Debut season2009
Current teamSébastien Loeb Racing
Racing licence FIA Gold
Car number25
Former teamsComtoyou Racing
Proteam Racing
Wiechers-Sport
Exagon Engineering
Starts191
Wins6
Poles1
Fastest laps3
Best finish5th in 2016
Previous series
2009
2007
2007
20052006
2004
Formula Le Mans
Euroseries 3000
Italian Formula 3000
Formula Renault 3.5 Series
Formula BMW Asia
Championship titles
2020
2016
TCR Europe Touring Car Series
WTCC Independents' Trophy

Mehdi Bennani (Arabic: مهدي بناني, born 25 August 1983) is a Moroccan racing driver who currently competes in the TCR Europe with Sébastien Loeb Racing. He was TCR Europe Champion in 2020 with the Belgian team Comtoyou Racing.

He became the first Moroccan driver to win a world championship race organized by the FIA, after his victory in Shanghai in the WTCC.[1]

  1. ^ "Bennani Claims First WTCC Victory in Second Shanghai Race - WTCC - The Checkered Flag". The Checkered Flag. 2014-10-12. Retrieved 2017-12-16.