Mehdi Bennani

Quick Facts

Full Name	Mehdi Bennani
Occupation	Race Car Driver
Date Of Birth	Aug 25, 1983(1983-08-25)
Age	41
Birthplace	Fes
Country	Morocco
Birth City	Fès-Boulemane
Horoscope	Leo

Mehdi Bennani Biography

Mehdi Bennani is one of the most popular and richest Race Car Driver who was born on August 25, 1983 in Fes, Fès-Boulemane, Morocco. He is a professional racing driver who competes in World Touring Car Championships as part of the Sebastien Loeb Racing Team. He is well-known for winning numerous honors and awards, including the 2016 WTCC Independents’ trophy.

In 2016, he was part of the Sebastien Loeb racing team and was in a team that included He was on a team with Tom Chilton in 2016 as a part of the Sebastien Loeb Racing team..

Like most racing drivers, Bennani started out in karting, winning his national championship in 2001. He finished as runner-up in the European Karting Championship in the 100 ICA class. He also won the Moroccan Fiat Palio Trophy in 2001. He moved into single-seaters and was runner-up in Formula BMW Asia in

2004. He moved to the Formula Renault 3.5 Series in 2005 with the Avalon Formula team, racing against the likes of Robert Kubica and Will Power. He also competed for EuroInternational in 2006, but failed to score a point in his time in the series. He competed in Euroseries 3000 in 2007, finished 14th at the final standings and scored a best result of fourth. In 2008 he competed in the Pau Historical Grand Prix, where he finished second.

In May 2009 Bennani competed in his home round of the World Touring Car Championship, the Race of Morocco at the Marrakech Street Circuit in a SEAT León 2.0 TFSI prepared by Exagon Engineering. He was backed by OMNT, Morocco’s Tourism Office. He became the first North African to race in the WTCC, on the series’ first visit to the African continent. He qualified in 14th place for the first race, and finished in 9th place, winner of the Independents category. He finished ninth in the second race, and impressed throughout the weekend with the way he was able to keep up with WTCC regulars. He competed at four further race weekends for Exagon. At the Race of Portugal he collided with the stranded car of Alain Menu on the narrow street circuit, he was later disqualified from the final classification.

He was born in Fez, Morocco and raised there.

Mehdi Bennani Net Worth

Mehdi Bennani is one of the richest Race Car Driver from Morocco. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Mehdi Bennani 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He started his career in karting, winning the 2001 national championship. In 2004, he moved to Formula BMW Asia single-seater. He competed in May 2009 in the Race of Morocco in the World Touring Car Championship.

After winning the Shanghai WTCC, he was the first Moroccan driver to win a championship race organized by FIA.

Mehdi Bennani (Arabic: مهدي بناني ‎, born 25 August 1983) is a Moroccan racing driver who currently competes in the World Touring Car Championship with Sébastien Loeb Racing.

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In 2014 Bennani scored his first WTCC win at the championship’s Shanghai round. Bennani went on to finish the season in 11th place.

Facts & Trivia

Mehdi Ranked on the list of most popular Race Car Driver. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Morocco. Mehdi Bennani celebrates birthday on August 25 of every year.

For 2016, Bennani had two teammates, Tom Chilton and Gregoire Demoustier.

Top Facts about Mehdi Bennani

1. Mehdi Bennani is a Moroccan racing driver.
2. He was born on August 25, 1983 in Fes, Morocco.
3. Bennani has competed in various motorsport disciplines since 2003.
4. He won the World Touring Car Championship Trophy in 2016.
5. Bennani has also raced in the TCR International Series and Formula Renault.
6. He is currently driving for SLR VW Motorsport team in WTCR.
7. Bennani has scored multiple podium finishes throughout his career.
8. He made his debut at the Dakar Rally in 2020, finishing 20th overall.
9. The Moroccan driver is known for his aggressive and competitive driving style.
10. Bennani is considered one of the most successful African racing drivers of all time.