2021 Safari Rally

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2021 Safari Rally
Safari Rally Kenya 2021
Round 6 of 12 in the 2021 World Rally Championship
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Official launch of the WRC Safari Rally Kenya at KICC.jpg
The opening ceremony of the rally.
Host countryFlag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Rally base Nairobi, Nairobi County
Dates run24 – 27 June 2021
Start location Kasarani, Nairobi
Finish location Hell's Gate National Park, Naivasha
Stages18 (320.19 km; 198.96 miles) [1]
Stage surface Gravel
Transport distance813.17 km (505.28 miles)
Overall distance1,133.94 km (704.60 miles)
Statistics
Crews registered58
Crews52 at start, 26 at finish
Overall results
Overall winner Flag of France.svg Sébastien Ogier
Flag of France.svg Julien Ingrassia
Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
3:18:11.3
Power Stage winner Flag of Estonia.svg Ott Tänak
Flag of Estonia.svg Martin Järveoja
Flag of South Korea.svg Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT
6:06.4
Support category results
WRC-2 winnerno classified finishers
WRC-3 winner Flag of Kenya.svg Onkar Rai
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Drew Sturrock
3:47:37.7

The 2021 Safari Rally (also known as the Safari Rally Kenya 2021) was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over four days between 24 and 27 June 2021. [2] It marked the sixty-ninth running of the Safari Rally. The event was the sixth round of the 2021 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. The 2021 event was based in Nairobi in the Nairobi County and was contested over eighteen special stages totalling 320.19 km (198.96 mi) in competitive distance. [1]

Contents

Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia won the rally. Their team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, were the manufacturer's winners. [3] There were no classified finishers in the World Rally Championship-2 category. [4] Local hero Onkar Rai and Drew Sturrock won the World Rally Championship-3 category. [5]

At the age of ninety-one, Polish driver Sobiesław Zasada became the oldest competitor to start a World Rally Championship event. [6]

Background

Championship standings prior to the event

Reigning World Champions Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia entered the round with an eleven-point lead over Elfyn Evans and Scott Martin. Thierry Neuville and Martijn Wydaeghe were third, a further eighteen points behind. In the World Rally Championship for Manufacturers, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT held a massive a forty-nine-point lead over defending manufacturers' champions Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT, followed by M-Sport Ford WRT.

In the World Rally Championship-2 standings, Andreas Mikkelsen and Ola Fløene held a two-point lead ahead of Mads Østberg and Torstein Eriksen in the drivers' and co-drivers' standings respectively, with Marco Bulacia Wilkinson and Marcelo Der Ohannesian in third. In the teams' championship, Movisport and Toksport WRT co-led the championship, with M-Sport Ford WRT in third.

In the World Rally Championship-3 standings, Yohan Rossel and Alexandre Coria lead drivers' and co-drivers' championship respectively. Kajetan Kajetanowicz and Maciek Szczepaniak were second, trailed by Nicolas Ciamin and Yannick Roche.

Entry list

The following crews entered the rally. The event was opened to crews competing in the World Rally Championship, its support categories, the World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3, and privateer entries that are not registered to score points in any championship. Eleven entries for the World Rally Championship were received, as were four in the World Rally Championship-2 and six in the World Rally Championship-3.

Rally1 entries competing in the World Rally Championship
No.DriverCo-DriverEntrantCarTyre
1 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Ogier Flag of France.svg Julien Ingrassia Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC P
2 Flag of Sweden.svg Oliver Solberg Flag of Ireland.svg Aaron Johnston Flag of France.svg Hyundai 2C Competition Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC P
6 Flag of Spain.svg Dani Sordo Flag of Spain.svg Borja Rozada Flag of South Korea.svg Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC P
7 Flag of France.svg Pierre-Louis Loubet Flag of France.svg Florian Haut-Labourdette Flag of France.svg Hyundai 2C Competition Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC —
8 Flag of Estonia.svg Ott Tänak Flag of Estonia.svg Martin Järveoja Flag of South Korea.svg Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC P
11 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Thierry Neuville Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Martijn Wydaeghe Flag of South Korea.svg Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC P
16 Flag of France.svg Adrien Fourmaux Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Renaud Jamoul Flag of the United Kingdom.svg M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC P
18 Flag of Japan.svg Takamoto Katsuta Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Daniel Barritt Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC P
33 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Elfyn Evans Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Scott Martin Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC P
37 Flag of Italy.svg Lorenzo Bertelli Flag of Italy.svg Simone Scattolin Flag of the United Kingdom.svg M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC P
44 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Gus Greensmith Flag of Ireland.svg Chris Patterson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC P
69 Flag of Finland.svg Kalle Rovanperä Flag of Finland.svg Jonne Halttunen Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC P
Source: [7]
Rally2 entries competing in the World Rally Championship-2
No.DriverCo-DriverEntrantCarTyre
20 Flag of Norway.svg Andreas Mikkelsen Flag of Norway.svg Ola Fløene Flag of Germany.svg Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia R5 Evo —
21 Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg Marco Bulacia Wilkinson Flag of Argentina.svg Marcelo Der Ohannesian Flag of Germany.svg Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia R5 Evo —
22 Flag of Finland.svg Teemu Suninen Flag of Finland.svg Mikko Markkula Flag of the United Kingdom.svg M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II —
23 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Martin Prokop Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Zdeněk Jůrka Flag of the United Kingdom.svg M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II P
Source: [7]
Rally2 entries competing in the World Rally Championship-3 [lower-alpha 1]
No.DriverCo-DriverEntrantCarTyre
24 Flag of Kenya.svg Onkar Rai Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Drew Sturrock Flag of Kenya.svg Onkar Rai Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 P
25 Flag of Kenya.svg Carl Tundo Flag of Kenya.svg Tim Jessop Flag of Kenya.svg Carl Tundo Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 P
26 Flag of Kenya.svg Tejveer Rai Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Gareth Dawe Flag of Kenya.svg Tejveer Rai Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 P
27 Flag of Kenya.svg Karan Patel Flag of Kenya.svg Tauseef Khan Flag of Kenya.svg Karan Patel Ford Fiesta R5 P
28 Flag of Kenya.svg Aakif Virani Flag of Kenya.svg Azhar Bhatti Flag of Kenya.svg Aakif Virani Škoda Fabia R5 P
29 Flag of Poland.svg Daniel Chwist Flag of Poland.svg Kamil Heller Flag of Poland.svg Daniel Chwist Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II P
Source: [7]
Other major entries
No.DriverCo-DriverEntrantCarTyre
36 Flag of Poland.svg Sobiesław Zasada Flag of Poland.svg Tomasz Borysławski Flag of Poland.svg M-Sport Poland Ford Fiesta Rally3 P
Source: [7]

Route

Itinerary

All dates and times are EAT (UTC+3).

LegDateTimeNo.Stage nameDistance
—23 June13:01—Loldia [ Shakedown ]2.89 km
124 June14:08SS1Super Special Kasarani4.84 km
25 June08:09SS2Chui Lodge 113.34 km
09:05SS3Kedong 132.68 km
10:18SS4Oserian 118.87 km
13:46SS5Chui Lodge 213.34 km
14:42SS6Kedong 232.68 km
15:55SS7Oserian 218.87 km
226 June08:08SS8Elmenteita 114.67 km
09:08SS9Soysambu 120.33 km
10:22SS10Sleeping Warrior 131.04 km
14:05SS11Elmenteita 214.67 km
15:08SS12Soysambu 220.33 km
16:22SS13Sleeping Warrior 231.04 km
327 June07:26SS14Loldia 111.33 km
08:38SS15Hell's Gate 110.56 km
10:45SS16Malewa9.71 km
11:25SS17Loldia 211.33 km
13:18SS18Hell's Gate 2 [ Power Stage ]10.56 km
Source: [1]

Report

World Rally Cars

Classification

PositionNo.DriverCo-driverEntrantCarTimeDifferencePoints
EventClassEvent Stage
111 Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC 3:18:11.30.0252
2218 Takamoto Katsuta Daniel Barritt Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC 3:18:33.1+21.8180
338 Ott Tänak Martin Järveoja Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 3:19:20.8+1:09.5155
4444 Gus Greensmith Chris Patterson M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC 3:20:05.9+1:54.6100
5516 Adrien Fourmaux Renaud Jamoul M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC 3:20:06.0+1:54.7120
6669 Kalle Rovanperä Jonne Halttunen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC 3:29:04.7+10:53.484
10733 Elfyn Evans Scott Martin Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC 4:07:34.0+49:22.713
11837 Lorenzo Bertelli Simone Scattolin M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC 4:08:28.3+50:17.000
1296 Dani Sordo Borja Rozada Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 4:21:30.8+1:03:19.501
Retired SS1511 Thierry Neuville Martijn Wydaeghe Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC Damper00
Retired SS52 Oliver Solberg Aaron Johnston Hyundai 2C Competition Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC Roll cage00
Did not start7 Pierre-Louis Loubet Florian Haut-Labourdette Hyundai 2C Competition Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC Crew swap00

Special stages

DayStageStage nameLengthWinnersCarTimeClass leaders
23 June—Loldia [ Shakedown ]2.89 km Ogier / Ingrassia Toyota Yaris WRC 3:42.6—
24 JuneSS1Super Special Kasarani4.84 km Ogier / Ingrassia Toyota Yaris WRC 3:21.5 Ogier / Ingrassia
25 JuneSS2Chui Lodge 113.34 km Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 9:47.7 Neuville / Wydaeghe
SS3Kedong 132.68 km Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 16:52.3
SS4Oserian 118.87 km Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota Yaris WRC 12:39.3
SS5Chui Lodge 213.34 km Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota Yaris WRC 9:59.9 Rovanperä / Halttunen
SS6Kedong 232.68 km Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 16:52.1 Neuville / Wydaeghe
SS7Oserian 218.87 km Ogier / Ingrassia
Katsuta / Barritt 		Toyota Yaris WRC
Toyota Yaris WRC 		12:52.1
26 JuneSS8Elmenteita 114.67 km Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 9:01.4
SS9Soysambu 120.33 km Ogier / Ingrassia Toyota Yaris WRC 14:11.9
SS10Sleeping Warrior 131.04 km Ogier / Ingrassia Toyota Yaris WRC 17:26.6
SS11Elmenteita 214.67 km Ogier / Ingrassia Toyota Yaris WRC 8:47.5
SS12Soysambu 220.33 km Tänak / Järveoja Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 13:52.7
SS13Sleeping Warrior 231.04 km Sordo / Rozada Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 17:25.0
27 JuneSS14Loldia 111.33 km Ogier / Ingrassia Toyota Yaris WRC 7:37.1
SS15Hell's Gate 110.56 km Evans / Martin Toyota Yaris WRC 3:14.3 Katsuta / Barritt
SS16Malewa9.71 km Fourmaux / Jamoul Ford Fiesta WRC 7:01.1 Ogier / Ingrassia
Katsuta / Barritt
SS17Loldia 211.33 km Ogier / Ingrassia Toyota Yaris WRC 7:35.0 Ogier / Ingrassia
SS18Hell's Gate 2 [ Power Stage ]10.56 km Tänak / Järveoja Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 6:06.4

Championship standings

Pos.Drivers' championshipsCo-drivers' championshipsManufacturers' championships
MoveDriverPointsMoveCo-driverPointsMoveManufacturerPoints
1 1rightarrow blue.svg Sébastien Ogier 133 1rightarrow blue.svg Julien Ingrassia 133 1rightarrow blue.svg Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 273
2 1rightarrow blue.svg Elfyn Evans 99 1rightarrow blue.svg Scott Martin 99 1rightarrow blue.svg Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT 214
3 1rightarrow blue.svg Thierry Neuville 77 1rightarrow blue.svg Martijn Wydaeghe 77 1rightarrow blue.svg M-Sport Ford WRT 109
4 1rightarrow blue.svg Ott Tänak 69 1rightarrow blue.svg Martin Järveoja 69 1rightarrow blue.svg Hyundai 2C Competition 28
5 1rightarrow blue.svg Takamoto Katsuta 66 1rightarrow blue.svg Daniel Barritt 66

World Rally Championship-2

Classification

PositionNo.DriverCo-driverEntrantCarTimeDifferencePoints
EventClassClass Stage Event
Retired SS623 Martin Prokop Zdeněk Jůrka M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II Crash000
Did not start20 Andreas Mikkelsen Ola Fløene Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia R5 Evo Withdrawn000
Did not start21 Marco Bulacia Wilkinson Marcelo Der Ohannesian Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia R5 Evo Withdrawn000
Did not start22 Teemu Suninen Mikko Markkula M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II Withdrawn000

Special stages

DayStageStage nameLengthWinnersCarTimeClass leaders
23 June—Loldia [ Shakedown ]2.89 km Prokop / Jůrka Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II 4:17.9—
24 JuneSS1Super Special Kasarani4.84 km Prokop / Jůrka Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II 3:39.6 Prokop / Jůrka
25 JuneSS2Chui Lodge 113.34 km Prokop / Jůrka Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II 11:05.9
SS3Kedong 132.68 km Prokop / Jůrka Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II 19:40.1
SS4Oserian 118.87 km Prokop / Jůrka Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II 14:12.2
SS5Chui Lodge 213.34 km Prokop / Jůrka Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II 11:15.5
SS6Kedong 232.68 kmNo stage winners—No leaders
SS7Oserian 218.87 kmNo stage winners—
26 JuneSS8Elmenteita 114.67 kmNo stage winners—
SS9Soysambu 120.33 kmNo stage winners—
SS10Sleeping Warrior 131.04 kmNo stage winners—
SS11Elmenteita 214.67 kmNo stage winners—
SS12Soysambu 220.33 kmNo stage winners—
SS13Sleeping Warrior 231.04 kmNo stage winners—
27 JuneSS14Loldia 111.33 kmNo stage winners—
SS15Hell's Gate 110.56 kmNo stage winners—
SS16Malewa9.71 kmNo stage winners—
SS17Loldia 211.33 kmNo stage winners—
SS18Hell's Gate 2 [ Power Stage ]10.56 kmNo stage winners—

Championship standings

Pos.Drivers' championshipsCo-drivers' championshipsTeams' championships
MoveDriverPointsMoveCo-driverPointsMoveManufacturerPoints
1 1rightarrow blue.svg Andreas Mikkelsen 68 1rightarrow blue.svg Ola Fløene 68 1rightarrow blue.svg Toksport WRT 125
2 1rightarrow blue.svg Mads Østberg 66 1rightarrow blue.svg Torstein Eriksen 66 1rightarrow blue.svg Movisport 125
3 1rightarrow blue.svg Marco Bulacia Wilkinson 63 1rightarrow blue.svg Marcelo Der Ohannesian 63 1rightarrow blue.svg M-Sport Ford WRT 104
4 1rightarrow blue.svg Esapekka Lappi 59 1rightarrow blue.svg Janne Ferm 59 1rightarrow blue.svg Hyundai Motorsport N 12
5 1rightarrow blue.svg Teemu Suninen 41 1rightarrow blue.svg Mikko Markkula 41

World Rally Championship-3

Classification

PositionNo.DriverCo-driverEntrantCarTimeDifferencePoints
EventClassClass Stage Event
7124 Onkar Rai Drew Sturrock Onkar Rai Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 3:47:37.70.02556
8227 Karan Patel Tauseef Khan Karan Patel Ford Fiesta R5 3:51:41.7+4:04.01824
9325 Carl Tundo Tim Jessop Carl Tundo Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 3:54:52.0+7:14.31532
17429 Daniel Chwist Kamil Heller Daniel Chwist Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II 4:37:20.4+49:42.71240
22528 Aakif Virani Azhar Bhatti Aakif Virani Škoda Fabia R5 5:12:17.6+1:24:39.91010
Retired SS326 Tejveer Rai Gareth Dawe Tejveer Rai Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 Rolled000

Special stages

DayStageStage nameLengthWinnersCarTimeClass leaders
23 June—Loldia [ Shakedown ]2.89 km Rai / Sturrock Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 4:07.6—
24 JuneSS1Super Special Kasarani4.84 km Patel / Khan Ford Fiesta R5 3:42.6 Patel / Khan
25 JuneSS2Chui Lodge 113.34 km Rai / Sturrock Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 11:01.1 Rai / Sturrock
SS3Kedong 132.68 km Tundo / Jessop Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 19:36.1
SS4Oserian 118.87 km Rai / Sturrock Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 14:41.9
SS5Chui Lodge 213.34 km Rai / Sturrock Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 11:39.0
SS6Kedong 232.68 kmStage cancelled
SS7Oserian 218.87 kmStage cancelled
26 JuneSS8Elmenteita 114.67 km Tundo / Jessop Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 9:42.4 Rai / Sturrock
SS9Soysambu 120.33 km Rai / Sturrock Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 15:51.6
SS10Sleeping Warrior 131.04 km Rai / Sturrock Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 20:10.3
SS11Elmenteita 214.67 km Tundo / Jessop Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 9:56.1
SS12Soysambu 220.33 km Tundo / Jessop Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 15:27.9
SS13Sleeping Warrior 231.04 km Tundo / Jessop Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 21:05.5
27 JuneSS14Loldia 111.33 km Tundo / Jessop Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 8:32.5
SS15Hell's Gate 110.56 km Chwist / Heller Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II 3:50.2
SS16Malewa9.71 km Tundo / Jessop Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 7:58.5
SS17Loldia 211.33 km Tundo / Jessop Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 8:27.6
SS18Hell's Gate 2 [ Power Stage ]10.56 km Rai / Sturrock Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 7:10.7

Championship standings

Pos.Drivers' championshipsCo-drivers' championships
MoveDriverPointsMoveCo-driverPoints
1 1rightarrow blue.svg Yohan Rossel 98 1rightarrow blue.svg Alexandre Coria 70
2 1rightarrow blue.svg Kajetan Kajetanowicz 64 1rightarrow blue.svg Maciek Szczepaniak 64
3 1rightarrow blue.svg Nicolas Ciamin 57 1rightarrow blue.svg Yannick Roche 57
4New.png Onkar Rai 30New.png Drew Sturrock 30
5 1downarrow red.svg 1 Teemu Asunmaa 28 1downarrow red.svg 1 Benoît Fulcrand 28

Notes

  1. ↑ Under the Sporting Regulations, each car competing in the World Rally Championship-3 is entered under the driver's name.

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The 2021 Rally Catalunya was a motor racing event for rally cars that held over four days between 14 and 17 October 2021. It marked the fifty-sixth running of the Rally de Catalunya. The event was the tenth round of the 2021 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. It also hosted as the final round of the 2021 Junior World Rally Championship. The 2021 event was based in Salou in the province of Tarragona in Catalonia and was contested over seventeen special stages totalling 280.46 km (174.27 mi) in competitive distance.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2021 Rally Monza</span> 42nd edition of Rally Monza

The 2021 Rally Monza was a motor racing event for rally cars that held over four days between 18 and 21 November 2021. It marked the forty-second running of Monza Rally Show and was the twelfth and final round of the 2021 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2, World Rally Championship-3. The event was based in the famous Autodromo Nazionale di Monza circuit near Milan, where the Italian Grand Prix was held. The rally covered a total competitive distance of 253.18 km (157.32 mi).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2022 Safari Rally</span> 70th edition of Safari Rally

The 2022 Safari Rally was a motor racing event for rally cars held over four days between 23 and 26 June 2022. It would mark the seventieth running of the Safari Rally. The event was the sixth round of the 2022 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. The 2022 event was based in Nairobi and was contested over nineteen special stages covering a total competitive distance of 363.44 km (225.83 mi).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2022 Rally Catalunya (World Rally Championship)</span> 57th edition of Rally de Catalunya

The 2022 Rally Catalunya was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over four days between 20 and 23 October 2022. It marked the fifty-seventh running of the Rally de Catalunya. The event was the twelfth round of the 2022 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. The 2022 event was based in Salou in the province of Tarragona in Catalonia and was contested over nineteen special stages covering a total competitive distance of 293.77 km (182.54 mi).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2023 Safari Rally</span> 71st edition of Safari Rally

The 2023 Safari Rally was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held from 22 June to 25 June 2023. It marked the seventy-first running of the Safari Rally, and was the seventh round of the 2023 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. The event was based in Naivasha in the Nakuru County, and was contested over nineteen special stages covering a total competitive distance of 356.98 km (221.82 mi).

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Itinerary Safari Rally Kenya 2021". eWRC-results.com . Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  2. ↑ "Croatia and Estonia named in 2021 WRC calendar". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 9 October 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  3. ↑ "Ogier seizes Safari success after Neuville heartbreak". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 27 June 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  4. ↑ "Rai charges to early WRC3 lead in Kenya". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 25 June 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021. There were no finishers in WRC2.
  5. ↑ "Onkar conqiers WRC3 in Kenya". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 27 June 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  6. ↑ "Sobieslaw Zasada: Q & A". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 21 June 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
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