2023 Safari Rally

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2023 Safari Rally
Safari Rally Kenya 2023
Round 7 of 13 in the 2023 World Rally Championship
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Kenya KCB Rally Naivasha 4.jpg
The rally is featured with rocky and rutted tracks and unpredictable weather.
Host countryFlag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Rally base Naivasha, Nakuru County
Dates run22 25 June 2023
Start location Kasarani, Nairobi
Finish location Hell's Gate National Park, Naivasha
Stages19 (356.98 km; 221.82 miles) [1]
Stage surface Gravel
Transport distance835.49 km (519.15 miles)
Overall distance1,192.47 km (740.97 miles)
Statistics
Crews registered33
Crews31 at start, 20 at finish
Overall results
Overall winner Flag of France.svg Sébastien Ogier
Flag of France.svg Vincent Landais
Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
3:30:42.5
Power Stage winner Flag of Estonia.svg Ott Tänak
Flag of Estonia.svg Martin Järveoja
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg M-Sport Ford WRT
5:35.0
Support category results
WRC-2 winner Flag of Poland.svg Kajetan Kajetanowicz
Flag of Poland.svg Maciej Szczepaniak
3:57:15.9
WRC-3 winner Flag of Paraguay.svg Diego Dominguez Jr.
Flag of Spain.svg Rogelio Peñate
4:37:57.1

The 2023 Safari Rally (also known as the Safari Rally Kenya 2023) was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held from 22 June to 25 June 2023. [2] 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). [1]

Contents

Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen were the defending rally winners. Their team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, were the defending manufacturer's winners. [3] Kajetan Kajetanowicz and Maciej Szczepaniak were the defending rally winners in the WRC-2 category. [4] Maxine Wahome and Murage Waigwa were the defending rally winners in the WRC-3 category. [5]

Sébastien Ogier and Vincent Landais won the rally. Their team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, successfully defended their manufacturer's title. [6] Kajetanowicz and Szczepaniak successfully defended their victory in the World Rally Championship-2 category. [7] Diego Dominguez Jr. and Rogelio Peñate won the World Rally Championship-3 category. [8]

The Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT crew of Thierry Neuville and Martijn Wydaeghe was disqualified from the rally post-event for unathorized reconnaissance of stages, stripping them both of their eighth place finish and of the victory in the Power Stage. The disqualification instead gave the Power Stage victory to Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja of the M-Sport Ford team. [9]

Background

Entry list

The following crews entered into the rally. The event was opened to crews competing in the World Rally Championship, its support categories, the World Rally Championship-2, World Rally Championship-3 and privateer entries that were not registered to score points in any championship. Ten entered under Rally1 regulations, as were eleven Rally2 crews in the World Rally Championship-2 and five Rally3 crew in the World Rally Championship-3. [10] [11]

Rally1 entries competing in the World Rally Championship
No.DriverCo-DriverEntrantCarChampionship eligibilityTyre
4 Flag of Finland.svg Esapekka Lappi Flag of Finland.svg Janne Ferm Flag of South Korea.svg Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer P
6 Flag of Spain.svg Dani Sordo Flag of Spain.svg Cándido Carrera Flag of South Korea.svg Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer P
7 Flag of France.svg Pierre-Louis Loubet Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Nicolas Gilsoul Flag of the United Kingdom.svg M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer P
8 Flag of Estonia.svg Ott Tänak Flag of Estonia.svg Martin Järveoja Flag of the United Kingdom.svg M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer P
9 Flag of Greece.svg Jourdan Serderidis Flag of France.svg Andy Malfoy Flag of the United Kingdom.svg M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Driver, Co-driver 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 N Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer P
17 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Ogier Flag of France.svg Vincent Landais Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer P
18 Flag of Japan.svg Takamoto Katsuta Flag of Ireland.svg Aaron Johnston Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver 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 GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer P
69 Flag of Finland.svg Kalle Rovanperä Flag of Finland.svg Jonne Halttunen Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer P
Rally2 entries competing in the World Rally Championship-2
No.DriverCo-DriverEntrantCarChampionship eligibilityTyre
21 Flag of Poland.svg Kajetan Kajetanowicz Flag of Poland.svg Maciej Szczepaniak Flag of Poland.svg Kajetan Kajetanowicz Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
22 Flag of Luxembourg.svg Grégoire Munster Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Louis Louka Flag of the United Kingdom.svg M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver, Team P
23 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Martin Prokop Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Zdeněk Jůrka Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Martin Prokop Ford Fiesta Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
24 Flag of Germany.svg Armin Kremer Flag of Germany.svg Timo Gottschalk Flag of Germany.svg Armin Kremer Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
25 Flag of Kenya.svg Karan Patel Flag of Kenya.svg Tauseef Khan Flag of Kenya.svg Karan Patel Ford Fiesta R5 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
26 Flag of Kenya.svg Carl Tundo Flag of Kenya.svg Tim Jessop Flag of Kenya.svg Carl Tundo Škoda Fabia R5 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
27 Flag of Poland.svg Daniel Chwist Flag of Poland.svg Kamil Heller Flag of Poland.svg Daniel Chwist Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
28 Flag of Spain.svg Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz Flag of Spain.svg Rodrigo Sanjuan de Eusebio Flag of Spain.svg Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
29 Flag of Greece.svg George Vassilakis Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Krawszik Flag of the United Kingdom.svg M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta Rally2 Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver, Team P
30 Flag of Kenya.svg Aakif Virani Flag of Kenya.svg Azhar Bhatti Flag of Kenya.svg Aakif Virani Škoda Fabia R5 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
31 Flag of Kenya.svg Piero Canobbio Flag of Italy.svg Flavio Zanella Flag of Kenya.svg Piero Canobbio Hyundai i20 R5 Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger/Masters Co-driver
32 Flag of Kenya.svg Samman Singh Vohra Flag of Kenya.svg Alfir Khan Flag of Kenya.svg Samman Singh Vohra Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
Rally3 entries competing in the World Rally Championship-3
No.DriverCo-DriverEntrantCarTyre
34 Flag of Paraguay.svg Diego Dominguez Jr. Flag of Spain.svg Rogelio Peñate Flag of Paraguay.svg Diego Dominguez Jr. Ford Fiesta Rally3 P
35 Flag of Kenya.svg Hamza Anwar Flag of Kenya.svg Adnan Din Flag of Kenya.svg Rally Stars Program Kenya Ford Fiesta Rally3 P
36 Flag of Kenya.svg Jeremiah Wahome Flag of Kenya.svg Victor Okundi Flag of Kenya.svg Jeremiah Wahome Ford Fiesta Rally3 P
37 Flag of Kenya.svg McRae Kimathi Flag of Kenya.svg Mwangi Kioni Flag of Kenya.svg McRae Kimathi Ford Fiesta Rally3 P
38 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jason Bailey Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jamie Willetts Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jason Bailey Ford Fiesta Rally3 P
Other major entries
No.DriverCo-DriverEntrantCarTyre
20 Flag of Sweden.svg Oliver Solberg Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Elliott Edmondson Flag of Sweden.svg Oliver Solberg Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo P

Itinerary

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

DateNo.Time spanStage nameDistance
21 JuneAfter 10:01Loldia [ Shakedown ]5.40 km
22 JuneSS1After 14:05Super Special Kasarani4.84 km
23 June Icon tools.svg 7:00 – 7:15Service A, KWS Naivasha
SS2After 8:00Loldia 119.17 km
SS3After 9:18Geothermal 113.12 km
SS4After 10:11Kedong 130.48 km
Aiga carrental cropped.svg 11:14 – 11:44Regroup, KWS Naivasha
Icon tools.svg 11:44 – 12:24Service B, KWS Naivasha
SS5After 13:09Loldia 219.17 km
SS6After 14:27Geothermal 213.12 km
SS7After 15:20Kedong 230.48 km
Icon tools.svg 16:33 – 17:18Flexi Service C, KWS Naivasha
24 JuneSS8After 8:01Soysambu 119.17 km
SS9After 9:05Elmenteita 115.08 km
SS10After 10:03Sleeping Warrior 131.04 km
Aiga carrental cropped.svg 11:29 – 11:55Regroup, KWS Naivasha
Icon tools.svg 11:55 – 12:35Service D, KWS Naivasha
SS11After 14:01Soysambu 219.17 km
SS12After 15:05Elmenteita 215.08 km
SS13After 16:03Sleeping Warrior 231.04 km
Icon tools.svg 17:39 – 18:24Flexi Service E, KWS Naivasha
25 JuneSS14After 6:55Malewa 19.00 km
SS15After 7:51Oserian 118.33 km
SS16After 9:05Hell's Gate 110.53 km
Aiga carrental cropped.svg 10:12 – 10:22Regroup, KWS Naivasha
Icon tools.svg 10:22 – 10:37Service F, KWS Naivasha
SS17After 11:12Malewa 29.00 km
SS18After 12:08Oserian 218.33 km
Aiga carrental cropped.svg 13:16 – 14:07Regroup, KWS Naivasha
SS19After 14:15Hell's Gate 2 [ Power Stage ]10.53 km
Podium icon - Noun Project 3834.svg After 16:00Podium ceremony, KWS Naivasha
Source: [1]

Report

WRC Rally1

Classification

PositionNo.DriverCo-driverEntrantCarTimeDifferencePoints
EventClassEvent Stage
1117 Sébastien Ogier Vincent Landais Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 3:30:42.50.0253
2269 Kalle Rovanperä Jonne Halttunen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 3:30:49.2+6.7184
3333 Elfyn Evans Scott Martin Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 3:33:41.0+2:58.5151
4418 Takamoto Katsuta Aaron Johnston Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 3:34:06.3+3:23.8120
556 Dani Sordo Cándido Carrera Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 3:35:47.9+5:05.4100
668 Ott Tänak Martin Järveoja M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 3:39:56.9+9:14.485
777 Pierre-Louis Loubet Nicolas Gilsoul M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 3:46:58.2+16:15.760
1284 Esapekka Lappi Janne Ferm Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 4:12:57.4+42:14.902
Retired SS129 Jourdan Serderidis Andy Malfoy M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Engine00
Disqualified11 Thierry Neuville Martijn Wydaeghe Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Reconnaissance breach00

Special stages

StageWinnersCarTimeClass leaders
SD Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 3:32.4
SS1 Tänak / Järveoja Ford Puma Rally1 3:14.3 Tänak / Järveoja
SS2 Ogier / Landais Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 13:50.3 Ogier / Landais
SS3 Lappi / Ferm Hyundai i20 N Rally1 6:49.7
SS4 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 14:52.4
SS5 Ogier / Landais Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 13:50.2
SS6 Ogier / Landais Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 6:46.5
SS7 Ogier / Landais Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 15:04.6
SS8 Ogier / Landais Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 17:30.0
SS9 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 8:25.2
SS10 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 17:57.7
SS11 Ogier / Landais Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 17:23.4
SS12 Katsuta / Johnston Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 8:20.6
SS13 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 19:07.7
SS14 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 6:05.1
SS15 Ogier / Landais Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 11:15.9
SS16 Tänak / Järveoja Ford Puma Rally1 5:29.7
SS17 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 6:02.6
SS18 Katsuta / Johnston Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 11:53.6
SS19 Tänak / Järveoja Ford Puma Rally1 5:35.0

Championship standings

Pos.Drivers' championshipsCo-drivers' championshipsManufacturers' championships
MoveDriverPointsMoveCo-driverPointsMoveManufacturerPoints
1 1rightarrow blue.svg Kalle Rovanperä 140 1rightarrow blue.svg Jonne Halttunen 140 1rightarrow blue.svg Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 285
2 1uparrow green.svg 2 Elfyn Evans 99 1uparrow green.svg 2 Scott Martin 99 1rightarrow blue.svg Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT 237
3 1uparrow green.svg 2 Sébastien Ogier 98 1uparrow green.svg 2 Vincent Landais 98 1rightarrow blue.svg M-Sport Ford WRT 175
4 1downarrow red.svg 1 Ott Tänak 98 1downarrow red.svg 1 Martin Järveoja 98
5 1downarrow red.svg 3 Thierry Neuville 93 1downarrow red.svg 3 Martijn Wydaeghe 93

WRC-2 Rally2

Classification

PositionNo.DriverCo-driverEntrantCarTimeDifferencePoints
EventClassClass Stage Event
8121 Kajetan Kajetanowicz Maciej Szczepaniak Kajetan Kajetanowicz Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 3:57:15.90.02534
10223 Martin Prokop Zdeněk Jůrka Martin Prokop Ford Fiesta Rally2 4:08:43.6+11:27.71821
11326 Carl Tundo Tim Jessop Carl Tundo Škoda Fabia R5 4:11:38.6+14:22.71500
13424 Armin Kremer Timo Gottschalk Armin Kremer Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 4:14:40.8+17:24.91210
15527 Daniel Chwist Kamil Heller Daniel Chwist Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 4:52:52.1+55:36.21000
16632 Samman Singh Vohra Alfir Khan Samman Singh Vohra Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 5:23:48.3+1:26:32.4800
Retired SS1930 Aakif Virani Azhar Bhatti Aakif Virani Škoda Fabia R5 Withdrawn000
Retired SS1722 Grégoire Munster Louis Louka M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta Rally2 Fire000
Retired SS1725 Karan Patel Tauseef Khan Karan Patel Ford Fiesta R5 Withdrawn000
Retired SS1329 George Vassilakis Tom Krawszik M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta Rally2 Accident000
Retired SS1028 Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz Rodrigo Sanjuan de Eusebio Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Withdrawn000
Did not start31 Piero Canobbio Flavio Zanella Piero Canobbio Hyundai i20 R5 Withdrawn000

Special stages

Championship standings

Pos.Open Drivers' championshipsOpen Co-drivers' championshipsTeams' championshipsChallenger Drivers' championshipsChallenger Co-drivers' championships
MoveDriverPointsMoveCo-driverPointsMoveManufacturerPointsMoveManufacturerPointsMoveDriverPoints
1 1rightarrow blue.svg Yohan Rossel 77 1rightarrow blue.svg Arnaud Dunand 77 1rightarrow blue.svg M-Sport Ford WRT 91 1uparrow green.svg 1 Kajetan Kajetanowicz 75 1uparrow green.svg 1 Maciej Szczepaniak 75
2 1rightarrow blue.svg Oliver Solberg 64 1rightarrow blue.svg Elliott Edmondson 64 1rightarrow blue.svg Toksport WRT 80 1downarrow red.svg 1 Nikolay Gryazin 50 1downarrow red.svg 1 Konstantin Aleksandrov 50
3 1rightarrow blue.svg Gus Greensmith 62 1rightarrow blue.svg Jonas Andersson 62 1rightarrow blue.svg Hyundai Motorsport N 73 1rightarrow blue.svg Marco Bulacia 50 1rightarrow blue.svg Enni Mälkönen 43
4 1uparrow green.svg 5 Kajetan Kajetanowicz 55 1rightarrow blue.svg Torstein Eriksen 61 1rightarrow blue.svg Toksport WRT 3 68 1uparrow green.svg 5 Martin Prokop 44 1rightarrow blue.svg Diego Vallejo 40
5 1downarrow red.svg 1 Emil Lindholm 44 1uparrow green.svg 4 Maciej Szczepaniak 55 1rightarrow blue.svg Toksport WRT 2 65 1downarrow red.svg 1 Sami Pajari 43 1rightarrow blue.svg Borja Rozada 33

WRC-3 Rally3

Classification

PositionNo.DriverCo-driverEntrantCarTimeDifferencePoints
EventClass
14134 Diego Dominguez Jr. Rogelio Peñate Diego Dominguez Jr. Ford Fiesta Rally3 4:37:57.10.025
17238 Jason Bailey Jamie Willetts Jason Bailey Ford Fiesta Rally3 5:33:05.9+55:08.818
18337 McRae Kimathi Mwangi Kioni McRae Kimathi Ford Fiesta Rally3 5:43:54.7+1:05:57.615
Retired SS1436 Jeremiah Wahome Victor Okundi Jeremiah Wahome Ford Fiesta Rally3 Withdrawn0
Retired SS835 Hamza Anwar Adnan Din Rally Stars Program Kenya Ford Fiesta Rally3 Withdrawn0

Special stages

StageWinnersCarTimeClass leaders
SD Dominguez Jr. / Peñate Ford Fiesta Rally3 4:30.0
SS1 Dominguez Jr. / Peñate Ford Fiesta Rally3 3:40.6 Dominguez Jr. / Peñate
SS2 Anwar / Din Ford Fiesta Rally3 16:40.3
SS3 Dominguez Jr. / Peñate Ford Fiesta Rally3 8:19.6
SS4 Anwar / Din Ford Fiesta Rally3 18:43.7 Anwar / Din
SS5 Anwar / Din Ford Fiesta Rally3 16:31.4
SS6 Dominguez Jr. / Peñate Ford Fiesta Rally3 8:10.0
SS7 Dominguez Jr. / Peñate Ford Fiesta Rally3 19:03.6 Dominguez Jr. / Peñate
SS8 Bailey / Willetts Ford Fiesta Rally3 22:47.8
SS9 Dominguez Jr. / Peñate Ford Fiesta Rally3 11:14.7
SS10 Dominguez Jr. / Peñate Ford Fiesta Rally3 24:12.5
SS11 Dominguez Jr. / Peñate Ford Fiesta Rally3 23:52.8
SS12 Dominguez Jr. / Peñate Ford Fiesta Rally3 11:41.5
SS13 Dominguez Jr. / Peñate Ford Fiesta Rally3 26:56.8
SS14 Bailey / Willetts Ford Fiesta Rally3 8:00.8
SS15 Dominguez Jr. / Peñate Ford Fiesta Rally3 15:11.6
SS16 Dominguez Jr. / Peñate Ford Fiesta Rally3 7:19.5
SS17 Bailey / Willetts Ford Fiesta Rally3 7:58.3
SS18 Dominguez Jr. / Peñate Ford Fiesta Rally3 16:32.9
SS19 Dominguez Jr. / Peñate Ford Fiesta Rally3 7:46.1

Championship standings

Pos.Drivers' championshipsCo-drivers' championships
MoveDriverPointsMoveCo-driverPoints
1 1rightarrow blue.svg Roope Korhonen 75 1rightarrow blue.svg Anssi Viinikka 75
2 1uparrow green.svg 1 Diego Dominguez Jr. 62 1uparrow green.svg 1 Rogelio Peñate 62
3 1downarrow red.svg 1 William Creighton 46 1downarrow red.svg 1 Liam Regan 46
4 1uparrow green.svg 6 Jason Bailey 36 1rightarrow blue.svg Loïc Dumont 36
5 1downarrow red.svg 1 Tom Rensonnet 36 1rightarrow blue.svg Conor Mohan 31

References

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