2024 Safari Rally Safari Rally Kenya 2024 | |||
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Round 3 of 13 in the 2024 World Rally Championship
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![]() Safari Rally moved ahead to March for 2024. | |||
Host country | ![]() | ||
Rally base | Naivasha, Nakuru County | ||
Dates run | 28 – 31 March 2024 | ||
Start location | Kasarani, Nairobi | ||
Finish location | Hell's Gate National Park, Naivasha | ||
Stages | 19 (355.92 km; 221.16 miles) [1] | ||
Stage surface | Gravel | ||
Transport distance | 943.30 km (586.14 miles) | ||
Overall distance | 1,299.22 km (807.30 miles) | ||
Statistics | |||
Crews registered | 29 | ||
Crews | 28 at start, 22 at finish | ||
Overall results | |||
Overall winner | ![]() ![]() ![]() 3:36:04.0 | ||
Saturday Overall leader | ![]() ![]() ![]() 2:48:50.2 | ||
Sunday Accumulated leader | ![]() ![]() ![]() 45:27.7 | ||
Power Stage winner | ![]() ![]() ![]() 5:27.1 | ||
Support category results | |||
WRC-2 winner | ![]() ![]() ![]() 3:54:09.4 | ||
WRC-3 winner | ![]() ![]() 6:16:11.8 |
The 2024 Safari Rally (also known as the 2024 Safari Rally Kenya) was a motor racing event for rally cars held over four days from 28 to 31 March 2024. [2] It marked the seventy-second running of the Safari Rally, and will be the third round of the 2024 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 355.92 km (221.16 mi). [1]
Sébastien Ogier and Vincent Landais were the defending rally winners, and 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] Diego Dominguez Jr. and Rogelio Peñate were the defending rally winners in the WRC-3 category. [5]
Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen won the rally, and their team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, successfully defended their titles. [6] Gus Greensmith and Jonas Andersson were the winners in the WRC-2 category. [7] Hamza Anwar and Adnan Din were the winners in the WRC-3 category.
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. Nine entered under Rally1 regulations, as were thirteen Rally2 crews in the World Rally Championship-2 and one Rally3 crew in the World Rally Championship-3. [8]
No. | Driver | Co-Driver | Entrant | Car | Tyre |
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34 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | P |
All dates and times are EAT (UTC+3).
Date | No. | Time span | Stage name | Distance |
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27 March | — | After 10:01 | Loldia [ Shakedown ] | 5.40 km |
28 March | ![]() | After 12:26 | Opening ceremony, Kenyatta International Convention Centre | — |
SS1 | After 14:05 | Super Special Kasarani | 4.84 km | |
29 March | ![]() | 7:30 – 7:45 | Service A, WSTI Naivasha | — |
SS2 | After 8:30 | Loldia 1 | 19.17 km | |
SS3 | After 9:48 | Geothermal 1 | 13.12 km | |
SS4 | After 10:41 | Kedong 1 | 30.62 km | |
![]() | 12:31 – 13:11 | Service B, WSTI Naivasha | — | |
SS5 | After 13:56 | Loldia 2 | 19.17 km | |
SS6 | After 15:14 | Geothermal 2 | 13.12 km | |
SS7 | After 16:07 | Kedong 2 | 30.62 km | |
![]() | 17:37 – 18:22 | Flexi Service C, WSTI Naivasha | — | |
30 March | SS8 | After 8:01 | Soysambu 1 | 29.32 km |
SS9 | After 9:05 | Elmenteita 1 | 15.08 km | |
SS10 | After 10:03 | Sleeping Warrior 1 | 31.04 km | |
![]() | 12:28 – 13:08 | Service D, WSTI Naivasha | — | |
SS11 | After 14:34 | Soysambu 2 | 29.32 km | |
SS12 | After 15:35 | Elmenteita 2 | 15.08 km | |
SS13 | After 16:33 | Sleeping Warrior 2 | 31.04 km | |
![]() | 18:53 – 19:38 | Flexi Service E, WSTI Naivasha | — | |
31 March | SS14 | After 7:02 | Malewa 1 | 8.33 km |
SS15 | After 7:57 | Oserian 1 | 18.33 km | |
SS16 | After 9:05 | Hell's Gate 1 | 10.53 km | |
![]() | 10:18 – 10:33 | Service F, WSTI Naivasha | — | |
SS17 | After 11:20 | Malewa 2 | 8.33 km | |
SS18 | After 12:10 | Oserian 2 | 18.33 km | |
![]() | 13:18 – 13:58 | Regroup, WSTI Naivasha | — | |
SS19 | After 14:15 | Hell's Gate 2 [ Power Stage ] | 10.53 km | |
![]() | After 15:15 | Podium ceremony, WSTI Naivasha | — | |
Source: [1] | ||||
Position | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points | ||||
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Class | Event | SAT | SUN | WPS | Total | |||||||
1 | 1 | 69 | Kalle Rovanperä | Jonne Halttunen | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 | 3:36:04.0 | 0.0 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 20 |
2 | 2 | 18 | Takamoto Katsuta | Aaron Johnston | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 | 3:37:41.8 | +1:37.8 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 18 |
3 | 3 | 16 | Adrien Fourmaux | Alexandre Coria | M-Sport Ford WRT | Ford Puma Rally1 | 3:38:29.1 | +2:25.1 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 17 |
4 | 4 | 33 | Elfyn Evans | Scott Martin | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 | 3:40:24.2 | +4:20.2 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 16 |
5 | 5 | 11 | Thierry Neuville | Martijn Wydaeghe | Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT | Hyundai i20 N Rally1 | 3:46:21.5 | +10:17.5 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 19 |
6 | 8 | 8 | Ott Tänak | Martin Järveoja | Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT | Hyundai i20 N Rally1 | 3:57:06.0 | +21:02.0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 12 |
7 | 9 | 19 | Jourdan Serderidis | Frédéric Miclotte | M-Sport Ford WRT | Ford Puma Rally1 | 4:02:17.3 | +26:13.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
8 | 12 | 4 | Esapekka Lappi | Janne Ferm | Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT | Hyundai i20 N Rally1 | 4:18:25.7 | +42:21.7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
9 | 15 | 13 | Grégoire Munster | Louis Louka | M-Sport Ford WRT | Ford Puma Rally1 | 4:33:59.9 | +57:55.9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Pos. | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Manufacturers' championships | |||||||||
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Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points | ||||
1 | ![]() | Thierry Neuville | 67 | ![]() | Martijn Wydaeghe | 67 | ![]() | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | 131 | |||
2 | ![]() | Elfyn Evans | 61 | ![]() | Scott Martin | 61 | ![]() | Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT | 127 | |||
3 | ![]() | Adrien Fourmaux | 46 | ![]() | Alexandre Coria | 46 | ![]() | M-Sport Ford WRT | 72 | |||
4 | ![]() | Ott Tänak | 33 | ![]() | Martin Järveoja | 33 | ||||||
5 | ![]() | Kalle Rovanperä | 31 | ![]() | Jonne Halttunen | 31 |
Pos. | Open Drivers' championships | Open Co-drivers' championships | Teams' championships | Challenger Drivers' championships | Challenger Co-drivers' championships | |||||||||||||||
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Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points | Move | Driver | Points | ||||||
1 | ![]() | Oliver Solberg | 43 | ![]() | Elliott Edmondson | 43 | ![]() | DG Sport Compétition | 43 | ![]() | Nicolas Ciamin | 33 | ![]() | Yannick Roche | 33 | |||||
2 | ![]() | Yohan Rossel | 25 | ![]() | Arnaud Dunand | 25 | ![]() | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT NG | 43 | ![]() | Pepe López | 25 | ![]() | David Vázquez Liste | 25 | |||||
3 | ![]() | Gus Greensmith | 25 | ![]() | Jonas Andersson | 25 | ![]() | Toksport WRT | 43 | ![]() | Sami Pajari | 25 | ![]() | Enni Mälkönen | 25 | |||||
4 | ![]() | Nicolas Ciamin | 24 | ![]() | Yannick Roche | 24 | ![]() | Kajetan Kajetanowicz | 25 | ![]() | Maciej Szczepaniak | 25 | ||||||||
5 | ![]() | Pepe López | 18 | ![]() | David Vázquez Liste | 18 | ![]() | Nikolay Gryazin | 18 | ![]() | Konstantin Aleksandrov | 18 | ||||||||
Position | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points | |
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Event | Class | ||||||||
22 | 1 | 34 | Hamza Anwar | Adnan Din | Hamza Anwar | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 6:16:11.8 | 0.0 | 25 |
Stage | Winners | Car | Time | Class leaders |
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SD | Anwar / Din | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 5:02.4 | — |
SS1 | Anwar / Din | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 3:49.0 | Anwar / Din |
SS2 | Anwar / Din | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 23:46.7 | |
SS3 | Anwar / Din | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 18:53.0 | |
SS4 | Anwar / Din | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 30:54.8 | |
SS5 | Anwar / Din | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 26:58.2 | |
SS6 | Anwar / Din | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 19:00.5 | |
SS7 | Anwar / Din | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 31:04.5 | |
SS8 | Anwar / Din | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 22:29.3 | |
SS9 | Anwar / Din | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 11:02.9 | |
SS10 | Anwar / Din | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 27:08.0 | |
SS11 | Anwar / Din | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 31:14.2 | |
SS12 | Anwar / Din | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 20:26.9 | |
SS13 | Anwar / Din | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 38:19.8 | |
SS14 | Anwar / Din | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 8:08.4 | |
SS15 | Anwar / Din | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 14:32.1 | |
SS16 | Anwar / Din | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 7:27.0 | |
SS17 | Anwar / Din | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 8:08.7 | |
SS18 | Anwar / Din | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 15:15.8 | |
SS19 | Anwar / Din | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 7:32.0 |
Pos. | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | ||||||
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Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | |||
1 | ![]() | Jan Černý | 25 | ![]() | Ondřej Krajča | 25 | ||
2 | ![]() | Mille Johansson | 25 | ![]() | Johan Grönvall | 25 | ||
3 | ![]() | Hamza Anwar | 25 | ![]() | Adnan Din | 25 | ||
4 | ![]() | Ghjuvanni Rossi | 18 | ![]() | Kylian Sarmezan | 18 | ||
5 | ![]() | Romet Jürgenson | 18 | ![]() | Siim Oja | 18 |
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