2024 Safari Rally

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2024 Safari Rally
Safari Rally Kenya 2024
Round 3 of 13 in the 2024 World Rally Championship
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WRC Safari Rally (cropped).jpg
Safari Rally moved ahead to March for 2024.
Host countryFlag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Rally base Naivasha, Nakuru County
Dates run28 – 31 March 2024
Start location Kasarani, Nairobi
Finish location Hell's Gate National Park, Naivasha
Stages19 (355.92 km; 221.16 miles) [1]
Stage surface Sand
Transport distance943.30 km (586.14 miles)
Overall distance1,299.22 km (807.30 miles)
Statistics
Crews registered29
Crews28 at start, 22 at finish
Overall results
Overall winner Flag of Finland.svg Kalle Rovanperä
Flag of Finland.svg Jonne Halttunen
Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
3:36:04.0
Saturday
Overall leader		 Flag of Finland.svg Kalle Rovanperä
Flag of Finland.svg Jonne Halttunen
Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
2:48:50.2
Sunday
Accumulated leader		 Flag of Estonia.svg Ott Tänak
Flag of Estonia.svg Martin Järveoja
Flag of South Korea.svg Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT
45:27.7
Power Stage winner Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Thierry Neuville
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Martijn Wydaeghe
Flag of South Korea.svg Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT
5:27.1
Support category results
WRC-2 winner Flag of Sweden.svg Gus Greensmith
Flag of Sweden.svg Jonas Andersson
Flag of Germany.svg Toksport WRT
3:54:09.4
WRC-3 winner Flag of Kenya.svg Hamza Anwar
Flag of Kenya.svg Adnan Din
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 was 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]

Contents

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.

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. 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]

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
8 Flag of Estonia.svg Ott Tänak Flag of Estonia.svg Martin Järveoja Flag of South Korea.svg Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer 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
13 Flag of Luxembourg.svg Grégoire Munster Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Louis Louka Flag of the United Kingdom.svg M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer P
16 Flag of France.svg Adrien Fourmaux Flag of France.svg Alexandre Coria Flag of the United Kingdom.svg M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma 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, Manufacturer P
19 Flag of Greece.svg Jourdan Serderidis Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Frédéric Miclotte Flag of the United Kingdom.svg M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma 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
20 Flag of Sweden.svg Oliver Solberg Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Elliott Edmondson Flag of Germany.svg Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Driver, Co-driver, Team P
21 Flag of France.svg Nicolas Ciamin Flag of France.svg Yannick Roche Flag of France.svg Nicolas Ciamin Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
22 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Gus Greensmith Flag of Sweden.svg Jonas Andersson Flag of Germany.svg Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Driver, Co-driver, Team P
23 Flag of Poland.svg Kajetan Kajetanowicz Flag of Poland.svg Maciej Szczepaniak Flag of Poland.svg Kajetan Kajetanowicz Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
24 Flag of Kenya.svg Carl Tundo Flag of Kenya.svg Tim Jessop Flag of Kenya.svg Carl Tundo Ford Fiesta R5 Challenger/Master Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
25 Flag of Luxembourg.svg Charles Munster Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Loïc Dumont Flag of Luxembourg.svg Charles Munster Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
26 Flag of Paraguay.svg Diego Dominguez Jr. Flag of Spain.svg Rogelio Peñate Flag of Paraguay.svg Diego Dominguez Jr. Citroën C3 Rally2 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 Kenya.svg Karan Patel Flag of Kenya.svg Tauseef Khan Flag of Kenya.svg Karan Patel Škoda Fabia R5 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
29 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
30 Flag of Kenya.svg Aakif Virani Flag of Kenya.svg Zahir Shah Flag of Kenya.svg Aakif Virani Škoda Fabia R5 Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
31 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
32 Flag of Greece.svg George Vassilakis Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Krawszik Flag of Greece.svg George Vassilakis Ford Fiesta Rally2 Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver, Team P
Rally3 entries competing in the World Rally Championship-3
No.DriverCo-DriverEntrantCarTyre
34 Flag of Kenya.svg Hamza Anwar Flag of Kenya.svg Adnan Din Flag of Kenya.svg Hamza Anwar Ford Fiesta Rally3 P

Itinerary

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

DateNo.Time spanStage nameDistance
27 March—After 10:01Loldia [ Shakedown ]5.40 km
28 March Ribbon-cutting icon.svg After 12:26Opening ceremony, Kenyatta International Convention Centre —
SS1After 14:05Super Special Kasarani4.84 km
29 March Icon tools.svg 7:30 – 7:45Service A, WSTI Naivasha —
SS2After 8:30Loldia 119.17 km
SS3After 9:48Geothermal 113.12 km
SS4After 10:41Kedong 130.62 km
Icon tools.svg 12:31 – 13:11Service B, WSTI Naivasha —
SS5After 13:56Loldia 219.17 km
SS6After 15:14Geothermal 213.12 km
SS7After 16:07Kedong 230.62 km
Icon tools.svg 17:37 – 18:22Flexi Service C, WSTI Naivasha —
30 MarchSS8After 8:01Soysambu 129.32 km
SS9After 9:05Elmenteita 115.08 km
SS10After 10:03Sleeping Warrior 131.04 km
Icon tools.svg 12:28 – 13:08Service D, WSTI Naivasha —
SS11After 14:34Soysambu 229.32 km
SS12After 15:35Elmenteita 215.08 km
SS13After 16:33Sleeping Warrior 231.04 km
Icon tools.svg 18:53 – 19:38Flexi Service E, WSTI Naivasha —
31 MarchSS14After 7:02Malewa 18.33 km
SS15After 7:57Oserian 118.33 km
SS16After 9:05Hell's Gate 110.53 km
Icon tools.svg 10:18 – 10:33Service F, WSTI Naivasha —
SS17After 11:20Malewa 28.33 km
SS18After 12:10Oserian 218.33 km
Aiga carrental cropped.svg 13:18 – 13:58Regroup, WSTI Naivasha —
SS19After 14:15Hell's Gate 2 [ Power Stage ]10.53 km
Podium icon - Noun Project 3834.svg After 15:15Podium ceremony, WSTI Naivasha —
Source: [1]

Report

WRC Rally1

Classification

PositionNo.DriverCo-driverEntrantCarTimeDifferencePoints
ClassEventSATSUN WPS Total
1169 Kalle Rovanperä Jonne Halttunen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 3:36:04.00.0180220
2218 Takamoto Katsuta Aaron Johnston Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 3:37:41.8+1:37.8153018
3316 Adrien Fourmaux Alexandre Coria M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 3:38:29.1+2:25.1134017
4433 Elfyn Evans Scott Martin Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 3:40:24.2+4:20.2105116
5511 Thierry Neuville Martijn Wydaeghe Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 3:46:21.5+10:17.586519
688 Ott Tänak Martin Järveoja Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 3:57:06.0+21:02.017412
7919 Jourdan Serderidis Frédéric Miclotte M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 4:02:17.3+26:13.32002
8124 Esapekka Lappi Janne Ferm Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 4:18:25.7+42:21.70134
91513 Grégoire Munster Louis Louka M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 4:33:59.9+57:55.90202

Special stages

StageWinnersCarTimeClass leaders
SD Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 3:32.1—
SS1 Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 N Rally1 3:19.9 Neuville / Wydaeghe
SS2 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 13:59.0 Rovanperä / Halttunen
SS3 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 6:51.3
SS4 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 15:42.1
SS5 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 13:56.7
SS6 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 6:48.6
SS7 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 15:44.2
SS8 Katsuta / Johnston Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 17:12.5
SS9 Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 N Rally1 8:15.8
SS10 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 20:23.8
SS11 Katsuta / Johnston Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 17:19.4
SS12 Evans / Martin Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 8:24.7
SS13 Tänak / Järveoja Hyundai i20 N Rally1 20:09.0
SS14 Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 N Rally1 5:57.3
SS15 Evans / Martin Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 11:27.5
SS16 Evans / Martin Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 5:29.3
SS17 Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 N Rally1 5:59.0
SS18 Tänak / Järveoja Hyundai i20 N Rally1 10:55.4
SS19 Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 N Rally1 5:27.1

Championship standings

Pos.Drivers' championshipsCo-drivers' championshipsManufacturers' championships
MoveDriverPointsMoveCo-driverPointsMoveManufacturerPoints
1 1rightarrow blue.svg Thierry Neuville 67 1rightarrow blue.svg Martijn Wydaeghe 67 1uparrow green.svg 1 Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 131
2 1rightarrow blue.svg Elfyn Evans 61 1rightarrow blue.svg Scott Martin 61 1downarrow red.svg 1 Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT 127
3 1rightarrow blue.svg Adrien Fourmaux 46 1rightarrow blue.svg Alexandre Coria 46 1rightarrow blue.svg M-Sport Ford WRT 72
4 1uparrow green.svg 1 Ott Tänak 33 1uparrow green.svg 1 Martin Järveoja 33
5 1uparrow green.svg 3 Kalle Rovanperä 31 1uparrow green.svg 3 Jonne Halttunen 31

WRC-2 Rally2

Classification

PositionNo.DriverCo-driverEntrantCarTimeDifferencePoints
EventClassClassEvent
6122 Gus Greensmith Jonas Andersson Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 3:54:09.40.0256
7220 Oliver Solberg Elliott Edmondson Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 3:55:32.5+1:23.1184
10323 Kajetan Kajetanowicz Maciej Szczepaniak Kajetan Kajetanowicz Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 4:02:38.4+8:29.0153
11421 Nicolas Ciamin Yannick Roche Nicolas Ciamin Hyundai i20 N Rally2 4:07:49.3+13:39.9120
13525 Charles Munster Loïc Dumont Charles Munster Hyundai i20 N Rally2 4:21:49.0+27:39.6100
14627 Daniel Chwist Kamil Heller Daniel Chwist Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 4:26:11.0+32:01.680
16724 Carl Tundo Tim Jessop Carl Tundo Ford Fiesta R5 4:41:09.6+47:00.260
17832 George Vassilakis Tom Krawszik George Vassilakis Ford Fiesta Rally2 4:46:02.4+51:53.040
18928 Karan Patel Tauseef Khan Karan Patel Škoda Fabia R5 5:09:33.1+1:15:23.720
191030 Aakif Virani Azhar Bhatti Aakif Virani Škoda Fabia R5 5:29:01.9+1:34:52.510
Retired SS1531 Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz Rodrigo Sanjuan de Eusebio Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Withdrawn00
Retired SS1026 Diego Dominguez Jr. Rogelio Peñate Diego Dominguez Jr. Citroën C3 Rally2 Withdrawn00
Retired SS129 Samman Singh Vohra Alfir Khan Samman Singh Vohra Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Accident damage00

Special stages

Championship standings

Pos.Open Drivers' championshipsOpen Co-drivers' championshipsTeams' championshipsChallenger Drivers' championshipsChallenger Co-drivers' championships
MoveDriverPointsMoveCo-driverPointsMoveManufacturerPointsMoveManufacturerPointsMoveDriverPoints
1 1uparrow green.svg 1 Oliver Solberg 43 1uparrow green.svg 1 Elliott Edmondson 43 1rightarrow blue.svg DG Sport Compétition 43 1uparrow green.svg 2 Nicolas Ciamin 33 1uparrow green.svg 2 Yannick Roche 33
2 1downarrow red.svg 1 Yohan Rossel 25 1downarrow red.svg 1 Arnaud Dunand 25 1rightarrow blue.svg Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT NG 43 1downarrow red.svg 1 Pepe López 25 1downarrow red.svg 1 David Vázquez Liste 25
3New black yellow.svg Gus Greensmith 25New black yellow.svg Jonas Andersson 25New black yellow.svg Toksport WRT 43 1downarrow red.svg 1 Sami Pajari 25 1downarrow red.svg 1 Enni Mälkönen 25
4 1uparrow green.svg 3 Nicolas Ciamin 24 1uparrow green.svg 3 Yannick Roche 24New black yellow.svg Kajetan Kajetanowicz 25New black yellow.svg Maciej Szczepaniak 25
5 1downarrow red.svg 2 Pepe López 18 1downarrow red.svg 2 David Vázquez Liste 18 1downarrow red.svg 2 Nikolay Gryazin 18 1downarrow red.svg 2 Konstantin Aleksandrov 18

WRC-3 Rally3

Classification

PositionNo.DriverCo-driverEntrantCarTimeDifferencePoints
EventClass
22134 Hamza Anwar Adnan Din Hamza Anwar Ford Fiesta Rally3 6:16:11.80.025

Special stages

StageWinnersCarTimeClass leaders
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

Championship standings

Pos.Drivers' championshipsCo-drivers' championships
MoveDriverPointsMoveCo-driverPoints
1 1rightarrow blue.svg Jan Černý 25 1rightarrow blue.svg Ondřej Krajča 25
2 1rightarrow blue.svg Mille Johansson 25 1rightarrow blue.svg Johan Grönvall 25
3New black yellow.svg Hamza Anwar 25New black yellow.svg Adnan Din 25
4 1downarrow red.svg 1 Ghjuvanni Rossi 18 1downarrow red.svg 1 Kylian Sarmezan 18
5 1downarrow red.svg 1 Romet Jürgenson 18 1downarrow red.svg 1 Siim Oja 18

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Itinerary Safari Rally Kenya 2024". eWRC-results.com . Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  2. ↑ "Revealed: 2024 WRC Calendar". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 19 October 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  3. ↑ "Ogier captures Safari Rally Kenya triumph". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 25 June 2023. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  4. ↑ "Cool Kajto secures Safari success in WRC2". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 25 June 2023. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  5. ↑ "Safari joy for WRC3 winner Dominguez". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 25 June 2023. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  6. ↑ Howard, Tom (31 March 2024). "WRC Safari Rally: Sublime Rovanpera tames a wild Safari to head Toyota 1–2". autosport.com . Motorsport Network . Retrieved 31 March 2024.
  7. ↑ "Greensmith's determination bears fruit with Safari WRC2 triumph". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 31 March 2024. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
  8. ↑ "Entry list Safari Rally Kenya 2024". eWRC-results.com . Retrieved 7 March 2024.
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