2024 Safari Rally

2024 Safari Rally
Safari Rally Kenya 2024
Round 3 of 13 in the 2024 World Rally Championship
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Safari Rally moved ahead to March for 2024.
Host country Kenya
Rally baseNaivasha, Nakuru County
Dates run28 – 31 March 2024
Start locationKasarani, Nairobi
Finish locationHell's Gate National Park, Naivasha
Stages19 (355.92 km; 221.16 miles)[1]
Stage surfaceSand
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 winnerFinland Kalle Rovanperä
Finland Jonne Halttunen
Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
3:36:04.0
Saturday
Overall leader		Finland Kalle Rovanperä
Finland Jonne Halttunen
Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
2:48:50.2
Sunday
Accumulated leader		Estonia Ott Tänak
Estonia Martin Järveoja
South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT
45:27.7
Power Stage winnerBelgium Thierry Neuville
Belgium Martijn Wydaeghe
South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT
5:27.1
Support category results
WRC-2 winnerSweden Gus Greensmith
Sweden Jonas Andersson
Germany Toksport WRT
3:54:09.4
WRC-3 winnerKenya Hamza Anwar
Kenya 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 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.

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. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Championship eligibility Tyre
4 Finland Esapekka Lappi Finland Janne Ferm South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer P
8 Estonia Ott Tänak Estonia Martin Järveoja South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer P
11 Belgium Thierry Neuville Belgium Martijn Wydaeghe South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer P
13 Luxembourg Grégoire Munster Belgium Louis Louka United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer P
16 France Adrien Fourmaux France Alexandre Coria United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer P
18 Japan Takamoto Katsuta Republic of Ireland Aaron Johnston Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer P
19 Greece Jourdan Serderidis Belgium Frédéric Miclotte United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Driver, Co-driver P
33 United Kingdom Elfyn Evans United Kingdom Scott Martin Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer P
69 Finland Kalle Rovanperä Finland Jonne Halttunen Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer P
Rally2 entries competing in the World Rally Championship-2
No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Championship eligibility Tyre
20 Sweden Oliver Solberg United Kingdom Elliott Edmondson Germany Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Driver, Co-driver, Team P
21 France Nicolas Ciamin France Yannick Roche France Nicolas Ciamin Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
22 United Kingdom Gus Greensmith Sweden Jonas Andersson Germany Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Driver, Co-driver, Team P
23 Poland Kajetan Kajetanowicz Poland Maciej Szczepaniak Poland Kajetan Kajetanowicz Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
24 Kenya Carl Tundo Kenya Tim Jessop Kenya Carl Tundo Ford Fiesta R5 Challenger/Master Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
25 Luxembourg Charles Munster Belgium Loïc Dumont Luxembourg Charles Munster Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
26 Paraguay Diego Dominguez Jr. Spain Rogelio Peñate Paraguay Diego Dominguez Jr. Citroën C3 Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
27 Poland Daniel Chwist Poland Kamil Heller Poland Daniel Chwist Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
28 Kenya Karan Patel Kenya Tauseef Khan Kenya Karan Patel Škoda Fabia R5 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
29 Kenya Samman Singh Vohra Kenya Alfir Khan Kenya Samman Singh Vohra Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
30 Kenya Aakif Virani Kenya Zahir Shah Kenya Aakif Virani Škoda Fabia R5 Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
31 Spain Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz Spain Rodrigo Sanjuan de Eusebio Spain Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
32 Greece George Vassilakis United Kingdom Tom Krawszik Greece George Vassilakis Ford Fiesta Rally2 Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver, Team P
Rally3 entries competing in the World Rally Championship-3
No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Tyre
34 Kenya Hamza Anwar Kenya Adnan Din Kenya Hamza Anwar Ford Fiesta Rally3 P

Itinerary

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

Date No. Time span Stage name Distance
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]

Report

WRC Rally1

Classification

Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
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

Special stages

Stage Winners Car Time Class 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' championships Co-drivers' championships Manufacturers' championships
Move Driver Points Move Co-driver Points Move Manufacturer Points
1 Thierry Neuville 67 Martijn Wydaeghe 67 1 Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 131
2 Elfyn Evans 61 Scott Martin 61 1 Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT 127
3 Adrien Fourmaux 46 Alexandre Coria 46 M-Sport Ford WRT 72
4 1 Ott Tänak 33 1 Martin Järveoja 33
5 3 Kalle Rovanperä 31 3 Jonne Halttunen 31

WRC-2 Rally2

Classification

Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class Class Event
6 1 22 Gus Greensmith Jonas Andersson Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 3:54:09.4 0.0 25 6
7 2 20 Oliver Solberg Elliott Edmondson Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 3:55:32.5 +1:23.1 18 4
10 3 23 Kajetan Kajetanowicz Maciej Szczepaniak Kajetan Kajetanowicz Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 4:02:38.4 +8:29.0 15 3
11 4 21 Nicolas Ciamin Yannick Roche Nicolas Ciamin Hyundai i20 N Rally2 4:07:49.3 +13:39.9 12 0
13 5 25 Charles Munster Loïc Dumont Charles Munster Hyundai i20 N Rally2 4:21:49.0 +27:39.6 10 0
14 6 27 Daniel Chwist Kamil Heller Daniel Chwist Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 4:26:11.0 +32:01.6 8 0
16 7 24 Carl Tundo Tim Jessop Carl Tundo Ford Fiesta R5 4:41:09.6 +47:00.2 6 0
17 8 32 George Vassilakis Tom Krawszik George Vassilakis Ford Fiesta Rally2 4:46:02.4 +51:53.0 4 0
18 9 28 Karan Patel Tauseef Khan Karan Patel Škoda Fabia R5 5:09:33.1 +1:15:23.7 2 0
19 10 30 Aakif Virani Azhar Bhatti Aakif Virani Škoda Fabia R5 5:29:01.9 +1:34:52.5 1 0
Retired SS15 31 Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz Rodrigo Sanjuan de Eusebio Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Withdrawn 0 0
Retired SS10 26 Diego Dominguez Jr. Rogelio Peñate Diego Dominguez Jr. Citroën C3 Rally2 Withdrawn 0 0
Retired SS1 29 Samman Singh Vohra Alfir Khan Samman Singh Vohra Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Accident damage 0 0

Special stages

Championship standings

Pos. Open Drivers' championships Open Co-drivers' championships Teams' championships Challenger Drivers' championships Challenger Co-drivers' championships
Move Driver Points Move Co-driver Points Move Manufacturer Points Move Manufacturer Points Move Driver Points
1 1 Oliver Solberg 43 1 Elliott Edmondson 43 DG Sport Compétition 43 2 Nicolas Ciamin 33 2 Yannick Roche 33
2 1 Yohan Rossel 25 1 Arnaud Dunand 25 Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT NG 43 1 Pepe López 25 1 David Vázquez Liste 25
3 New entry Gus Greensmith 25 New entry Jonas Andersson 25 New entry Toksport WRT 43 1 Sami Pajari 25 1 Enni Mälkönen 25
4 3 Nicolas Ciamin 24 3 Yannick Roche 24 New entry Kajetan Kajetanowicz 25 New entry Maciej Szczepaniak 25
5 2 Pepe López 18 2 David Vázquez Liste 18 2 Nikolay Gryazin 18 2 Konstantin Aleksandrov 18

WRC-3 Rally3

Classification

Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class
22 1 34 Hamza Anwar Adnan Din Hamza Anwar Ford Fiesta Rally3 6:16:11.8 0.0 25

Special stages

Stage Winners Car Time Class 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' championships Co-drivers' championships
Move Driver Points Move Co-driver Points
1 Jan Černý 25 Ondřej Krajča 25
2 Mille Johansson 25 Johan Grönvall 25
3 New entry Hamza Anwar 25 New entry Adnan Din 25
4 1 Ghjuvanni Rossi 18 1 Kylian Sarmezan 18
5 1 Romet Jürgenson 18 1 Siim Oja 18

References

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  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.
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