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]
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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Host country | Kenya | ||
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 | Kalle Rovanperä Jonne Halttunen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 3:36:04.0 | ||
Saturday Overall leader | Kalle Rovanperä Jonne Halttunen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 2:48:50.2 | ||
Sunday Accumulated leader | Ott Tänak Martin Järveoja Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT 45:27.7 | ||
Power Stage winner | Thierry Neuville Martijn Wydaeghe Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT 5:27.1 | ||
Support category results | |||
WRC-2 winner | Gus Greensmith Jonas Andersson Toksport WRT 3:54:09.4 | ||
WRC-3 winner | Hamza Anwar Adnan Din 6:16:11.8 |
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 edit
Entry list edit
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 | Hamza Anwar | Adnan Din | Hamza Anwar | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | P |
Itinerary edit
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] |
Report edit
WRC Rally1 edit
Classification edit
Special stages edit
Championship standings edit
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 | 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 edit
Classification edit
Special stages edit
Championship standings edit
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 | 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 | Gus Greensmith | 25 | Jonas Andersson | 25 | Toksport WRT | 43 | 1 | Sami Pajari | 25 | 1 | Enni Mälkönen | 25 | ||||||||
4 | 3 | Nicolas Ciamin | 24 | 3 | Yannick Roche | 24 | Kajetan Kajetanowicz | 25 | Maciej Szczepaniak | 25 | ||||||||||
5 | 2 | Pepe López | 18 | 2 | David Vázquez Liste | 18 | 2 | Nikolay Gryazin | 18 | 2 | Konstantin Aleksandrov | 18 |
WRC-3 Rally3 edit
Classification edit
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 |
Special stages edit
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 |
Championship standings edit
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 | 1 | Ghjuvanni Rossi | 18 | 1 | Kylian Sarmezan | 18 | ||
5 | 1 | Romet Jürgenson | 18 | 1 | Siim Oja | 18 |
References edit
- ^ a b c "Itinerary Safari Rally Kenya 2024". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
- ^ "Revealed: 2024 WRC Calendar". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 19 October 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
- ^ "Ogier captures Safari Rally Kenya triumph". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 25 June 2023. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
- ^ "Cool Kajto secures Safari success in WRC2". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 25 June 2023. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
- ^ "Safari joy for WRC3 winner Dominguez". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 25 June 2023. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Greensmith's determination bears fruit with Safari WRC2 triumph". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 31 March 2024. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
- ^ "Entry list Safari Rally Kenya 2024". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
External links edit
- Official website (in English)
- 2024 Safari Rally at eWRC-results.com
- 2024 Safari Rally at rally-maps.com (in English, German, and Polish)