| 2023 Safari Rally Safari Rally Kenya 2023 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Round 7 of 13 in the 2023 World Rally Championship
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 The rally is featured with rocky and rutted tracks and unpredictable weather. | |||
| Host country |  Kenya | ||
| Rally base | Naivasha, Nakuru County | ||
| Dates run | 22 – 25 June 2023 | ||
| Start location | Kasarani, Nairobi | ||
| Finish location | Hell's Gate National Park, Naivasha | ||
| Stages | 19 (356.98 km; 221.82 miles)[1] | ||
| Stage surface | Gravel | ||
| Transport distance | 835.49 km (519.15 miles) | ||
| Overall distance | 1,192.47 km (740.97 miles) | ||
| Statistics | |||
| Crews registered | 33 | ||
| Crews | 31 at start, 20 at finish | ||
| Overall results | |||
| Overall winner |  Sébastien Ogier Vincent Landais Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT3:30:42.5 | ||
| Power Stage winner |  Ott Tänak Martin Järveoja M-Sport Ford WRT5:35.0 | ||
| Support category results | |||
| WRC-2 winner |  Kajetan Kajetanowicz Maciej Szczepaniak3:57:15.9 | ||
| WRC-3 winner |  Diego Dominguez Jr. Rogelio Peñate4:37:57.1 | ||
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 seventieth 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]
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 are the defending rally winners in the WRC-2 category.[4] Maxine Wahome and Murage Waigwa are 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 disqualifcation 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]
| No. | Driver | Co-Driver | Entrant | Car | Championship eligibility | Tyre |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Kajetan Kajetanowicz |
Maciej Szczepaniak |
Kajetan Kajetanowicz |
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | P |
| 22 |  Grégoire Munster |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Louis Louka |
M-Sport Ford WRT |
Ford Fiesta Rally2 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver, Team | P |
| 23 |  Martin Prokop |
Zdeněk Jůrka |
Martin Prokop |
Ford Fiesta Rally2 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | P |
| 24 |  Armin Kremer |
Timo Gottschalk |
Armin Kremer |
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver | P |
| 25 | Karan Patel |
Tauseef Khan |
Karan Patel |
Ford Fiesta R5 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | P |
| 26 | Carl Tundo |
Tim Jessop |
Carl Tundo |
Škoda Fabia R5 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | P |
| 27 | Daniel Chwist |
Kamil Heller |
Daniel Chwist |
Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | P |
| 28 | Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz |
Rodrigo Sanjuan de Eusebio |
Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz |
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver | P |
| 29 |  George Vassilakis |
Tom Krawszik |
M-Sport Ford WRT |
Ford Fiesta Rally2 | Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver, Team | P |
| 30 | Aakif Virani |
Azhar Bhatti |
Aakif Virani |
Škoda Fabia R5 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | P |
| 31 | Piero Canobbio |
 Flavio Zanella |
Piero Canobbio |
Hyundai i20 R5 | Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger/Masters Co-driver | — |
| 32 | Samman Singh Vohra |
Alfir Khan |
Samman Singh Vohra |
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | P |
| No. | Driver | Co-Driver | Entrant | Car | Tyre |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | Diego Dominguez Jr. |
Rogelio Peñate |
Diego Dominguez Jr. |
Ford Fiesta Rally3 | P |
| 35 | Hamza Anwar |
Adnan Din |
Rally Stars Program Kenya |
Ford Fiesta Rally3 | P |
| 36 | Jeremiah Wahome |
Victor Okundi |
Jeremiah Wahome |
Ford Fiesta Rally3 | P |
| 37 | McRae Kimathi |
Mwangi Kioni |
McRae Kimathi |
Ford Fiesta Rally3 | P |
| 38 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Jason Bailey |
Jamie Willetts |
Jason Bailey |
Ford Fiesta Rally3 | P |
| No. | Driver | Co-Driver | Entrant | Car | Tyre |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 |  Oliver Solberg |
Elliott Edmondson |
Oliver Solberg |
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | P |
Itinerary
All dates and times are EAT (UTC+3).
| Date | No. | Time span | Stage name | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 June | — | After 10:01 | Loldia [Shakedown] | 5.40 km |
| 22 June | SS1 | After 14:05 | Super Special Kasarani | 4.84 km |
| 23 June |  |
7:00 – 7:15 | Service A, KWS Naivasha | — |
| SS2 | After 8:00 | Loldia 1 | 19.17 km | |
| SS3 | After 9:18 | Geothermal 1 | 13.12 km | |
| SS4 | After 10:11 | Kedong 1 | 30.48 km | |
 |
11:14 – 11:44 | Regroup, KWS Naivasha | — | |
|
11:44 – 12:24 | Service B, KWS Naivasha | — | |
| SS5 | After 13:09 | Loldia 2 | 19.17 km | |
| SS6 | After 14:27 | Geothermal 2 | 13.12 km | |
| SS7 | After 15:20 | Kedong 2 | 30.48 km | |
|
16:33 – 17:18 | Flexi Service C, KWS Naivasha | — | |
| 24 June | SS8 | After 8:01 | Soysambu 1 | 19.17 km |
| SS9 | After 9:05 | Elmenteita 1 | 15.08 km | |
| SS10 | After 10:03 | Sleeping Warrior 1 | 31.04 km | |
|
11:29 – 11:55 | Regroup, KWS Naivasha | — | |
|
11:55 – 12:35 | Service D, KWS Naivasha | — | |
| SS11 | After 14:01 | Soysambu 2 | 19.17 km | |
| SS12 | After 15:05 | Elmenteita 2 | 15.08 km | |
| SS13 | After 16:03 | Sleeping Warrior 2 | 31.04 km | |
|
17:39 – 18:24 | Flexi Service E, KWS Naivasha | — | |
| 25 June | SS14 | After 6:55 | Malewa 1 | 9.00 km |
| SS15 | After 7:51 | Oserian 1 | 18.33 km | |
| SS16 | After 9:05 | Hell's Gate 1 | 10.53 km | |
|
10:12 – 10:22 | Regroup, KWS Naivasha | — | |
|
10:22 – 10:37 | Service F, KWS Naivasha | — | |
| SS17 | After 11:12 | Malewa 2 | 9.00 km | |
| SS18 | After 12:08 | Oserian 2 | 18.33 km | |
|
13:16 – 14:07 | Regroup, KWS Naivasha | — | |
| SS19 | After 14:15 | Hell's Gate 2 [Power Stage] | 10.53 km | |
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After 16:00 | Podium ceremony, KWS Naivasha | — | |
| Source:[1] | ||||
Report
WRC Rally1
Classification
Special stages
Championship standings
| Pos. | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Manufacturers' championships | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points | ||||
| 1 |  |
Kalle Rovanperä | 140 | |
Jonne Halttunen | 140 | |
Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | 285 | |||
| 2 |  2 |
Elfyn Evans | 99 | 2 |
Scott Martin | 99 | |
Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT | 237 | |||
| 3 | 2 |
Sébastien Ogier | 98 | 2 |
Vincent Landais | 98 | |
M-Sport Ford WRT | 175 | |||
| 4 |  1 |
Ott Tänak | 98 | 1 |
Martin Järveoja | 98 | ||||||
| 5 | 3 |
Thierry Neuville | 93 | 3 |
Martijn Wydaeghe | 93 | ||||||
WRC-2 Rally2
Classification
| Position | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Class | Class | Stage | Event | |||||||
| 8 | 1 | 21 | Kajetan Kajetanowicz | Maciej Szczepaniak | Kajetan Kajetanowicz | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | 3:57:15.9 | 0.0 | 25 | 3 | 4 |
| 10 | 2 | 23 | Martin Prokop | Zdeněk Jůrka | Martin Prokop | Ford Fiesta Rally2 | 4:08:43.6 | +11:27.7 | 18 | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | 3 | 26 | Carl Tundo | Tim Jessop | Carl Tundo | Škoda Fabia R5 | 4:11:38.6 | +14:22.7 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 4 | 24 | Armin Kremer | Timo Gottschalk | Armin Kremer | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | 4:14:40.8 | +17:24.9 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | 5 | 27 | Daniel Chwist | Kamil Heller | Daniel Chwist | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | 4:52:52.1 | +55:36.2 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 6 | 32 | Samman Singh Vohra | Alfir Khan | Samman Singh Vohra | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | 5:23:48.3 | +1:26:32.4 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Retired SS19 | 30 | Aakif Virani | Azhar Bhatti | Aakif Virani | Škoda Fabia R5 | Withdrawn | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Retired SS17 | 22 | Grégoire Munster | Louis Louka | M-Sport Ford WRT | Ford Fiesta Rally2 | Fire | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Retired SS17 | 25 | Karan Patel | Tauseef Khan | Karan Patel | Ford Fiesta R5 | Withdrawn | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Retired SS13 | 29 | George Vassilakis | Tom Krawszik | M-Sport Ford WRT | Ford Fiesta Rally2 | Accident | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Retired SS10 | 28 | Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz | Rodrigo Sanjuan de Eusebio | Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | Withdrawn | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Did not start | 31 | Piero Canobbio | Flavio Zanella | Piero Canobbio | Hyundai i20 R5 | Withdrawn | 0 | 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 | |
Yohan Rossel | 77 | |
Arnaud Dunand | 77 | |
M-Sport Ford WRT | 91 | 1 |
Kajetan Kajetanowicz | 75 | 1 |
Maciej Szczepaniak | 75 | |||||
| 2 | |
Oliver Solberg | 64 | |
Elliott Edmondson | 64 | |
Toksport WRT | 80 | 1 |
Nikolay Gryazin | 50 | 1 |
Konstantin Aleksandrov | 50 | |||||
| 3 | |
Gus Greensmith | 62 | |
Jonas Andersson | 62 | |
Hyundai Motorsport N | 73 | |
Marco Bulacia | 50 | |
Enni Mälkönen | 43 | |||||
| 4 | 5 |
Kajetan Kajetanowicz | 55 | |
Torstein Eriksen | 61 | |
Toksport WRT 3 | 68 | 5 |
Martin Prokop | 44 | |
Diego Vallejo | 40 | |||||
| 5 | 1 |
Emil Lindholm | 44 | 4 |
Maciej Szczepaniak | 55 | |
Toksport WRT 2 | 65 | 1 |
Sami Pajari | 43 | |
Borja Rozada | 33 | |||||
WRC-3 Rally3
Classification
| Position | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Class | ||||||||
| 14 | 1 | 34 | Diego Dominguez Jr. | Rogelio Peñate | Diego Dominguez Jr. | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 4:37:57.1 | 0.0 | 25 |
| 17 | 2 | 38 | Jason Bailey | Jamie Willetts | Jason Bailey | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 5:33:05.9 | +55:08.8 | 18 |
| 18 | 3 | 37 | McRae Kimathi | Mwangi Kioni | McRae Kimathi | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 5:43:54.7 | +1:05:57.6 | 15 |
| Retired SS14 | 36 | Jeremiah Wahome | Victor Okundi | Jeremiah Wahome | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | Withdrawn | 0 | ||
| Retired SS8 | 35 | Hamza Anwar | Adnan Din | Rally Stars Program Kenya | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | Withdrawn | 0 | ||
Special stages
| Stage | Winners | Car | Time | Class 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' championships | Co-drivers' championships | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | |||
| 1 | |
Roope Korhonen | 75 | |
Anssi Viinikka | 75 | ||
| 2 | 1 |
Diego Dominguez Jr. | 62 | 1 |
Rogelio Peñate | 62 | ||
| 3 | 1 |
William Creighton | 46 | 1 |
Liam Regan | 46 | ||
| 4 | 6 |
Jason Bailey | 36 | |
Loïc Dumont | 36 | ||
| 5 | 1 |
Tom Rensonnet | 36 | |
Conor Mohan | 31 | ||
References
- 1 2 3 "Itinerary Safari Rally Kenya 2023". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
- ↑ "WRC poewrs into 2023 with exciting new-look calendar". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 25 November 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
- ↑ "Rovanperä tightens title hold with skilled Safari win". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 26 June 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
- ↑ "Safari success propels Kajto into WRC2 lead". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 26 June 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
- ↑ "Wahome creates WRC3 history in Kenya". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 26 June 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
- ↑ "Breaking: Ogier captures Safari Rally Kenya triumph". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 25 June 2023. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
- ↑ "Cool Kajto secures Safari success in WRC2". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 25 June 2023. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
- ↑ "Safari joy for WRC3 winner Dominguez". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 25 June 2023. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
- ↑ "Neuville disqualified from Safari Rally Kenya". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 25 June 2023. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
- ↑ "Entry List Safari Rally Kenya 2023". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
- ↑ "Safari Rally Kenya 2023 Entry List". Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
External links
- Official website (in English)
- 2023 Safari Rally at eWRC-results.com
- 2023 Safari Rally at rally-maps.com (in English, German, and Polish)
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