2022 Safari Rally

The 2022 Safari Rally (also known as the Safari Rally Kenya 2022) was a motor racing event for rally cars held over four days between 23 and 26 June 2022.[2] It would mark the seventieth running of the Safari Rally. The event was the sixth round of the 2022 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. The 2022 event was based in Nairobi and was contested over nineteen special stages covering a total competitive distance of 363.44 km (225.83 mi).[1]

2022 Safari Rally
Safari Rally Kenya 2022
Round 6 of 13 in the 2022 World Rally Championship
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The rally had rocky and rutted tracks and unpredictable weather.
Host country Kenya
Rally baseNairobi
Dates run23 – 26 June 2022
Start locationKasarani, Nairobi
Finish locationHell's Gate National Park, Naivasha
Stages19 (363.44 km; 225.83 miles)[1]
Stage surfaceGravel
Transport distance860.33 km (534.58 miles)
Overall distance1,223.77 km (760.42 miles)
Results
Overall winnerFinland Kalle Rovanperä
Finland Jonne Halttunen
Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
3:40:24.9
WRC-2 winnerPoland Kajetan Kajetanowicz
Poland Maciej Szczepaniak
4:16:02.5
WRC-3 winnerKenya Maxine Wahome
Kenya Murage Waigwa
5:20:21.6
Power Stage winnerBelgium Thierry Neuville
Belgium Martijn Wydaeghe
South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT
6:00.4
Crews registered42
Crews40 at start, 25 at finish

Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia are the defending rally winners.[3] However, Ingrassia would not defend his title as he retired from the sport at the end of 2021 season.[4] Onkar Rai and Drew Sturrock are the defending rally winners in the WRC-3 category.[5]

Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen won the event. Their team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, successfully defended their title.[6] Kajetan Kajetanowicz and Maciej Szczepaniak won the World Rally Championship-2 category.[7] Maxine Wahome and Murage Waigwa won the World Rally Championship-3 category as well as the junior class.[8]

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 and World Rally Championship-3, and privateer entries that are not registered to score points in any championship. Twelve were entered under Rally1 regulations, as are ten Rally2 crews in the World Rally Championship-2 and five Rally3 crews in the World Rally Championship-3.[9][10]

Rally1 entries competing in the World Rally Championship
No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Championship eligibility Tyre
1 France Sébastien Ogier France Benjamin Veillas Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer P
2 Sweden Oliver Solberg United Kingdom Elliott Edmondson 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
9 Greece Jourdan Serderidis Belgium Frédéric Miclotte United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Driver, Co-driver P
11 Belgium Thierry Neuville Belgium Martijn Wydaeghe South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N 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 NG Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer/Team P
19 France Sébastien Loeb France Isabelle Galmiche United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer P
33 United Kingdom Elfyn Evans United Kingdom Scott Martin Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer P
42 Republic of Ireland Craig Breen Republic of Ireland Paul Nagle United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer P
44 United Kingdom Gus Greensmith Sweden Jonas Andersson United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Driver, Co-driver 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 Poland Kajetan Kajetanowicz Poland Maciej Szczepaniak Poland Kajetan Kajetanowicz Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Driver, Co-driver P
21 Czech Republic Martin Prokop Czech Republic Michal Ernst Czech Republic Martin Prokop Ford Fiesta Rally2 Driver, Co-driver P
22 United States Sean Johnston United States Alexander Kihurani France Saintéloc Junior Team Citroën C3 Rally2 Driver, Co-driver P
23 Kenya Raajpal Bharij Kenya Jasneil Ghataure Kenya Raajpal Bharij Škoda Fabia R5 Driver, Co-driver —
24 India Gaurav Gill Brazil Gabriel Morales India Gaurav Gill Škoda Fabia R5 Driver, Co-driver P
25 Kenya Karan Patel Kenya Tauseef Khan Kenya Karan Patel Ford Fiesta R5 Driver, Co-driver P
26 Zambia Leroy Gomes Zambia Urshlla Gomes Zambia Leroy Gomes Ford Fiesta R5 Driver, Co-driver P
27 Kenya Amanraaj Rai United Kingdom Gurdeep Panesar Kenya Amanraaj Rai Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Junior Driver, Co-driver P
28 Kenya Aakif Virani Kenya Azhar Bhatti Kenya Aakif Virani Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Driver, Co-driver P
29 Kenya Piero Canobbio Italy Fabrizia Pons Kenya Piero Canobbio Hyundai i20 R5 Driver, Co-driver —
Rally3 entries competing in the World Rally Championship-3
No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Championship eligibility Tyre
30 Kenya Jeremy Wahome Kenya Victor Okundi Kenya Jeremy Wahome Ford Fiesta Rally3 Open P
31 Kenya Hamza Anwar Kenya Adnan Din Kenya Hamza Anwar Ford Fiesta Rally3 Open P
32 Kenya McRae Kimathi Kenya Mwangi Kioni Kenya McRae Kimathi Ford Fiesta Rally3 Open P
34 Kenya Maxine Wahome Kenya Murage Waigwa Kenya Maxine Wahome Ford Fiesta Rally3 Open P
35 Paraguay Diego Dominguez Jr. Spain Rogelio Peñate Paraguay Diego Dominguez Jr. Ford Fiesta Rally3 Open P

Itinerary

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

Date Time No. Stage name Distance
22 June 10:01 — Loldia [Shakedown] 5.40 km
23 June 14:08 SS1 Super Special Kasarani 4.84 km
24 June 8:00 SS2 Loldia 1 19.17 km
9:18 SS3 Geothermal 1 11.68 km
10:11 SS4 Kedong 1 31.25 km
13:09 SS5 Loldia 2 19.17 km
14:27 SS6 Geothermal 2 11.68 km
15:20 SS7 Kedong 2 31.25 km
25 June 8:06 SS8 Soysambu 1 29.32 km
9:08 SS9 Elmenteita 1 15.08 km
10:01 SS10 Sleeping Warrior 1 31.04 km
14:07 SS11 Soysambu 2 29.32 km
15:08 SS12 Elmenteita 2 15.08 km
16:01 SS13 Sleeping Warrior 2 31.04 km
26 June 7:05 SS14 Oserian 1 17.52 km
8:08 SS15 Narasha 1 13.30 km
9:08 SS16 Hell's Gate 1 10.53 km
11:29 SS17 Oserian 2 17.52 km
12:32 SS18 Narasha 2 13.30 km
14:18 SS18 Hell's Gate 2 [Power Stage] 10.53 km
Source:[1]

Report

Classification
Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class Event Stage
1 1 69 Kalle Rovanperä Jonne Halttunen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 3:40:24.9 0.0 25 0
2 2 33 Elfyn Evans Scott Martin Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 3:41:17.7 +52.8 18 0
3 3 18 Takamoto Katsuta Aaron Johnston Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT NG Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 3:42:07.6 +1:42.7 15 0
4 4 1 Sébastien Ogier Benjamin Veillas Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 3:42:35.2 +2:10.3 12 3
5 5 11 Thierry Neuville Martijn Wydaeghe Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 3:51:05.8 +10:40.9 10 5
6 6 42 Craig Breen Paul Nagle M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 4:03:52.8 +23:27.9 8 0
7 7 9 Jourdan Serderidis Frédéric Miclotte M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 4:10:41.4 +30:16.5 6 0
8 8 19 Sébastien Loeb Isabelle Galmiche M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 4:12:37.5 +32:12.6 4 4
10 9 2 Oliver Solberg Elliott Edmondson Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 4:18:01.5 +37:36.6 1 0
15 10 16 Adrien Fourmaux Alexandre Coria M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 4:59:52.6 +1:19:27.7 0 1
16 11 44 Gus Greensmith Jonas Andersson M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 4:59:57.0 +1:19:32.1 0 2
Retired SS18 8 Ott Tänak Martin Järveoja Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Steering 0 0

Special stages
Stage Winners Car Time Class leaders
SD Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 3:42.1 —
SS1 Ogier / Veillas Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 3:18.8 Ogier / Veillas
SS2 Loeb / Galmiche Ford Puma Rally1 14:18.8
SS3 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 6:44.2
SS4 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 17:29.9 Evans / Martin
SS5 Ogier / Veillas Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 14:05.2 Ogier / Veillas
SS6 Ogier / Veillas Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 6:41.4
SS7 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 17:43.2 Rovanperä / Halttunen
SS8 Evans / Martin Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 18:14.2
SS9 Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 N Rally1 8:37.0
SS10 Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 N Rally1 17:18.1
SS11 Evans / Martin Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 18:05.3
SS12 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 9:47.1
SS13 Ogier / Veillas Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 19:19.1
SS14 Fourmaux / Coria Ford Puma Rally1 11:42.1
SS15 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 6:56.6
SS16 Tänak / Järveoja Hyundai i20 N Rally1 5:51.5
SS17 Loeb / Galmiche Ford Puma Rally1 9:05.7
SS18 Loeb / Galmiche Ford Puma Rally1 6:59.2
SS19 Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 N Rally1 6:00.4

Championship standings
Pos. Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships Manufacturers' championships
Move Driver Points Move Co-driver Points Move Manufacturer Points
1 Kalle Rovanperä 145 Jonne Halttunen 145 Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 246
2 Thierry Neuville 80 Martijn Wydaeghe 80 Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT 184
3 1 Ott Tänak 62 1 Martin Järveoja 62 M-Sport Ford WRT 142
4 1 Takamoto Katsuta 62 1 Aaron Johnston 62 Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT NG 68
5 1 Craig Breen 60 1 Paul Nagle 60

Classification
Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class Class Stage Event
9 1 20 Kajetan Kajetanowicz Maciej Szczepaniak Kajetan Kajetanowicz Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 4:16:02.5 0.0 25 0 2
11 2 22 Sean Johnston Alexander Kihurani Saintéloc Junior Team Citroën C3 Rally2 4:35:10.7 +19:08.2 18 0 0
12 3 27 Amanraaj Rai Gurdeep Panesar Amanraaj Rai Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 4:45:16.4 +29:13.9 15 0 0
18 4 28 Aakif Virani Azhar Bhatti Aakif Virani Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 5:23:53.6 +1:07:51.1 12 0 0
Retired SS7 21 Martin Prokop Michal Ernst Martin Prokop Ford Fiesta Rally2 Engine 0 0 0
Retired SS4 24 Gaurav Gill Gabriel Morales Gaurav Gill Škoda Fabia R5 Mechanical 0 0 0
Retired SS13 25 Karan Patel Tauseef Khan Karan Patel Ford Fiesta R5 Excluded 0 0 0
Retired SS13 26 Leroy Gomes Urshlla Gomes Leroy Gomes Ford Fiesta R5 Mechanical 0 0 0
Stage Open Championship Junior Championship
Winners Car Time Class leaders Winners Car Time Class leaders
SD Gill / Morales Škoda Fabia R5 4:04.0 — No stage winners —
SS1 Gill / Morales Škoda Fabia R5 3:32.9 Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak Rai / Panesar Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 3:48.7 Rai / Panesar
SS2 Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 15:22.6 Rai / Panesar Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 17:34.3
SS3 Gill / Morales Škoda Fabia R5 7:23.7 Rai / Panesar Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 9:04.0
SS4 Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 19:53.7 Rai / Panesar Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 24:07.9
SS5 Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 15:18.8 Rai / Panesar Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 17:45.9
SS6 Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 7:28.5 Rai / Panesar Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 8:57.2
SS7 Johnston / Kihurani Citroën C3 Rally2 21:27.1 Stage interrupted
SS8 Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 21:30.9 Rai / Panesar Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 24:05.7 Rai / Panesar
SS9 Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 9:45.4 Rai / Panesar Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 11:12.9
SS10 Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 20:09.9 Rai / Panesar Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 22:08.1
SS11 Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 21:03.8 Rai / Panesar Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 23:20.6
SS12 Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 11:59.0 Rai / Panesar Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 13:08.2
SS13 Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 24:56.2 Rai / Panesar Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 26:38.7
SS14 Stage interrupted
SS15 Johnston / Kihurani Citroën C3 Rally2 8:09.3 Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak Rai / Panesar Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 9:02.7 Rai / Panesar
SS16 Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 6:35.4 Rai / Panesar Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 7:58.9
SS17 Johnston / Kihurani Citroën C3 Rally2 10:55.8 Rai / Panesar Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 11:45.2
SS18 Johnston / Kihurani Citroën C3 Rally2 8:20.5 Rai / Panesar Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 9:24.3
SS19 Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 6:38.6 Rai / Panesar Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 7:59.7

Championship standings

Pos. Open Drivers' championships Open Co-drivers' championships Teams' championships Junior Drivers' championships Junior Co-drivers' championships Driver Masters' championships Co-driver Masters' championships
Move Driver Points Move Co-driver Points Move Manufacturer Points Move Manufacturer Points Move Driver Points Move Driver Points Move Driver Points
1 4 Kajetan Kajetanowicz 66 3 Maciej Szczepaniak 66 Toksport WRT 87 Chris Ingram 67 James Fulton 68 Mauro Miele 61 Laurent Magat 75
2 1 Yohan Rossel 63 1 Valentin Sarreaud 52 Toksport WRT 2 58 Nikolay Gryazin 61 Louis Louka 43 Jean-Michel Raoux 52 Michael Joseph Morrissey 36
3 1 Nikolay Gryazin 52 1 Konstantin Aleksandrov 52 Hyundai Motorsport N 58 Erik Cais 45 Elia De Guio 25 Freddy Loix 40 Michela Lorigiola 30
4 1 Andreas Mikkelsen 51 1 Torstein Eriksen 51 Yaco ACCR Team 50 Eerik Pietarinen 40 Samu Vaaleri 25 Olivier Burri 33 Jörgen Fornander 25
5 1 Chris Ingram 44 Craig Drew 38 Saintéloc Junior Team 40 Mikołaj Marczyk 36 Fabrizio Arengi 28 Hans van Goor 25

WRC Rally3

Classification

Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class Open
17 1 34 Maxine Wahome Murage Waigwa Maxine Wahome Ford Fiesta Rally3 5:20:21.6 0.0 25
21 2 30 Jeremy Wahome Victor Okundi Jeremy Wahome Ford Fiesta Rally3 5:45:49.0 +25:27.4 18
23 3 32 McRae Kimathi Mwangi Kioni McRae Kimathi Ford Fiesta Rally3 5:55:59.9 +35:37.7 15
Retired SS18 31 Hamza Anwar Adnan Din Hamza Anwar Ford Fiesta Rally3 Mechanical 0
Retired SS4 35 Diego Dominguez Jr. Rogelio Peñate Diego Dominguez Jr. Ford Fiesta Rally3 Accident 0

Special stages

Stage Open Championship
Winners Car Time Class leaders
SD Dominguez Jr. / Peñate Ford Fiesta Rally3 4:49.8 —
SS1 Dominguez Jr. / Peñate Ford Fiesta Rally3 3:43.2 Dominguez Jr. / Peñate
SS2 Dominguez Jr. / Peñate Ford Fiesta Rally3 16:53.4
SS3 Dominguez Jr. / Peñate Ford Fiesta Rally3 8:34.2
SS4 Stage interrupted
SS5 Kimathi / Kioni Ford Fiesta Rally3 17:44.9 M. Wahome / Waigwa
SS6 Kimathi / Kioni Ford Fiesta Rally3 9:06.5
SS7 Stage interrupted
SS8 J. Wahome / Okundi Ford Fiesta Rally3 23:04.0 M. Wahome / Waigwa
SS9 J. Wahome / Okundi Ford Fiesta Rally3 10:50.6
SS10 J. Wahome / Okundi Ford Fiesta Rally3 21:32.4
SS11 J. Wahome / Okundi Ford Fiesta Rally3 22:17.7
SS12 J. Wahome / Okundi Ford Fiesta Rally3 12:45.8
SS13 Anwar / Din Ford Fiesta Rally3 26:05.4
SS14 Stage interrupted
SS15 Anwar / Din Ford Fiesta Rally3 9:20.3 M. Wahome / Waigwa
SS16 Anwar / Din Ford Fiesta Rally3 8:11.1
SS17 J. Wahome / Okundi Ford Fiesta Rally3 11:59.7
SS18 J. Wahome / Okundi Ford Fiesta Rally3 10:24.4
SS19 J. Wahome / Okundi Ford Fiesta Rally3 8:29.4

Championship standings

Pos. Open Drivers' championships Open Co-drivers' championships
Move Driver Points Move Co-driver Points
1 Sami Pajari 62 Enni Mälkönen 62
2 5 McRae Kimathi 45 Mikael Korhonen 43
3 1 Jan Černý 43 Tamás Kürti 43
4 1 Zoltán László 43 Manuel Fenoli 33
5 1 Lauri Joona 43 Liam Regan 30

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