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2022 Safari Rally Safari Rally Kenya 2022
Round 6 of 13 in the 2022 World Rally Championship ← Previous event Next event →
The rally had rocky and rutted tracks and unpredictable weather.
Host country	Kenya
Rally base	Nairobi
Dates run	23 – 26 June 2022
Start location	Kasarani, Nairobi
Finish location	Hell's Gate National Park, Naivasha
Stages	19 (363.44 km; 225.83 miles)
Stage surface	Gravel
Transport distance	860.33 km (534.58 miles)
Overall distance	1,223.77 km (760.42 miles)
Statistics
Crews registered	42
Crews	40 at start, 25 at finish
Overall results
Overall winner	Kalle Rovanperä Jonne Halttunen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 3:40:24.9
Power Stage winner	Thierry Neuville Martijn Wydaeghe Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT 6:00.4
Support category results
WRC-2 winner	Kajetan Kajetanowicz Maciej Szczepaniak 4:16:02.5
WRC-3 winner	Maxine Wahome Murage Waigwa 5:20:21.6

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. 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).

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

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

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.

Rally1 entries competing in the World Rally Championship

No.	Driver	Co-Driver	Entrant	Car	Championship eligibility	Tyre
1	Sébastien Ogier	Benjamin Veillas	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota GR Yaris Rally1	Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer	P
2	Oliver Solberg	Elliott Edmondson	Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	Hyundai i20 N Rally1	Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer	P
8	Ott Tänak	Martin Järveoja	Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	Hyundai i20 N Rally1	Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer	P
9	Jourdan Serderidis	Frédéric Miclotte	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Puma Rally1	Driver, Co-driver	P
11	Thierry Neuville	Martijn Wydaeghe	Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	Hyundai i20 N Rally1	Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer	P
16	Adrien Fourmaux	Alexandre Coria	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Puma Rally1	Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer	P
18	Takamoto Katsuta	Aaron Johnston	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT NG	Toyota GR Yaris Rally1	Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer/Team	P
19	Sébastien Loeb	Isabelle Galmiche	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Puma Rally1	Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer	P
33	Elfyn Evans	Scott Martin	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota GR Yaris Rally1	Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer	P
42	Craig Breen	Paul Nagle	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Puma Rally1	Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer	P
44	Gus Greensmith	Jonas Andersson	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Puma Rally1	Driver, Co-driver	P
69	Kalle Rovanperä	Jonne Halttunen	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	Kajetan Kajetanowicz	Maciej Szczepaniak	Kajetan Kajetanowicz	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	Driver, Co-driver	P
21	Martin Prokop	Michal Ernst	Martin Prokop	Ford Fiesta Rally2	Driver, Co-driver	P
22	Sean Johnston	Alexander Kihurani	Saintéloc Junior Team	Citroën C3 Rally2	Driver, Co-driver	P
23	Raajpal Bharij	Jasneil Ghataure	Raajpal Bharij	Škoda Fabia R5	Driver, Co-driver	—
24	Gaurav Gill	Gabriel Morales	Gaurav Gill	Škoda Fabia R5	Driver, Co-driver	P
25	Karan Patel	Tauseef Khan	Karan Patel	Ford Fiesta R5	Driver, Co-driver	P
26	Leroy Gomes	Urshlla Gomes	Leroy Gomes	Ford Fiesta R5	Driver, Co-driver	P
27	Amanraaj Rai	Gurdeep Panesar	Amanraaj Rai	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	Junior Driver, Co-driver	P
28	Aakif Virani	Azhar Bhatti	Aakif Virani	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	Driver, Co-driver	P
29	Piero Canobbio	Fabrizia Pons	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	Jeremy Wahome	Victor Okundi	Jeremy Wahome	Ford Fiesta Rally3	Open	P
31	Hamza Anwar	Adnan Din	Hamza Anwar	Ford Fiesta Rally3	Open	P
32	McRae Kimathi	Mwangi Kioni	McRae Kimathi	Ford Fiesta Rally3	Open	P
34	Maxine Wahome	Murage Waigwa	Maxine Wahome	Ford Fiesta Rally3	Open	P
35	Diego Dominguez Jr.	Rogelio Peñate	Diego Dominguez Jr.	Ford Fiesta Rally3	Open	P

Itinerary

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

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	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

WRC Rally2

Classification

Special stages

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

Special stages

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

References

1. ^ "Itinerary Safari Rally Kenya 2022". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
2. "WRC roars into hybrid era with expanded 2022 calendar". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 15 October 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
3. "Ogier seals surprise Sardinia success". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 6 June 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
4. Barry, Luke (7 October 2021). "Ogier and Ingrassia's partnership to end after 2021". dirtfish.com. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
5. "Onkar conqiers WRC3 in Kenya". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 27 June 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
6. "Rovanperä tightens title hold with skilled Safari win". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 26 June 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
7. "Safari success propels Kajto into WRC2 lead". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 26 June 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
8. "Wahome creates WRC3 history in Kenya". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 26 June 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
9. "Entry List Safari Rally Kenya 2022". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
10. "Safari Rally 2022 Entry List". Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 16 June 2022. Retrieved 23 July 2022.

External links

• Official website (in English)
• 2022 Safari Rally at eWRC-results.com
• 2022 Safari Rally at rally-maps.com (in English, German, and Polish)

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