2022 Safari Rally

2022 Safari Rally
Safari Rally Kenya 2022
Round 6 of 13 in the 2022 World Rally Championship
← Previous eventNext event →
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)
Statistics
Crews registered42
Crews40 at start, 25 at finish
Overall results
Overall winnerFinland Kalle Rovanperä
Finland Jonne Halttunen
Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
3:40:24.9
Power Stage winnerBelgium Thierry Neuville
Belgium Martijn Wydaeghe
South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT
6:00.4
Support category results
WRC-2 winnerPoland Kajetan Kajetanowicz
Poland Maciej Szczepaniak
4:16:02.5
WRC-3 winnerKenya Maxine Wahome
Kenya 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.[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]

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]

  1. ^ a b "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.