| 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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.jpg) Safari Rally moved ahead to March for 2024. | |||
| 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 | Sand | ||
| 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 WRT3:36:04.0 | ||
| 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 WRT45:27.7 | ||
| Power Stage winner |  Thierry Neuville Martijn Wydaeghe Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT5:27.1 | ||
| Support category results | |||
| WRC-2 winner |  Gus Greensmith Jonas Andersson Toksport WRT3:54:09.4 | ||
| WRC-3 winner | Hamza Anwar Adnan Din 6:16:11.8 | ||
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]
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.
- ^ a b "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.