2021 Safari Rally

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2021 Safari Rally
Safari Rally Kenya 2021
Round 6 of 12 in the 2021 World Rally Championship
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WRC Safari Rally (cropped).jpg
Rally Kenya returned the World Rally Championship.
Host country Kenya
Rally baseNairobi, Nairobi County
Dates run24 – 27 June 2021
Start locationKasarani, Nairobi
Finish locationHell's Gate National Park, Naivasha
Stages18 (320.19 km; 198.96 miles)[1]
Stage surfaceGravel
Transport distance813.17 km (505.28 miles)
Overall distance1,133.94 km (704.60 miles)
Results
Overall winnerFrance Sébastien Ogier
France Julien Ingrassia
Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
3:18:11.3
WRC-2 winnerno classified finishers
WRC-3 winnerKenya
United Kingdom
3:47:37.7
Power Stage winnerEstonia Ott Tänak
Estonia Martin Järveoja
South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT
6:06.4
Crews registered58
Crews52 at start, 26 at finish

The 2021 Safari Rally (also known as the Safari Rally Kenya 2021) was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over four days between 24 and 27 June 2021.[2] It marked the sixty-eighth running of the Safari Rally. The event was the sixth round of the 2021 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. The 2021 event was based in Nairobi in the Nairobi County and was contested over eighteen special stages totalling 320.19 km (198.96 mi) in competitive distance.[1]

Colin McRae and Nicky Grist were the overall reigning rally winners, but they did not defend their titles.[3] Ford World Rally Team, the team they drove for in 2002, when Safari Rally held a World Rally Championship event last time, were the defending manufacturers' winners.[3] However, they did not defend the rally either as they withdrew from the championship at the end of 2012.[4]

Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia won the rally. Their team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, were the manufacturer's winners.[5] There were no classified finishers in the World Rally Championship-2 category.[6] Local hero and won the World Rally Championship-3 category.[7]

At the age of ninety-one, Polish driver Sobiesław Zasada became the oldest competitor to start a World Rally Championship event.[8]

Background[]

Championship standings prior to the event[]

Reigning World Champions Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia entered the round with an eleven-point lead over Elfyn Evans and Scott Martin. Thierry Neuville and Martijn Wydaeghe were third, a further eighteen points behind. In the World Rally Championship for Manufacturers, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT held a massive a forty-nine-point lead over defending manufacturers' champions Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT, followed by M-Sport Ford WRT.

In the World Rally Championship-2 standings, Andreas Mikkelsen and Ola Fløene held a two-point lead ahead of Mads Østberg and Torstein Eriksen in the drivers' and co-drivers' standings respectively, with Marco Bulacia Wilkinson and Marcelo Der Ohannesian in third. In the teams' championship, Movisport and Toksport WRT co-led the championship, with M-Sport Ford WRT in third.

In the World Rally Championship-3 standings, Yohan Rossel and Alexandre Coria lead drivers' and co-drivers' championship respectively. Kajetan Kajetanowicz and were second, trailed by and .

Entry list[]

The following crews entered 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. Eleven entries for the World Rally Championship were received, as were four in the World Rally Championship-2 and six in the World Rally Championship-3.

Rally1 entries competing in the World Rally Championship
No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Tyre
1 France Sébastien Ogier France Julien Ingrassia Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC P
2 Sweden Oliver Solberg Republic of Ireland Aaron Johnston France Hyundai 2C Competition Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC P
6 Spain Dani Sordo Spain Borja Rozada South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC P
7 France Pierre-Louis Loubet France Florian Haut-Labourdette France Hyundai 2C Competition Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC N/A
8 Estonia Ott Tänak Estonia Martin Järveoja South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC P
11 Belgium Thierry Neuville Belgium Martijn Wydaeghe South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC P
16 France Adrien Fourmaux Belgium Renaud Jamoul United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC P
18 Japan Takamoto Katsuta United Kingdom Daniel Barritt Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC P
33 United Kingdom Elfyn Evans United Kingdom Scott Martin Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC P
37 Italy Lorenzo Bertelli Italy United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC P
44 United Kingdom Gus Greensmith Republic of Ireland Chris Patterson United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC P
69 Finland Kalle Rovanperä Finland Jonne Halttunen Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC P
Source:[9]
Rally2 entries competing in the World Rally Championship-2
No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Tyre
20 Norway Andreas Mikkelsen Norway Ola Fløene Germany Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia R5 Evo N/A
21 Bolivia Marco Bulacia Wilkinson Argentina Germany Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia R5 Evo N/A
22 Finland Teemu Suninen Finland Mikko Markkula United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II N/A
23 Czech Republic Martin Prokop Czech Republic United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II P
Source:[9]
Rally2 entries competing in the World Rally Championship-3[a]
No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Tyre
24 Kenya United Kingdom Kenya Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 P
25 Kenya Carl Tundo Kenya Kenya Carl Tundo Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 P
26 Kenya Zimbabwe Kenya Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 P
27 Kenya Kenya Kenya Ford Fiesta R5 P
28 Kenya Kenya Kenya Škoda Fabia R5 P
29 Poland Poland Poland Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II P
Source:[9]
Other major entries
No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Tyre
36 Poland Sobiesław Zasada Poland Poland M-Sport Poland Ford Fiesta Rally3 P
Source:[9]

Route[]

Itinerary[]

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

Leg Date Time No. Stage name Distance
N/A 23 June 13:01 — Loldia [Shakedown] 2.89 km
1 24 June 14:08 SS1 Super Special Kasarani 4.84 km
25 June 08:09 SS2 Chui Lodge 1 13.34 km
09:05 SS3 Kedong 1 32.68 km
10:18 SS4 Oserian 1 18.87 km
13:46 SS5 Chui Lodge 2 13.34 km
14:42 SS6 Kedong 2 32.68 km
15:55 SS7 Oserian 2 18.87 km
2 26 June 08:08 SS8 Elmenteita 1 14.67 km
09:08 SS9 Soysambu 1 20.33 km
10:22 SS10 Sleeping Warrior 1 31.04 km
14:05 SS11 Elmenteita 2 14.67 km
15:08 SS12 Soysambu 2 20.33 km
16:22 SS13 Sleeping Warrior 2 31.04 km
3 27 June 07:26 SS14 Loldia 1 11.33 km
08:38 SS15 Hell's Gate 1 10.56 km
10:45 SS16 Malewa 9.71 km
11:25 SS17 Loldia 2 11.33 km
13:18 SS18 Hell's Gate 2 [Power Stage] 10.56 km
Source:[1]

Report[]

World Rally Cars[]

Classification[]

Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class Event Stage
1 1 1 Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC 3:18:11.3 0.0 25 2
2 2 18 Takamoto Katsuta Daniel Barritt Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC 3:18:33.1 +21.8 18 0
3 3 8 Ott Tänak Martin Järveoja Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 3:19:20.8 +1:09.5 15 5
4 4 44 Gus Greensmith Chris Patterson M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC 3:20:05.9 +1:54.6 10 0
5 5 16 Adrien Fourmaux Renaud Jamoul M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC 3:20:06.0 +1:54.7 12 0
6 6 69 Kalle Rovanperä Jonne Halttunen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC 3:29:04.7 +10:53.4 8 4
10 7 33 Elfyn Evans Scott Martin Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC 4:07:34.0 +49:22.7 1 3
11 8 37 Lorenzo Bertelli M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC 4:08:28.3 +50:17.0 0 0
12 9 6 Dani Sordo Borja Rozada Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 4:21:30.8 +1:03:19.5 0 1
Retired SS15 11 Thierry Neuville Martijn Wydaeghe Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC Damper 0 0
Retired SS5 2 Oliver Solberg Aaron Johnston Hyundai 2C Competition Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC Roll cage 0 0
Did not start 7 Pierre-Louis Loubet Florian Haut-Labourdette Hyundai 2C Competition Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC Crew swap 0 0

Special stages[]

Day Stage Stage name Length Winners Car Time Class leaders
23 June — Loldia [Shakedown] 2.89 km Ogier / Ingrassia Toyota Yaris WRC 3:42.6 N/A
24 June SS1 Super Special Kasarani 4.84 km Ogier / Ingrassia Toyota Yaris WRC 3:21.5 Ogier / Ingrassia
25 June SS2 Chui Lodge 1 13.34 km Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 9:47.7 Neuville / Wydaeghe
SS3 Kedong 1 32.68 km Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 16:52.3
SS4 Oserian 1 18.87 km Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota Yaris WRC 12:39.3
SS5 Chui Lodge 2 13.34 km Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota Yaris WRC 9:59.9 Rovanperä / Halttunen
SS6 Kedong 2 32.68 km Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 16:52.1 Neuville / Wydaeghe
SS7 Oserian 2 18.87 km Ogier / Ingrassia
Katsuta / Barritt 		Toyota Yaris WRC
Toyota Yaris WRC 		12:52.1
26 June SS8 Elmenteita 1 14.67 km Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 9:01.4
SS9 Soysambu 1 20.33 km Ogier / Ingrassia Toyota Yaris WRC 14:11.9
SS10 Sleeping Warrior 1 31.04 km Ogier / Ingrassia Toyota Yaris WRC 17:26.6
SS11 Elmenteita 2 14.67 km Ogier / Ingrassia Toyota Yaris WRC 8:47.5
SS12 Soysambu 2 20.33 km Tänak / Järveoja Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 13:52.7
SS13 Sleeping Warrior 2 31.04 km Sordo / Rozada Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 17:25.0
27 June SS14 Loldia 1 11.33 km Ogier / Ingrassia Toyota Yaris WRC 7:37.1
SS15 Hell's Gate 1 10.56 km Evans / Martin Toyota Yaris WRC 3:14.3 Katsuta / Barritt
SS16 Malewa 9.71 km Fourmaux / Jamoul Ford Fiesta WRC 7:01.1 Ogier / Ingrassia
Katsuta / Barritt
SS17 Loldia 2 11.33 km Ogier / Ingrassia Toyota Yaris WRC 7:35.0 Ogier / Ingrassia
SS18 Hell's Gate 2 [Power Stage] 10.56 km Tänak / Järveoja Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 6:06.4

Championship standings[]

Pos. Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships Manufacturers' championships
Move Driver Points Move Co-driver Points Move Manufacturer Points
1 1rightarrow blue.svg Sébastien Ogier 133 1rightarrow blue.svg Julien Ingrassia 133 1rightarrow blue.svg Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 273
2 1rightarrow blue.svg Elfyn Evans 99 1rightarrow blue.svg Scott Martin 99 1rightarrow blue.svg Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT 214
3 1rightarrow blue.svg Thierry Neuville 77 1rightarrow blue.svg Martijn Wydaeghe 77 1rightarrow blue.svg M-Sport Ford WRT 109
4 1rightarrow blue.svg Ott Tänak 69 1rightarrow blue.svg Martin Järveoja 69 1rightarrow blue.svg Hyundai 2C Competition 28
5 1rightarrow blue.svg Takamoto Katsuta 66 1rightarrow blue.svg Daniel Barritt 66

World Rally Championship-2[]

Classification[]

Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class Class Stage Event
Retired SS6 23 Martin Prokop M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II Crash 0 0 0
Did not start 20 Andreas Mikkelsen Ola Fløene Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia R5 Evo Withdrawn 0 0 0
Did not start 21 Marco Bulacia Wilkinson Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia R5 Evo Withdrawn 0 0 0
Did not start 22 Teemu Suninen Mikko Markkula M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II Withdrawn 0 0 0

Special stages[]

Day Stage Stage name Length Winners Car Time Class leaders
23 June — Loldia [Shakedown] 2.89 km Prokop / Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II 4:17.9 N/A
24 June SS1 Super Special Kasarani 4.84 km Prokop / Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II 3:39.6 Prokop /
25 June SS2 Chui Lodge 1 13.34 km Prokop / Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II 11:05.9
SS3 Kedong 1 32.68 km Prokop / Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II 19:40.1
SS4 Oserian 1 18.87 km Prokop / Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II 14:12.2
SS5 Chui Lodge 2 13.34 km Prokop / Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II 11:15.5
SS6 Kedong 2 32.68 km No stage winners N/A No leaders
SS7 Oserian 2 18.87 km No stage winners N/A
26 June SS8 Elmenteita 1 14.67 km No stage winners N/A
SS9 Soysambu 1 20.33 km No stage winners N/A
SS10 Sleeping Warrior 1 31.04 km No stage winners N/A
SS11 Elmenteita 2 14.67 km No stage winners N/A
SS12 Soysambu 2 20.33 km No stage winners N/A
SS13 Sleeping Warrior 2 31.04 km No stage winners N/A
27 June SS14 Loldia 1 11.33 km No stage winners N/A
SS15 Hell's Gate 1 10.56 km No stage winners N/A
SS16 Malewa 9.71 km No stage winners N/A
SS17 Loldia 2 11.33 km No stage winners N/A
SS18 Hell's Gate 2 [Power Stage] 10.56 km No stage winners N/A

Championship standings[]

Pos. Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships Teams' championships
Move Driver Points Move Co-driver Points Move Manufacturer Points
1 1rightarrow blue.svg Andreas Mikkelsen 68 1rightarrow blue.svg Ola Fløene 68 1rightarrow blue.svg Toksport WRT 125
2 1rightarrow blue.svg Mads Østberg 66 1rightarrow blue.svg Torstein Eriksen 66 1rightarrow blue.svg Movisport 125
3 1rightarrow blue.svg Marco Bulacia Wilkinson 63 1rightarrow blue.svg 63 1rightarrow blue.svg M-Sport Ford WRT 104
4 1rightarrow blue.svg Esapekka Lappi 59 1rightarrow blue.svg Janne Ferm 59 1rightarrow blue.svg Hyundai Motorsport N 12
5 1rightarrow blue.svg Teemu Suninen 41 1rightarrow blue.svg Mikko Markkula 41

World Rally Championship-3[]

Classification[]

Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class Class Stage Event
7 1 24 Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 3:47:37.7 0.0 25 5 6
8 2 27 Ford Fiesta R5 3:51:41.7 +4:04.0 18 2 4
9 3 25 Carl Tundo Carl Tundo Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 3:54:52.0 +7:14.3 15 3 2
17 4 29 Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II 4:37:20.4 +49:42.7 12 4 0
22 5 28 Škoda Fabia R5 5:12:17.6 +1:24:39.9 10 1 0
Retired SS3 26 Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 Rolled 0 0 0

Special stages[]

Day Stage Stage name Length Winners Car Time Class leaders
23 June — Loldia [Shakedown] 2.89 km / Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 4:07.6 N/A
24 June SS1 Super Special Kasarani 4.84 km / Ford Fiesta R5 3:42.6 /
25 June SS2 Chui Lodge 1 13.34 km / Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 11:01.1 /
SS3 Kedong 1 32.68 km Tundo / Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 19:36.1
SS4 Oserian 1 18.87 km / Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 14:41.9
SS5 Chui Lodge 2 13.34 km / Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 11:39.0
SS6 Kedong 2 32.68 km Stage cancelled
SS7 Oserian 2 18.87 km Stage cancelled
26 June SS8 Elmenteita 1 14.67 km Tundo / Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 9:42.4 /
SS9 Soysambu 1 20.33 km / Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 15:51.6
SS10 Sleeping Warrior 1 31.04 km / Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 20:10.3
SS11 Elmenteita 2 14.67 km Tundo / Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 9:56.1
SS12 Soysambu 2 20.33 km Tundo / Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 15:27.9
SS13 Sleeping Warrior 2 31.04 km Tundo / Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 21:05.5
27 June SS14 Loldia 1 11.33 km Tundo / Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 8:32.5
SS15 Hell's Gate 1 10.56 km / Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II 3:50.2
SS16 Malewa 9.71 km Tundo / Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 7:58.5
SS17 Loldia 2 11.33 km Tundo / Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 8:27.6
SS18 Hell's Gate 2 [Power Stage] 10.56 km / Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 7:10.7

Championship standings[]

Pos. Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships
Move Driver Points Move Co-driver Points
1 1rightarrow blue.svg Yohan Rossel 98 1rightarrow blue.svg Alexandre Coria 70
2 1rightarrow blue.svg Kajetan Kajetanowicz 64 1rightarrow blue.svg 64
3 1rightarrow blue.svg 57 1rightarrow blue.svg 57
4 New entry 30 New entry 30
5 1downarrow red.svg 1 28 1downarrow red.svg 1 28

Notes[]

  1. ^ Under the Sporting Regulations, each car competing in the World Rally Championship-3 is entered under the driver's name.

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Itinerary Safari Rally Kenya 2021". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Croatia and Estonia named in 2021 WRC calendar". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 9 October 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  3. ^ a b "50. Inmarsat Safari Rally 2002". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  4. ^ O'Leary, Jamie (16 October 2012). "Ford to pull works backing from the WRC". Autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. Archived from the original on 18 October 2012. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
  5. ^ "Ogier seizes Safari success after Neuville heartbreak". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 27 June 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  6. ^ "Rai charges to early WRC3 lead in Kenya". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 25 June 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021. There were no finishers in WRC2.
  7. ^ "Onkar conqiers WRC3 in Kenya". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 27 June 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  8. ^ "Sobieslaw Zasada: Q & A". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 21 June 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  9. ^ a b c d "Entry List Safari Rally Kenya 2021". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 29 May 2021.

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