2025 Safari Rally

2025 Safari Rally
Safari Rally Kenya 2025
Round 3 of 14 in the 2025 World Rally Championship
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The rally is featured with rocky and rutted tracks and unpredictable weather.
Host country Kenya
Rally baseNaivasha, Nakuru County
Dates run20 – 23 March 2025
Start locationKasarani, Nairobi
Finish locationHell's Gate National Park, Naivasha
Stages21 (384.86 km; 239.14 miles)[1]
Stage surfaceGravel
Transport distance1,018.77 km (633.03 miles)
Overall distance1,403.63 km (872.18 miles)
Statistics
Crews registered39
Crews30 at start, 21 at finish
Overall results
Overall winner Elfyn Evans
Scott Martin
Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
4:20:03.8
Sunday
Accumulated leader		 Adrien Fourmaux
Alexandre Coria
Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT
40:21.2
Power Stage winner Adrien Fourmaux
Alexandre Coria
Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT
5:38.2
Support category results
WRC-2 winner Gus Greensmith
Jonas Andersson
4:34:15.4
WRC-3 winner Nikhil Sachania
Deep Patel
7:04:36.9

The 2025 Safari Rally (also known as the Safari Rally Kenya 2025) was a motor racing event for rally cars held over four days from 20 to 23 March 2025.[2] It marked the seventy-third running of the Safari Rally, and was the third round of the 2025 World Rally Championship, 2025 WRC2 Championship and 2025 WRC3 Championship. The 2025 event was based in Naivasha in the Nakuru County, and was consisted of twenty-one special stages, covering a total competitive distance of 384.86 km (239.14 mi).

Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen were the defending rally winners, and Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT were the defending manufacturer's winners.[3] Gus Greensmith and Jonas Andersson were the defending rally winners in the WRC2 championship.[4] Hamza Anwar and Adnan Din were the defending rally winners in the WRC3 championship.

Elfyn Evans and Scott Martin won the rally, and their team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT successfully defended their titles.[5] Greensmith and Andersson successfully defended their titles in the WRC2 category.[6] Nikhil Sachania and Deep Patel were the winners in the WRC3 category.

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 WRC2 Championship, the WRC3 Championship and privateer entries that were not registered to score points in any championship. Ten entered under Rally1 regulations, as were sixteen Rally2 crews in the WRC2 Championship and two Rally3 crew in the WRC3 Championship.[7]

Rally1 entries competing in the World Rally Championship
No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Championship eligibility Tyre
1 Thierry Neuville Martijn Wydaeghe Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer H
5 Sami Pajari Marko Salminen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT2 Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer H
8 Ott Tänak Martin Järveoja Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer H
9 Jourdan Serderidis Frédéric Miclotte M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Driver, Co-driver H
13 Grégoire Munster Louis Louka M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer H
16 Adrien Fourmaux Alexandre Coria Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer H
18 Takamoto Katsuta Aaron Johnston Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer H
33 Elfyn Evans Scott Martin Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer H
55 Josh McErlean Eoin Treacy M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer H
69 Kalle Rovanperä Jonne Halttunen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer H
Rally2 entries competing in the WRC2 Championship
No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Championship eligibility Tyre
20 Oliver Solberg Elliott Edmondson Printsport Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Driver, Co-driver H
21 Fabrizio Zaldivar Marcelo Der Ohannesian Fabrizio Zaldivar Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver H
22 Gus Greensmith Jonas Andersson Gus Greensmith Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Driver, Co-driver H
23 Jan Solans Rodrigo Sanjuan de Eusebio PH.Ph Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Driver, Co-driver H
24 Kajetan Kajetanowicz Maciej Szczepaniak Kajetan Kajetanowicz Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver H
25 Diego Dominguez Jr. Rogelio Peñate Diego Dominguez Jr. Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver H
26 Karan Patel Tauseef Khan Karan Patel Škoda Fabia R5 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver H
27 Daniel Chwist Kamil Heller Daniel Chwist Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver H
28 Carl Tundo Tim Jessop Carl Tundo Ford Fiesta R5 Challenger/Master Driver, Challenger Co-driver H
29 Jeremiah Wahome Victor Okundi Jeremiah Wahome Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver H
30 Hamza Anwar Adnan Din Hamza Anwar Ford Fiesta R5 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver H
31 Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz Miquel Ibáñez Sotos Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver H
32 George Vassilakis Allan Harryman George Vassilakis Ford Fiesta Rally2 Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger/Masters Co-driver H
34 Samman Singh Vohra Drew Sturrock Samman Singh Vohra Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver H
35 Fernando Álvarez Castellano José Luis Díaz Fernando Álvarez Castellano Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver H
36 Aakif Virani Zahir Shah Aakif Virani Škoda Fabia R5 Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver H
Rally3 entries competing in the WRC3 Championship
No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Tyre
37 Nikhil Sachania Deep Patel Nikhil Sachania Ford Fiesta Rally3 H
38 Naveen Puligilla Musa Sherif Naveen Puligilla Ford Fiesta Rally3 H

Itinerary

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

Date No. Time span Stage name Distance
19 March — After 10:01 Sleeping Warrior [Shakedown] 5.00 km
20 March After 11:26 Opening ceremony, Kenyatta International Convention Centre —
SS1 After 13:05 Super Special Kasarani 4.76 km
SS2 After 15:58 Mzabibu 1 8.15 km
21 March 6:15 – 6:30 Service A, WRTI Naivasha —
SS3 After 7:08 Camp Moran 1 32.20 km
SS4 After 8:56 Loldia 1 19.11 km
SS5 After 10:14 Geothermal 1 13.12 km
SS6 After 11:02 Kedong 1 15.10 km
10:49 – 11:19 Regroup, WRTI Naivasha —
11:19 – 11:59 Service B, WRTI Naivasha —
SS7 After 12:57 Camp Moran 2 32.20 km
SS8 After 14:25 Loldia 2 19.11 km
SS9 After 15:43 Geothermal 2 13.12 km
SS10 After 16:31 Kedong 2 15.10 km
17:16 – 18:01 Flexi Service C, WRTI Naivasha —
22 March SS11 After 8:41 Sleeping Warrior 1 26.88 km
SS12 After 9:35 Elmenteita 1 17.31 km
SS13 After 10:33 Soysambu 1 29.32 km
12:38 – 12:53 Regroup, WRTI Naivasha —
12:53 – 13:33 Service D, WSTI Naivasha —
SS14 After 14:59 Sleeping Warrior 2 26.88 km
SS15 After 16:05 Elmenteita 2 17.31 km
SS16 After 17:07 Soysambu 2 29.32 km
19:22 – 20:07 Flexi Service E, WSTI Naivasha —
23 March SS17 After 7:53 Oserengoni 1 18.33 km
SS18 After 9:05 Hell's Gate 1 10.53 km
10:12 – 10:18 Regroup, WRTI Naivasha —
10:18 – 10:33 Service F, WSTI Naivasha —
SS19 After 10:56 Mzabibu 2 8.15 km
SS20 After 12:07 Oserengoni 2 18.33 km
13:16 – 13:56 Regroup, WRTI Naivasha —
SS21 After 14:15 Hell's Gate 2 [Power Stage] 10.53 km
After 15:30 Podium ceremony, WSTI Naivasha —
After 17:05 Finish, WSTI Naivasha —
Source:[1]

Report

WRC Rally1

Classification

Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class Event Sunday Stage Total
1 1 33 Elfyn Evans Scott Martin Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 4:20:03.8 0.0 25 2 0 27
2 2 8 Ott Tänak Martin Järveoja Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 4:21:13.7 +1:09.9 17 3 3 23
3 3 1 Thierry Neuville Martijn Wydaeghe Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 4:23:35.8 +3:32.0 15 4 4 23
4 4 5 Sami Pajari Marko Salminen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT2 Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 4:27:22.5 +7:18.7 12 0 1 13
5 5 13 Grégoire Munster Louis Louka M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 4:31:39.1 +11:35.3 10 0 2 12
8 6 9 Jourdan Serderidis Frédéric Miclotte M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 4:48:49.3 +28:45.5 4 0 0 4
10 7 55 Josh McErlean Eoin Treacy M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 4:57:19.6 +37:15.8 1 1 0 2
16 8 16 Adrien Fourmaux Alexandre Coria Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 6:05:53.6 +1:45:49.8 0 5 5 10
Retired SS21 18 Takamoto Katsuta Aaron Johnston Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Rolled 0 0 0 0
Retired SS18 69 Kalle Rovanperä Jonne Halttunen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Technical 0 0 0 0
Source:[8]

Special stages

Stage Winners Car Time Class leaders
SD Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 4:34.5 —
SS1 Evans / Martin Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 3:09.0 Evans / Martin
SS2 Tänak / Järveoja Hyundai i20 N Rally1 6:41.1 Tänak / Järveoja
SS3 Tänak / Järveoja Hyundai i20 N Rally1 25:57.3
SS4 Tänak / Järveoja Hyundai i20 N Rally1 14:29.8
SS5 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 7:03.4
SS6 Tänak / Järveoja Hyundai i20 N Rally1 7:21.4
SS7 Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 N Rally1 25:56.9
SS8 Tänak / Järveoja Hyundai i20 N Rally1 14:23.6
SS9 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 6:57.9 Evans / Martin
SS10 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 7:24.2
SS11 Evans / Martin Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 16:20.0
SS12 Evans / Martin Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 11:31.7
SS13 Katsuta / Johnston Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 17:36.0
SS14 Katsuta / Johnston Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 18:23.2
SS15 Munster / Louka Ford Puma Rally1 11:11.4
SS16 Tänak / Järveoja Hyundai i20 N Rally1 20:19.1
SS17 Tänak / Järveoja Hyundai i20 N Rally1 6:43.4
SS18 Katsuta / Johnston Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 11:11.1
SS19 Fourmaux / Coria Hyundai i20 N Rally1 5:34.8
SS20 Katsuta / Johnston Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 11:00.5
SS21 Fourmaux / Coria Hyundai i20 N Rally1 5:38.2
Source:[9][10]

Championship standings

WRC2 Rally2

Classification

Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class Class Event
6 1 22 Gus Greensmith Jonas Andersson Gus Greensmith Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 4:34:15.4 0.0 25 8
7 2 23 Jan Solans Rodrigo Sanjuan de Eusebio PH.Ph Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 4:37:30.4 +3:15.0 17 6
9 3 21 Fabrizio Zaldivar Marcelo Der Ohannesian Fabrizio Zaldivar Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 4:55:42.6 +21:27.2 15 2
11 4 27 Daniel Chwist Kamil Heller Daniel Chwist Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 5:05:13.5 +30:58.1 12 0
12 5 20 Oliver Solberg Elliott Edmondson Printsport Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 5:09:23.7 +35:08.3 10 0
13 6 24 Kajetan Kajetanowicz Maciej Szczepaniak Kajetan Kajetanowicz Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 5:27:47.0 +53:31.6 8 0
14 7 28 Carl Tundo Tim Jessop Carl Tundo Ford Fiesta R5 5:31:02.0 +56:46.6 6 0
15 8 29 Jeremiah Wahome Victor Okundi Jeremiah Wahome Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 5:49:32.8 +1:15:17.4 4 0
17 9 31 Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz Miquel Ibáñez Sotos Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 6:36:30.5 +2:02:15.1 2 0
19 10 34 Samman Singh Vohra Drew Sturrock Samman Singh Vohra Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 6:53:59.8 +2:19:44.4 1 0
Retired SS18 30 Hamza Anwar Adnan Din Hamza Anwar Ford Fiesta R5 Mechanical 0 0
Retired SS17 36 Aakif Virani Zahir Shah Aakif Virani Škoda Fabia R5 Retired 0 0
Retired SS14 25 Diego Dominguez Jr. Rogelio Peñate Diego Dominguez Jr. Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Engine 0 0
Retired SS13 32 George Vassilakis Allan Harryman George Vassilakis Ford Fiesta Rally2 Medical reasons 0 0
Source:[11]

Special stages

Championship standings

WRC3 Rally3

Classification

Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class
20 1 37 Nikhil Sachania Deep Patel Nikhil Sachania Ford Fiesta Rally3 7:04:36.9 +2:44:33.1 25
Retired SS20 38 Naveen Puligilla Musa Sherif Naveen Puligilla Ford Fiesta Rally3 Mechanical 0
Source:[12]

Special stages

Stage Winners Car Time Class leaders
SD Puligilla / Sherif Ford Fiesta Rally3 6:18.8 —
SS1 Sachania / Patel Ford Fiesta Rally3 4:02.1 Sachania / Patel
SS2 Puligilla / Sherif Ford Fiesta Rally3 8:30.2 Puligilla / Sherif
SS3 Puligilla / Sherif Ford Fiesta Rally3 35:12.4
SS4 Puligilla / Sherif Ford Fiesta Rally3 19:12.5
SS5 Puligilla / Sherif Ford Fiesta Rally3 10:08.7
SS6 Puligilla / Sherif Ford Fiesta Rally3 11:00.4
SS7 Not run
SS8 Not run
SS9 Not run
SS10 Not run
SS11 Sachania / Patel Ford Fiesta Rally3 25:01.6
SS12 Puligilla / Sherif Ford Fiesta Rally3 16:59.9
SS13 Sachania / Patel Ford Fiesta Rally3 25:21.0
SS14 Sachania / Patel Ford Fiesta Rally3 30:00.4
SS15 Sachania / Patel Ford Fiesta Rally3 17:44.8
SS16 Sachania / Patel Ford Fiesta Rally3 29:22.4
SS17 Sachania / Patel Ford Fiesta Rally3 9:03.3
SS18 Sachania / Patel Ford Fiesta Rally3 16:02.4
SS19 Sachania / Patel Ford Fiesta Rally3 8:09.9
SS20 Sachania / Patel Ford Fiesta Rally3 16:35.0 Sachania / Patel
SS21 Sachania / Patel Ford Fiesta Rally3 8:46.0
Source:[9][10]

Championship standings

References

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