72. Safari Rally Kenya 2024
28. 3. – 31. 3. 2024, Naivasha • WRC Safari Rally Kenya • gravel 367.76 km • total distance including road sections - 1259.09 km • Other years
#33
Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
RC1
Final results
4. overall
4. class RC1
4. WRC
Stage results
1. leg | Time | Pos. | km/h s/km |
Overall | Pos. after | |
SS1 Super Special Kasarani (4.84 km) | 3:21.6 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
86.4 km/h 0.35 s/km |
3:21.6 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
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SS2 Loldia 1 (19.17 km) | 14:10.8 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
81.1 km/h 0.62 s/km |
17:32.4 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
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Left rear slow puncture | ||||||
"Not a good feeling, really struggling with the balance. Not what we expected after shakedown." | ||||||
SS3 Geothermal 1 (13.12 km) | 7:02.0 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
111.9 km/h 0.82 s/km |
24:34.4 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
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"Not easy still to be honest, struggling with the balance quite a lot. Very very loose. We tried." | ||||||
SS4 Kedong 1 (31.50 km) | 16:01.8 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
117.9 km/h 0.63 s/km |
40:36.2 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
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"Tricky. The vision is very difficult, it's so high speed. Okay, for sure it can be a lot better. Disappointed with the morning as a whole. We need to figure out what to change and do this afternoon." | ||||||
SS5 Loldia 2 (19.17 km) | 13:57.3 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
82.4 km/h 0.03 s/km |
54:33.5 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
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"It was better than in the morning at least. (Hard tyres?) Maybe, maybe not?" | ||||||
SS6 Geothermal 2 (13.12 km) | 6:56.1 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
113.5 km/h 0.57 s/km |
1:01:29.6 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
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SS7 Kedong 2 (31.50 km) | 15:49.9 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
119.4 km/h 0.18 s/km |
1:17:19.5 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
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Slight rear right damage (bodywork) | ||||||
"Touched maybe something with both sides. Disappointed all in all. Performance should have been a bit better. Need to be better tomorrow." | ||||||
2. leg | ||||||
SS8 Soysambu 1 (29.32 km) | 19:02.9 | 8.
7. class RC1 8. WRC |
92.4 km/h 3.77 s/km |
1:36:22.4 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
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Stopped at 12.7km. Changing a puncture, continuing. | ||||||
"Seemed to have a rear left puncture, didn't feel like it at first and then sure enough it was. It was too long to drive it out.." | ||||||
SS9 Elmenteita 1 (15.08 km) | 8:32.7 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
105.9 km/h 1.12 s/km |
1:44:55.1 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
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"Not playing it safe. It's a lottery here with cuts. There were places on the recce where people just went straight through, I don't know how we can compete with that." | ||||||
SS10 Sleeping Warrior 1 (36.08 km) | 21:15.7 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
101.8 km/h 1.44 s/km |
2:06:10.8 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
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Puncture, rear right | ||||||
"12 kilometers in.. I don't know how. I tried to be smooth and slow." | ||||||
SS11 Soysambu 2 (29.32 km) | 17:22.0 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
101.3 km/h 0.09 s/km |
2:23:32.8 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
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"All okay, clean run." | ||||||
SS12 Elmenteita 2 (15.08 km) | 8:24.7 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
107.6 km/h |
2:31:57.5 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
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Puncture | ||||||
"Everything fine, thank you." | ||||||
SS13 Sleeping Warrior 2 (36.08 km) | 22:28.3 | 8.
6. class RC1 8. WRC |
96.3 km/h 3.86 s/km |
2:54:25.8 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
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Stopped, changed a puncture | ||||||
"Not a 100% sure, but similar place to last time. I took it careful.." | ||||||
3. leg | ||||||
SS14 Malewa 1 (8.33 km) | 6:08.1 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
81.5 km/h 1.30 s/km |
3:00:33.9 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
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"I was thinking it was better, but clearly the guys don't care about the cars or the tyres." | ||||||
SS15 Oserian 1 (18.33 km) | 11:27.5 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
96.0 km/h |
3:12:01.4 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
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SS16 Hell's Gate 1 (10.53 km) | 5:29.3 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
115.1 km/h |
3:17:30.7 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
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"Was a clean enough run. So many huge stones in the line, sometimes very close. Sometimes it's a lottery like that." | ||||||
SS17 Malewa 2 (8.33 km) | 6:07.8 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
81.5 km/h 1.06 s/km |
3:23:38.5 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
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"Everything's fine. It still felt pretty rough to me in there" | ||||||
SS18 Oserian 2 (18.33 km) | 11:13.3 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
98.0 km/h 0.98 s/km |
3:34:51.8 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
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SS19 Hell's Gate 2[Power Stage] (10.53 km) | 5:32.4 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
114.0 km/h 0.50 s/km |
3:40:24.2 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
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"We gave it a go, I didn't feel like I was moving anywhere to be honest. A very difficult weekend, but we move on." |