70. Safari Rally Kenya 2022
22. 6. – 26. 6. 2022, Naivasha • WRC Safari Rally Kenya • gravel 359.93 km • total distance including road sections - 1223.79 km • Other years
#2
Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT
RC1
Final results
10. overall
9. class RC1
10. WRC
Stage results
1. leg | Time | Pos. | km/h s/km |
Overall | Pos. after | |
SS1 Super Special Kasarani (4.84 km) | 3:24.6 | 9.
9. class RC1 9. WRC |
85.2 km/h 1.20 s/km |
3:24.6 | 9.
9. class RC1 9. WRC |
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SS2 Loldia 1 (19.17 km) | 14:48.2 | 10.
10. class RC1 10. WRC |
77.7 km/h 1.53 s/km |
18:12.8 | 10.
10. class RC1 10. WRC |
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"I am taking it very easy, but I have something wrong with the car. On one side it's super hard - I don't know what happened. I think a lot can happen, so we just have to be smart." | ||||||
SS3 Geothermal 1 (11.68 km) | 7:01.4 | 11.
11. class RC1 11. WRC |
99.8 km/h 1.47 s/km |
25:14.2 | 11.
11. class RC1 11. WRC |
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"Very difficult and slippery. I am taking it easy, but I am not happy with the car. I can't find a good feeling and I am not confident. I just want to bring it home and we will see what the result is." | ||||||
SS4 Kedong 1 (31.25 km) | 20:02.1 | 11.
10. class RC1 11. WRC |
93.6 km/h 4.87 s/km |
45:16.3 | 10.
10. class RC1 10. WRC |
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"I think it's from the sand. I took it very calm and very neat - there are so many big rocks. It's so annoying when you are trying to have a clean morning and it doesn't work anyway." | ||||||
SS5 Loldia 2 (19.17 km) | 14:31.5 | 9.
9. class RC1 9. WRC |
79.2 km/h 1.37 s/km |
59:47.8 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
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"I don't know what to do. I think I am driving okay and then I am more than 1sec per km down. This is the roughest ride of my life!" | ||||||
SS6 Geothermal 2 (11.68 km) | 6:51.6 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
102.2 km/h 0.87 s/km |
1:06:39.4 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
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"This stage is not so rough, so it was much more enjoyable. We still have a lot of work to do with the car, but we did something now and it's the best I can do." | ||||||
SS7 Kedong 2 (31.25 km) | 18:45.8 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
99.9 km/h 2.00 s/km |
1:25:25.2 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
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2. leg | ||||||
SS8 Soysambu 1 (29.32 km) | 19:30.1 | 9.
9. class RC1 9. WRC |
90.2 km/h 2.59 s/km |
1:44:55.3 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
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"There was a rock in the middle of the road and I hit it with both wheels. I had a slow puncture for a long time, so it's not so good. We are just surviving." | ||||||
Puncture | ||||||
SS9 Elmenteita 1 (15.08 km) | 9:18.7 | 9.
9. class RC1 9. WRC |
97.2 km/h 2.77 s/km |
1:55:24.0 1:10 |
7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
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Penalty 1:10 - Late (7 min) at TC | ||||||
"I had to try and fix the car. Something was bent after we hit a rock in the road on the previous stage. Nothing too severe, but I wanted to take my time to fix it properly." | ||||||
SS10 Sleeping Warrior 1 (31.04 km) | 18:07.7 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
102.7 km/h 1.60 s/km |
2:14:01.7 1:40 |
6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
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Penalty 0:30 - Late (3 min) at TC | ||||||
"What a crazy morning! I am so happy to be here. In the first stage I hit a rock and bent the arm and I had to fix it and it was okay. I am finally here, but. I saw Ott in there and that's not so good. I have to bring it home now for the team." | ||||||
SS11 Soysambu 2 (29.32 km) | 18:59.9 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
92.6 km/h 1.86 s/km |
2:33:01.6 1:40 |
6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
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"Much better. I did some changes and it's night and day compared to before. I need to protect my position now." | ||||||
SS12 Elmenteita 2 (15.08 km) | 10:41.9 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
84.6 km/h 3.63 s/km |
2:43:43.5 1:40 |
6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
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"In here you either try to take a hell of a lot of time or you lose everything. It's easy to do such a small mistake and get stuck, so I took it very easy. One corner you have a lot of grip and the next you have zero." | ||||||
SS13 Sleeping Warrior 2 (31.04 km) | 21:15.3 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
87.6 km/h 3.74 s/km |
3:04:58.8 1:40 |
6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
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"The engine stopped twice and I lost a lot of time. It doesn't matter - I am here and we are very lucky! That is one of the coolest things I have done in my life. Even if it was hell, it was cool!" | ||||||
3. leg | ||||||
SS14 Oserian 1 (17.52 km) |
25:49.3 [N] |
34.
12. class RC1 20. WRC |
40.7 km/h 48.36 s/km |
3:30:48.1 1:40 |
8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
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Stopped | ||||||
Stopped | ||||||
SS15 Narasha 1 (13.30 km) | 7:32.5 | 11.
11. class RC1 11. WRC |
105.8 km/h 2.70 s/km |
3:40:30.6 3:50 |
8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
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Penalty 2:10 - Late (13 min) at TC | ||||||
SS16 Hell's Gate 1 (10.53 km) | 6:32.1 | 10.
10. class RC1 10. WRC |
96.7 km/h 3.86 s/km |
3:47:02.7 3:50 |
8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
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SS17 Oserian 2 (14.83 km) | 11:49.9 | 17.
12. class RC1 16. WRC |
75.2 km/h 11.07 s/km |
3:58:52.6 3:50 |
8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
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Mechanical | ||||||
SS18 Narasha 2 (13.30 km) | 12:54.2 | 25.
11. class RC1 18. WRC |
61.8 km/h 26.69 s/km |
4:11:46.8 3:50 |
10.
9. class RC1 10. WRC |
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Mechanical | ||||||
SS19 Hell's Gate 2[Power Stage] (10.53 km) | 6:14.7 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
101.2 km/h 1.36 s/km |
4:18:01.5 3:50 |
10.
9. class RC1 10. WRC |
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"For sure, it's much better than last year! Not really what I hoped for, but that's part of rallying. We have a lot of work to do for sure, but it was great to come to the finish. It's thanks to all the mechanics - without them nothing is possible. We have to push on and be flat-out from here." |