71. Safari Rally Kenya 2023
21. 6. – 25. 6. 2023, Naivasha • WRC Safari Rally Kenya • gravel 355.92 km • total distance including road sections - 1191.06 km • Other years
#4
Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Hybrid 
ALZ***
ALZ***
Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT
RC1
Final results
12. overall
8. class RC1
12. WRC
Stage results
| 1. leg | Time | Pos. | km/h s/km |
Overall | Pos. after | |
| SS1 Super Special Kasarani (4.84 km) | 3:18.3 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
87.9 km/h 0.83 s/km |
3:18.3 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
|
| SS2 Loldia 1 (19.17 km) | 14:07.8 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
81.4 km/h 0.91 s/km |
17:26.1 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
|
| "We stayed on the road the whole time, so this is a good start! I didn't use all the open space where I saw some lines and I used the wrong side of the trees sometimes." | ||||||
| SS3 Geothermal 1 (13.12 km) | 6:49.7 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
115.3 km/h |
24:15.8 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
|
| "Okay. For sure over here it's clear, it's more Finland style with the cuts. In the last stage I didn't take cuts others did because of the penalty last year. Next stages are not so simple." | ||||||
| SS4 Kedong 1 (30.62 km) | 15:22.7 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
119.5 km/h 0.99 s/km |
39:38.5 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
|
| Rear-right puncture | ||||||
| "I don't know. Suddenly it went empty and that's it, like 13km before the finish." | ||||||
| SS5 Loldia 2 (19.17 km) | 13:58.6 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
82.3 km/h 0.44 s/km |
53:37.1 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
|
| "It more slippy than in the morning which I was not expecting. In some corners at the beginning you have good grip then it becomes really bad." | ||||||
| SS6 Geothermal 2 (13.12 km) | 6:47.7 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
115.8 km/h 0.09 s/km |
1:00:24.8 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
|
| "It was okay. All good. It's a different kind of challenge but I like it." | ||||||
| SS7 Kedong 2 (30.62 km) | 15:07.9 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
121.4 km/h 0.11 s/km |
1:15:32.7 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
|
| "I was a bit careful but I think you should be in these conditions." | ||||||
| 2. leg | ||||||
| SS8 Soysambu 1 (29.32 km) | 17:56.8 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
98.0 km/h 0.91 s/km |
1:33:29.5 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
|
| "All Ok, no drama, bit tricky in the first 2km with puddles and mud so quite a few surprises. On the fast section over there, I was too slow." | ||||||
| SS9 Elmenteita 1 (15.08 km) | 8:27.6 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
107.0 km/h 0.16 s/km |
1:41:57.1 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
|
| "It's a bloody long way to go still! Every stage is very tricky, anything can happen in every stage." | ||||||
| SS10 Sleeping Warrior 1 (31.04 km) | 18:01.2 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
103.4 km/h 0.11 s/km |
1:59:58.3 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
|
| Slow puncture on rear-left | ||||||
| "I have never experienced anything like this before. When you see the puddles and mud, you brake like absolutely everything and then you see if you survive." | ||||||
| SS11 Soysambu 2 (29.32 km) |
27:23.4 [N] |
22.
10. class RC1 20. WRC |
64.2 km/h 20.46 s/km |
2:27:21.7 [SR] |
7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
|
| Stopped, propshaft | ||||||
| SS12 Elmenteita 2 (15.08 km) |
18:20.6 [N] |
19.
9. class RC1 17. WRC |
49.3 km/h 39.79 s/km |
2:45:42.3 [SR] |
9.
8. class RC1 9. WRC |
|
| SS13 Sleeping Warrior 2 (31.04 km) |
29:07.7 [N] |
18.
9. class RC1 17. WRC |
63.9 km/h 19.33 s/km |
3:14:50.0 [SR] |
12.
9. class RC1 12. WRC |
|
| 3. leg | ||||||
| SS14 Malewa 1 (8.33 km) | 7:15.2 | 13.
9. class RC1 13. WRC |
68.9 km/h 8.42 s/km |
3:22:05.2 [SR] |
12.
9. class RC1 12. WRC |
|
| "The propshaft is broken already so I don't really know if there is any sense. It happened three kilometres before the finish..." | ||||||
| Broken propshaft, second time | ||||||
| SS15 Oserian 1 (18.33 km) | 17:44.2 | 25.
9. class RC1 22. WRC |
62.0 km/h 21.18 s/km |
3:39:49.4 [SR] |
14.
9. class RC1 14. WRC |
|
| Pulled over to allow Neuville past. | ||||||
| SS16 Hell's Gate 1 (10.53 km) | 7:20.8 | 18.
9. class RC1 18. WRC |
86.0 km/h 10.55 s/km |
3:47:10.2 [SR] |
15.
9. class RC1 15. WRC |
|
| "I'm not sure what the problem is at the moment but it's only front-wheel drive. Maybe it's something with the propshaft, it might be twisted, but the rear diff isn't working at all."" | ||||||
| SS17 Malewa 2 (8.33 km) | 7:14.7 | 14.
9. class RC1 14. WRC |
69.0 km/h 8.66 s/km |
3:54:34.9 0:10 [SR] |
14.
9. class RC1 14. WRC |
|
| Penalty 0:10 - Late (1 min) at TC | ||||||
| SS18 Oserian 2 (18.33 km) | 12:43.6 | 10.
9. class RC1 10. WRC |
86.4 km/h 2.73 s/km |
4:07:18.5 0:10 [SR] |
13.
9. class RC1 13. WRC |
|
| "It should be possible, but the thing is that it's not so simple to go really fast when you are doing the stage for the first time fast. Let's see if the car can take it when I push full throttle." | ||||||
| SS19 Hell's Gate 2[Power Stage] (10.53 km) | 5:38.9 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
111.9 km/h 0.47 s/km |
4:12:57.4 0:10 [SR] |
12.
8. class RC1 12. WRC |
|
| "I really tried to give it everything I could. It wasn't easy when you don't do the first pass of a stage at a fast speed but it was a good run through." | ||||||
