69. Safari Rally Kenya 2021
23. 6. – 27. 6. 2021, Naivasha • WRC Safari Rally Kenya • gravel 315.26 km • total distance including road sections - 1133.94 km • Other years
Stage results
1. leg | Time | Pos. | km/h s/km |
Overall | Pos. after | |
SS1 Super Special Kasarani (4.84 km) | 3:26.5 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
84.4 km/h 1.03 s/km |
3:26.5 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
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SS2 Chui Lodge 1 (13.34 km) | 9:47.7 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
81.7 km/h |
13:14.2 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
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"This is something! The ruts were much deeper than on the recce, and I struggled a bit with the understeer. The road is so narrow, so it's difficult to find the good line." | ||||||
SS3 Kedong 1 (32.68 km) | 16:52.3 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
116.2 km/h |
30:06.5 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
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"Incredibly rough. Very deep ruts - I was close to rolling the car a couple of times in the ruts, so I had to adapt the rhythm. I was really afraid that I would push the tyre off the rim. As we can see, we need to survive." | ||||||
SS4 Oserian 1 (18.87 km) | 12:42.4 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
89.1 km/h 0.16 s/km |
42:48.9 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
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SS5 Chui Lodge 2 (13.34 km) | 10:06.2 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
79.2 km/h 0.47 s/km |
52:55.1 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
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"Quite destroyed to be honest. The ruts are really deep - you are unable to get any speed because you are bottoming out all the time. Our cars are not high enough for those conditions really." | ||||||
SS6 Kedong 2 (32.68 km) | 16:52.1 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
116.2 km/h |
1:09:47.2 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
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rear right puncture | ||||||
"It went quite okay. I tried to push, but in many places I had to slow a bit. I felt really strange at the end - I didn't get the speed I thought I would." | ||||||
SS7 Oserian 2 (18.87 km) | 13:31.9 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
83.7 km/h 2.11 s/km |
1:23:19.1 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
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"The biggest issues were the tyres in this stage, but obviously we got to the end. We need to go back to service now - there is some things to check." | ||||||
rear left and front right puncture | ||||||
2. leg | ||||||
SS8 Elmenteita 1 (14.67 km) | 9:01.4 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
97.5 km/h |
1:32:20.5 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
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SS9 Soysambu 1 (20.33 km) | 14:18.3 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
85.3 km/h 0.31 s/km |
1:46:38.8 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
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SS10 Sleeping Warrior 1 (31.04 km) | 17:36.7 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
105.7 km/h 0.33 s/km |
2:04:15.5 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
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"It went okay. I had a clean run - a lot of stones are moving, so a couple of times I had to slow down. I had a clean stage and took it maybe a little bit too careful on the last part." | ||||||
SS11 Elmenteita 2 (14.67 km) | 8:51.0 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
99.5 km/h 0.24 s/km |
2:13:06.5 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
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"I had a nice clean stage, but I had to brake in the longest straight of the stage to avoid the zebra in the middle of the road. Other than that, it was a nice clean run. | ||||||
SS12 Soysambu 2 (20.33 km) | 13:58.0 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
87.3 km/h 0.26 s/km |
2:27:04.5 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
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SS13 Sleeping Warrior 2 (31.04 km) | 18:00.1 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
103.5 km/h 1.13 s/km |
2:45:04.6 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
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"I took quite some risks to try to keep on, because I knew Ogier was 12min in front [on the road]. He had probably a much drier road than us, but I kept pushing to not lose any time. I am really satisfied we are here." | ||||||
3. leg | ||||||
SS14 Loldia 1 (11.33 km) | 8:36.3 | 11.
10. class RC1 11. WRC |
79.0 km/h 5.23 s/km |
2:53:40.9 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
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rear right suspension damage | ||||||
SS15 Hell's Gate 1 (5.63 km) | Rear suspension |