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

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

Background

Entry list

The following crews are set to enter into the rally. The event is set to be opened to crews competing in the World Rally Championship, its support categories, the WRC2 Championship, the WRC3 Championship and privateer entries that are not registered to score points in any championship. Ten are set to enter under Rally1 regulations, as are sixteen Rally2 crews in the WRC2 Championship and two Rally3 crew in the WRC3 Championship.[5]

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

References

  1. ^ a b "Itinerary Safari Rally Kenya 2025". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
  2. ^ "WRC reveals spectacular expanded 2025 calendar". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 31 July 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Ice King Evans Fends Off Katsuta for Rally Sweden Victory". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 16 February 2025. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
  4. ^ "Greensmith's determination bears fruit with Safari WRC2 triumph". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 31 March 2024. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Entry list Safari Rally Kenya 2025". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
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