2021 Safari Rally
The 2021 Safari Rally (also known as the Safari Rally Kenya 2021) was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over four days between 24 and 27 June 2021. It marked the sixty-ninth running of the Safari Rally. The event was the sixth round of the 2021 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. The 2021 event was based in Nairobi in the Nairobi County and was contested over eighteen special stages totalling 320.19 km (198.96 mi) in competitive distance.
| 2021 Safari Rally Safari Rally Kenya 2021 | |||
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Round 6 of 12 in the 2021 World Rally Championship
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The opening ceremony of the rally. | |||
| Host country | Kenya | ||
| Rally base | Nairobi, Nairobi County | ||
| Dates run | 24 – 27 June 2021 | ||
| Start location | Kasarani, Nairobi | ||
| Finish location | Hell's Gate National Park, Naivasha | ||
| Stages | 18 (320.19 km; 198.96 miles) | ||
| Stage surface | Gravel | ||
| Transport distance | 813.17 km (505.28 miles) | ||
| Overall distance | 1,133.94 km (704.60 miles) | ||
| Statistics | |||
| Crews registered | 58 | ||
| Crews | 52 at start, 26 at finish | ||
| Overall results | |||
| Overall winner | Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 3:18:11.3 | ||
| Power Stage winner | Ott Tänak Martin Järveoja Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT 6:06.4 | ||
| Support category results | |||
| WRC-2 winner | no classified finishers | ||
| WRC-3 winner | Onkar Rai Drew Sturrock 3:47:37.7 | ||
Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia won the rally. Their team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, were the manufacturer's winners. There were no classified finishers in the World Rally Championship-2 category. Local hero Onkar Rai and Drew Sturrock won the World Rally Championship-3 category.
At the age of ninety-one, Polish driver Sobiesław Zasada became the oldest competitor to start a World Rally Championship event.