2022 Safari Rally
The 2022 Safari Rally (also known as the Safari Rally Kenya 2022) was a motor racing event for rally cars held over four days between 23 and 26 June 2022. It would mark the seventieth running of the Safari Rally. The event was the sixth round of the 2022 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. The 2022 event was based in Nairobi and was contested over nineteen special stages covering a total competitive distance of 363.44 km (225.83 mi).
2022 Safari Rally Safari Rally Kenya 2022 | |||
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Round 6 of 13 in the 2022 World Rally Championship
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The rally had rocky and rutted tracks and unpredictable weather. | |||
Host country | Kenya | ||
Rally base | Nairobi | ||
Dates run | 23 – 26 June 2022 | ||
Start location | Kasarani, Nairobi | ||
Finish location | Hell's Gate National Park, Naivasha | ||
Stages | 19 (363.44 km; 225.83 miles) | ||
Stage surface | Gravel | ||
Transport distance | 860.33 km (534.58 miles) | ||
Overall distance | 1,223.77 km (760.42 miles) | ||
Statistics | |||
Crews registered | 42 | ||
Crews | 40 at start, 25 at finish | ||
Overall results | |||
Overall winner | Kalle Rovanperä Jonne Halttunen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 3:40:24.9 | ||
Power Stage winner | Thierry Neuville Martijn Wydaeghe Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT 6:00.4 | ||
Support category results | |||
WRC-2 winner | Kajetan Kajetanowicz Maciej Szczepaniak 4:16:02.5 | ||
WRC-3 winner | Maxine Wahome Murage Waigwa 5:20:21.6 |
Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia are the defending rally winners. However, Ingrassia would not defend his title as he retired from the sport at the end of 2021 season. Onkar Rai and Drew Sturrock are the defending rally winners in the WRC-3 category.
Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen won the event. Their team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, successfully defended their title. Kajetan Kajetanowicz and Maciej Szczepaniak won the World Rally Championship-2 category. Maxine Wahome and Murage Waigwa won the World Rally Championship-3 category as well as the junior class.