2024 Safari Rally
The 2024 Safari Rally (also known as the 2024 Safari Rally Kenya) was a motor racing event for rally cars held over four days from 28 to 31 March 2024. It marked the seventy-second running of the Safari Rally, and will be the third round of the 2024 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. The event was based in Naivasha in the Nakuru County, and was contested over nineteen special stages, covering a total competitive distance of 355.92 km (221.16 mi).
| 2024 Safari Rally Safari Rally Kenya 2024 | |||
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Round 3 of 13 in the 2024 World Rally Championship
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Safari Rally moved ahead to March for 2024. | |||
| Host country | Kenya | ||
| Rally base | Naivasha, Nakuru County | ||
| Dates run | 28 – 31 March 2024 | ||
| Start location | Kasarani, Nairobi | ||
| Finish location | Hell's Gate National Park, Naivasha | ||
| Stages | 19 (355.92 km; 221.16 miles) | ||
| Stage surface | Gravel | ||
| Transport distance | 943.30 km (586.14 miles) | ||
| Overall distance | 1,299.22 km (807.30 miles) | ||
| Statistics | |||
| Crews registered | 29 | ||
| Crews | 28 at start, 22 at finish | ||
| Overall results | |||
| Overall winner | Kalle Rovanperä Jonne Halttunen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 3:36:04.0 | ||
| Saturday Overall leader | Kalle Rovanperä Jonne Halttunen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 2:48:50.2 | ||
| Sunday Accumulated leader | Ott Tänak Martin Järveoja Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT 45:27.7 | ||
| Power Stage winner | Thierry Neuville Martijn Wydaeghe Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT 5:27.1 | ||
| Support category results | |||
| WRC-2 winner | Gus Greensmith Jonas Andersson Toksport WRT 3:54:09.4 | ||
| WRC-3 winner | Hamza Anwar Adnan Din 6:16:11.8 | ||
Sébastien Ogier and Vincent Landais were the defending rally winners, and Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, were the defending manufacturer's winners. Kajetan Kajetanowicz and Maciej Szczepaniak were the defending rally winners in the WRC-2 category. Diego Dominguez Jr. and Rogelio Peñate were the defending rally winners in the WRC-3 category.
Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen won the rally, and their team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, successfully defended their titles. Gus Greensmith and Jonas Andersson were the winners in the WRC-2 category. Hamza Anwar and Adnan Din were the winners in the WRC-3 category.