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.[2] 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).[1]
| 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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.jpg) 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)[1] | ||
| 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 WRT3:40:24.9 | ||
| Power Stage winner |  Thierry Neuville Martijn Wydaeghe Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT6:00.4 | ||
| Support category results | |||
| WRC-2 winner |  Kajetan Kajetanowicz Maciej Szczepaniak4:16:02.5 | ||
| WRC-3 winner | Maxine Wahome Murage Waigwa 5:20:21.6 | ||
Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia are the defending rally winners.[3] However, Ingrassia would not defend his title as he retired from the sport at the end of 2021 season.[4] Onkar Rai and Drew Sturrock are the defending rally winners in the WRC-3 category.[5]
Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen won the event. Their team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, successfully defended their title.[6] Kajetan Kajetanowicz and Maciej Szczepaniak won the World Rally Championship-2 category.[7] Maxine Wahome and Murage Waigwa won the World Rally Championship-3 category as well as the junior class.[8]
Background edit
Entry list edit
The following crews entered into the rally. The event was opened to crews competing in the World Rally Championship, its support categories, the World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3, and privateer entries that are not registered to score points in any championship. Twelve were entered under Rally1 regulations, as are ten Rally2 crews in the World Rally Championship-2 and five Rally3 crews in the World Rally Championship-3.[9][10]
| No. | Driver | Co-Driver | Entrant | Car | Championship eligibility | Tyre |
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| 20 | Kajetan Kajetanowicz
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Maciej Szczepaniak
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Kajetan Kajetanowicz
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Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | Driver, Co-driver | P |
| 21 |  Martin Prokop
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Michal Ernst
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Martin Prokop
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Ford Fiesta Rally2 | Driver, Co-driver | P |
| 22 |  Sean Johnston
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Alexander Kihurani
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 Saintéloc Junior Team
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Citroën C3 Rally2 | Driver, Co-driver | P |
| 23 | Raajpal Bharij
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Jasneil Ghataure
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Raajpal Bharij
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Škoda Fabia R5 | Driver, Co-driver | — |
| 24 |  Gaurav Gill
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 Gabriel Morales
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Gaurav Gill
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Škoda Fabia R5 | Driver, Co-driver | P |
| 25 | Karan Patel
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Tauseef Khan
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Karan Patel
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Ford Fiesta R5 | Driver, Co-driver | P |
| 26 |  Leroy Gomes
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Urshlla Gomes
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Leroy Gomes
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Ford Fiesta R5 | Driver, Co-driver | P |
| 27 | Amanraaj Rai
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 Gurdeep Panesar
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Amanraaj Rai
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Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | Junior Driver, Co-driver | P |
| 28 | Aakif Virani
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Azhar Bhatti
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Aakif Virani
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Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | Driver, Co-driver | P |
| 29 | Piero Canobbio
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 Fabrizia Pons
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Piero Canobbio
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Hyundai i20 R5 | Driver, Co-driver | — |
| No. | Driver | Co-Driver | Entrant | Car | Championship eligibility | Tyre |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Jeremy Wahome
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Victor Okundi
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Jeremy Wahome
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Ford Fiesta Rally3 | Open | P |
| 31 | Hamza Anwar
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Adnan Din
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Hamza Anwar
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Ford Fiesta Rally3 | Open | P |
| 32 | McRae Kimathi
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Mwangi Kioni
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McRae Kimathi
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Ford Fiesta Rally3 | Open | P |
| 34 | Maxine Wahome
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Murage Waigwa
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Maxine Wahome
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Ford Fiesta Rally3 | Open | P |
| 35 |  Diego Dominguez Jr.
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 Rogelio Peñate
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Diego Dominguez Jr.
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Ford Fiesta Rally3 | Open | P |
Itinerary edit
All dates and times are EAT (UTC+3).
| Date | Time | No. | Stage name | Distance | |
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| 22 June | 10:01 | — | Loldia [Shakedown] | 5.40 km | |
| 23 June | 14:08 | SS1 | Super Special Kasarani | 4.84 km | |
| 24 June | 8:00 | SS2 | Loldia 1 | 19.17 km | |
| 9:18 | SS3 | Geothermal 1 | 11.68 km | ||
| 10:11 | SS4 | Kedong 1 | 31.25 km | ||
| 13:09 | SS5 | Loldia 2 | 19.17 km | ||
| 14:27 | SS6 | Geothermal 2 | 11.68 km | ||
| 15:20 | SS7 | Kedong 2 | 31.25 km | ||
| 25 June | 8:06 | SS8 | Soysambu 1 | 29.32 km | |
| 9:08 | SS9 | Elmenteita 1 | 15.08 km | ||
| 10:01 | SS10 | Sleeping Warrior 1 | 31.04 km | ||
| 14:07 | SS11 | Soysambu 2 | 29.32 km | ||
| 15:08 | SS12 | Elmenteita 2 | 15.08 km | ||
| 16:01 | SS13 | Sleeping Warrior 2 | 31.04 km | ||
| 26 June | 7:05 | SS14 | Oserian 1 | 17.52 km | |
| 8:08 | SS15 | Narasha 1 | 13.30 km | ||
| 9:08 | SS16 | Hell's Gate 1 | 10.53 km | ||
| 11:29 | SS17 | Oserian 2 | 17.52 km | ||
| 12:32 | SS18 | Narasha 2 | 13.30 km | ||
| 14:18 | SS18 | Hell's Gate 2 [Power Stage] | 10.53 km | ||
| Source:[1] | |||||
Report edit
WRC Rally1 edit
Classification edit
Special stages edit
Championship standings edit
| Pos. | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Manufacturers' championships | |||||||||
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| Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points | ||||
| 1 | 
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Kalle Rovanperä | 145 |
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Jonne Halttunen | 145 |
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Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | 246 | |||
| 2 |
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Thierry Neuville | 80 |
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Martijn Wydaeghe | 80 |
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Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT | 184 | |||
| 3 |  1
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Ott Tänak | 62 | 1
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Martin Järveoja | 62 |
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M-Sport Ford WRT | 142 | |||
| 4 | 1
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Takamoto Katsuta | 62 | 1
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Aaron Johnston | 62 |
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Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT NG | 68 | |||
| 5 |  1
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Craig Breen | 60 | 1
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Paul Nagle | 60 | ||||||
WRC Rally2 edit
Classification edit
| Position | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Class | Class | Stage | Event | |||||||
| 9 | 1 | 20 | Kajetan Kajetanowicz | Maciej Szczepaniak | Kajetan Kajetanowicz | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | 4:16:02.5 | 0.0 | 25 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | 2 | 22 | Sean Johnston | Alexander Kihurani | Saintéloc Junior Team | Citroën C3 Rally2 | 4:35:10.7 | +19:08.2 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 3 | 27 | Amanraaj Rai | Gurdeep Panesar | Amanraaj Rai | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | 4:45:16.4 | +29:13.9 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | 4 | 28 | Aakif Virani | Azhar Bhatti | Aakif Virani | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | 5:23:53.6 | +1:07:51.1 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Retired SS7 | 21 | Martin Prokop | Michal Ernst | Martin Prokop | Ford Fiesta Rally2 | Engine | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Retired SS4 | 24 | Gaurav Gill | Gabriel Morales | Gaurav Gill | Škoda Fabia R5 | Mechanical | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Retired SS13 | 25 | Karan Patel | Tauseef Khan | Karan Patel | Ford Fiesta R5 | Excluded | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Retired SS13 | 26 | Leroy Gomes | Urshlla Gomes | Leroy Gomes | Ford Fiesta R5 | Mechanical | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Special stages edit
Championship standings edit
| Pos. | Open Drivers' championships | Open Co-drivers' championships | Teams' championships | Junior Drivers' championships | Junior Co-drivers' championships | Driver Masters' championships | Co-driver Masters' championships | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points | Move | Driver | Points | Move | Driver | Points | Move | Driver | Points | ||||||||
| 1 | 4
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Kajetan Kajetanowicz | 66 | 3
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Maciej Szczepaniak | 66 |
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Toksport WRT | 87 |
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Chris Ingram | 67 |
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James Fulton | 68 |
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Mauro Miele | 61 |
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Laurent Magat | 75 | |||||||
| 2 | 1
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Yohan Rossel | 63 | 1
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Valentin Sarreaud | 52 |
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Toksport WRT 2 | 58 |
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Nikolay Gryazin | 61 |
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Louis Louka | 43 |
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Jean-Michel Raoux | 52 |
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Michael Joseph Morrissey | 36 | |||||||
| 3 | 1
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Nikolay Gryazin | 52 | 1
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Konstantin Aleksandrov | 52 |
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Hyundai Motorsport N | 58 |
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Erik Cais | 45 |
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Elia De Guio | 25 |
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Freddy Loix | 40 |
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Michela Lorigiola | 30 | |||||||
| 4 | 1
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Andreas Mikkelsen | 51 | 1
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Torstein Eriksen | 51 |
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Yaco ACCR Team | 50 |
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Eerik Pietarinen | 40 |
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Samu Vaaleri | 25 |
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Olivier Burri | 33 |
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Jörgen Fornander | 25 | |||||||
| 5 | 1
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Chris Ingram | 44 |
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Craig Drew | 38 |
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Saintéloc Junior Team | 40 |
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Mikołaj Marczyk | 36 |
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Fabrizio Arengi | 28 |
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Hans van Goor | 25 | ||||||||||
WRC Rally3 edit
Classification edit
| Position | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Class | Open | |||||||
| 17 | 1 | 34 | Maxine Wahome | Murage Waigwa | Maxine Wahome | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 5:20:21.6 | 0.0 | 25 |
| 21 | 2 | 30 | Jeremy Wahome | Victor Okundi | Jeremy Wahome | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 5:45:49.0 | +25:27.4 | 18 |
| 23 | 3 | 32 | McRae Kimathi | Mwangi Kioni | McRae Kimathi | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 5:55:59.9 | +35:37.7 | 15 |
| Retired SS18 | 31 | Hamza Anwar | Adnan Din | Hamza Anwar | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | Mechanical | 0 | ||
| Retired SS4 | 35 | Diego Dominguez Jr. | Rogelio Peñate | Diego Dominguez Jr. | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | Accident | 0 | ||
Special stages edit
Championship standings edit
| Pos. | Open Drivers' championships | Open Co-drivers' championships | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | |||
| 1 |
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Sami Pajari | 62 |
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Enni Mälkönen | 62 | ||
| 2 | 5
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McRae Kimathi | 45 |
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Mikael Korhonen | 43 | ||
| 3 | 1
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Jan Černý | 43 |
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Tamás Kürti | 43 | ||
| 4 | 1
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Zoltán László | 43 |
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Manuel Fenoli | 33 | ||
| 5 | 1
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Lauri Joona | 43 |
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Liam Regan | 30 | ||
References edit
- ^ a b c "Itinerary Safari Rally Kenya 2022". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
- ^ "WRC roars into hybrid era with expanded 2022 calendar". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 15 October 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
- ^ "Ogier seals surprise Sardinia success". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 6 June 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
- ^ Barry, Luke (7 October 2021). "Ogier and Ingrassia's partnership to end after 2021". dirtfish.com. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ^ "Onkar conqiers WRC3 in Kenya". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 27 June 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- ^ "Rovanperä tightens title hold with skilled Safari win". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 26 June 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
- ^ "Safari success propels Kajto into WRC2 lead". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 26 June 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
- ^ "Wahome creates WRC3 history in Kenya". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 26 June 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
- ^ "Entry List Safari Rally Kenya 2022". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
- ^ "Safari Rally 2022 Entry List". Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 16 June 2022. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
External links edit
- Official website (in English)
- 2022 Safari Rally at eWRC-results.com
- 2022 Safari Rally at rally-maps.com (in English, German, and Polish)