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 sixty-ninth 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 .
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.
Background Entry list 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.
+ No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Championship eligibility Tyre 1 Sébastien Ogier Benjamin Veillas Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer 2 Oliver Solberg Elliott Edmondson Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer 8 Ott Tänak Martin Järveoja Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer 9 Jourdan Serderidis Frédéric Miclotte M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Driver, Co-driver 11 Thierry Neuville Martijn Wydaeghe Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer 16 Adrien Fourmaux Alexandre Coria M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer 18 Takamoto Katsuta Aaron Johnston Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT NG Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer/Team 19 Sébastien Loeb Isabelle Galmiche M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer 33 Elfyn Evans Scott Martin Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer 42 Craig Breen Paul Nagle M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer 44 Gus Greensmith Jonas Andersson M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Driver, Co-driver 69 Kalle Rovanperä Jonne Halttunen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer
+ No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Championship eligibility Tyre 20 Kajetan Kajetanowicz Maciej Szczepaniak Kajetan Kajetanowicz Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Driver, Co-driver 21 Martin Prokop Michal Ernst Martin Prokop Ford Fiesta Rally2 Driver, Co-driver 22 Sean Johnston Alexander Kihurani Saintéloc Junior Team Citroën C3 Rally2 Driver, Co-driver 23 Raajpal Bharij Jasneil Ghataure Raajpal Bharij Škoda Fabia R5 Driver, Co-driver 24 Gaurav Gill Gabriel Morales Gaurav Gill Škoda Fabia R5 Driver, Co-driver 25 Karan Patel Tauseef Khan Karan Patel Ford Fiesta R5 Driver, Co-driver 26 Leroy Gomes Urshlla Gomes Leroy Gomes Ford Fiesta R5 Driver, Co-driver 27 Amanraaj Rai Gurdeep Panesar Amanraaj Rai Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Junior Driver, Co-driver 28 Aakif Virani Azhar Bhatti Aakif Virani Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Driver, Co-driver 29 Piero Canobbio Fabrizia Pons Piero Canobbio Hyundai i20 R5 Driver, Co-driver
+ No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Championship eligibility Tyre 30 Jeremy Wahome Victor Okundi Jeremy Wahome Ford Fiesta Rally3 Open 31 Hamza Anwar Adnan Din Hamza Anwar Ford Fiesta Rally3 Open 32 McRae Kimathi Mwangi Kioni McRae Kimathi Ford Fiesta Rally3 Open 34 Maxine Wahome Murage Waigwa Maxine Wahome Ford Fiesta Rally3 Open 35 Diego Dominguez Jr. Rogelio Peñate Diego Dominguez Jr. Ford Fiesta Rally3 Open
Itinerary All dates and times are EAT (UTC+3). Date Time No. Stage name Distance 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:
Report WRC Rally1 Classification Position Driver Entrant Car Time Points Event Class Event Stage 1 1 69 Kalle Rovanperä Jonne Halttunen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 3:40:24.9 0.0 25 0 2 2 33 Elfyn Evans Scott Martin Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 3:41:17.7 +52.8 18 0 3 3 18 Takamoto Katsuta Aaron Johnston Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT NG Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 3:42:07.6 +1:42.7 15 0 4 4 1 Sébastien Ogier Benjamin Veillas Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 3:42:35.2 +2:10.3 12 3 5 5 11 Thierry Neuville Martijn Wydaeghe Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 3:51:05.8 +10:40.9 10 5 6 6 42 Craig Breen Paul Nagle M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 4:03:52.8 +23:27.9 8 0 7 7 9 Jourdan Serderidis Frédéric Miclotte M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 4:10:41.4 +30:16.5 6 0 8 8 19 Sébastien Loeb Isabelle Galmiche M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 4:12:37.5 +32:12.6 4 4 10 9 2 Oliver Solberg Elliott Edmondson Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 4:18:01.5 +37:36.6 1 0 15 10 16 Adrien Fourmaux Alexandre Coria M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 4:59:52.6 +1:19:27.7 0 1 16 11 44 Gus Greensmith Jonas Andersson M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 4:59:57.0 +1:19:32.1 0 2 Retired SS18 8 Ott Tänak Martin Järveoja Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Steering 0 0
Special stages Stage Winners Car Time Class leaders SD Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 3:42.1 SS1 Ogier / Veillas Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 3:18.8 Ogier / Veillas SS2 Loeb / Galmiche Ford Puma Rally1 14:18.8 SS3 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 6:44.2 SS4 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 17:29.9 Evans / Martin SS5 Ogier / Veillas Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 14:05.2 Ogier / Veillas SS6 Ogier / Veillas Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 6:41.4 SS7 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 17:43.2 Rovanperä / Halttunen SS8 Evans / Martin Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 18:14.2 SS9 Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 N Rally1 8:37.0 SS10 Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 N Rally1 17:18.1 SS11 Evans / Martin Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 18:05.3 SS12 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 9:47.1 SS13 Ogier / Veillas Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 19:19.1 SS14 Fourmaux / Coria Ford Puma Rally1 11:42.1 SS15 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 6:56.6 SS16 Tänak / Järveoja Hyundai i20 N Rally1 5:51.5 SS17 Loeb / Galmiche Ford Puma Rally1 9:05.7 SS18 Loeb / Galmiche Ford Puma Rally1 6:59.2 SS19 Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 N Rally1 6:00.4
Championship standings Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships Manufacturers' championshipsMoveDriverPointsMoveCo-driverPointsMoveManufacturerPoints 1 Kalle Rovanperä 145 Jonne Halttunen 145 Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 246 2 Thierry Neuville 80 Martijn Wydaeghe 80 Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT 184 3 1 Ott Tänak 62 1 Martin Järveoja 62 M-Sport Ford WRT 142 4 1 Takamoto Katsuta 62 1 Aaron Johnston 62 Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT NG 68 5 1 Craig Breen 60 1 Paul Nagle 60
WRC Rally2 Classification Position Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time 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 Stage Open Championship Junior Championship Winners Car Time Class leaders Winners Car Time Class leaders SD Gill / Morales Škoda Fabia R5 4:04.0 No stage winners SS1 Gill / Morales Škoda Fabia R5 3:32.9 Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak Rai / Panesar Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 3:48.7 Rai / Panesar SS2 Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 15:22.6 Rai / Panesar Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 17:34.3 SS3 Gill / Morales Škoda Fabia R5 7:23.7 Rai / Panesar Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 9:04.0 SS4 Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 19:53.7 Rai / Panesar Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 24:07.9 SS5 Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 15:18.8 Rai / Panesar Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 17:45.9 SS6 Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 7:28.5 Rai / Panesar Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 8:57.2 SS7 Johnston / Kihurani Citroën C3 Rally2 21:27.1 Stage interrupted SS8 Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 21:30.9 Rai / Panesar Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 24:05.7 Rai / Panesar SS9 Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 9:45.4 Rai / Panesar Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 11:12.9 SS10 Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 20:09.9 Rai / Panesar Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 22:08.1 SS11 Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 21:03.8 Rai / Panesar Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 23:20.6 SS12 Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 11:59.0 Rai / Panesar Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 13:08.2 SS13 Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 24:56.2 Rai / Panesar Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 26:38.7 SS14 Stage interrupted SS15 Johnston / Kihurani Citroën C3 Rally2 8:09.3 Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak Rai / Panesar Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 9:02.7 Rai / Panesar SS16 Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 6:35.4 Rai / Panesar Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 7:58.9 SS17 Johnston / Kihurani Citroën C3 Rally2 10:55.8 Rai / Panesar Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 11:45.2 SS18 Johnston / Kihurani Citroën C3 Rally2 8:20.5 Rai / Panesar Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 9:24.3 SS19 Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 6:38.6 Rai / Panesar Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 7:59.7
Championship standings Open Drivers' championships Open Co-drivers' championships Teams' championships Junior Drivers' championships Junior Co-drivers' championships Driver Masters' championships Co-driver Masters' championshipsMoveDriverPointsMoveCo-driverPointsMoveManufacturerPointsMoveManufacturerPointsMoveDriverPointsMoveDriverPointsMoveDriverPoints 1 4 Kajetan Kajetanowicz 66 3 Maciej Szczepaniak 66 Toksport WRT 87 Chris Ingram 67 James Fulton 68 Mauro Miele 61 Laurent Magat 75 2 1 Yohan Rossel 63 1 Valentin Sarreaud 52 Toksport WRT 2 58 Nikolay Gryazin 61 Louis Louka 43 Jean-Michel Raoux 52 Michael Joseph Morrissey 36 3 1 Nikolay Gryazin 52 1 Konstantin Aleksandrov 52 Hyundai Motorsport N 58 Erik Cais 45 Elia De Guio 25 Freddy Loix 40 Michela Lorigiola 30 4 1 Andreas Mikkelsen 51 1 Torstein Eriksen 51 Yaco ACCR Team 50 Eerik Pietarinen 40 Samu Vaaleri 25 Olivier Burri 33 Jörgen Fornander 25 5 1 Chris Ingram 44 Craig Drew 38 Saintéloc Junior Team 40 Mikołaj Marczyk 36 Fabrizio Arengi 28 Hans van Goor 25
WRC Rally3 Classification