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 was 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 .

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.

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, World Rally Championship-3 and privateer entries that were not registered to score points in any championship. Nine entered under Rally1 regulations, as were thirteen Rally2 crews in the World Rally Championship-2 and one Rally3 crew in the World Rally Championship-3.

+ No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Championship eligibility Tyre 4 Esapekka Lappi Janne Ferm 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 11 Thierry Neuville Martijn Wydaeghe Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer 13 Grégoire Munster Louis Louka M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma 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 Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer 19 Jourdan Serderidis Frédéric Miclotte M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Driver, Co-driver 33 Elfyn Evans Scott Martin Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer 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 Oliver Solberg Elliott Edmondson Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Driver, Co-driver, Team 21 Nicolas Ciamin Yannick Roche Nicolas Ciamin Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 22 Gus Greensmith Jonas Andersson Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Driver, Co-driver, Team 23 Kajetan Kajetanowicz Maciej Szczepaniak Kajetan Kajetanowicz Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 24 Carl Tundo Tim Jessop Carl Tundo Ford Fiesta R5 Challenger/Master Driver, Challenger Co-driver 25 Charles Munster Loïc Dumont Charles Munster Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 26 Diego Dominguez Jr. Rogelio Peñate Diego Dominguez Jr. Citroën C3 Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 27 Daniel Chwist Kamil Heller Daniel Chwist Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 28 Karan Patel Tauseef Khan Karan Patel Škoda Fabia R5 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 29 Samman Singh Vohra Alfir Khan Samman Singh Vohra Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 30 Aakif Virani Zahir Shah Aakif Virani Škoda Fabia R5 Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver 31 Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz Rodrigo Sanjuan de Eusebio Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver 32 George Vassilakis Tom Krawszik George Vassilakis Ford Fiesta Rally2 Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver, Team + No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Tyre 34 Hamza Anwar Adnan Din Hamza Anwar Ford Fiesta Rally3

Itinerary All dates and times are EAT (UTC+3). Date No. Time span Stage name Distance 27 March — After 10:01 Loldia [Shakedown] 5.40 km 28 March After 12:26 Opening ceremony, Kenyatta International Convention Centre SS1 After 14:05 Super Special Kasarani 4.84 km 29 March 7:30 – 7:45 Service A, WSTI Naivasha SS2 After 8:30 Loldia 1 19.17 km SS3 After 9:48 Geothermal 1 13.12 km SS4 After 10:41 Kedong 1 30.62 km 12:31 – 13:11 Service B, WSTI Naivasha SS5 After 13:56 Loldia 2 19.17 km SS6 After 15:14 Geothermal 2 13.12 km SS7 After 16:07 Kedong 2 30.62 km 17:37 – 18:22 Flexi Service C, WSTI Naivasha 30 March SS8 After 8:01 Soysambu 1 29.32 km SS9 After 9:05 Elmenteita 1 15.08 km SS10 After 10:03 Sleeping Warrior 1 31.04 km 12:28 – 13:08 Service D, WSTI Naivasha SS11 After 14:34 Soysambu 2 29.32 km SS12 After 15:35 Elmenteita 2 15.08 km SS13 After 16:33 Sleeping Warrior 2 31.04 km 18:53 – 19:38 Flexi Service E, WSTI Naivasha 31 March SS14 After 7:02 Malewa 1 8.33 km SS15 After 7:57 Oserian 1 18.33 km SS16 After 9:05 Hell's Gate 1 10.53 km 10:18 – 10:33 Service F, WSTI Naivasha SS17 After 11:20 Malewa 2 8.33 km SS18 After 12:10 Oserian 2 18.33 km 13:18 – 13:58 Regroup, WSTI Naivasha SS19 After 14:15 Hell's Gate 2 [Power Stage] 10.53 km After 15:15 Podium ceremony, WSTI Naivasha Source:

Report WRC Rally1 Classification Position Driver Entrant Car Time Points Class Event Total 1 1 69 Kalle Rovanperä Jonne Halttunen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 3:36:04.0 0.0 18 0 2 20 2 2 18 Takamoto Katsuta Aaron Johnston Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 3:37:41.8 +1:37.8 15 3 0 18 3 3 16 Adrien Fourmaux Alexandre Coria M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 3:38:29.1 +2:25.1 13 4 0 17 4 4 33 Elfyn Evans Scott Martin Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 3:40:24.2 +4:20.2 10 5 1 16 5 5 11 Thierry Neuville Martijn Wydaeghe Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 3:46:21.5 +10:17.5 8 6 5 19 6 8 8 Ott Tänak Martin Järveoja Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 3:57:06.0 +21:02.0 1 7 4 12 7 9 19 Jourdan Serderidis Frédéric Miclotte M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 4:02:17.3 +26:13.3 2 0 0 2 8 12 4 Esapekka Lappi Janne Ferm Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 4:18:25.7 +42:21.7 0 1 3 4 9 15 13 Grégoire Munster Louis Louka M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 4:33:59.9 +57:55.9 0 2 0 2

Special stages StageWinnersCarTimeClass leaders SD Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 3:32.1 SS1 Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 N Rally1 3:19.9 Neuville / Wydaeghe SS2 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 13:59.0 Rovanperä / Halttunen SS3 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 6:51.3 SS4 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 15:42.1 SS5 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 13:56.7 SS6 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 6:48.6 SS7 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 15:44.2 SS8 Katsuta / JohnstonToyota GR Yaris Rally1 17:12.5 SS9 Neuville / WydaegheHyundai i20 N Rally1 8:15.8 SS10 Rovanperä / HalttunenToyota GR Yaris Rally1 20:23.8 SS11 Katsuta / JohnstonToyota GR Yaris Rally1 17:19.4 SS12 Evans / MartinToyota GR Yaris Rally1 8:24.7 SS13 Tänak / Järveoja Hyundai i20 N Rally1 20:09.0 SS14 Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 N Rally1 5:57.3 SS15 Evans / MartinToyota GR Yaris Rally1 11:27.5 SS16 Evans / MartinToyota GR Yaris Rally1 5:29.3 SS17 Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 N Rally1 5:59.0 SS18 Tänak / Järveoja Hyundai i20 N Rally1 10:55.4 SS19 Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 N Rally1 5:27.1

Championship standings Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships Manufacturers' championshipsMoveDriverPointsMoveCo-driverPointsMoveManufacturerPoints 1 Thierry Neuville 67 Martijn Wydaeghe 67 1 Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 131 2 Elfyn Evans 61 Scott Martin 61 1 Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT 127 3 Adrien Fourmaux 46 Alexandre Coria 46 M-Sport Ford WRT 72 4 1 Ott Tänak 33 1 Martin Järveoja 33 5 3 Kalle Rovanperä 31 3 Jonne Halttunen 31

WRC-2 Rally2 Classification Position Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Points Event Class Class Event 6 1 22 Gus Greensmith Jonas Andersson Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 3:54:09.4 0.0 25 6 7 2 20 Oliver Solberg Elliott Edmondson Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 3:55:32.5 +1:23.1 18 4 10 3 23 Kajetan Kajetanowicz Maciej Szczepaniak Kajetan Kajetanowicz Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 4:02:38.4 +8:29.0 15 3 11 4 21 Nicolas Ciamin Yannick Roche Nicolas Ciamin Hyundai i20 N Rally2 4:07:49.3 +13:39.9 12 0 13 5 25 Charles Munster Loïc Dumont Charles Munster Hyundai i20 N Rally2 4:21:49.0 +27:39.6 10 0 14 6 27 Daniel Chwist Kamil Heller Daniel Chwist Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 4:26:11.0 +32:01.6 8 0 16 7 24 Carl Tundo Tim Jessop Carl Tundo Ford Fiesta R5 4:41:09.6 +47:00.2 6 0 17 8 32 George Vassilakis Tom Krawszik George Vassilakis Ford Fiesta Rally2 4:46:02.4 +51:53.0 4 0 18 9 28 Karan Patel Tauseef Khan Karan Patel Škoda Fabia R5 5:09:33.1 +1:15:23.7 2 0 19 10 30 Aakif Virani Azhar Bhatti Aakif Virani Škoda Fabia R5 5:29:01.9 +1:34:52.5 1 0 Retired SS15 31 Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz Rodrigo Sanjuan de Eusebio Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Withdrawn 0 0 Retired SS10 26 Diego Dominguez Jr. Rogelio Peñate Diego Dominguez Jr. Citroën C3 Rally2 Withdrawn 0 0 Retired SS1 29 Samman Singh Vohra Alfir Khan Samman Singh Vohra Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Accident damage 0 0

Special stages

+ Stage Winners Car Time Class leaders SD Greensmith / Andersson Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 3:45.6 SS1 Greensmith / Andersson Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 3:26.5 Greensmith / Andersson SS2 Greensmith / Andersson Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 14:45.9 SS3 Greensmith / Andersson Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 7:29.5 SS4 Greensmith / Andersson Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 17:37.7 SS5 Solberg / Edmondson Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 14:45.2 SS6 Greensmith / Andersson Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 7:21.5 SS7 Solberg / Edmondson Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 17:31.3 SS8 Solberg / Edmondson Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 18:34.3 SS9 Greensmith / Andersson Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 9:03.4 SS10 Solberg / Edmondson Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 22:04.0 SS11 Solberg / Edmondson Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 18:26.0 SS12 Greensmith / Andersson Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 9:05.2 SS13 Solberg / Edmondson Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 21:39.1 SS14 Greensmith / Andersson Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 6:37.3 SS15 Solberg / Edmondson Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 12:14.1 SS16 Solberg / Edmondson Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 6:04.2 SS17 Solberg / Edmondson Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 6:43.1 SS18 Solberg / Edmondson Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 12:02.8 SS19 Solberg / Edmondson Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 5:57.3

+ Stage Winners Car Time Class leaders SD Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 3:49.8 SS1 Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 3:29.6 Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak SS2 Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 15:13.7 SS3 Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 7:39.6 SS4 Munster / Dumont Hyundai i20 N Rally2 18:37.0 Ciamin / Roche SS5 Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 15:00.3 Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak SS6 Ciamin / Roche Hyundai i20 N Rally2 7:37.9 SS7 Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 18:03.2 SS8 Dominguez Jr. / Peñate Citroën C3 Rally2 19:28.4 SS9 Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 9:19.9 SS10 Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 23:23.2 SS11 Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 19:08.4 SS12 Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 9:25.3 SS13 Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 22:42.2 SS14 Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 6:55.8 SS15 Ciamin / Roche Hyundai i20 N Rally2 12:37.4 SS16 Ciamin / Roche Hyundai i20 N Rally2 6:23.1 SS17 Munster / Dumont Hyundai i20 N Rally2 7:01.7 SS18 Ciamin / Roche Hyundai i20 N Rally2 12:28.0 SS19 Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 6:10.6

Championship standings