The 2025 Safari Rally (also known as the Safari Rally Kenya 2025) was a motor racing event for rally cars held over four days from 20 to 23 March 2025. It marked the seventy-third running of the Safari Rally, and was the third round of the 2025 World Rally Championship, 2025 WRC2 Championship and 2025 WRC3 Championship. The 2025 event was based in Naivasha in the Nakuru County, and was consisted of twenty-one special stages, covering a total competitive distance of .
Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen were the defending rally winners, and Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT were the defending manufacturer's winners. Gus Greensmith and Jonas Andersson were the defending rally winners in the WRC2 championship. Hamza Anwar and Adnan Din were the defending rally winners in the WRC3 championship.
Elfyn Evans and Scott Martin won the rally, and their team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT successfully defended their titles. Greensmith and Andersson successfully defended their titles in the WRC2 category. Nikhil Sachania and Deep Patel were the winners in the WRC3 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 WRC2 Championship, the WRC3 Championship and privateer entries that were not registered to score points in any championship. Ten entered under Rally1 regulations, as were sixteen Rally2 crews in the WRC2 Championship and two Rally3 crew in the WRC3 Championship.
+ No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Championship eligibility Tyre 1 Thierry Neuville Martijn Wydaeghe Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer 5 Sami Pajari Marko Salminen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT2 Toyota GR Yaris 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 13 Grégoire Munster Louis Louka M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer 16 Adrien Fourmaux Alexandre Coria Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer 18 Takamoto Katsuta Aaron Johnston Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer 33 Elfyn Evans Scott Martin Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer 55 Josh McErlean Eoin Treacy M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma 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 Printsport Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Driver, Co-driver 21 Fabrizio Zaldivar Marcelo Der Ohannesian Fabrizio Zaldivar Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 22 Gus Greensmith Jonas Andersson Gus Greensmith Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Driver, Co-driver 23 Jan Solans Rodrigo Sanjuan de Eusebio PH.Ph Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Driver, Co-driver 24 Kajetan Kajetanowicz Maciej Szczepaniak Kajetan Kajetanowicz Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 25 Diego Dominguez Jr. Rogelio Peñate Diego Dominguez Jr. Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 26 Karan Patel Tauseef Khan Karan Patel Škoda Fabia R5 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 27 Daniel Chwist Kamil Heller Daniel Chwist Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 28 Carl Tundo Tim Jessop Carl Tundo Ford Fiesta R5 Challenger/Master Driver, Challenger Co-driver 29 Jeremiah Wahome Victor Okundi Jeremiah Wahome Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 30 Hamza Anwar Adnan Din Hamza Anwar Ford Fiesta R5 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 31 Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz Miquel Ibáñez Sotos Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver 32 George Vassilakis Allan Harryman George Vassilakis Ford Fiesta Rally2 Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger/Masters Co-driver 34 Samman Singh Vohra Drew Sturrock Samman Singh Vohra Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 35 Fernando Álvarez Castellano José Luis Díaz Fernando Álvarez Castellano Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 36 Aakif Virani Zahir Shah Aakif Virani Škoda Fabia R5 Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver + No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Tyre 37 Nikhil Sachania Deep Patel Nikhil Sachania Ford Fiesta Rally3 38 Naveen Puligilla Musa Sherif Naveen Puligilla Ford Fiesta Rally3
Itinerary All dates and times are EAT (UTC+3). Date No. Time span Stage name Distance 19 March — After 10:01 Sleeping Warrior [Shakedown] 5.00 km 20 March After 11:26 Opening ceremony, Kenyatta International Convention Centre SS1 After 13:05 Super Special Kasarani 4.76 km SS2 After 15:58 Mzabibu 1 8.15 km 21 March 6:15 – 6:30 Service A, WRTI Naivasha SS3 After 7:08 Camp Moran 1 32.20 km SS4 After 8:56 Loldia 1 19.11 km SS5 After 10:14 Geothermal 1 13.12 km SS6 After 11:02 Kedong 1 15.10 km 10:49 – 11:19 Regroup, WRTI Naivasha 11:19 – 11:59 Service B, WRTI Naivasha SS7 After 12:57 Camp Moran 2 32.20 km SS8 After 14:25 Loldia 2 19.11 km SS9 After 15:43 Geothermal 2 13.12 km SS10 After 16:31 Kedong 2 15.10 km 17:16 – 18:01 Flexi Service C, WRTI Naivasha 22 March SS11 After 8:41 Sleeping Warrior 1 26.88 km SS12 After 9:35 Elmenteita 1 17.31 km SS13 After 10:33 Soysambu 1 29.32 km 12:38 – 12:53 Regroup, WRTI Naivasha 12:53 – 13:33 Service D, WSTI Naivasha SS14 After 14:59 Sleeping Warrior 2 26.88 km SS15 After 16:05 Elmenteita 2 17.31 km SS16 After 17:07 Soysambu 2 29.32 km 19:22 – 20:07 Flexi Service E, WSTI Naivasha 23 March SS17 After 7:53 Oserengoni 1 18.33 km SS18 After 9:05 Hell's Gate 1 10.53 km 10:12 – 10:18 Regroup, WRTI Naivasha 10:18 – 10:33 Service F, WSTI Naivasha SS19 After 10:56 Mzabibu 2 8.15 km SS20 After 12:07 Oserengoni 2 18.33 km 13:16 – 13:56 Regroup, WRTI Naivasha SS21 After 14:15 Hell's Gate 2 [Power Stage] 10.53 km After 15:30 Podium ceremony, WSTI Naivasha After 17:05 Finish, WSTI Naivasha Source:
Report WRC Rally1 Classification Position Driver Entrant Car Time Points Event Class Event Sunday Stage Total 1 1 33 Elfyn Evans Scott Martin Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 4:20:03.8 0.0 25 2 0 27 2 2 8 Ott Tänak Martin Järveoja Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 4:21:13.7 +1:09.9 17 3 3 23 3 3 1 Thierry Neuville Martijn Wydaeghe Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 4:23:35.8 +3:32.0 15 4 4 23 4 4 5 Sami Pajari Marko Salminen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT2 Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 4:27:22.5 +7:18.7 12 0 1 13 5 5 13 Grégoire Munster Louis Louka M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 4:31:39.1 +11:35.3 10 0 2 12 8 6 9 Jourdan Serderidis Frédéric Miclotte M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 4:48:49.3 +28:45.5 4 0 0 4 10 7 55 Josh McErlean Eoin Treacy M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 4:57:19.6 +37:15.8 1 1 0 2 16 8 16 Adrien Fourmaux Alexandre Coria Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 6:05:53.6 +1:45:49.8 0 5 5 10 Retired SS21 18 Takamoto Katsuta Aaron Johnston Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Rolled 0 0 0 0 Retired SS18 69 Kalle Rovanperä Jonne Halttunen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Technical 0 0 0 0 Source:
Special stages Stage Winners Car Time Class leaders SD Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 4:34.5 SS1 Evans / Martin Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 3:09.0 Evans / Martin SS2 Tänak / Järveoja Hyundai i20 N Rally1 6:41.1 Tänak / Järveoja SS3 Tänak / Järveoja Hyundai i20 N Rally1 25:57.3 SS4 Tänak / Järveoja Hyundai i20 N Rally1 14:29.8 SS5 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 7:03.4 SS6 Tänak / Järveoja Hyundai i20 N Rally1 7:21.4 SS7 Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 N Rally1 25:56.9 SS8 Tänak / Järveoja Hyundai i20 N Rally1 14:23.6 SS9 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 6:57.9 Evans / Martin SS10 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 7:24.2 SS11 Evans / Martin Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 16:20.0 SS12 Evans / Martin Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 11:31.7 SS13 Katsuta / Johnston Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 17:36.0 SS14 Katsuta / Johnston Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 18:23.2 SS15 Munster / Louka Ford Puma Rally1 11:11.4 SS16 Tänak / Järveoja Hyundai i20 N Rally1 20:19.1 SS17 Tänak / Järveoja Hyundai i20 N Rally1 6:43.4 SS18 Katsuta / Johnston Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 11:11.1 SS19 Fourmaux / Coria Hyundai i20 N Rally1 5:34.8 SS20 Katsuta / Johnston Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 11:00.5 SS21 Fourmaux / Coria Hyundai i20 N Rally1 5:38.2 Source:
Championship standings
+MoveDriverPoints 1 Elfyn Evans 88 2 2 Thierry Neuville 52 2 3 Ott Tänak 49 2 4 Sébastien Ogier 33 2 5 Adrien Fourmaux 31
+MoveDriverPoints 1 Scott Martin 88 2 2 Martijn Wydaeghe 52 2 3 Martin Järveoja 49 2 4 Vincent Landais 33 2 5 Alexandre Coria 31
+MoveDriverPoints 1 Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 148 2 Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT 122 3 M-Sport Ford WRT 47 4 Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT2 25
WRC2 Rally2 Classification Position Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Points Event Class Class Event 6 1 22 Gus Greensmith Jonas Andersson Gus Greensmith Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 4:34:15.4 0.0 25 8 7 2 23 Jan Solans Rodrigo Sanjuan de Eusebio PH.Ph Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 4:37:30.4 +3:15.0 17 6 9 3 21 Fabrizio Zaldivar Marcelo Der Ohannesian Fabrizio Zaldivar Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 4:55:42.6 +21:27.2 15 2 11 4 27 Daniel Chwist Kamil Heller Daniel Chwist Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 5:05:13.5 +30:58.1 12 0 12 5 20 Oliver Solberg Elliott Edmondson Printsport Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 5:09:23.7 +35:08.3 10 0 13 6 24 Kajetan Kajetanowicz Maciej Szczepaniak Kajetan Kajetanowicz Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 5:27:47.0 +53:31.6 8 0 14 7 28 Carl Tundo Tim Jessop Carl Tundo Ford Fiesta R5 5:31:02.0 +56:46.6 6 0 15 8 29 Jeremiah Wahome Victor Okundi Jeremiah Wahome Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 5:49:32.8 +1:15:17.4 4 0 17 9 31 Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz Miquel Ibáñez Sotos Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 6:36:30.5 +2:02:15.1 2 0 19 10 34 Samman Singh Vohra Drew Sturrock Samman Singh Vohra Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 6:53:59.8 +2:19:44.4 1 0 Retired SS18 30 Hamza Anwar Adnan Din Hamza Anwar Ford Fiesta R5 Mechanical 0 0 Retired SS17 36 Aakif Virani Zahir Shah Aakif Virani Škoda Fabia R5 Retired 0 0 Retired SS14 25 Diego Dominguez Jr. Rogelio Peñate Diego Dominguez Jr. Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Engine 0 0 Retired SS13 32 George Vassilakis Allan Harryman George Vassilakis Ford Fiesta Rally2 Medical reasons 0 0 Source:
Special stages