72. Safari Rally Kenya 2024
28. 3. – 31. 3. 2024, Naivasha • WRC Safari Rally Kenya • gravel 367.76 km • total distance including road sections - 1259.09 km • Other years
#4
Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Hybrid 
ALZ***
ALZ***
Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT
RC1
Final results
12. overall
8. class RC1
12. WRC
Stage results
| 1. leg | Time | Pos. | km/h s/km |
Overall | Pos. after | |
| SS1 Super Special Kasarani (4.84 km) | 3:21.4 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
86.5 km/h 0.31 s/km |
3:21.4 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
|
| SS2 Loldia 1 (19.17 km) | 13:59.9 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
82.2 km/h 0.05 s/km |
17:21.3 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
|
| "One (spare wheel) is enough! I mean, was an okay stage, but massive understeer. I don't know if we can make it better but times could be better if the car was better for me." | ||||||
| SS3 Geothermal 1 (13.12 km) | 6:52.7 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
114.4 km/h 0.11 s/km |
24:14.0 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
|
| "A couple of mistakes, but was okay, nothing special. A couple of times I was not breaking enough for the regen and missed the boost on the uphill. Lots of places to improve for the second pass." | ||||||
| SS4 Kedong 1 (31.50 km) | 15:54.6 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
118.8 km/h 0.40 s/km |
40:08.6 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
|
| "All good, no problems. Quite a steady stage. Everything good. Not really satisifed with the damping we have, kicked me out of the line." | ||||||
| SS5 Loldia 2 (19.17 km) |
23:56.7 [N] |
24.
9. class RC1 22. WRC |
48.0 km/h 31.30 s/km |
1:04:05.3 [SR] |
17.
9. class RC1 17. WRC |
|
| Stopped 9km in. Broken transmission. | ||||||
| SS6 Geothermal 2 (13.12 km) |
16:48.6 [N] |
23.
8. class RC1 21. WRC |
46.8 km/h 45.73 s/km |
1:20:53.9 [SR] |
21.
9. class RC1 21. WRC |
|
| SS7 Kedong 2 (31.50 km) |
25:44.2 [N] |
19.
8. class RC1 18. WRC |
73.4 km/h 19.05 s/km |
1:46:38.1 [SR] |
20.
9. class RC1 20. WRC |
|
| 2. leg | ||||||
| SS8 Soysambu 1 (29.32 km) | 17:12.7 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
102.2 km/h 0.01 s/km |
2:03:50.8 [SR] |
19.
9. class RC1 19. WRC |
|
| Front left tyre off the rim | ||||||
| "Pretty good. Grip was fine, for sure some powder on the top but generally really nice." | ||||||
| SS9 Elmenteita 1 (15.08 km) | 8:21.0 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
108.4 km/h 0.34 s/km |
2:12:11.8 [SR] |
17.
9. class RC1 17. WRC |
|
| "The organizers are not doing a good job. They promised us that nothing will change, but they changed the cuts after the recce." | ||||||
| SS10 Sleeping Warrior 1 (36.08 km) | 22:26.7 | 8.
7. class RC1 8. WRC |
96.4 km/h 3.41 s/km |
2:34:38.5 [SR] |
15.
9. class RC1 15. WRC |
|
| Hit a zebra at 8km. Slight damage to the right front and windscreen. | ||||||
| Puncture, rear right | ||||||
| "Puncture, puncture.. I think generally it was fairly fine, just some sections were with big puddles and mud. Generally the grip is quite high." | ||||||
| SS11 Soysambu 2 (29.32 km) | 17:30.8 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
100.4 km/h 0.39 s/km |
2:52:09.3 [SR] |
13.
8. class RC1 13. WRC |
|
| "[Snorkel] I mean it wasn't useful in this stage, not really important to have it. We can do the fesh-fesh without the snorkel." | ||||||
| SS12 Elmenteita 2 (15.08 km) | 8:35.3 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
105.4 km/h 0.70 s/km |
3:00:44.6 [SR] |
13.
8. class RC1 13. WRC |
|
| "It's a bit more slippery, but we have less power than in the morning". | ||||||
| SS13 Sleeping Warrior 2 (36.08 km) | 30:27.3 | 15.
9. class RC1 15. WRC |
71.1 km/h 17.14 s/km |
3:31:11.9 [SR] |
14.
8. class RC1 14. WRC |
|
| Broken windscreen on drivers' side, driving slowly due to limited visibility | ||||||
| "Just some glass in my eyes.. on one straight we hit a big bird then later on we hit a second bird. Two different places." | ||||||
| 3. leg | ||||||
| SS14 Malewa 1 (8.33 km) | 6:07.0 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
81.7 km/h 1.16 s/km |
3:37:18.9 [SR] |
13.
8. class RC1 13. WRC |
|
| Puncture, rear right tyre off the rim | ||||||
| "After one kilometer puncture on the rear. No luck!" | ||||||
| SS15 Oserian 1 (18.33 km) | 11:51.1 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
92.8 km/h 1.29 s/km |
3:49:10.0 [SR] |
13.
8. class RC1 13. WRC |
|
| SS16 Hell's Gate 1 (10.53 km) | 5:48.8 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
108.7 km/h 1.85 s/km |
3:54:58.8 [SR] |
12.
8. class RC1 12. WRC |
|
| Powertrain issues, driving slow | ||||||
| "Transmission finished! It was a good decision to drive yesterday! (sarcastic)" | ||||||
| SS17 Malewa 2 (8.33 km) | 6:03.9 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
82.4 km/h 0.59 s/km |
4:01:52.7 0:50 [SR] |
12.
8. class RC1 12. WRC |
|
| Penalty 0:50 - Late (5 min) at TC | ||||||
| "They didn't have time to replace driveshaft, we were 5m late anyway" | ||||||
| SS18 Oserian 2 (18.33 km) | 11:03.9 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
99.4 km/h 0.46 s/km |
4:12:56.6 0:50 [SR] |
12.
8. class RC1 12. WRC |
|
| SS19 Hell's Gate 2[Power Stage] (10.53 km) | 5:29.1 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
115.2 km/h 0.19 s/km |
4:18:25.7 0:50 [SR] |
12.
8. class RC1 12. WRC |
|
| "The speed was good from the beginning, we need to be pleased with that. The rest...is not so positive" | ||||||
