71. Safari Rally Kenya 2023

WRC #7WRC2 #7WRC2 Challenger #7WRC3 #7WRC Masters Cup #7
21. 6. – 25. 6. 2023, Naivasha • WRC Safari Rally Kenya • gravel 355.92 km • total distance including road sections - 1191.06 km • Other years
#9
Ford Puma Rally1 Hybrid icon
JS ***
M-Sport Ford WRT
RC1
Final results
Engine
Stage results
1. leg Time Pos. km/h
s/km
Overall Pos. after
SS1 Super Special Kasarani (4.84 km) 3:25.6 11.
10. class RC1

11. WRC
84.7 km/h
2.33 s/km
3:25.6 10.
9. class RC1

10. WRC
SS2 Loldia 1 (19.17 km) 15:17.9 13.
10. class RC1

13. WRC
75.2 km/h
4.57 s/km
18:43.5 12.
10. class RC1

12. WRC
"Of course, we like the difficulty here - we like the challenge! We lost a little bit of the brakes in the downhill, but the rest was not so bad. Let's see."
SS3 Geothermal 1 (13.12 km) 7:48.0 13.
10. class RC1

13. WRC
100.9 km/h
4.44 s/km
26:31.5 13.
10. class RC1

13. WRC
"This stage was much better and I enjoyed. We don't have the hybrid anymore, so we need to sort this issue."
SS4 Kedong 1 (30.62 km) 17:19.9 12.
10. class RC1

12. WRC
106.0 km/h
4.82 s/km
43:51.4 12.
10. class RC1

12. WRC
SS5 Loldia 2 (19.17 km) 15:08.5 12.
9. class RC1

12. WRC
76.0 km/h
4.08 s/km
58:59.9 12.
10. class RC1

12. WRC
"I think the grip is better but it's loose in some parts. More or less, it's not so bad."
SS6 Geothermal 2 (13.12 km) 7:36.1 12.
9. class RC1

12. WRC
103.6 km/h
3.78 s/km
1:06:36.0 11.
9. class RC1

11. WRC
"I think I improved quite well, it's about one second per kilometre so I am very happy."
SS7 Kedong 2 (30.62 km) 17:38.1 10.
8. class RC1

10. WRC
104.2 km/h
5.01 s/km
1:24:14.1 11.
9. class RC1

11. WRC
2. leg
SS8 Soysambu 1 (29.32 km) 20:31.4 13.
10. class RC1

13. WRC
85.7 km/h
6.19 s/km
1:44:45.5 11.
9. class RC1

11. WRC
"This one is an early wake up. Very slippery at the bottom, then some bumps...we took it a little bit carefully."
SS9 Elmenteita 1 (15.08 km) 9:14.6 11.
10. class RC1

11. WRC
97.9 km/h
3.28 s/km
1:54:00.1 11.
9. class RC1

11. WRC
"This one was top, I enjoyed it very much."
SS10 Sleeping Warrior 1 (31.04 km) 20:54.4 12.
10. class RC1

12. WRC
89.1 km/h
5.69 s/km
2:14:54.5 11.
9. class RC1

11. WRC
"It's not Sleeping Warrior, it's Sleeping Hell! Some parts are extremely slippery and we hit a tree."
SS11 Soysambu 2 (29.32 km) 21:40.7 16.
9. class RC1

16. WRC
81.2 km/h
8.78 s/km
2:36:35.2 11.
9. class RC1

11. WRC
Engine issue after watersplash
"After the splash, no engine anymore. We stalled and then we got stuck but the engine has an issue."
SS12 Elmenteita 2 (15.08 km) Engine
Overall
WRC
RC1
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