26. Safari Rally 1978
23. 3. – 27. 3. 1978, Nairobi • gravel • total distance including road sections - 5015.00 km • Other years
Final results
| Cumulative penalty | |||||||||||
| 1. | #4 |
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Nicolas Jean-Pierre - Lefèbvre Jean-Claude |
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Peugeot 504 Coupé V6 Marshalls (EA) Ltd. |
363*** | 4B |
8:18:00 |
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| 2. | #14 |
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Preston jr. Vic - Lyall John |
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Porsche 911 Martini Racing |
S-D*** | 4B |
8:55:00 |
+37:00 +37:00 |
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| 3. | #6 |
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Aaltonen Rauno - Drews Lofty |
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Datsun 160J D.T. Dobie & Co. (EA) Ltd. |
TKS*** | 2C |
9:10:00 |
+52:00 +15:00 |
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| 4. | #5 |
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Waldegård Björn - Thorszelius Hans |
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Porsche 911 Martini Racing |
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4B |
9:48:00 |
+1:30:00 +38:00 |
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| 5. | #3 |
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Lampinen Simo - Liddon Henry |
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Peugeot 504 Coupé V6 Marshalls (EA) Ltd. |
362*** | 4B |
13:37:00 |
+5:19:00 +3:49:00 |
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| 6. | #18 |
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Zasada Sobiesław - Krupa Błażej |
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Mercedes-Benz 280 E W123 D.T. Dobie & Co. (EA) Ltd. |
S-D*** | 2C |
15:30:00 |
+7:12:00 +1:53:00 |
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| 7. | #17 |
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Hellier Johnny - Shah Kanti |
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Datsun 160J |
2C |
18:26:00 |
+10:08:00 +2:56:00 |
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| 8. | #28 |
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Tundo Frank - Haworth Dave |
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Ford Escort RS 1800 MKII |
4B |
18:54:00 |
+10:36:00 +28:00 |
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| 9. | #26 |
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Shah Jayant - Eisa Najeet |
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Datsun 160J |
2C |
20:44:00 |
+12:26:00 +1:50:00 |
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| 10. | #20 |
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Ruedin Hans-Peter - Ender Eckardt |
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Mitsubishi Colt Lancer African Safari Club |
2B |
20:50:00 |
+12:32:00 +6:00 |
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| 11. | #37 |
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Ruedin Roland - Khan Aslam |
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Mitsubishi Colt Lancer African Safari Club |
2B |
26:38:00 |
+18:20:00 +5:48:00 |
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| 12. | #24 |
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Choda Prem - Choda Pauru |
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Mitsubishi Colt Lancer |
2B |
26:41:00 |
+18:23:00 +3:00 |
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| 13. | #46 |
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Denis Simon Ron - Tilbury Peter |
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Toyota Carina |
2B |
28:32:00 |
+20:14:00 +1:51:00 |
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Retirements |
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| #1 |
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Mäkinen Timo - Todt Jean |
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Peugeot 504 Coupé V6 Marshalls (EA) Ltd. |
4B | Suspension | |||||
| #2 |
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Singh Joginder - Doig David |
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Mercedes-Benz 280 E W123 D.T. Dobie & Co. (EA) Ltd. |
2C | Engine | |||||
| #7 |
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Källström Harry - Billstam Claes |
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Datsun 160J D.T. Dobie & Co. (EA) Ltd. |
2C | Suspension | |||||
| #8 |
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Collinge Rob - Levitan Anton |
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Peugeot 504 | 1C | Accident | |||||
| #9 |
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Cowan Andrew - Syer Johnstone |
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Mercedes-Benz 280 E W123 D.T. Dobie & Co. (EA) Ltd. |
2C | Engine | |||||
| #10 |
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Shankland Bert - Barton Brian |
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Peugeot 504 Marshalls (EA) Ltd. |
4B | Engine | |||||
| #11 |
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Mehta Shekhar - Doughty Mike |
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Datsun 160J D.T. Dobie & Co. (EA) Ltd. |
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2C | Engine | ||||
| #12 |
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Fowkes Tony - Kaiser Klaus |
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Mercedes-Benz 280 E W123 D.T. Dobie & Co. (EA) Ltd. |
2C | Oil sump | |||||
| #15 |
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Remtulla Zully - Jivani Nizar |
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Datsun 160J D.T. Dobie & Co. (EA) Ltd. |
2C | Transmission | |||||
| #16 |
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Iwashita Yoshio - Nakahara Yoshimasa |
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Datsun Violet 160J | 2C | Accident with another car | |||||
| #19 |
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Singh Davinder - Bhalla Ashok | 
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Opel Kadett GT/E Ryce Motors Ltd. |
2C | Accident with another car | |||||
| #21 |
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Patel Mahesh - Patel Sivish |
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Mitsubishi Colt Lancer | 2B | Retired | |||||
| #22 |
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Singh Satwant | 
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Fiat 131 | Retired | ||||||
| #23 |
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Huth Peter |
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Datsun 160J | 2C | Retired | |||||
| #25 |
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Green David - Pilford Terry |
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Ford Escort RS | 2B | Retired | |||||
| #27 |
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Barbour George - Combes Rob |
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Ford Escort RS 2000 | 2C | Engine | |||||
| #29 |
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Kirkland Mike - Bates Chris E. |
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Datsun 160J Coast Car Hire |
2C | Engine | |||||
| #30 |
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Grant Ian L. | 
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Mazda RX-3 | 2C | Retired | |||||
| #31 |
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Scott Max - Fisher Shirley |
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Ford Escort RS 2000 | 2C | Retired | |||||
| #32 |
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Gharial Manjit - Soin-Singh S. |
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Datsun 160J | 2C | Retired | |||||
| #33 |
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Ruedin Karl Jacob - Khan |
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Mitsubishi Colt Lancer African Safari Club |
2B | Retired | |||||
| #34 |
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Bromley Guy - Hall Trevor Ian |
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Toyota Corolla | 4a | Retired | |||||
| #35 |
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Popineau Michel - De Corps Jean-Paul | 
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Citroën CX | Engine | ||||||
| #36 |
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Sidi Amirali S. - Ahamed Amiradi V. | 
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Datsun Violet 710 | 2C | Retired | |||||
| #38 |
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Stiller Wolfgang - Fischer Wolfgang | 
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Opel Kadett | 2B | Retired | |||||
| #39 |
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Herrmann Edgar - Schüller Hans |
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Opel Kadett GT/E Ryce Motors Ltd. |
2C | Retired | |||||
| #40 |
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Robinson Jill - Mehta Yvonne |
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Ford Escort RS 2000 | 2C | Retired | |||||
| #41 |
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Noor Mohamed - Din Mohamed |
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Mitsubishi Colt Lancer | 2B | Retired | |||||
| #42 |
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Knudtzen Wenche - Amundsen Sverre | 
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Lada 1300 | 2B | Retired | |||||
| #43 |
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Muigai Kibathi - Khan Arshad |
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Ford Escort RS 2000 | 1C | Retired | |||||
| #44 |
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Gellert Heinz - Smith Ivan |
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Ford Escort RS 2000 | 2C | Retired | |||||
| #45 |
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Githu George - Obado Ookok Walter |
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Datsun Violet 710 | 2C | Retired | |||||
| #47 |
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Gata-Aura Sati - Reel Sati | 
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Datsun Sedan P510 | 1B | Retired | |||||
| #48 |
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Galliussi Franco - Mariani Maurizio |
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Datsun 160J | 2C | Retired | |||||
| #49 |
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Kalsi Didi - Gohil Mahendra |
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Datsun Violet 710 | 2C | Retired | |||||
| #50 |
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Rai Sarbi - Lochab Narinder |
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Datsun | 2C | Retired | |||||
| #51 |
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Thuku Harry - Fernandez Jamie |
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Datsun 160J | 2C | Retired | |||||
| #52 |
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Criticos Basil - Hope John |
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Mitsubishi Colt Lancer | 2B | Retired | |||||
| #53 |
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Kinungi John Mukirai - Njuguna Njoroge |
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Datsun 160J | 2B | Retired | |||||
| #54 |
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Francis Noel | Retired | ||||||||
| #55 |
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Kassam Nadjmi - Sangrar Abdul |
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Datsun 1600 SSS | 2B | Retired | |||||
| #56 |
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Songol Frank - Kelong H.K. | 
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Ford Escort | 2B | Retired | |||||
| #57 |
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Shamji Mensurali - Johnnie Paddie | Retired | ||||||||
| #58 |
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Karanja Peter - Kimama Chris |
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Ford Escort | Retired | ||||||
| #59 |
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Ali Mushtag | Retired | ||||||||
| #60 |
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Shah Manoj - Shah Bhupendra S. |
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Datsun 120Y | 1A | Retired | |||||
| #61 |
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Gandhi Rahool K. - Gandhi Daleep S. | 
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Mazda 929 Luce | 2C | Retired | |||||
| #62 |
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Choda Manee - Singh Heran C. |
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Toyota Celica | 2B | Retired | |||||
| #63 |
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Goto Sammy S. | Retired | ||||||||
| #64 |
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Shiyukah Peter - Moss D.C. |
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Peugeot 504 | 1C | Retired | |||||
| #65 |
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Choda Ramesh M. - Matharu Jasvinder |
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Toyota Corolla | 1A | Retired | |||||
| #66 |
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Khan A. - Mwaluma Ben |
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Mitsubishi Colt Lancer | 2B | Retired | |||||
| #67 |
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Madungha Jack - Anchinga J.N. | Retired | ||||||||
| #68 |
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Kimaru Jeff | Retired | ||||||||
| #69 |
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Hindocha Manoj M. - Shah Pankaj |
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Datsun 160J | 2C | Retired | |||||
| #70 |
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Mukundi Patrick |
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Peugeot 504 | 2C | Retired | |||||