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
#16
M-Sport Ford WRT
RC1
Final results
3. overall
3. class RC1
3. WRC
Stage results
1. leg | Time | Pos. | km/h s/km |
Overall | Pos. after | |
SS1 Super Special Kasarani (4.84 km) | 3:22.1 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
86.2 km/h 0.45 s/km |
3:22.1 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
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SS2 Loldia 1 (19.17 km) | 14:12.9 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
80.9 km/h 0.73 s/km |
17:35.0 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
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"It was much slippier than I expected. Just struggling to read the lines. But its only the first stage of the rally" | ||||||
SS3 Geothermal 1 (13.12 km) | 7:02.9 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
111.7 km/h 0.88 s/km |
24:37.9 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
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"Done some changes to the car, the first one was really difficult to drive. It's going in a good direction, felt comfortable in this stage. Want to do my drive and we'll see. The car was jumping too much on the rear, so we changed quite a lot." | ||||||
SS4 Kedong 1 (31.50 km) | 16:29.8 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
114.6 km/h 1.51 s/km |
41:07.7 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
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"I had a really clean stage to be fair. We slowed down the car, I was quite careful with the rocks in some places. We have to do a lot of changes." | ||||||
SS5 Loldia 2 (19.17 km) | 13:59.3 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
82.2 km/h 0.14 s/km |
55:07.0 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
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"We did some changes [to the chassis] in the service, but the road conditions are much easier than in the morning. Every downhill had a compression and I struggled with keeping it in the line." | ||||||
SS6 Geothermal 2 (13.12 km) | 6:58.4 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
112.9 km/h 0.75 s/km |
1:02:05.4 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
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"We have done some adjustments for the second loop, I have more confidence in the car. I am trying to watch the rocks." | ||||||
SS7 Kedong 2 (31.50 km) | 16:03.8 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
117.7 km/h 0.62 s/km |
1:18:09.2 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
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"For us, this morning we lost a lot of time and i'm happy to be closer to him. I can't do anything in this type of stage. Found a way to get the car better in these conditions." | ||||||
2. leg | ||||||
SS8 Soysambu 1 (29.32 km) | 17:23.8 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
101.1 km/h 0.39 s/km |
1:35:33.0 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
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"I don't know about [Munster]. I had a clean stage and I really slowed down at the rocky part." | ||||||
SS9 Elmenteita 1 (15.08 km) | 8:26.2 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
107.2 km/h 0.69 s/km |
1:43:59.2 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
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"It's a shame about our teammate. We are doing a quite good loop, pushing in the open. Trying to keep the car in one piece." | ||||||
SS10 Sleeping Warrior 1 (36.08 km) | 21:18.4 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
101.6 km/h 1.51 s/km |
2:05:17.6 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
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"I was slow in that stage, I have no confidence. Rocks everywhere, grip very changeable.. just wanted to get through, which we did." | ||||||
SS11 Soysambu 2 (29.32 km) | 17:29.6 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
100.6 km/h 0.35 s/km |
2:22:47.2 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
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"We have done some changes, but for the rain. There is none now, but let's see later. Scared about not having enough protection, but i'm happy. Made the car softer." | ||||||
SS12 Elmenteita 2 (15.08 km) | 8:27.6 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
107.0 km/h 0.19 s/km |
2:31:14.8 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
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SS13 Sleeping Warrior 2 (36.08 km) | 20:48.7 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
104.0 km/h 1.10 s/km |
2:52:03.5 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
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Puncture, front left | ||||||
"It's our first issue since the beginning, so statistically it's okay. The lines were pushing me out and there was a rock. At one point the tyre just exploded." | ||||||
3. leg | ||||||
SS14 Malewa 1 (8.33 km) | 6:15.0 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
80.0 km/h 2.12 s/km |
2:58:18.5 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
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"It was a really rough stage so I was careful. Just want to get through, we need to go the car is quite warm." | ||||||
SS15 Oserian 1 (18.33 km) | 11:40.6 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
94.2 km/h 0.71 s/km |
3:09:59.1 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
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SS16 Hell's Gate 1 (10.53 km) | 5:37.9 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
112.2 km/h 0.82 s/km |
3:15:37.0 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
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"I've been slowing down a lot, I had info about a huge rock and slowed down for that." | ||||||
SS17 Malewa 2 (8.33 km) | 6:12.0 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
80.6 km/h 1.56 s/km |
3:21:49.0 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
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"It's so rough today, I don't want to damage the car. We just kept enough speed to stay focused" | ||||||
SS18 Oserian 2 (18.33 km) | 11:05.3 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
99.2 km/h 0.54 s/km |
3:32:54.3 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
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SS19 Hell's Gate 2[Power Stage] (10.53 km) | 5:34.8 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
113.2 km/h 0.73 s/km |
3:38:29.1 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
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"I'm so so pleased. But I have to congratulate the team, there were no issues with the car all weekend. This is for them, they deserve it." |