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
#69
Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Hybrid 
A-7***
A-7***
Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
RC1
Final results
1. overall
1. class RC1
1. WRC
Stage results
| 1. leg | Time | Pos. | km/h s/km |
Overall | Pos. after | |
| SS1 Super Special Kasarani (4.84 km) | 3:20.7 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
86.8 km/h 0.17 s/km |
3:20.7 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
|
| SS2 Loldia 1 (19.17 km) | 13:59.0 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
82.3 km/h |
17:19.7 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
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| "I don't want to say really bad words, but it was horrible. Understeering so much. I don't understand how we can do any time in the stage. It's horrible. We shouldn't have struggled." | ||||||
| Left rear off the rim | ||||||
| SS3 Geothermal 1 (13.12 km) | 6:51.3 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
114.8 km/h |
24:11.0 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
|
| "This one was not so bad. On the fast corners it's not easy on this rally, the setup is not optimal for this stage and with two spares it's a bit sketchy sometimes." | ||||||
| SS4 Kedong 1 (31.50 km) | 15:42.1 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
120.4 km/h |
39:53.1 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
|
| "This stage has been really nice every year. For sure I want to commit and even with the new notes. There are very heavy things in this long stage." | ||||||
| SS5 Loldia 2 (19.17 km) | 13:56.7 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
82.5 km/h |
53:49.8 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
|
| "Slightly better. Luckily we found something small to do with the car. Still not happy with this stage, would like the gap to be bigger." | ||||||
| SS6 Geothermal 2 (13.12 km) | 6:48.6 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
115.6 km/h |
1:00:38.4 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
|
| "It was tricky hearing Ott going out now my teammate is the closest. Didn't want to do anything crazy." | ||||||
| SS7 Kedong 2 (31.50 km) | 15:44.2 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
120.1 km/h |
1:16:22.6 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
|
| "I have to be happy with that! The conditions are very rough, it's going deeper with every car. I would have loved to go even faster." | ||||||
| 2. leg | ||||||
| SS8 Soysambu 1 (29.32 km) | 17:17.7 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
101.7 km/h 0.18 s/km |
1:33:40.3 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
|
| "Not easy for sure. I tried to be a bit careful, there's so many rocks. Not easy to find the limit. I had a bit of dust and lost a few seconds in the dust." | ||||||
| SS9 Elmenteita 1 (15.08 km) | 8:22.9 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
107.9 km/h 0.47 s/km |
1:42:03.2 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
|
| "Quite cautious approach. Today we have a lot of stones and rough places. We will try to have normal pace, don't want to be too slow and not take too many risks." | ||||||
| SS10 Sleeping Warrior 1 (36.08 km) | 20:23.8 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
106.1 km/h |
2:02:27.0 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
|
| "It's situations like that where you can do time by just driving clean. Incredibly tricky stage. I felt I took care of the tyres and not pushing hard when I could." | ||||||
| SS11 Soysambu 2 (29.32 km) | 17:22.1 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
101.3 km/h 0.09 s/km |
2:19:49.1 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
|
| "Tricky. Quite soft now, the most of fesh-fesh we've had so far, tricky for the car. Big holes in corners that can break your car. All good!" | ||||||
| SS12 Elmenteita 2 (15.08 km) | 8:33.3 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
105.8 km/h 0.57 s/km |
2:28:22.4 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
|
| "I'm just trying to be extra careful. It feels, even at a slow pace, that there are more bumps than you would expect." | ||||||
| SS13 Sleeping Warrior 2 (36.08 km) | 20:27.8 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
105.8 km/h 0.52 s/km |
2:48:50.2 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
|
| "The lead is now quite good so we took it carefully. Not so enjoyable when you have a big lead and this stage where you go around every rock. We didn't have Hybrid either. Tomorrow is a tough day aswell." | ||||||
| 3. leg | ||||||
| SS14 Malewa 1 (8.33 km) | 6:21.7 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
78.6 km/h 2.93 s/km |
2:55:11.9 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
|
| "Not really nice. More rough and rocky than last year, trying to go around and sneak through the stage." | ||||||
| SS15 Oserian 1 (18.33 km) | 11:49.6 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
93.0 km/h 1.21 s/km |
3:07:01.5 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
|
| SS16 Hell's Gate 1 (10.53 km) | 5:38.1 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
112.1 km/h 0.84 s/km |
3:12:39.6 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
|
| "It hasn't been an easy loop. Driving so carefully and it feels like making more mistakes than driving normally. Very soft here and lots of loose stones. No issues for us." | ||||||
| SS17 Malewa 2 (8.33 km) | 6:31.1 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
76.7 km/h 3.85 s/km |
3:19:10.7 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
|
| "No issues. It's the most horrible conditions I've ever seen anywhere, so I just drove slowly" | ||||||
| SS18 Oserian 2 (18.33 km) | 11:23.9 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
96.5 km/h 1.55 s/km |
3:30:34.6 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
|
| SS19 Hell's Gate 2[Power Stage] (10.53 km) | 5:29.4 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
115.1 km/h 0.22 s/km |
3:36:04.0 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
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