69. Safari Rally Kenya 2021
23. 6. – 27. 6. 2021, Naivasha • WRC Safari Rally Kenya • gravel 315.26 km • total distance including road sections - 1133.94 km • Other years
#1
Toyota Yaris WRC 
SP ***
SP ***
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) | 3:21.5 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
86.5 km/h |
3:21.5 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
|
| "Tomorrow is going to be the biggest start. It's amazing to see such a crowd. So far so good, but tomorrow the real stuff is coming." | ||||||
| SS2 Chui Lodge 1 (13.34 km) | 9:54.9 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
80.7 km/h 0.54 s/km |
13:16.4 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
|
| "Incredibly slippery. Very sandy surface and absolutely no grip. I don't know how it's going to evolve behind, but we had to make it through." | ||||||
| SS3 Kedong 1 (32.68 km) | 17:26.5 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
112.4 km/h 1.05 s/km |
30:42.9 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
|
| left rear suspension issue | ||||||
| SS4 Oserian 1 (18.87 km) | 14:17.9 | 8.
7. class RC1 8. WRC |
79.2 km/h 5.23 s/km |
45:00.8 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
|
| running slow with damaged damper | ||||||
| "Broken suspension on the rear. I just had to make it through very slow." | ||||||
| SS5 Chui Lodge 2 (13.34 km) | 10:08.3 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
78.9 km/h 0.63 s/km |
55:09.1 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
|
| "Even worse!" | ||||||
| SS6 Kedong 2 (32.68 km) | 17:07.3 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
114.5 km/h 0.47 s/km |
1:12:16.4 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
|
| "All okay - just checking the tyres. I am happy I have got through this one because it's a very difficult stage. No problem - it's all good." | ||||||
| SS7 Oserian 2 (18.87 km) | 12:52.1 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
88.0 km/h |
1:25:08.5 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
|
| "It was a disaster in this stage. So much fesh-fesh. My radiator is completely blocked, we had a bit of overheating and had to back off at the end." | ||||||
| 2. leg | ||||||
| SS8 Elmenteita 1 (14.67 km) | 9:02.3 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
97.4 km/h 0.06 s/km |
1:34:10.8 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
|
| SS9 Soysambu 1 (20.33 km) | 14:11.9 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
85.9 km/h |
1:48:22.7 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
|
| "Not really pushing. I tried to drive clean. I had a lot of animals in the stage and I had to brake a lot for zebra and gazelle and something like this." | ||||||
| SS10 Sleeping Warrior 1 (31.04 km) | 17:26.6 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
106.8 km/h |
2:05:49.3 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
|
| "It was okay. I was pretty happy with my notes. I was a bit worried about this one because it's difficult to see the stones, but I was comfortable." | ||||||
| SS11 Elmenteita 2 (14.67 km) | 8:47.5 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
100.1 km/h |
2:14:36.8 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
|
| "So far it's good. It's quite a bit more slippery with the tyres now, but it's the same for everybody." | ||||||
| SS12 Soysambu 2 (20.33 km) | 13:53.7 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
87.8 km/h 0.05 s/km |
2:28:30.5 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
|
| "The gaps are too big, but we are trying our best. There is not much we can do - keep some speed and see." | ||||||
| SS13 Sleeping Warrior 2 (31.04 km) | 17:49.6 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
104.5 km/h 0.79 s/km |
2:46:20.1 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
|
| "Very difficult. I couldn't see anything - it was like driving on ice." | ||||||
| 3. leg | ||||||
| SS14 Loldia 1 (11.33 km) | 7:37.1 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
89.2 km/h |
2:53:57.2 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
|
| "I had to push to try to fight for the second place. It was not a perfect stage - I had a half stall in one corner - but we have to keep trying." | ||||||
| SS15 Hell's Gate 1 (5.63 km) | 3:15.9 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
103.5 km/h 0.28 s/km |
2:57:13.1 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
|
| "That was the plan today, to try and fight for second place - now that Thierry is out, it's a fight for the victory. In this stage, really bad conditions." | ||||||
| SS16 Malewa (9.71 km) | 7:08.3 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
81.6 km/h 0.74 s/km |
3:04:21.4 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
|
| "This one, it was just surviving. It was extremely rough, so I tried to save the car. The power stage is going to be tricky because it's also very rough." | ||||||
| SS17 Loldia 2 (11.33 km) | 7:35.0 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
89.6 km/h |
3:11:56.4 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
|
| SS18 Hell's Gate 2[Power Stage] (10.56 km) | 6:14.9 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
101.4 km/h 0.80 s/km |
3:18:11.3 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
|
| "It's been an amazing experience to be here. The support we got from the people here is incredible. There was a huge amount of people cheering for us on road sections. It’s a great win for us. After our troubles on Friday, we had a really good weekend. We had really good pace and the car was amazing. Today I also want to congratulate Taka. He has made an amazing job, so well done Taka. It was not that easy to catch him at the end now. A great result for the team. It might be a bit shorter than old days, but the challenge is still very tough. We enjoyed it." | ||||||
Models
Toyota Yaris WRC
Safari Rally Kenya 2021
Safari Rally Kenya 2021
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