71. Safari Rally Kenya 2023
21. 6. – 25. 6. 2023, Naivasha • WRC Safari Rally Kenya • gravel 355.92 km • total distance including road sections - 1191.06 km • Other years
#18
Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Hybrid 
A-6***
A-6***
Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
RC1
Final results
4. overall
4. class RC1
4. WRC
Stage results
| 1. leg | Time | Pos. | km/h s/km |
Overall | Pos. after | |
| SS1 Super Special Kasarani (4.84 km) | 3:19.4 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
87.4 km/h 1.05 s/km |
3:19.4 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
|
| "Thanks to the team - they fixed the car perfectly and I had a very good feeling. This stage is one that you can really enjoy and it was very slippy. I will try to enjoy tomorrow." | ||||||
| SS2 Loldia 1 (19.17 km) | 13:59.9 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
82.2 km/h 0.50 s/km |
17:19.3 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
|
| "I don't know if it's cleaning or not but I was quite careful. We will see - step by step moving forward and we will see how it's going." | ||||||
| SS3 Geothermal 1 (13.12 km) | 6:52.0 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
114.6 km/h 0.18 s/km |
24:11.3 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
|
| "Step by step I need to get back the feeling, the car is working good. This rally is not flat out everywhere." | ||||||
| SS4 Kedong 1 (30.62 km) | 15:15.2 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
120.4 km/h 0.74 s/km |
39:26.5 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
|
| Broken steering arm after the last stage | ||||||
| "I'm not happy, I had big damage at the front and had to repair before the stage. But i'm here." | ||||||
| SS5 Loldia 2 (19.17 km) | 14:09.0 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
81.3 km/h 0.98 s/km |
53:35.5 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
|
| Hit a zebra | ||||||
| SS6 Geothermal 2 (13.12 km) | 6:50.2 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
115.1 km/h 0.28 s/km |
1:00:25.7 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
|
| "We are just focusing on our driving and luckily we have no water splashes today! There's a long way to go." | ||||||
| SS7 Kedong 2 (30.62 km) | 15:32.4 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
118.2 km/h 0.91 s/km |
1:15:58.1 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
|
| Puncture | ||||||
| "The puncture was maybe in the last 10km." | ||||||
| 2. leg | ||||||
| SS8 Soysambu 1 (29.32 km) | 18:04.6 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
97.3 km/h 1.18 s/km |
1:34:02.7 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
|
| "We stalled the engine at the start." | ||||||
| SS9 Elmenteita 1 (15.08 km) | 8:30.2 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
106.4 km/h 0.33 s/km |
1:42:32.9 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
|
| "I need to take it easy a bit, but everything is fine. The next one if going to be very difficult and challenging." | ||||||
| SS10 Sleeping Warrior 1 (31.04 km) | 18:20.6 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
101.5 km/h 0.74 s/km |
2:00:53.5 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
|
| Off road | ||||||
| "Sometimes you are not in control, the car was just going everywhere because of the mud and the water." | ||||||
| SS11 Soysambu 2 (29.32 km) | 17:35.5 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
100.0 km/h 0.41 s/km |
2:18:29.0 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
|
| "We have two rough stages to go so I don't need to be excited too much, just calm down and do my job." | ||||||
| SS12 Elmenteita 2 (15.08 km) | 8:20.6 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
108.4 km/h |
2:26:49.6 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
|
| SS13 Sleeping Warrior 2 (31.04 km) | 19:39.6 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
94.7 km/h 1.03 s/km |
2:46:29.2 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
|
| Spin | ||||||
| "Too many moments! Even with no rain I spun and had to reverse." | ||||||
| 3. leg | ||||||
| SS14 Malewa 1 (8.33 km) | 6:16.5 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
79.6 km/h 1.37 s/km |
2:52:45.7 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
|
| "It's very tricky, even I was quite careful. There is a lot of rocks everywhere. I was careful but it still felt on the limit, I don't know why. So tricky." | ||||||
| SS15 Oserian 1 (18.33 km) | 11:43.6 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
93.8 km/h 1.51 s/km |
3:04:29.3 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
|
| SS16 Hell's Gate 1 (10.53 km) | 5:48.4 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
108.8 km/h 1.78 s/km |
3:10:17.7 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
|
| Hybrid issue | ||||||
| "All okay, just no hybrid." | ||||||
| SS17 Malewa 2 (8.33 km) | 6:10.6 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
80.9 km/h 0.96 s/km |
3:16:28.3 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
|
| SS18 Oserian 2 (18.33 km) | 11:53.6 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
92.5 km/h |
3:28:21.9 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
|
| SS19 Hell's Gate 2[Power Stage] (10.53 km) | 5:44.4 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
110.1 km/h 0.99 s/km |
3:34:06.3 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
|
| "It's okay, we finished and first of all I want to say thanks to the team. They fixed the car every single time and they did a great job." | ||||||
| Leaking intercooler on the end of stage | ||||||
