Safari Rally Kenya 2023: Facts, Updates, Dates, Routes, Cars & All Information
It’s finally here! The Safari Rally Kenya 2023 is taking place at Naivasha this weekend from 22 June to 25th June. The Safari Rally is one of the biggest and most fun-filled events that we are excited to watch in 2023. In this article, I will highlight all the facts and information you need to know with daily updates.
This will be the 70th edition of the famous Safari Rally events. There are 44 drivers and their co-drivers. The winner will be awarded on 25th June.
About the Safari Rally Kenya 2023
Here are some facts about the Safari Rally Kenya 2023.
| Dates | 22-25th June 2023 |
| Venue | Naivasha |
| Start/Flagoff | Uhuru Park (on 21st June) |
| Main Event | Begins on 22nd June 2023 Ends on 25th June 2023 |
| Where to Stream Live | YouTube @wrc |
| Where to get event live updates | 1. Instagram @officialsafarirallykenya 2. Instagram @officialwrc 3. Twitter |
| Cars & Drivers list | list |
| Itinerary / Stages | list |
| The hashtag for live updates? | #SafariRallyKenya |
| Official Website | https://safarirally.co.ke/, https://www.wrc.com |
The event is fun-filled attracting thousands of people from all over the world.
Here is a list of Kenyan drivers participating.
- Karan Patel & Tauseef Khan (co-driver)
- Carl Tundo & Tim Jessop (co-driver)
- Aakif Virani & Azhar Bhatti (co-driver)
- Piero Canobbio & Flavio Zanella (co-driver)
- Samman Singh Vohra & Gurdeep Singh Panesar (co-driver)
- Hamza Anwar & Adnan Din (co-driver)
- Jeremiah Wahome & Victor Okundi (co-driver)
- McRae Kimathi & Mwangi Kioni (co-driver)
- Evans Nzioka & Absalom Aswani (co-driver)
- Minesh Rathod & Jamie Mactavish (co-driver)
- Josiah Kariuki & John Ngugi (co-driver)
Drivers, Co-Drivers & Car Models
Here is a list of drivers, their co-drivers, and the car they will be racing with.
| Driver & Co-Driver | Car | |
| 1 | Kalle ROVANPERÄ Co-Driver: Jonne HALTTUNEN | Toyota |
| 2 | Ott TÄNAK Co Driver: Martin JÄRVEOJA | Ford |
| 3 | Sébastien OGIER Co Driver: Vincent LANDAIS | Toyota |
| 4 | Elfyn EVANS Co Driver: Scott MARTIN | Toyota |
| 5 | Thierry NEUVILLE Co Driver: Martijn WYDAEGHE | Hyundai |
| 6 | Esapekka LAPPI Co Driver: Janne FERM | Hyundai |
| 7 | Daniel SORDO Co Driver: Cándido CARRERA | Hyundai |
| 8 | Takamoto KATSUTA Co Driver: Aaron JOHNSTON | Toyota |
| 9 | Pierre-Louis LOUBET Co Driver: Nicolas GILSOUL | Ford |
| 10 | Jourdan SERDERIDIS Co Driver: Andy MALFOY | Ford |
| 11 | Oliver SOLBERG Co Driver: Elliott EDMONDSON | Skoda |
| 12 | Kajetan KAJETANOWICZ Co Driver: Maciej SZCZEPANIAK | Skoda |
| 13 | Grégoire MUNSTER Co Driver: Louis LOUKA | Ford |
| 14 | Martin PROKOP Co Driver: Zdeněk JŮRKA | Ford |
| 15 | Armin KREMER Co Driver: Timo GOTTSCHALK | Skoda |
| 16 | Grégoire MUNSTER Co-Driver: Louis LOUKA | Ford |
| 17 | Carl TUNDO Co-Driver: Tim JESSOP | Skoda |
| 18 | Daniel CHWIST Co-Driver: Kamil HELLER | Skoda |
| 19 | Miguel DÍAZ ABOITIZ Co-Driver: Rodrigo SANJUAN | Skoda |
| 20 | Georgios VASILAKIS Co-Driver: Thomas KRAWSZIK | Ford |
| 21 | Aakif VIRANI Co-Driver: Azhar BHATTI | Skoda |
| 22 | Piero CANOBBIO Co-Driver: Flavio ZANELLA | Hyundai |
| 23 | Samman SINGH VOHRA Co-Driver: Gurdeep SINGH PANESAR | Skoda |
| 24 | Diego DOMINGUEZ Co-Driver: Rogelio PEÑATE | Ford |
| 25 | Hamza ANWAR Co-Driver: Adnan DIN | Ford |
| 26 | Jeremiah WAHOME Co-Driver: Victor OKUNDI | Ford |
| 27 | McRae KIMATHI Co-Driver: Mwangi KIONI | Ford |
| 28 | Jason BAILEY Co-Driver: James WILLETTS | Ford |
| 29 | Yasin NASSER Co-Driver: Ali KATUMBA | Ford |
| 30 | Giancarlo DAVITE Co-Driver: Sylvia VINDEVOGEL | Ford |
| 31 | Evans NZIOKA Co-Driver: Absalom ASWANI | Ford |
| 32 | Nikhil SACHANIA Co-Driver: Deep PATEL | Mitsubishi |
| 33 | Minesh RATHOD Co-Driver: Jamie MACTAVISH | Mitsubishi |
| 34 | Josiah KARIUKI Co-Driver: John NGUGI | Subaru |
Updates
Here are the latest updates about the Safari Rally Kenya 2023.
- Flagged off on 21st June 2023 by the President.
- Shakedown Highlights at Naivasha on 21st June 2023
- The rally begins officially on 22nd June 2023.
Check out the shakedown highlights in the video below
Photos
Check out the latest photos from the Safari Rally Kenya 2023.
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