2025 Safari Rally

2025 Safari Rally Safari Rally Kenya 2025
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The rally is featured with rocky and rutted tracks and unpredictable weather.
Host country	Kenya
Rally base	Naivasha, Nakuru County
Dates run	20 – 23 March 2025
Start location	Kasarani, Nairobi
Finish location	Hell's Gate National Park, Naivasha
Stages	21 (384.86 km; 239.14 miles)[1]
Stage surface	Gravel
Transport distance	1,018.77 km (633.03 miles)
Overall distance	1,403.63 km (872.18 miles)
Statistics
Crews registered	39
Crews	30 at start, 21 at finish
Overall results
Overall winner	Elfyn Evans Scott Martin Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 4:20:03.8
Sunday Accumulated leader	Adrien Fourmaux Alexandre Coria Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT 40:21.2
Power Stage winner	Adrien Fourmaux Alexandre Coria Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT 5:38.2
Support category results
WRC-2 winner	Gus Greensmith Jonas Andersson 4:34:15.4
WRC-3 winner	Nikhil Sachania Deep Patel 7:04:36.9

The 2025 Safari Rally (also known as the Safari Rally Kenya 2025) was a motor racing event for rally cars held over four days from 20 to 23 March 2025.^[2] It marked the seventy-third running of the Safari Rally, and was the third round of the 2025 World Rally Championship, 2025 WRC2 Championship and 2025 WRC3 Championship. The 2025 event was based in Naivasha in the Nakuru County, and was consisted of twenty-one special stages, covering a total competitive distance of 384.86 km (239.14 mi).

Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen were the defending rally winners, and Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT were the defending manufacturer's winners.^[3] Gus Greensmith and Jonas Andersson were the defending rally winners in the WRC2 championship.^[4] Hamza Anwar and Adnan Din were the defending rally winners in the WRC3 championship.

Elfyn Evans and Scott Martin won the rally, and their team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT successfully defended their titles.^[5] Greensmith and Andersson successfully defended their titles in the WRC2 category.^[6] Nikhil Sachania and Deep Patel were the winners in the WRC3 category.

The following crews entered into the rally. The event was opened to crews competing in the World Rally Championship, its support categories, the WRC2 Championship, the WRC3 Championship and privateer entries that were not registered to score points in any championship. Ten entered under Rally1 regulations, as were sixteen Rally2 crews in the WRC2 Championship and two Rally3 crew in the WRC3 Championship.^[7]

Rally1 entries competing in the World Rally Championship

No.	Driver	Co-Driver	Entrant	Car	Championship eligibility	Tyre
1	Thierry Neuville	Martijn Wydaeghe	Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	Hyundai i20 N Rally1	Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer	H
5	Sami Pajari	Marko Salminen	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT2	Toyota GR Yaris Rally1	Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer	H
8	Ott Tänak	Martin Järveoja	Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	Hyundai i20 N Rally1	Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer	H
9	Jourdan Serderidis	Frédéric Miclotte	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Puma Rally1	Driver, Co-driver	H
13	Grégoire Munster	Louis Louka	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Puma Rally1	Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer	H
16	Adrien Fourmaux	Alexandre Coria	Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	Hyundai i20 N Rally1	Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer	H
18	Takamoto Katsuta	Aaron Johnston	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota GR Yaris Rally1	Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer	H
33	Elfyn Evans	Scott Martin	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota GR Yaris Rally1	Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer	H
55	Josh McErlean	Eoin Treacy	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Puma Rally1	Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer	H
69	Kalle Rovanperä	Jonne Halttunen	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota GR Yaris Rally1	Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer	H

Rally2 entries competing in the WRC2 Championship

No.	Driver	Co-Driver	Entrant	Car	Championship eligibility	Tyre
20	Oliver Solberg	Elliott Edmondson	Printsport	Toyota GR Yaris Rally2	Driver, Co-driver	H
21	Fabrizio Zaldivar	Marcelo Der Ohannesian	Fabrizio Zaldivar	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver	H
22	Gus Greensmith	Jonas Andersson	Gus Greensmith	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	Driver, Co-driver	H
23	Jan Solans	Rodrigo Sanjuan de Eusebio	PH.Ph	Toyota GR Yaris Rally2	Driver, Co-driver	H
24	Kajetan Kajetanowicz	Maciej Szczepaniak	Kajetan Kajetanowicz	Toyota GR Yaris Rally2	Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver	H
25	Diego Dominguez Jr.	Rogelio Peñate	Diego Dominguez Jr.	Toyota GR Yaris Rally2	Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver	H
26	Karan Patel	Tauseef Khan	Karan Patel	Škoda Fabia R5	Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver	H
27	Daniel Chwist	Kamil Heller	Daniel Chwist	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver	H
28	Carl Tundo	Tim Jessop	Carl Tundo	Ford Fiesta R5	Challenger/Master Driver, Challenger Co-driver	H
29	Jeremiah Wahome	Victor Okundi	Jeremiah Wahome	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver	H
30	Hamza Anwar	Adnan Din	Hamza Anwar	Ford Fiesta R5	Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver	H
31	Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz	Miquel Ibáñez Sotos	Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver	H
32	George Vassilakis	Allan Harryman	George Vassilakis	Ford Fiesta Rally2	Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger/Masters Co-driver	H
34	Samman Singh Vohra	Drew Sturrock	Samman Singh Vohra	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver	H
35	Fernando Álvarez Castellano	José Luis Díaz	Fernando Álvarez Castellano	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver	H
36	Aakif Virani	Zahir Shah	Aakif Virani	Škoda Fabia R5	Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver	H

Rally3 entries competing in the WRC3 Championship

No.	Driver	Co-Driver	Entrant	Car	Tyre
37	Nikhil Sachania	Deep Patel	Nikhil Sachania	Ford Fiesta Rally3	H
38	Naveen Puligilla	Musa Sherif	Naveen Puligilla	Ford Fiesta Rally3	H

All dates and times are EAT (UTC+3).

Date	No.	Time span	Stage name	Distance
19 March	—	After 10:01	Sleeping Warrior [Shakedown]	5.00 km
20 March		After 11:26	Opening ceremony, Kenyatta International Convention Centre	—
	SS1	After 13:05	Super Special Kasarani	4.76 km
	SS2	After 15:58	Mzabibu 1	8.15 km
21 March		6:15 – 6:30	Service A, WRTI Naivasha	—
	SS3	After 7:08	Camp Moran 1	32.20 km
	SS4	After 8:56	Loldia 1	19.11 km
	SS5	After 10:14	Geothermal 1	13.12 km
	SS6	After 11:02	Kedong 1	15.10 km
		10:49 – 11:19	Regroup, WRTI Naivasha	—
		11:19 – 11:59	Service B, WRTI Naivasha	—
	SS7	After 12:57	Camp Moran 2	32.20 km
	SS8	After 14:25	Loldia 2	19.11 km
	SS9	After 15:43	Geothermal 2	13.12 km
	SS10	After 16:31	Kedong 2	15.10 km
		17:16 – 18:01	Flexi Service C, WRTI Naivasha	—
22 March	SS11	After 8:41	Sleeping Warrior 1	26.88 km
	SS12	After 9:35	Elmenteita 1	17.31 km
	SS13	After 10:33	Soysambu 1	29.32 km
		12:38 – 12:53	Regroup, WRTI Naivasha	—
		12:53 – 13:33	Service D, WSTI Naivasha	—
	SS14	After 14:59	Sleeping Warrior 2	26.88 km
	SS15	After 16:05	Elmenteita 2	17.31 km
	SS16	After 17:07	Soysambu 2	29.32 km
		19:22 – 20:07	Flexi Service E, WSTI Naivasha	—
23 March	SS17	After 7:53	Oserengoni 1	18.33 km
	SS18	After 9:05	Hell's Gate 1	10.53 km
		10:12 – 10:18	Regroup, WRTI Naivasha	—
		10:18 – 10:33	Service F, WSTI Naivasha	—
	SS19	After 10:56	Mzabibu 2	8.15 km
	SS20	After 12:07	Oserengoni 2	18.33 km
		13:16 – 13:56	Regroup, WRTI Naivasha	—
	SS21	After 14:15	Hell's Gate 2 [Power Stage]	10.53 km
		After 15:30	Podium ceremony, WSTI Naivasha	—
		After 17:05	Finish, WSTI Naivasha	—
Source:[1]

Position		No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
Event	Class								Event	Sunday	Stage	Total
1	1	33	Elfyn Evans	Scott Martin	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota GR Yaris Rally1	4:20:03.8	0.0	25	2	0	27
2	2	8	Ott Tänak	Martin Järveoja	Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	Hyundai i20 N Rally1	4:21:13.7	+1:09.9	17	3	3	23
3	3	1	Thierry Neuville	Martijn Wydaeghe	Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	Hyundai i20 N Rally1	4:23:35.8	+3:32.0	15	4	4	23
4	4	5	Sami Pajari	Marko Salminen	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT2	Toyota GR Yaris Rally1	4:27:22.5	+7:18.7	12	0	1	13
5	5	13	Grégoire Munster	Louis Louka	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Puma Rally1	4:31:39.1	+11:35.3	10	0	2	12
8	6	9	Jourdan Serderidis	Frédéric Miclotte	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Puma Rally1	4:48:49.3	+28:45.5	4	0	0	4
10	7	55	Josh McErlean	Eoin Treacy	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Puma Rally1	4:57:19.6	+37:15.8	1	1	0	2
16	8	16	Adrien Fourmaux	Alexandre Coria	Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	Hyundai i20 N Rally1	6:05:53.6	+1:45:49.8	0	5	5	10
Retired SS21		18	Takamoto Katsuta	Aaron Johnston	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota GR Yaris Rally1	Rolled		0	0	0	0
Retired SS18		69	Kalle Rovanperä	Jonne Halttunen	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota GR Yaris Rally1	Technical		0	0	0	0
Source:[8]

Drivers' Standings Move Pos. Driver Points 1 Elfyn Evans 88 2 2 Thierry Neuville 52 2 3 Ott Tänak 49 2 4 Sébastien Ogier 33 2 5 Adrien Fourmaux 31

Co-drivers' Standings Move Pos. Driver Points 1 Scott Martin 88 2 2 Martijn Wydaeghe 52 2 3 Martin Järveoja 49 2 4 Vincent Landais 33 2 5 Alexandre Coria 31

Manufacturers' Standings Move Pos. Driver Points 1 Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 148 2 Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT 122 3 M-Sport Ford WRT 47 4 Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT2 25

Position		No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
Event	Class								Class	Event
6	1	22	Gus Greensmith	Jonas Andersson	Gus Greensmith	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	4:34:15.4	0.0	25	8
7	2	23	Jan Solans	Rodrigo Sanjuan de Eusebio	PH.Ph	Toyota GR Yaris Rally2	4:37:30.4	+3:15.0	17	6
9	3	21	Fabrizio Zaldivar	Marcelo Der Ohannesian	Fabrizio Zaldivar	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	4:55:42.6	+21:27.2	15	2
11	4	27	Daniel Chwist	Kamil Heller	Daniel Chwist	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	5:05:13.5	+30:58.1	12	0
12	5	20	Oliver Solberg	Elliott Edmondson	Printsport	Toyota GR Yaris Rally2	5:09:23.7	+35:08.3	10	0
13	6	24	Kajetan Kajetanowicz	Maciej Szczepaniak	Kajetan Kajetanowicz	Toyota GR Yaris Rally2	5:27:47.0	+53:31.6	8	0
14	7	28	Carl Tundo	Tim Jessop	Carl Tundo	Ford Fiesta R5	5:31:02.0	+56:46.6	6	0
15	8	29	Jeremiah Wahome	Victor Okundi	Jeremiah Wahome	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	5:49:32.8	+1:15:17.4	4	0
17	9	31	Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz	Miquel Ibáñez Sotos	Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	6:36:30.5	+2:02:15.1	2	0
19	10	34	Samman Singh Vohra	Drew Sturrock	Samman Singh Vohra	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	6:53:59.8	+2:19:44.4	1	0
Retired SS18		30	Hamza Anwar	Adnan Din	Hamza Anwar	Ford Fiesta R5	Mechanical		0	0
Retired SS17		36	Aakif Virani	Zahir Shah	Aakif Virani	Škoda Fabia R5	Retired		0	0
Retired SS14		25	Diego Dominguez Jr.	Rogelio Peñate	Diego Dominguez Jr.	Toyota GR Yaris Rally2	Engine		0	0
Retired SS13		32	George Vassilakis	Allan Harryman	George Vassilakis	Ford Fiesta Rally2	Medical reasons		0	0
Source:[11]

Drivers' Standings Move Pos. Driver Points 1 1 Oliver Solberg 35 1 2 Yohan Rossel 25 3 Gus Greensmith 25 8 4 Fabrizio Zaldivar 23 2 5 Eric Camilli 17

Co-drivers' Standings Move Pos. Driver Points 1 1 Elliott Edmondson 35 1 1 Arnaud Dunand 25 3 Jonas Andersson 25 8 4 Marcelo Der Ohannesian 23 2 5 Thibault de la Haye 17

Manufacturers' Standings Move Pos. Driver Points 1 PH Sport 42 2 Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT NG 42 3 Sarrazin Motorsport – Iron Lynx 27

Challenger Drivers' Standings Move Pos. Driver Points 9 1 Fabrizio Zaldivar 27 1 2 Léo Rossel 25 1 3 Roope Korhonen 25 4 Jan Solans 25 2 5 Jan Černý 17

Challenger Co-drivers' Standings Move Pos. Driver Points 9 1 Marcelo Der Ohannesian 27 1 2 Guillaume Mercoiret 25 1 3 Anssi Viinikka 25 4 Diego Sanjuan de Eusebio 25 2 5 Ondřej Krajča 17

Position		No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
Event	Class
20	1	37	Nikhil Sachania	Deep Patel	Nikhil Sachania	Ford Fiesta Rally3	7:04:36.9	+2:44:33.1	25
Retired SS20		38	Naveen Puligilla	Musa Sherif	Naveen Puligilla	Ford Fiesta Rally3	Mechanical		0
Source:[12]

Drivers' Standings Move Pos. Driver Points 1 Matteo Fontana 34 2 Arthur Pelamourges 25 3 Taylor Gill 25 4 Nikhil Sachania 25 1 5 Ghjuvanni Rossi 15

Co-drivers' Standings Move Pos. Driver Points 1 Alessandro Arnaboldi 34 2 Bastien Pouget 25 3 Daniel Brkic 25 4 Deep Patel 25 1 5 Kylian Sarmezan 15

• Official website (in English)
• 2025 Safari Rally at eWRC-results.com
• 2025 Safari Rally at rally-maps.com (in English, German, and Polish)