2025 Safari Rally
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Kenya| 2025 Safari Rally Safari Rally Kenya 2025 | |||
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Round 3 of 14 in the 2025 World Rally Championship
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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 WRT4:20:03.8 | ||
| Sunday Accumulated leader |  Adrien Fourmaux Alexandre Coria Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT40:21.2 | ||
| Power Stage winner | Adrien Fourmaux Alexandre Coria Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT 5:38.2 | ||
| Support category results | |||
| WRC-2 winner | Gus Greensmith Jonas Andersson4:34:15.4 | ||
| 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.
Entry list
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]
| 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 |
Itinerary
All dates and times are EAT (UTC+3).
| Date | No. | Time span | Stage name | Distance |
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| 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 | |
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10:49 – 11:19 | Regroup, WRTI Naivasha | — | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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12:38 – 12:53 | Regroup, WRTI Naivasha | — | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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10:12 – 10:18 | Regroup, WRTI Naivasha | — | |
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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 | |
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13:16 – 13:56 | Regroup, WRTI Naivasha | — | |
| SS21 | After 14:15 | Hell's Gate 2 [Power Stage] | 10.53 km | |
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After 15:30 | Podium ceremony, WSTI Naivasha | — | |
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After 17:05 | Finish, WSTI Naivasha | — | |
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