Kalle Rovanpera skillfully maneuvered through chaotic Saturday stages to establish a commanding lead in the Safari Rally Kenya after Thierry Neuville suffered a fuel system malfunction.
Kalle Rovanpera extended his lead over Thierry Neuville in the Safari Rally Kenya, avoiding the turmoil that hit his rivals after Elfyn Evans and Takamoto Katsuta suffered punctures.
Sébastien Ogier edged Kalle Rovanperä to win the Safari Rally Kenya giving Toyota a second consecutive 1-2-3-4 finish.
Esapekka Lappi’s Hyundai experienced a suspected propshaft failure, forcing him to retire from the Safari Rally Kenya as he was runnng third in Saturday’s event.
World rally champion Kalle Rovanpera has cut nearly half the gap behind Safari Rally Kenya leader Sebastien Ogier after stepping up when heavy downpours wreaked chaos on Saturday afternoon.
Thierry Neuville claims that Safari Rally Kenya retirement has dealt Hyundai a huge blow after losing a chance of closing the gap in the World Rally Championship title race vanish.
Sebastien Ogier dominated the Friday afternoon’s Safari Rally Kenya opener ,pulling ahead of the current leader in the World Rally Championship Kalle Rovanpera as Hyundai contender Thierry Neuville’s chances of victory ended after retiring.
Kalle Rovanpera got off to the ideal start in his pursuit of several victories at the Safari Rally Kenya by easily winning Wednesday morning’s shakedown stage.
Toyota’s Takamoto Katsuta is anticipated to start Safari Rally Kenya on Thursday despite suffering a stunning roll during shakedown at the highly demanding World Rally Championship event.
The 70th edition Safari Rally Kenya was officially flagged off by Kenyan President William Ruto on Wednesday in Naivasha, Kenya as he was presented with a front-row seat to the FIA World Rally Championship.
