22 - 25 June 2023
Nairobi
https://safarirally.co.ke
Safari Rally Stage Maps
SAFARI RALLY 2023 REsults
WRC
WRC 2
1 . S. Ogier / V. Landais / Toyota Racing
2. K. Rovanperä / J. Halttunen / Toyota Racing
3. E. EVANS / S. mARTIN / TOYOTA RACING
1. k. Kajetanowicz / M. Szczepaniak / SKODA
2. O. Solberg / E. Edmondson / Skoda Fabia RS
3. M. Prokop / Z. Jůrka/ FORD
The legendary Safari Rally Kenya, the most famous rally in the world, returned to the WRC in 2022 for the first time in 20 years. The tough rocky roads are back in June for the 2023 edition of the Safari Rally route 2023. Many of the same stages are being used again providing the spectacular scenery the rally is known for
The Safari Rally Route 2023 is a very different beast from when it was run in 2002. Run on open roads, each crew was required to have a dedicated helicopter to fly ahead and warn of any obstacles such as wildlife and incredibly other road users.
The Safari Rally was an endurance event with individual stages over 100 km and an overall rally length of over 1000 km. The gaps between the cars by the end of the rally were usually measurable in minutes rather than seconds or even 10ths of seconds as it is now. The last time the rally was run in the World Rally Championship in 2002 was won by the one and only Colin McRae with Nicky Grist on the notes in the Ford Focus RS WRC 02.
Today the Safari Rally Route 2023 has been updated to fit the modern World Rally Championship format. However, it shares the same character of demanding dirt roads and epic scenery.
The Safari Rally Route 2023 is virtually identical to the 2022 rally, apart from a few fairly minor adjustments to some stages the only real difference is the replacement of the Narasha stage with the Malewa stage. All the stages are located to the North West of Nairobi with the exception of the Kasarani stage in Nairobi itself.
Safari Rally 2023 Route
| 8.00 | SS 2 – Loldia 1 |
| 09:18 | SS3 – Geothermal 1 |
| 10.11 | SS 4 – Kedong 1 |
| 13.09 | SS 5 – Loldia 2 |
| 14:07 | SS 6 – Geothermal 2 |
| 15:20 | SS 7 – Kedong 2 |
| 8.01 | SS 8 – Soysambu 1 |
| 09.05 | SS 9 – Elmenteita 1 (Live TV) |
| 10:03 | SS 10 – Sleeping Warrior 1 |
| 14.01 | SS 11 – Soysambu 2 |
| 15.05 | SS 12 – Elmenteita 2 (Live TV) |
| 16:03 | SS 13 – Sleeping Warrior 2 |
| 06:55 | SS 14 – Malewa 1 |
| 07:51 | SS 15 – Oserian 1 |
| 09:05 | SS 16 – Hell’s Gate 1 (Live TV) |
| 11:12 | SS 17 – Malewa 2 |
| 12:08 | SS 18 – Oserian 2 |
| 14.15 | SS 19 – Hell’s Gate 2 – Wolf Power Stage |