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Nairobi, February 4, 2024: Kenyan champion Jasmeet Chana expects his new Rally2 machine to produce “more nerve-racking moments” in his fourth attempt at the WRC Safari Rally on the Easter weekend of March 28-31. As he’s amiably referred to in motoring circles, Iceman will culminate his long-standing Mitsubishi Evolution X drive and upgrade to a […]

Nairobi, January 11, 2024: Preparations for the 2024 World Rally Championship Safari Rally Kenya have hit top gear with the inauguration of the Easter event’s senior management team by Sports Cabinet Secretary Ababu Namwamba on Wednesday (January 10). Organisers are targeting to surpass global broadcast viewership numbers, aiming to hit the 100 million mark for […]

Nairobi, 19 October 2023 – The Safari Rally has been confirmed as the third round of the 2024 World Rally Championship (WRC) and reverts to its original traditional Easter holidays weekend date for the first time in 27 years. The Safari will be held between March 28-31 in Nairobi and Naivasha, according to the calendar […]

Nairobi, Sunday, June 25, 2023: France’s Sebastien Ogier racked up his second career Kenya’s WRC Safari Rally win Sunday before an enthusiastic crowd of local spectators at the Hell’s Gate Wolf Power Stage, but not without dramas. The eight-times champion defied team-mate Kalle Rovanperä’s knack to head home Toyota Gazoo Racing’s third 1-2-3-4 Safari finish […]

Estonian Ott Tänak got his quest for a maiden African victory off to a flying start with a win on the opening stage of the 2023 WRC Safari Rally Kenya on Thursday. The 2019 World Rally Champion beat Frenchman Sebastien Ogier by a mere 0.1 seconds through the scintillating 4.84-kilometre speed-test at Kasarani’s Moi International […]

Sébastien Ogier has reiterated his love for Africa- and most importantly- Kenya’s iconic World Rally Championship round. Relaying his experiences on his RedBull.com column after WRC Rally Italia Sardegna, the eight-time WRC Champion shared his love of the fabled Safari Rally slated for Naivasha from June 22-25. The Frenchman crashed out of Rally Sardinia as […]

Nairobi April 13, 2023–The Government has re-affirmed its commitment towards the WRC Safari Rally following the recent appointment of a new Steering and Local organising committees which are working with the established secretariat to exceed the success of the last two editions of the Rally. The Safari is the seventh round of the World Rally […]

Umea, Sweden, February 24, 2022–Finnish youngster Kalle Rovanpera win the shakedown of Rally Sweden here today as Kenyan McRae Kimathi produced a remarkable drive despite losing communication with his navigator Mwangi Kioni through a faulty intercom. Mechanics rectified this, and the Kenyan duo is ready for rally proper today. Norwegian duo Andreas Mikkelsen and Ole-Christian […]

Umea, Sweden, February 23 2022—McRae Kimathi and Mwangi Kioni begin their Junior World Rally Championship campaign today in an M-Sport Ford Fiesta in WRC Sweden. This is their first of five events leading to the global title followed by Croatia, Portugal, Estonia and Greece. The team is entered by M-Sport Poland who are providing the […]

Dagala, Norway, February 17, 2022— McRae Kimathi completed first day of ice driving at the John Haugland Rally School here today under supervision of rally ace John Haugland. McRae is preparing for his WRC debut in Sweden on Thursday next week. Navigated by Mwangi Kioni, Kimathi is using a Ford Fiesta Rally 3, and concludes […]