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TOYOTA GAZOO Racing roars to fourth successive Safari triumph

Itumeleng Garebatshabe
Last updated: April 4, 2024 16:11
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2024 FIA World Rally Championship / Round 03 / Safari Rally / 27th-31st March, 2024 // Worldwide Copyright: Toyota GAZOO Racing WRT
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TOYOTA GAZOO Racing World Rally Team has won the legendary Safari Rally Kenya for the fourth year in a row, with Kalle Rovanperä leading Takamoto Katsuta in a one-two finish on the demanding African event.

The team continues its unbeaten run on the toughest round of the FIA World Rally Championship since its return to the calendar in 2021, while also extending the all-time Safari record set by Toyota to 12 victories.

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The result once more demonstrates the strength and reliability of the GR YARIS Rally1 HYBRID, which for this event featured an updated suspension package as well as a distinctive snorkel system: a modern take on an iconic feature of Safari-specification cars of the past.

It is the second time that Rovanperä and co-driver Jonne Halttunen have won the event after their 2022 success. Their victory was built on a phenomenal performance on the first full day of the rally on Friday, where they were fastest in all six stages to open up a lead of almost one minute. This enabled Rovanperä to take caution where required on the longest and toughest day on Saturday – where he still won the rally’s longest stage by nearly 25s as most of his competitors hit trouble.

With his lead up above two minutes, Rovanperä could take a safety-first approach through much of the final day’s six stages and 74.38 competitive kilometres, ultimately sealing victory by 1m37.8s.

Katsuta achieved his third podium result from four starts in Kenya, repeating his second-place finish from 2021. He and co-driver Aaron Johnston drove a well-measured rally, with two stage wins on Saturday helping them overcome a double puncture that had cost them over a minute.

Elfyn Evans and co-driver Scott Martin ensured that all three Toyotas finished inside the top four. They ran as high as second before sustaining punctures on three separate occasions through Saturday’s rough and rocky stages. That left the podium places out of their reach, but they still gave their all to score as many points as possible on Sunday, where they were third-fastest over the day and fifth in the Power Stage.

With its one-two finish, TGR-WRT took the maximum manufacturers’ points from the overall classification plus an extra 11 bonus points on Sunday and moves into a four-point lead in the championship. Evans took a total of 16 points from his weekend to keep him second in the drivers’ standings, six from the lead.

2024 FIA World Rally Championship for drivers after round 3:
1 Thierry Neuville 67 points
2 Elfyn Evans 61
3 Adrien Fourmaux 46
4 Ott Tänak 33
5 Kalle Rovanperä 31
6 Takamoto Katsuta 30
7 Sébastien Ogier 24
8 Esapekka Lappi 23
9 Oliver Solberg 12
10 Andreas Mikkelsen 6

2024 FIA World Rally Championship for manufacturers after round 3:
1 TOYOTA GAZOO Racing World Rally Team 131 points
2 Hyundai Shell Mobis World Rally Team 127
3 M-Sport Ford World Rally Team 72

TAGGED:FIA World Rally ChampionshipGR YARIS Rally1 HYBRIDSafari Rally KenyaTOYOTA GAZOO RacingWorld Rally Team

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