Let me tell you About Safari Rally, so The Safari Rally was first held in 1953 as the East African Coronation Safari, spanning Kenya, Uganda, and Tanganyika, commemorating the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II.
In 1960, it was renamed the East African Safari Rally and retained that name until 1974, when it became the Kenya Safari Rally.
Held on roads still open to the public, it gained a reputation as the toughest round of the WRC. Its arduous conditions, constantly changing weather, and over 5000 competitive kilometers made simply finishing an achievement.
The event adopted a special stage format in 1996, featuring over 1000km of timed tests until 2002. The rally departed the WRC in 2002 but returned in 2021.
Kenya’s Shekhar Mehta leads the Safari’s WRC roll of honour with five wins.
The 2024 Safari Rally Kenya was held over four days from March 28 to March 31, 2024. It marked the seventy-second running of the Safari Rally and was the third round of the 2024 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2, and World Rally Championship-3. The event was based in Naivasha in Nakuru County and was contested over nineteen special stages, covering a total competitive distance of 355.92 km (221.16 mi).
Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen won the rally, and their team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, successfully defended their titles. Gus Greensmith and Jonas Andersson were the winners in the WRC-2 category, while Hamza Anwar and Adnan Din were the winners in the WRC-3 category.
