Rally safari
The Safari Rally is considered by many to be the toughest rally .
It was a run to the World Rally Championship for many years until it lost World Championship status in 2003 due to a lack of funding and organization. The Kenyan government tried to regain World Cup status, which it succeeded in 2020 .
In the meantime, the event was part of the African Rally Championship from 2003 to 2019 .
The Kenyans Shekhar Mehta and Carl Tundo are the most successful participants with five wins each.
Overall winner
year | rally | driver | Co-driver | automobile | status |
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1953 1 | 1. Coronation Safari | No overall winner determined | |||
1954 1 | 2. Coronation Safari |
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VW Beetle | |
1955 1 | 3. Coronation Safari |
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Ford Zephyr Mk1 | |
1956 1 | 4. Coronation Safari |
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DKW | |
1957 1 | 5. Coronation Safari |
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Volkswagen 1200 | |
1958 1 | 6. Coronation Safari |
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Auto Union 1000 | |
1959 1 | 7. Coronation Safari |
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Mercedes-Benz 190 | |
1960 1 | 8. East African Safari |
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Mercedes-Benz 190 | |
1961 1 | 9. East African Safari |
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Mercedes-Benz 220SE | |
1962 1 | 10. East African Safari |
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Volkswagen 1200 | |
1963 1 | 11. East African Safari |
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Peugeot 404 | |
1964 1 | 12. East African Safari |
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Ford Cortina GT | |
1965 1 | 13th East African Safari Rally |
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Volvo PV544 | |
1966 1 | 14th East African Safari Rally |
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Peugeot 404 | |
1967 1 | 15th East African Safari Rally |
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Peugeot 404 | |
1968 1 | 16th East African Safari Rally |
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Peugeot 404 | |
1969 1 | 17th East African Safari Rally |
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Ford P7 20M RS | |
1970 1 | 18th East African Safari Rally |
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Datsun 1600 SSS | International Championship for Manufacturers |
1971 1 | 19th East African Safari Rally |
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Datsun 240Z | International Championship for Manufacturers |
1972 1 | 20th East African Safari Rally |
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Ford Escort RS1600 | International Championship for Manufacturers |
1973 | 21st East African Safari Rally |
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Datsun 240Z | World Rally Championship |
1974 | 22nd East African Safari Rally |
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Mitsubishi Lancer 1600 GSR | World Rally Championship |
1975 | 23rd Safari Rally |
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Peugeot 504 | World Rally Championship |
1976 | 24th Safari Rally |
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Mitsubishi Lancer 1600 GSR | World Rally Championship |
1977 | 25th Safari Rally |
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Ford Escort RS1800 | World Rally Championship |
1978 | 26th Safari Rally |
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Peugeot 504 V6 Coupe | World Rally Championship |
1979 | 27th Safari Rally |
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Datsun 160J | World Rally Championship |
1980 | 28th Safari Rally |
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Datsun 160J | World Rally Championship |
1981 | 29th Safari Rally |
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Nissan Violet GT | World Rally Championship |
1982 | 30th Safari Rally |
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Nissan Violet GT | World Rally Championship |
1983 | 31st Safari Rally |
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Opel Ascona 400 | World Rally Championship |
1984 | 32nd Safari Rally |
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Toyota Celica TCT | World Rally Championship |
1985 | 33rd Safari Rally |
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Toyota Celica TCT | World Rally Championship |
1986 | 34th Safari Rally |
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Toyota Celica TCT | World Rally Championship |
1987 | 35th Safari Rally |
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Audi 200 Quattro | World Rally Championship |
1988 | 36th Safari Rally |
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Lancia Delta Integrale | World Rally Championship |
1989 | 37th Safari Rally |
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Lancia Delta Integrale | World Rally Championship |
1990 | 38th Safari Rally |
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Toyota Celica GT-4 ST165 | World Rally Championship |
1991 | 39th Safari Rally |
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Lancia Delta Integrale 16V | World Rally Championship |
1992 | 40th Safari Rally |
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Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD | World Rally Championship |
1993 | 41st Safari Rally |
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Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD | World Rally Championship |
1994 | 42nd Safari Rally |
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Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD | World Rally Championship |
1995 1 | 43rd Safari Rally Kenya |
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Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD | 2 liter world cup |
1996 | 44th Safari Rally Kenya |
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Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution 3 | World Rally Championship |
1997 | 45th Safari Rally Kenya |
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Subaru Impreza WRC | World Rally Championship |
1998 | 46th Safari Rally Kenya |
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Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo 4 | World Rally Championship |
1999 | 47th Safari Rally |
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Ford Focus | World Rally Championship |
2000 | 48th Safari Rally Kenya |
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Subaru Impreza WRC | World Rally Championship |
2001 | 49th Safari Rally Kenya |
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Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6 | World Rally Championship |
2002 | 50th Safari Rally Kenya |
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Ford Focus | World Rally Championship |
2003 1 | 51st Safari Rally Kenya |
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Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution 6 | African rally championship |
2004 1 | 52nd Safari Rally Kenya |
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Subaru Impreza | African rally championship |
2005 1 | 53rd Safari Rally |
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Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution 7 | African rally championship |
2006 1 | 54th Safari Rally |
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Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution 6 | African rally championship |
2007 1 | 55th Safari Rally |
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Subaru Impreza N10 |
Intercontinental Rally Challenge , African rally championship |
2008 1 | 56th Safari Rally |
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Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution 9 | African rally championship |
2009 1 | 57th Safari Rally |
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Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution 9 | Intercontinental Rally Challenge, African rally championship |
2010 1 | 58th Safari Rally |
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Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution 9 | African rally championship |
2011 1 | 59th Safari Rally |
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Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution 9 | African rally championship |
2012 1 | 60th Safari Rally |
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Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution 9 | African rally championship |
2013 1 | 61st Safari Rally |
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Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X | African rally championship |
2014 1 | 62nd Safari Rally |
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Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X | African rally championship |
2015 1 | 63rd Safari Rally |
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Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X R4 | African rally championship |
2016 1 | 64th Safari Rally |
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Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X R4 | African rally championship |
2017 1 | 65th Safari Rally |
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Subaru Impreza WRX STi 4 D R4 | African rally championship |
2018 1 | 66th Safari Rally |
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Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X R4 | African rally championship |
2019 1 | 67th Safari Rally |
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Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X R4 | African rally championship |
1 no World Cup status
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