73rd edition of Kenyan automobile rally
The 2025 Safari Rally (also known as the Safari Rally Kenya 2025 ) was a motor racing event for rally cars held over four days from 20 to 23 March 2025.[ 2] Safari Rally , and was the third round of the 2025 World Rally Championship , 2025 WRC2 Championship and 2025 WRC3 Championship . The 2025 event was based in Naivasha in the Nakuru County , and was consisted of twenty-one special stages , covering a total competitive distance of 384.86 km (239.14 mi).
Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen were the defending rally winners, and Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT were the defending manufacturer's winners.[ 3] Gus Greensmith and Jonas Andersson were the defending rally winners in the WRC2 championship.[ 4] Hamza Anwar and Adnan Din were the defending rally winners in the WRC3 championship.
Elfyn Evans and Scott Martin won the rally, and their team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT successfully defended their titles.[ 5] [ 6] Nikhil Sachania and Deep Patel were the winners in the WRC3 category.
The following crews entered into the rally. The event was opened to crews competing in the World Rally Championship, its support categories , the WRC2 Championship, the WRC3 Championship and privateer entries that were not registered to score points in any championship. Ten entered under Rally1 regulations, as were sixteen Rally2 crews in the WRC2 Championship and two Rally3 crew in the WRC3 Championship.[ 7]
Rally1 entries competing in the World Rally Championship No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Championship eligibility Tyre 1 Thierry Neuville Martijn Wydaeghe Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer H 5 Sami Pajari Marko Salminen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT2 Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer H 8 Ott Tänak Martin Järveoja Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer H 9 Jourdan Serderidis Frédéric Miclotte M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Driver, Co-driver H 13 Grégoire Munster Louis Louka M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer H 16 Adrien Fourmaux Alexandre Coria Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer H 18 Takamoto Katsuta Aaron Johnston Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer H 33 Elfyn Evans Scott Martin Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer H 55 Josh McErlean Eoin Treacy M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer H 69 Kalle Rovanperä Jonne Halttunen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer H
Rally2 entries competing in the WRC2 Championship No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Championship eligibility Tyre 20 Oliver Solberg Elliott Edmondson Printsport Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Driver, Co-driver H 21 Fabrizio Zaldivar Marcelo Der Ohannesian Fabrizio Zaldivar Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver H 22 Gus Greensmith Jonas Andersson Gus Greensmith Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Driver, Co-driver H 23 Jan Solans Rodrigo Sanjuan de Eusebio PH.Ph Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Driver, Co-driver H 24 Kajetan Kajetanowicz Maciej Szczepaniak Kajetan Kajetanowicz Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver H 25 Diego Dominguez Jr. Rogelio Peñate Diego Dominguez Jr. Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver H 26 Karan Patel Tauseef Khan Karan Patel Škoda Fabia R5 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver H 27 Daniel Chwist Kamil Heller Daniel Chwist Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver H 28 Carl Tundo Tim Jessop Carl Tundo Ford Fiesta R5 Challenger/Master Driver, Challenger Co-driver H 29 Jeremiah Wahome Victor Okundi Jeremiah Wahome Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver H 30 Hamza Anwar Adnan Din Hamza Anwar Ford Fiesta R5 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver H 31 Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz Miquel Ibáñez Sotos Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver H 32 George Vassilakis Allan Harryman George Vassilakis Ford Fiesta Rally2 Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger/Masters Co-driver H 34 Samman Singh Vohra Drew Sturrock Samman Singh Vohra Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver H 35 Fernando Álvarez Castellano José Luis Díaz Fernando Álvarez Castellano Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver H 36 Aakif Virani Zahir Shah Aakif Virani Škoda Fabia R5 Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver H
All dates and times are EAT (UTC+3 ).
Date No. Time span Stage name Distance 19 March — After 10:01 Sleeping Warrior [Shakedown ] 5.00 km 20 March After 11:26 Opening ceremony , Kenyatta International Convention Centre — SS1 After 13:05 Super Special Kasarani 4.76 km SS2 After 15:58 Mzabibu 1 8.15 km 21 March 6:15 – 6:30 Service A , WRTI Naivasha — SS3 After 7:08 Camp Moran 1 32.20 km SS4 After 8:56 Loldia 1 19.11 km SS5 After 10:14 Geothermal 1 13.12 km SS6 After 11:02 Kedong 1 15.10 km 10:49 – 11:19 Regroup , WRTI Naivasha — 11:19 – 11:59 Service B , WRTI Naivasha — SS7 After 12:57 Camp Moran 2 32.20 km SS8 After 14:25 Loldia 2 19.11 km SS9 After 15:43 Geothermal 2 13.12 km SS10 After 16:31 Kedong 2 15.10 km 17:16 – 18:01 Flexi Service C , WRTI Naivasha — 22 March SS11 After 8:41 Sleeping Warrior 1 26.88 km SS12 After 9:35 Elmenteita 1 17.31 km SS13 After 10:33 Soysambu 1 29.32 km 12:38 – 12:53 Regroup , WRTI Naivasha — 12:53 – 13:33 Service D , WSTI Naivasha — SS14 After 14:59 Sleeping Warrior 2 26.88 km SS15 After 16:05 Elmenteita 2 17.31 km SS16 After 17:07 Soysambu 2 29.32 km 19:22 – 20:07 Flexi Service E , WSTI Naivasha — 23 March SS17 After 7:53 Oserengoni 1 18.33 km SS18 After 9:05 Hell's Gate 1 10.53 km 10:12 – 10:18 Regroup , WRTI Naivasha — 10:18 – 10:33 Service F , WSTI Naivasha — SS19 After 10:56 Mzabibu 2 8.15 km SS20 After 12:07 Oserengoni 2 18.33 km 13:16 – 13:56 Regroup , WRTI Naivasha — SS21 After 14:15 Hell's Gate 2 [Power Stage ] 10.53 km After 15:30 Podium ceremony , WSTI Naivasha — After 17:05 Finish , WSTI Naivasha — Source: [ 1]
Championship standings [ edit ] Championship standings [ edit ] Championship standings [ edit ]
Categories within the World Rally Championship
Teams and drivers that are eligible to score manufacturer points
French
Deutsch
Kenya
Elfyn Evans
Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
Adrien Fourmaux
Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT
Jonas Andersson
Naveen Puligilla 
