{"id":48109,"date":"2023-06-27T17:44:33","date_gmt":"2023-06-27T17:44:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/all-news\/ogier-captures-safari-rally-kenya"},"modified":"2023-06-27T18:03:04","modified_gmt":"2023-06-27T18:03:04","slug":"ogier-captures-safari-rally-kenya","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/all-news\/ogier-captures-safari-rally-kenya","title":{"rendered":"Ogier captures Safari Rally Kenya"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Namibia. <\/strong><\/span>Sebastien Ogier leads a second successive Toyota 1-2-3-4 finish at the Safari Rally Kenya on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Ogier finished less than seven seconds ahead of World Rally Championship (WRC) leader Kalle Rovanpera.<\/p>\n

Elfyn Evans and co-driver Scott Martin were almost three minutes behind their GR Yaris Rally1 teammates after an eventful four days.<\/p>\n

Evans, who was the runner-up in 2022\u2019s Safari Rally, collided with a bush on Friday\u2019s stage seven and then lost significant time after stalling coming out of a water-splash on Saturday\u2019s opening stage eight.<\/p>\n

He also suffered front tyre damage on stage 10 and a half spin on yesterday\u2019s wet 15th stage, as he and teammate Takamoto Katsuta repeatedly traded third and fourth position. All four Toyotas also struggled to cope with dust on the final day, each car reaching the stop line on the penultimate stage with a warning alarm illuminated on the dashboard.<\/p>\n

Evans moves up to third in the overall standings, 41 points behind Rovanpera who leads the way with 139 points after seven rounds of the 13 race WRC calendar.<\/p>\n

Thierry Neuville is second having won the weekend\u2019s final bonus-point power stage despite eighth place on the rally after a broken front-left suspension on his Hyundai.<\/p>\n

The Belgian has 102 points while Evans, who won round four in Croatia, has 98 points, one more than eight-time world champion Ogier and Ott Tanak, who finished the Safari Rally in sixth after two-wheel change stops.<\/p>\n

Round eight is Rally Estonia, which runs from 20-27 July.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the dust may have barely settled on the Safari Rally\u2019s return to the World Rally Championship calendar after a 19- year absence but host nation Kenya is already planning for its future.<\/p>\n

The country\u2019s initial agreement with motorsport\u2019s world governing body, the FIA, is a deal to host the event, which ended on Sunday, until 2023.<\/p>\n

Kenya\u2019s President Uhuru Kenyatta is confident that the deal can be extended.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have agreed with the (FIA) as well as the World Rally Championship (WRC) to continue hosting the safari in Kenya until 2026,\u201d he announced during the post-race awards ceremony.<\/p>\n

The FIA is yet to comment on the future of the Safari Rally beyond 2023.<\/p>\n

One man who wants the race to return as a regular on the calendar is no less than France\u2019s seven-time world champion Sebastien Ogier, who won this year\u2019s rally after three tough days of driving.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe WRC needs diversity and I think it is nice this weekend was definitely entertaining,\u201d he said after his victory.<\/p>\n

The 2021 Safari Rally certainly lived up to its reputation as one of the toughest races on the calendar with the rough terrain taking its toll on both man and machine. www.bbc.com<\/p>\n

Source: neweralive<\/b><\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Namibia. Sebastien Ogier leads a second successive Toyota 1-2-3-4 finish at the Safari Rally Kenya on Sunday. Ogier finished less than seven seconds ahead of World Rally Championship (WRC) leader Kalle Rovanpera. Elfyn Evans and co-driver Scott Martin were almost three minutes behind their GR Yaris Rally1 teammates after an eventful four days. 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