Rali Safári
Generalidades
Categoria Campeonato Mundial de Rali
Criação 1953
N.º de edições 71 (2024)
Frequência anual
Formato rally (d)
Sítio eletrónico https://www.safarirally.ke/
Vencedores
Campeão Finlândia Kalle Rovanperä (2ª)

Rali Safari (ou Rally Safari) é considerado por muitos como o mais difícil rali do mundo. Foi disputado pela primeira vez entre 27 de maio e 1º de junho de 1953, como o East African Coronation Safari no Quênia, Uganda e Tanzânia, em celebração à coroação da Rainha Isabel II. Em 1960 foi designado de East African Safari Rally e manteve o nome até 1974, quando passou para Rali Safari.

Toyota Celica rally.

O evento fez parte do calendário do WRC por muitos anos, até ser excluído devido à falta de fundos e de organização em 2003. O governo queniano está a tentar trazer de volta o rali. Desde 2003, que o evento faz parte do Campeonato Africano de Rali organizado pela FIA. É atualmente chamado de KCB Safari Rally, desde que é patrocinado por Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB).

O piloto local Shekhar Mehta, foi o que mais triunfou, ganhou por cinco vezes 1973, 1979, 1980, 1981 e 1982.

Vencedores

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Ano Nome do rali / datas Vencedor Co-piloto Carro Campeonato
1953 1st Coronation Safari Rally   Alan Dix   Johnny Larsen Volkswagen Beetle  
1954 2nd Coronation Safari Rally   D P Marwaha   Vic Preston Sr Volkswagen Beetle  
1955 3rd Coronation Safari Rally   Vic Preston Sr   D P Marwaha Ford Zephyr  
1956 4th Coronation Safari Rally   Eric Cecil   Tony Vickers DKW  
1957 5th Coronation Safari Rally   Gus Hofmann   Arthur Burton Volkswagen Beetle  
1958 6th Coronation Safari Rally   T. Brooke

  Arne Kopperud

  Morris Temple-Boreham
  Peter Hughes

  Kora Kopperud

  Mike Armstrong
Ford Anglia 100E (Impala class)

Ford Zephyr II (Lion class)

Auto Union 1000 (Leopard class)
 
1959 7th Coronation Safari Rally   Bill Fritschy   Bill Fritschy
  Jack Ellis
Mercedes-Benz 190  
1960 8th East African Safari Rally   Bill Fritschy   Jack Ellis Mercedes-Benz 219  
1961 9th East African Safari Rally   John Manussis   Bill Coleridge
  David Bekett
Mercedes-Benz 220SE  
1962 10th East African Safari Rally   Tommy Fjastad   Bernhard Schmider Volkswagen 1200  
1963 11th East African Safari Rally   Nick Nowicki   Paddy Cliff Peugeot 404  
1964 12th East African Safari Rally   Peter Hughes   Bill Young Ford Cortina GT  
1965 13th East African Safari Rally   Joginder Singh   Jaswant Singh Volvo PV 544  
1966 14th East African Safari Rally   Bert Shankland   Chris Rothwell Peugeot 404  
1967 15th East African Safari Rally   Bert Shankland   Chris Rothwell Peugeot 404  
1968 16th East African Safari Rally   Nick Nowicki   Paddy Cliff Peugeot 404[1]  
1969 17th East African Safari Rally   Robin Hillyar   Jock Aird Ford Taunus 20M RS  
1970 18th East African Safari Rally   Edgar Herrmann   Hans Schüller Datsun 1600 SSS  
1971 19th East African Safari Rally   Edgar Herrmann   Hans Schüller Datsun 240Z  
1972 20th East African Safari Rally
(30 Mar – 3 Abr)
  Hannu Mikkola   Gunnar Palm Ford Escort RS1600 IMC
1973 21st East African Safari Rally
(19 – 23 Abr)
  Shekhar Mehta   Lofty Drews Datsun 240Z WRC
1974 22nd East African Safari Rally
(11 – 15 Abr)
  Joginder Singh   David Doig Mitsubishi Lancer 1600 GSR WRC
1975 23rd Safari Rally
(27 – 31 Mar)
  Ove Andersson   Arne Hertz Peugeot 504 WRC
1976 24th Safari Rally
(15 – 19 Abr)
  Joginder Singh   David Doig Mitsubishi Lancer 1600 GSR WRC
1977 25th Safari Rally
(7 – 11 Abr)
  Björn Waldegård   Hans Thorszelius Ford Escort RS1800 WRC
1978 26th Safari Rally
(23 – 27 Mar)
  Jean-Pierre Nicolas   Jean-Claude Lefèbvre Peugeot 504 V6 Coupé WRC
1979 27th Safari Rally
(12 – 16 Abr)
  Shekhar Mehta   Mike Doughty Datsun 160J WRC
1980 28th Marlboro Safari Rally
(3 – 7 Abr)
  Shekhar Mehta   Mike Doughty Datsun 160J WRC
1981 29th Marlboro Safari Rally
(16 – 20 Abr)
  Shekhar Mehta   Mike Doughty Nissan Violet GT WRC
1982 30th Marlboro Safari Rally
(8 – 12 Abr)
  Shekhar Mehta   Mike Doughty Nissan Violet GT WRC
1983 31st Marlboro Safari Rally
(30 Mar – 4 Abr)
  Ari Vatanen   Terry Harryman Opel Ascona 400 WRC
1984 32nd Marlboro Safari Rally
(19 – 23 Abr)
  Björn Waldegård   Hans Thorszelius Toyota Celica TCT WRC
1985 33rd Marlboro Safari Rally
(4 – 8 Abr)
  Juha Kankkunen   Fred Gallagher Toyota Celica TCT WRC
1986 34th Marlboro Safari Rally
(29 Mar – 2 Abr)
  Björn Waldegård   Fred Gallagher Toyota Celica TCT WRC
1987 35th Marlboro Safari Rally
(16 – 20 Abr)
  Hannu Mikkola   Arne Hertz Audi 200 Quattro WRC
1988 36th Marlboro Safari Rally
(31 Mar – 4 Abr)
  Miki Biasion   Tiziano Siviero Lancia Delta HF Integrale WRC
1989 37th Marlboro Safari Rally
(23–27 Mar)
  Miki Biasion   Tiziano Siviero Lancia Delta HF Integrale WRC
1990 38th Marlboro Safari Rally
(11–16 Abr)
  Björn Waldegård   Fred Gallagher Toyota Celica GT-Four ST165 WRC
1991 39th Martini Safari Rally
27 (Mar – 1 Abr)
  Juha Kankkunen   Juha Piironen Lancia Delta HF Integrale 16v WRC
1992 40th Martini Safari Rally
27 (Mar – 1 Abr)
  Carlos Sainz   Luis Moya Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD WRC
1993 41st Trustbank Safari Rally
(8–12 Abr)
  Juha Kankkunen   Juha Piironen Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD WRC
1994 42nd Trustbank Safari Rally
(31 Mar – 3 Abr)
  Ian Duncan   David Williamson Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD WRC
1995 43rd Safari Rally Kenya
(14–17 Abr)
  Yoshio Fujimoto   Arne Hertz Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD 2LWC
1996 44th Safari Rally Kenya
(5–7 Abr)
  Tommi Mäkinen   Seppo Harjanne Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution III WRC
1997 45th Safari Rally Kenya
(1–3 Mar)
  Colin McRae   Nicky Grist Subaru Impreza WRC97 WRC
1998 46th Safari Rally Kenya
(28 Feb – 2 Mar)
  Richard Burns   Robert Reid Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evolution IV (Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IV) WRC
1999 47th 555 Safari Rally
(26–28 Fev)
  Colin McRae   Nicky Grist Ford Focus WRC WRC
2000 48th Sameer Safari Rally
(25–27 Fev)
  Richard Burns   Robert Reid Subaru Impreza WRC00 WRC
2001 49th Safari Rally
(20–22 Jul)
  Tommi Mäkinen   Risto Mannisenmäki Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution 6.5 WRC
2002 50th Inmarsat Safari Rally
(12–14 Jul)
  Colin McRae   Nicky Grist Ford Focus RS WRC 02 WRC
2003 51st KCB Safari Equator Rally Kenya
(9–11 Out)
  Glen Edmunds   Titch Phillips Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VI ARC
2004 52nd KCB Safari Rally Kenya
(12–14 Mar)
  Carl Tundo   Tim Jessop Subaru Impreza ARC
2005 53rd KCB Safari Rally
(15 – 17 Jul)
  Glen Edmunds   Des Page-Morris Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VII ARC
2006 54th KCB Safari Rally
(24 – 26 Mar)
  Azar Anwar   George Mwangi Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VI ARC
2007 55th KCB Safari Rally
(9–11 Mar)
  Conrad Rautenbach   Peter Marsh Subaru Impreza N10 IRC & ARC
2008 56th KCB Safari Rally
(27–29 Jun)
  Lee Rose   Piers Daykin Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX ARC
2009 57th KCB Safari Rally
(3–5 Abr)
  Carl Tundo   Tim Jessop Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX IRC & ARC
2010 58th KCB Safari Rally
(2–4 Abr)
  Lee Rose   Piers Daykin Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX ARC
2011 59th KCB Safari Rally
(17–19 Jun)
  Carl Tundo   Tim Jessop Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX ARC
2012 60th KCB Safari Rally
(8–10 Jun)
  Carl Tundo   Tim Jessop Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX ARC
2013 61st KCB Safari Rally
(5–7 Jul)
  Baldev Chager   Ravi Soni Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X ARC
2014 62nd KCB Safari Rally
(12–14 Set)
  Baldev Chager   Ravi Soni Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X ARC
2015 63rd KCB Safari Rally
(4–5 Abr)
  Singh Chatthe Jaspreet   Panesar Gurdeep Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X R4 KRC
2016 64th KCB Safari Rally
(10–11 Jun)
  Singh Chatthe Jaspreet   Panesar Gurdeep Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X R4 KRC
2017 65th Safari Rally
(17–18 Mar)
  Tapio Laukkanen   Gavin Laurence Subaru Impreza WRX STi 4 D R4 ARC & KRC
2018 66th Safari Rally
(16–18 Mar)
  Carl Tundo   Tim Jessop Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X R4 ARC & KRC
2019 67th Safari Rally
(5–7 Jul)
  Baldev Chager   Ravi Soni Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X R4 ARC & KRC
2020 68th Safari Rally
(16–19 Jul)
Cancelado devido à pandemia de COVID-19
2021 68th Safari Rally
(24–27 Jun)
  Sébastien Ogier   Julien Ingrassia Toyota Yaris WRC WRC
2022 69th Safari Rally
(23–26 Jun)
  Kalle Rovanperä   Jonne Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 WRC
2023 70th Safari Rally
(22–25 Jun)
  Sebastien Ogier   Vincent Landais Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 WRC
2024 71st Safari Rally
(28–31 Mar)
  Kalle Rovanperä   Jonne Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 WRC

Notas: IMC = International Championship for Manufacturers, WRC = Campeonato Mundial de Rali, 2LWC = 2-Litre World Cup, ARC = Campeonato Africano de Rali, IRC = Intercontinental Rally Challenge, KRC = Campeonato do Kénia


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Ligações externas

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  1. «Safari 68». Autocar. 129 (nbr 3777). 4 Julho 1968. pp. 6–9