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Thierry Neuville leads a strong three-car Hyundai team to the WRC Safari Rally.
Twenty-five drivers have confirmed participation in the World Rally Championship (WRC) Safari Rally, which revs off on Thursday, June 22 in Naivasha.
The list boasts eight local rally drivers in the support categories led by speedsters Karan Patel, Hamza Anwar, Jeremiah Wahome, and McRae Kimathi.
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07:05 - 20.05.2023
MOTORSPORTS Namwamba promises Safari Rally with purely 'Kenyan flavour'
The event is one of the greatest sporting contests hosted in the country and it is scheduled for Thursday, June 22 to Sunday, 25 in Nakuru County.
2022 Motorsports Personality of the Year Karan will drive Ford Fiesta Rally2 alongside his longtime navigator Tauseef Khan.
Fast-riding Hamza Anwar will be driving a Ford Fiesta R3 and he will be out to score points in two categories; the Junior WRC and the Rally3.
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20:30 - 04.05.2023
MOTORSPORTS Sebastien Ogier leads Toyota’s entry list for 2023 WRC Safari Rally
The 2021 Safari Rally winner is contesting a part-time WRC campaign for the second year this year.
Jeremiah Wahome and McRae Kimathi have also entered Ford Fiesta Rally3, which they have been driving for the past two seasons.
Spaniard Dani Sordo tops the list of Hyundai Motorsports drivers alongside his teammates Esapekka Lappi and Thierry Neuville.
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12:30 - 14.04.2023
MOTORSPORTS Safari Rally lead tributes for fallen great Craig Breen
His car reportedly went off the road and collided with a pole in a practice run ahead of next week’s Croatia rally.
Expected to defend the Kenyan leg is the WRC series champion Kalle Rovanpera on his Toyota GR Yaris Rally1.
Rovanpera vaulted to the top of the FIA World Rally Championship standings with a dominant Vodafone Rally de Portugal victory last weekend.
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19:54 - 02.03.2023
MOTORSPORT Preparations towards June's Safari Rally on the right course
Namwamba also visited Uhuru Park Gardens to inspect the processes taking place in preparation for the global event.
The Finn now boasts a 17-point advantage over Ott Tänak five events into this 13-round season.
Before the Safari Rally, the top world drivers will participate in Rally Italia, where seventy-four crews have been confirmed for the round six events that will take place from June 1-4.
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11:10 - 23.05.2023
VOLLEYBALL Kenya Pipeline duo win individual awards at Africa Volley Championships
The Oilers finished second after they fell to Zamalek Sporting Club of Egypt .
This year's Rally Italia field has seen an impressive surge of over 25 per cent compared to 2022.
Nine top-level Rally1 cars will grace the rugged terrains, joined by almost 40 WRC2 entries and a talented group of youngsters in the FIA Junior WRC, including Kenyan Hamza Anwar.
Entries 2023 WRC Safari Rally
1: Kalle Rovanpera, FIN/Jonne HALTTUNEN ,FIN, Toyota GR Yaris Rally1
2: Takamoto Katsuta ,JPN, /Aaron Johnson, IRL, Toyota GR Yaris Rally1
3: Elfyn Evans,GBR,/Scott Martin,GBR, Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Rally1
4: Sébastien Ogier,FRA/Vincent Landais FRA GR Yaris Rally1 Rally1
5: Thierry Neuville, BEL/Martijn Wydaeghe, BEL, Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Rally1
6: Esapekka Lappi, FIN/Janne Ferm, FIN, Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Rally1
7: Daniel Sordo, ESP/Candido Carrera, ESP , Hyundai i20 N Rally1
8: Kajetan Kajetanowicz, POL/Maciej Szczepaniak, POL, Skoda Fabia Evo Rally2
9: Martin Propkop, CZE/ Zdeněk Jurka, CZE, Ford Fiesta MKII Rally2
10: Daniel Chwist, POL/Kamil Hellier, POL, Ford Fiesta MKII Rally2
11: Karan Patel/Tauseef Khan, KEN, Ford Fiesta Rally2
12: Samman Vohra, KEN, Gugu Panesar, KEN, Skoda Fabia Evo Rally2
13: Miguel Diaz/Rodrigo Sanjuan,ESP, Skoda Fabia Evo Rally2
14: Aakif VIRANI, KEN/ Azhar Bhakti, KEN, Skoda Fabia Rally2
15: Armin Kremer,GER/ Timo Gottschalk, GER, Fabia Evo Rally2
16: Piero Canobbio,KEN/Fabrizia Pons, ITA, Hyundai NG i20 Rally2
17: Jeremiah,Wahome,KEN/ Victor Okungi, KEN, Ford Fiesta Rally3
18: Hamza Anwar, KEN/Adnan Din,KEN, KEN Fiesta Rally3 Rally3
19: McRae Kimathi, KEN/Mwangi KIONI, KEN Ford Fiesta Rally3 Rally3
20: Diego Dominguez, PRY/Rogelio Panate, ESP, Ford Fiesta Rally3
21: Jason Bailey,CAN/ James Willets, CAN Ford Fiesta Rally3
22: Giancarlo Davite,ITA, Sylvia Vindevogel, BEL, Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X
23: Nikhil Sachania, KEN/Deep Patel, KEN, Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X
24: Evans Nzioka,KEN/Absalom Aswan, KEN, Lancer Evo X NR4
25: Minesh Rathod,KEN/Jamie Mavtavish, KEN, Lancer Evo X NR4
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