Ce jeudi en début d’après-midi, 43 concurrents vont disputer la super-spéciale d’ouverture de ce Safari Rally Kenya 2022.
Et comme l’an passé, les équipages s’affronteront en duel sur un parcours inchangé tracé dans un quartier de Nairobi. Parmi les affrontements, celui entre Sébastien Loeb et Sebastien Ogier pourrait être le plus suivi.
Ordre de départ (ES1)
| Pos. | N° | Pilote | Copilote | Equipe | Voiture | Classe |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 32 | McRae KIMATHI | Mwangi KIONI | MCRAE KIMATHI | FORD Fiesta Rally3 | RC3 |
| 2 | 34 | Maxine WAHOME | Murage WAIGWA | MAXINE WAHOME | FORD Fiesta Rally3 | RC3 |
| 3 | 22 | Sean JOHNSTON | Alexander KIHURANI | SAINTELOC JUNIOR TEAM | CITROEN C3 | RC2 |
| 4 | 25 | Karan PATEL | Tauseef KHAN | KARAN PATEL | FORD Fiesta | RC2 |
| 5 | 20 | Kajetan KAJETANOWICZ | Maciej SZCZEPANIAK | KAJETAN KAJETANOWICZ | SKODA Fabia Evo | RC2 |
| 6 | 21 | Martin PROKOP | Zdenek JURKA | MARTIN PROKOP | FORD Fiesta MkII | RC2 |
| 7 | 16 | Adrien FOURMAUX | Alexandre CORIA | M-SPORT FORD WORLD RALLY TEAM | FORD Puma Rally1 | RC1 |
| 8 | 9 | Jourdan SERDERIDIS | Frédéric MICLOTTE | M-SPORT FORD WORLD RALLY TEAM | FORD Puma Rally1 | RC1 |
| 9 | 44 | Gus GREENSMITH | Jonas ANDERSSON | M-SPORT FORD WORLD RALLY TEAM | FORD Puma Rally1 | RC1 |
| 10 | 2 | Oliver SOLBERG | Elliott EDMONDSON | HYUNDAI SHELL MOBIS WORLD RALLY TEAM | HYUNDAI i20 N Rally1 | RC1 |
| 11 | 33 | Elfyn EVANS | Scott MARTIN | TOYOTA GAZOO RACING WRT | TOYOTA GR Yaris Rally1 | RC1 |
| 12 | 42 | Craig BREEN | Paul NAGLE | M-SPORT FORD WORLD RALLY TEAM | FORD Puma Rally1 | RC1 |
| 13 | 19 | Sébastien LOEB | Isabelle GALMICHE | M-SPORT FORD WORLD RALLY TEAM | FORD Puma Rally1 | RC1 |
| 14 | 1 | Sébastien OGIER | Benjamin VEILLAS | TOYOTA GAZOO RACING WRT | TOYOTA GR Yaris Rally1 | RC1 |
| 15 | 8 | Ott TÄNAK | Martin JÄRVEOJA | HYUNDAI SHELL MOBIS WORLD RALLY TEAM | HYUNDAI i20 N Rally1 | RC1 |
| 16 | 18 | Takamoto KATSUTA | Aaron JOHNSTON | TOYOTA GAZOO RACING WRT NG | TOYOTA GR Yaris Rally1 | RC1 |
| 17 | 11 | Thierry NEUVILLE | Martijn WYDAEGHE | HYUNDAI SHELL MOBIS WORLD RALLY TEAM | HYUNDAI i20 N Rally1 | RC1 |
| 18 | 69 | Kalle ROVANPERÄ | Jonne HALTTUNEN | TOYOTA GAZOO RACING WRT | TOYOTA GR Yaris Rally1 | RC1 |
| 19 | 30 | Jeremiah WAHOME | Victor OKUNDI | JEREMIAH WAHOME | FORD Fiesta Rally3 | RC3 |
| 20 | 31 | Hamza ANWAR | Adnan DIN | HAMZA ANWAR | FORD Fiesta Rally3 | RC3 |
| 21 | 24 | Gaurav GILL | Gabriel MORALES | GAURAV GILL | SKODA Fabia | RC2 |
| 22 | 26 | Leroy GOMES | Urshlla GOMES | LEROY GOMES | FORD Fiesta | RC2 |
| 23 | 27 | Amaanraj SINGH RAI | Gurdeep SINGH PANESAR | AMAANRAJ SINGH RAI | SKODA Fabia Evo | RC2 |
| 24 | 28 | Aakif VIRANI | Azhar BHATTI | AAKIF VIRANI | SKODA Fabia | RC2 |
| 25 | 37 | Carl TUNDO | Tim JESSOP | CARL TUNDO | MITSUBISHI Lancer Evo X | NAT |
| 26 | 35 | Diego DOMINGUEZ | Rogelio PENATE | DIEGO DOMINGUEZ | FORD Fiesta Rally3 | RC3 |
| 27 | 36 | Giancarlo DAVITE | Sylvia VINDEVOGEL | GIANCA RALLY TEAM | MITSUBISHI Lancer Evo X | NAT |
| 28 | 38 | Nikhil SACHANIA | Deep PATEL | NIKHIL SACHANIA | MITSUBISHI Lancer Evo X | NAT |
| 29 | 40 | Evans NZIOKA | Absalom ASWANI | EVANS NZIOKA | MITSUBISHI Lancer Evo X | NAT |
| 30 | 41 | Minesh RATHOD | Jamie MACTAVISH | MINESH RATHOD | MITSUBISHI Lancer Evo X | NAT |
| 31 | 43 | Rio SMITH | Riyaz ISMAIL | RIO SMITH | FORD Fiesta | NAT |
| 32 | 102 | Jasmeet CHANA | Ravi CHANA | JASMEET CHANA | MITSUBISHI Lancer Evo X | National |
| 33 | 103 | Duncan MUBIRU | Musa NSUBUGA | DUNCAN MUBIRU | SUBARU Impreza | National |
| 34 | 111 | Issa AMWARI | Job NJIRU | ISSA AMWARI | MITSUBISHI Lancer Evo IX | National |
| 35 | 112 | Stephen MWANGI | Dennis MWENDA | STEPHEN MWANGI | SUBARU Impreza | National |
| 36 | 106 | Kush PATEL | Mudasar CHAUDRY | KUSH PATEL | MITSUBISHI Lancer Evo X | National |
| 37 | 109 | Andrew MUIRURI | Edward NJOROGE | ANDREW MUIRURI | SUBARU Impreza | National |
| 38 | 104 | Daren MIRANDA | Amman SHAH | DAREN MIRANDA | SUBARU Impreza | National |
| 39 | 108 | Edward MAINA | Anthony GICHOHI | EDWARD MAINA | SUBARU Impreza | National |
| 40 | 105 | Zameer VERJEE | Zahir SHAH | ZAMEER VERJEE | SUBARU Impreza | National |
| 41 | 107 | Josiah KARIUKI | John NGUGI | JOSIAH KARIUKI | MITSUBISHI Lancer Evo IX | National |
| 42 | 110 | Lisa CHRISTOFFERSEN | Pauline SHEGU | LISA | SUBARU Impreza | National |
La magie du Safari Rally ; (re)voir rouler les Subaru et Mitsubishi est un vrai régal. Qui sait, l’un d’entre elles sera peut-être dans les points dimanche..!!