The Safari Rally has been confirmed as the third round of the 2024 World Rally Championship (WRC) and reverts to its original Easter holidays weekend date for the first time in 26 years.
The Safari Rally will be held between March 28-31 in Nairobi and Naivasha, according to the calendar by the Federation Internationale de I’ Automobile (FIA) World Motorsports Council.
Preparations for the Safari Rally Kenya are ongoing with the organisers are targeting to surpass global broadcast viewership numbers. They are aiming to hit the 100 million mark for the March 28 to 31 competition that will be the third round of the 2024 World Rally Championship series.
This year’s Safari Rally will see a change venue for the ceremonial finish podium, awards ceremony and post-event press conference from the Service Park at the Wildlife Research and Training Institute (WRTI) to the end of the Power Stage at the Hells Gate National Park.
The Safari is the third round of the 2024 World Rally Championships after this month’s Rallye Monte (January 25-28) and Rally Sweden (15-18 February) and will start at the iconic Kenyatta International Convention Centre in Nairobi on March 28.
The WRC Safari Rally 2024 itinerary
Wednesday 27-03-2024
- Shake down – Loidia
Thursday 28-03-2024
- Super special Stage Kasarani
Friday 29-03-2024
- Stage1 Loidia 1
- Stage 2 Geothermal 1
- Stage 3 Kedong 1
- Stage 5 Loidia 2
- Stage 6 Geothermal 2
- Stage 7 Kedong 2
Saturday 30-03-2024
- Stage 8 Soysambu 1
- Stage 9 Elementaita 1
- Stage 10 Sleeping warrior 1
- Stage 11 Soysambu 2
- Stage 12 Elementieta 2
- Stage 13 Sleeping Warrior 2
Sunday 31-03-2024
- Stage 14 Malewa 1
- Stage15 Oserian 1
- Stage 16 Hell’s Gates
- Stage17 Malewa 2
- Stage 18 Oserian2
- Final Stage / wolf power stage Hell’s Gate