Defending champion Kalle Rovanpera leads a strong field for this year's WRC Safari Rally, which takes place in Naivasha from the 21st to the 25th of June.
Rovanpera and his navigator Jonne Haltunen lead his Toyota Gazoo Rally colleagues, which include 2021 champion Sebastien Ogier, Takamoto Katsuta, and Elfyn Evans.
The M-Sport squad, led by drivers Otto Tanak and Pierre Louis Loubet, will attempt to take the Teams title away from Toyota.
The Safari Rally, one of the WRC's most legendary events, has also drawn Hyundai's Thiery Neuville and Eusapekka Lappi, indicating that the title contenders will be available to tackle the rally's rough terrain.
Kajetan Kajetanowicz leads the WRC2 field in a koda Fabia RS Rally2, with Grégoire Munster (Ford Fiesta Rally2) and Karan Patel (Ford Fiesta R5) also competing in the main support category.
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Affiliates of the FIA Rally star program Kenya's Hamza Anwar and McRae Kimathi will compete for the Rally3 title, as well compatriots Jeremiah Wahome, Jason Bailey, Yasin Nasser, and Giancarlo Davirte.
The Safari Rally is the seventh round of the World Rally Championship, WRC, calendar's 13 legs.
With 98 points, Kalle Rovanpera leads the 30-driver standings, while Otto Tanak and Sebastien Ogier are second and third with 81 and 69 points, respectively.
Safari Rally Complete Entry
Kalle Rovanperä/Jonne Halttunen (Toyota GR Rally1)
Otto Tänak/Martin Jarveoja (Ford Puma Rally1)
Sebastien Ogier/Vincent Landais (Toyota GR Rally1)
Elfyn Evans/Scott Martin (Toyota GRRally1)
Thierry Neuville/Martin Wydaeghe (Hyundai 12N Rally 1)
Espapekka Lappi/Janne Ferm (Hyundai 120N Rally1)
Daniel Sando/Candido Carrera (Hyundai 120N Rally1)
Takamoto Katsuta/Aaron Johnston (Toyota GR Rally1)
Pierre-Louis Loubet/Nicholas Gilsoul (Ford Puma Rally1)
Jourdan Serderidis/Andy Malfoy (Ford Puma Rally1)
Oliver Solberg/Elliot Edmondson (Škoda Fabia)
Kajetan Kajetanowicz/Maciej Szczepaniak (Škoda Fabia)
Gregorio Munster/Louis Louka (Ford Fiesta)
Martin Prokop/Zdenek Jurka (Ford Fiesta)
Karan Patel/Tauseef Khan (Ford Fiesta)
Carl Tundo/Tim Jessop (Škoda Fabia)
Daniel Chwist/Kamil Heller (Škoda Fabia)
Geogerios Visalakis/Thomas Krawszik (Ford Fiesta)
Aakhif Virani/Azhar Bhatti (Škoda Fabia)
Piero Canobbio/Flavio zanella (Hyundai N120)
Samman Vohra/Gurdeep Panesar (Škoda Fabia)
Diego Dominguez/Ragello Penate (Ford Fiesta)
HamzaAnwar/Adnan Din (Ford Fiesta Rally3)
Jeremiah Wahome/Victor Okundi Ford Fiesta Rally3)
McRea Kimathi/Mwangi Kioni (Ford Fiesta Rally3)
Jason Bailey/James Willets (Ford Fiesta Rally3)
Yasin Nasser/Ali Katumba (Ford Fiesta Rally3)
Giancarlo Devite/Sylvia Vindevogel (Ford Fiesta)
Evans Nzioka/Absolom Aswani (Mitsubishi Lancer EvoX)
Nickhil Sachania/Deep Patel (Mitsubishi Lancer EvoX)
Minesh Rathod/Jamie Mactavish (Mitsubishi Lancer EvoX)
Josiah Kariuki/John Ngugu (Subaru Impreza)
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