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Takamoto Katsuta

Safari Rally: Toyota driver Katsuta wins maiden title, Kenya's Patel 17th

Hyundai’s Adrien Fourmaux finished second ahead of Toyota's Sami Pajari.


  1. PREMIUM Safari Rally: Toyota’s Katsuta takes over lead on day of high drama

    Defending champion Elfyn Evans, Oliver Solberg and world champion Ogier retire with mechanical problems.

    Adrien Fourmaux
  2. PREMIUM Patrick Njiru: This is what Kenya needs to produce top drivers

    Kenya's most successful driver saddened by the gradual decline of the sport in the country.

    Patrick Njiru
  3. PREMIUM Solberg holds onto narrow lead in Naivasha, Ogier in tow

    Ogier slashed Solberg’s lead to just a second.

    Oliver Solberg and co-driver Elliot Edmonson
  4. Fans throng Naivasha to watch rally cars

    Safari Rally is the third round of World Rally Championship (WRC) series.

    Rally fans at Kedong in Naivasha
  5. PREMIUM Toyota duo of Solberg, Edmondson set the pace in WRC Safari Rally

    The Toyota duo finished with a 33-second lead on the opening day.

    Oliver Solberg and co driver Elliott Edmonson
  6. Thrilling day one as Safari Rally engines roar across wet Naivasha terrain

    Action began with the morning shakedown at Nawisa, offering fans an early glimpse of the powerful machines.

  7. PREMIUM Vrooom! Toyota Gazoo Racing eyeing sixth straight Safari Rally victory

    Four days, 18 stages, 46 drivers: All set as world's toughest rally begins in Naivasha today.

    WRC Safari Rally Kenya
  8. PREMIUM WRC Safari Rally: Six Kenyan speedsters to watch

    Locals Karan, Chana, Vohra, Anwar, Aakif and Amwari, all behind formidable Rally2 cars, are primed to challenge for top finishes in Naivasha.

    Rally drivers
  9. Wet and muddy test awaits Safari Rally drivers in Naivasha

    This year's competition risks having some stages cancelled or rerouted due to heavy rains.

    Daniel Chwist
  10. PREMIUM Safari Rally crews have first taste of tough terrain today

    Organisers warn crews to expect slippery conditions as 2026 WRC Safari Rally programme begins.

    Nikhil Sachania
  11. Safeguard Safari Rally

    Safari Rally has been a major sports tourism and economic driver attracting massive audiences.

  12. Next generation cars that will shake Safari Rally as Rally1 era ends

    FIA to retire the Rally1 formula from the World Rally Championship calendar starting in 2027.

    Toyota GR Yaris
  13. PREMIUM Juha Kankkunen: Toyota here for a sixth straight Safari Rally title

    Legendary driver, now Toyota Gazoo deputy principal, wary of unpredictability in Kenya.

    juha
  14. F1’s Lewis Hamilton names Kenya as his dream home

    "I loved Kenya, although I don’t think we’re going to have a Grand Prix there."

    Lewis Hamilton
  15. PREMIUM Breaking 42-year silence: Rwanda’s Queen chases history at brutal rally

    Queen Kalimpinya aims to be the first Rwandan woman and the first international female since 1984 to tackle the world’s toughest rally.

    DnsportsKengen2402a
  16. PREMIUM WRC Safari Rally shake-up: CEO ousted days to kickoff

    Private sector to run the WRC Safari Rally.

  17. PREMIUM WRC Safari Rally: Ogier leads 46 crews to Naivasha showdown

    This year’s WRC Safari Rally action will be concentrated in Naivasha from March 12.

    Sebastien Ogier
  18. PREMIUM Maintain Safari Rally

    Safari Rally has been a key sports tourism and economic driver.

  19. PREMIUM Rally lovers set for historic shakedown watching

    Safari Rally has been scheduled for March 12-15 in Naivasha, some 90km northwest of the capital Nairobi.

    Piers Daykin
  20. PREMIUM Chager maintains lead, eyes Classic Safari Rally title

    Baldev Chager to lead other crews out on final leg of rally with victory within sight.

    Baldev Chager
  21. PREMIUM Kenya’s Piers Daykin hangs onto the lead at Classic Safari Rally

    Kenyan rally driver delivers textbook performance across 223 kilometers of competitive stages.

    Piers Daykin
  22. PREMIUM Africa on the cusp of hosting first F1 race in decades

    The roar of F1 engines, last heard in South Africa in 1993, is being eagerly anticipated.

    Kyalami Formula One race Circuit
  23. PREMIUM How moment of raw ingenuity won rally championship for Kenyan driver

    Driver who survived broken steering mechanism to win Soysambu race has been ruled out of action this weekend.

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  24. PREMIUM Krrish, Kioko, Bixente crowned KRMC 2025 series Karting champions

    The weekend began with Luusa Magana laying down a marker, claiming pole position with a rapid 56.294s lap.

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  25. PREMIUM Record entries for Round 5 of autocross championship

    Round 5 heads to Stoni Athi Resort & Ranch on September 6–7.

    Neel Gohil
  26. PREMIUM Pay debts to save Safari Rally

    The move to scale down the Safari Rally budget to Sh1 billion and below was a good idea.

  27. PREMIUM Inside plans to forestall crowd trouble in 2024 Chan matches

    Elaborate plans in place to prevent acts of hooliganism during the competition.

    Kasarani Stadium
  28. PREMIUM Solberg wins maiden World Rally Championship title

    The victory marked Toyota's 100th in the WRC.

  29. PREMIUM Remembering Joginder Singh ‘The Flying Sikh’ 12 years later

    A group of rally enthusiasts and admirers of the Safari Rally legend are planning to stage a rally under his name in October.

    Joginder Singh