Ott Tanak fires early warning shots, wins Super Special Stage
Estonia's Ott Tanak navigated by Martin Jarveoja compete in the Kasarani Super Special Stage in their Ford Puma on June 22, 2023.
What you need to know:
- Defending champion Kalle Rovanpera of Finland was third, 2.4 seconds off the pace.
- The rally proper begins on Friday with the Loldia Stage in Naivasha.
- The Kenyan leg of the WRC has 19 stages.
Estonian's 2019 world champion Ott Tänak on Thursday registered the fastest time in the opening Super Special Stage at Kasarani in the WRC Safari Rally, Kenya.
Ford Puma's Tanak timed 3 minutes 14.3 seconds in the opening stage at Kasarani, which was 0.1 second faster than eight-time world champion Sebastien Ogier.
Jordan Serderidis navigated by Andy Malfoy compete in the Kasarani Super Special Stage in their Ford Puma on June 22, 2023.
Defending champion Kalle Rovanpera of Finland was third, 2.4 seconds off the pace.
The rally proper begins on Friday with the Loldia Stage in Naivasha.
The Kenyan leg of the WRC has 19 stages.
Carl "Flash" Tundo was the best placed Kenyan driver in the stage at number 17, 26.1 seconds behind Tanak, while Aakif Virani (20), McRae Kimathi (21), Karan Patel (23), Hamza Anwar (24), Evans Nzioka (26) and Jeremy Wahome (27) followed in that order.
Carl Tundo navigated by Tim Jessop during the Super Special Stage at Kasarani on June 22, 2023.
