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WRC Safari Rally Day 2: Toyota’s Ogier throws down gauntlet
From left: Toyota drivers Kalle Rovanpera, Katsuta Takamoto and Sebastian Ogier strategise ahead of the second day of the WRC Safari Rally. Ogier took the overall lead after the morning session on June 23, 2023.
What you need to know:
- Ogier clocked a cumulative time of 38 minutes 57.4 seconds in a Toyota Yaris GR Hybrid as the Japanese manufacturer occupied the first three positions with Elfyn Evans posting third
- Kenyans Carl Tundo and Tim Jessop finished the loop in 16th position in a Skoda Fabia R5 while the FIA Rally Star programme driver Hamza Anwar was 18th and first in the Rally 3 category in a Ford Fiesta Rally 3
- Kedong stage has woken up to rally fever with fans setting camp and enjoying the sunshine, food and drinks as the cars prepared for a repeat loop in the same course in the afternoon
As at 11:59am, Toyota drivers - the 2021 champion Sebastien Ogier navigated by fellow Frenchman Vincent Landais - opened a 2.5-second lead over defending champions Kalle Rovanpera, navigated by Jonne Halttunen, at the end of the 2023 Safari Rally morning pass through 63 kilometres covering Loldia 1, Geothermal 1 and Kedong 1.
Kenyans Carl Tundo and Tim Jessop finished the loop in 16th position in a Skoda Fabia R5 while the FIA Rally Star programme driver Hamza Anwar was 18th and first in the Rally 3 category in a Ford Fiesta Rally 3.
