The first day of the Safari Rally Kenya has come to an end. Kajetan Kajetanowicz leads the WRC2 after the day, with a 0.8-second lead over Grégoire Munster.
Shakedown
Oliver Solberg set the fastest time on the Safari Rally Kenya shakedown stage. Solberg finished with a time 9.5 seconds faster than Kajetan Kajetanowicz. Grégoire Munster set the third fastest time on the shakedown stage, finishing 4.1 seconds slower than Kajetanowicz. Karan Patel finished with the fourth fastest time on the shakedown stage, 5.4 seconds slower than Munster. Martin Prokop round out the top five on the shakedown stage, finishing 1.9 seconds slower than Patel.
SSS1, SUPER SPECIAL KASARANI
Oliver Solberg (SWE) Elliott Edmondson (GB) are seen racing during the World Rally Championship Kenya in Nairobi, Kenya on 22 June, 2023 // Jaanus Ree / Red Bull Content Pool
The first stage of the Safari Rally Kenya would see WRC2 championship favourite Oliver Solberg take the stage win. Solberg set a time 3.2 seconds faster than Kajetan Kajetanowicz to take the early lead. Grégoire Munster set the third fastest time on the stage, finishing 0.8 seconds slower than Kajetanowicz. Martin Prokop finished with the fourth fastest time on the stage, finishing 1.4 seconds slower than Munster. Daniel Chwist would round out the top five on the stage, finishing 0.3 seconds slower than Prokop.
Are You Confused?
You may be a little confused why Kajetan Kajetanowicz leads the WRC2 class with Oliver Solberg winning the lone stage. Well, there’s a simple answer to that. Oliver Solberg had elected to not score WRC2 points at Safari Rally Kenya. Solberg elected to do this as he doesn’t want to be handed the WRC2 championship if he wins it. He wants to race and score points at events with a packed WRC2 field. Due to Solberg not scoring points, Kajetanowicz leads the WRC2 point scorers at the event.
Safari Rally Kenya WRC1 Day One Recap