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1974 Safari Rally
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| name | 1974 Safari Rally | |
| native_name | 22nd East African Safari Rally | |
| round | 2 | |
| championship | 1974 World Rally Championship season | |
| previous_round | 1974 Rally Portugal | |
| next_round | 1974 1000 Lakes Rally | |
| country | ||
| rallybase | Nairobi, Kenya | |
| startdate | 11 April | |
| enddate | 15 April 1974 | |
| overallkm | 5000 | overallkm_note = |
| (approx.) | ||
| surface | Gravel | |
| driver1 | KEN Joginder Singh | |
| KEN David Doig | ||
| team1 | Japan Mitsubishi Ralliart | |
| teamsstart | 99 | |
| teamsfinish | 16 |
(approx.) KEN David Doig
The 1974 Safari Rally (formally the 22nd East African Safari Rally) was the second round of the shortened 1974 World Rally Championship season. It took place between 11 and 15 April 1974. The Safari Rally didn't use special stages at this time to decide a winner. Instead all of the route was competitive - with the driver with the lowest accumulation of penalty time between time controls being declared the winner.
Rally Racing Teams
| Racing Team | Driver | Co-driver | # | Car | 1974 Safari Rally racing teams | ITA Lancia Fulvia 1.6 Coupé HF | GER Porsche 911 Carrera RS | GER Porsche 911 S | JPN Datsun 1800 SSS | FRA Peugeot 504 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ITA Lancia Marlboro | KEN Shekhar Mehta | KEN Mike Doughty | 7 | |||||||
| ITA Sandro Munari | KEN Lofty Drews | 10 | ||||||||
| GBR Chipsteads of Kensington | SWE Björn Waldegård | SWE Hans Thorszelius | 19 | |||||||
| GBR William A. Fritschy | GBR Peter Moon | 36 | ||||||||
| KEN African Roadways (NBO) | FIN Rauno Aaltonen | GER Wolfgang Stiller | 16 | |||||||
| KEN Marshalls (EA) Ltd. | FIN Hannu Mikkola | FRA Jean Todt | 1 | |||||||
| SWE Ove Andersson | SWE Arne Hertz | 4 | ||||||||
| FIN Timo Mäkinen | GBR John Davenport | 5 | ||||||||
| GBR Tony Fall | GBR Mike Wood | 6 | ||||||||
| GER Peter Huth | KEN Philip Rea Hechle | 21 | ||||||||
| TAN Bert Shankland | KEN Christopher Edward Bates | 50 |
Report
The rally was won by local driver, and Safari specialist Joginder Singh. Singh beat off competition from WRC regulars such as Björn Waldegård and Sandro Munari to secure his first WRC victory. The Safari often saw unheralded cars on the winners ramp and this year was no exception - the Mitsubishi Lancer 1600 GSR scored no more points throughout the rest of the season. Fiat held on to their lead in the championship for manufacturers through picking up one point for tenth place.
Results
| Pos. | # | Driver | Co-driver | Car | Time | Difference | Points | 1974 Safari Rally results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 46 | KEN Joginder Singh | KEN David Doig | JPN Mitsubishi Lancer 1600 GSR | 11:18:00 | 0.0 | 20 | |
| 2. | 19 | SWE Björn Waldegård | SWE Hans Thorszelius | GER Porsche 911 | 11:46:00 | 28:00 | 15 | |
| 3. | 10 | ITA Sandro Munari | KEN Lofty Drews | ITA Lancia Fulvia 1.6 Coupé HF | 12:22:00 | 1:04:00 | 12 | |
| 4. | 14 | SWE Harry Källström | SWE Claes Billstam | JPN Datsun 260Z | 13:01:00 | 1:43:00 | 10 | |
| 5. | 35 | TAN Zully Remtulla | TAN Nizar Jivani | JPN Datsun 260Z | 13:29:00 | 2:11:00 | ||
| 6. | 16 | FIN Rauno Aaltonen | FRG Wolfgang Stiller | JPN Datsun 1800 SSS | 13:46:00 | 2:28:00 | ||
| 7. | 50 | TAN Bert Shankland | KEN Chris Bates | FRA Peugeot 504 | 14:02:00 | 2:44:00 | 4 | |
| 8. | 21 | KEN Peter Huth | KEN Phillip Hechle | FRA Peugeot 504 | 14:41:00 | 3:23:00 | ||
| 9. | 18 | KEN Vic Preston, Jr | GBR Roger Barnard | GBR Ford Escort RS1600 | 14:56:00 | 3:38:00 | 2 | |
| 10. | 38 | KEN Robin Ulyate | KEN Ivan Smith | ITA Fiat Abarth 124 Rallye | 15:13:00 | 3:55:00 | 1 | |
| 11. | 7 | KEN Shekhar Mehta | KEN Mike Doughty | ITA Lancia Fulvia 1.6 Coupé HF | 16:15:00 | 4:57:00 | ||
| 12. | 26 | KEN Davinder Singh | KEN Ken Taylor | JPN Mitsubishi Colt Lancer | 19:53:00 | 8:35:00 | ||
| 13. | 33 | KEN Jim Noon | KEN Jim Heather-Hayes | JPN Mitsubishi Galant | 20:06:00 | 8:48:00 | ||
| 14. | 42 | Zimbabwe Ernest van Leeve | Zimbabwe John Mitchell | JPN Mitsubishi Galant | 25:19:00 | 14:01:00 | ||
| 15. | 68 | KEN Prem Choda | KEN Pauru Choda | JPN Mitsubishi Galant | 27:51:00 | 16:33:00 | ||
| 16. | 31 | IRE Rosemary Smith | GBR Pauline Gullick | JPN Datsun 1800 SSS | 28:57:00 | 17:39:00 |
Source: Independent WRC archive
Championship standings after the event
| Rank | Manufacturer | Event | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| points | POR | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Portugal | KEN | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kenya | FIN | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIN | ITA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ITA | CAN | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CAN | USA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA | GBR | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GBR | FRA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FRA | 1 | 21 | 2 | 20 | 3 | 18 | 4 | 15 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 3 | |||||||||||
| ITA Fiat | 20 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Mitsubishi | - | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Datsun | 8 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| GER Porsche | - | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| ITA Lancia | - | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Toyota | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| FRA Alpine-Renault | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| GER BMW | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| FRA Peugeot | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Ford | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| FRA Citroën | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
References
References
- "juwra.com/About timing". Jonkka's World Rally Archive.
- "Safari Rally". Independent WRC archive.
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