Karan Patel topped the local brigade after returning 21 seconds adrift the reigning seven-time world champion and Day One leader Sebastien Ogier during the Super Special Stage at Moi International Sports Centre (MISC), Karasani. Ogier, who is the series leader, ran 0.3sec faster than Toyota Yaris team-mate Kalle Rovanpera in the curtain-raising 4.84km Super Special Stage on the outskirts of Nairobi capital city. Elfyn Evans completed a Toyota Gazoo Racing clean sweep of the top three, with the Welshman a further 0.4sec back. Rovanpera, whose father, Harri, twice finished second on the grueling Safari, was a clear winner over Hyundai’s Dani Sordo. The Japanese driver was a further 0.6 secs back despite the brief stalling of his Yaris engine.

Source: The Star June 25, 2021 01:52 UTC