Evans clocked the fastest time and moved to within just 5.3 seconds of Hyundai’s Thierry Neuville in the day’s standings. On the Oserian’s 18-kilometer-plus stage, Evans was 3.2 seconds quicker than Hyundai’s Ott Tänak. Neuville, in turn, fell 5.5 seconds behind the Welshman.
Toyota’s Kalle Rovanperä, who was leading the overall competition, experienced a hazardous moment towards the end of the special stage. A buffalo ran across the road, which the Finnish star managed to avoid by swerving to the right. Undoubtedly, the incident caused some extra heartbeats for both Rovanperä and his co-driver, Jonne Halttunen.
Toyota’s Takamoto Katsuta continues in second place in the overall standings, nearly two minutes behind Rovanperä. M-Sport Ford’s Adrien Fourmaux is on track for his second consecutive podium finish in third place. Fourmaux has no challengers close behind, as Evans is more than two minutes behind the Frenchman.
In the WRC2 class, the leader Gus Greensmith holds the sixth position in the overall competition, ahead of Oliver Solberg, Tänak, and Kajetan Kajetanowicz.
Four more special stages are scheduled to be run in Kenya on Sunday.
Below is a summary of Sunday morning’s events in the Kenya Safari Rally. The competition’s standings and schedule are below the video.
Standings in the Kenya Safari Rally after SS15/19:
1. Kalle Rovanperä Toyota 3:07:01.5 2. Takamoto Katsuta Toyota +1:58.9 4. Adrien Fourmaux Ford +2:57.6 6. Elfyn Evans Toyota +4:59.9 5. Thierry Neuville Hyundai +11:07.6 6. Gus Greensmith Skoda +15:48.8 7. Oliver Solberg Skoda +17:43.6 8. Ott Tänak Hyundai +22:09.5 9. K. Kajetanowicz Skoda +23:00.6 10. J. Serderidis Ford +23:28.3
Safari Rally Itinerary (CET):
Wednesday, March 27th 08:01 Shakedown Loldia (5.40 km) Thursday, March 28th 12:05 SS1: Super Special Kasarani (4.84 km) Friday, March 29th 06:15 SS2: Loldia 1 (19.17 km) 07:33 SS3: Geothermal 1 (13.12 km) 08:26 SS4: Kedong 1 (31.50 km) 10:23 Service (40 min) 11:48 SS5: Loldia 2 (19.17 km) 13:06 SS6: Geothermal 2 (13.12 km) 13:59 SS7: Kedong 2 (31.50 km) Saturday, March 30th 06:01 SS8: Soysambu 1 (29.32 km) 07:05 SS9: Elmenteita 1 (15.08 km) 08:03 SS10: Sleeping Warrior 1 (36.08 km) 10:28 Service (40 min) 12:34 SS11: Soysambu 2 (29.32 km) 13:35 SS12: Elmenteita 2 (15.08 km) 14:33 SS13: Sleeping Warrior 2 (36.08 km) Sunday, March 31st 06:02 SS14: Malewa 1 (8.33 km) 06:52 SS15: Oserengoni 1 (18.33 km) 08:05 SS16: Hell's Gate 1 (10.53 km) 09:18 Service (15 min) 10:20 SS17: Malewa 2 (8.33 km) 11:10 SS18: Oserengoni 2 (18.33 km) 13:15 SS19: Hell's Gate 2 (10.53 km) *Power Stage
