The Estonian set yet another fastest time on the 15-kilometre Kedong stage.
Tänak beat Toyota’s Kalle Rovanperä by three seconds, further strengthening his position at the top of the overall classification.
Tänak now leads the rally by 24.4 seconds over Toyota’s Elfyn Evans. Rovanperä remains in third place overall, now trailing Tänak by 47.1 seconds.
Evans was third fastest on the sixth stage, losing 5.1 seconds to Tänak’s benchmark.
Hyundai’s Thierry Neuville still holds fourth place in the overall standings. The Belgian has already received one minute and 10 seconds in time penalties and now trails his team-mate Tänak by one minute and 41 seconds.
M-Sport Ford’s Josh McErlean continues to perform impressively and holds fifth place overall, although he is now nearly two minutes behind the leader.
Friday’s itinerary in the Safari Rally Kenya includes four more stages after the midday service. The rally concludes on Sunday.
Safari Rally Kenya standings after SS6/21:
| POS | Driver | Car | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ott Tänak | Hyundai | 1:04:45.5 |
| 2. | Elfyn Evans | Toyota | +24.4 |
| 3. | Kalle Rovanperä | Toyota | +47.1 |
| 4. | Thierry Neuville | Hyundai | +1:41.1 |
| 5. | Josh McErlean | Ford | +1:49.9 |
| 6. | Oliver Solberg | Toyota | +2:56.0 |
| 7. | Takamoto Katsuta | Toyota | +3:12.2 |
| 8. | Kajetan Kajetanowicz | Toyota | +3:36.3 |
| 9. | Gus Greensmith | Skoda | +3:53.7 |
| 10. | Jan Solans | Toyota | +4:05.5 |
| 11. | Sami Pajari | Toyota | +4:23.6 |
Safari Rally Kenya, itinerary (CET):
Wednesday, 19 March 08:01 Shakedown: Sleeping Warrior SEZ (5.16 km) Thursday, 20 March 11:05 SS1: Super Special Kasarani (4.76 km) 14:43 SS2: Mzabibu 1 (8.27 km) Friday, 21 March 05:13 SS3: Camp Moran 1 (31.40 km) 06:51 SS4: Loldia 1 (19.11 km) 08:04 SS5: Kengen Geothermal 1 (13.18 km) 08:57 SS6: Kedong 1 (15.10 km) 09:52 Service (40 min) 11:30 SS7: Camp Moran 2 (31.40 km) 13:08 SS8: Loldia 2 (19.11 km) 14:21 SS9: Kengen Geothermal 2 (13.18 km) 15:14 SS10: Kedong 2 (15.10 km) Saturday, 22 March 06:35 SS11: Sleeping Warrior 1 (26.97 km) 07:35 SS12: Elmenteita 1 (17.31 km) 08:33 SS13: Soysambu 1 (28.97 km) 10:59 Service (40 min) 13:05 SS14: Sleeping Warrior 2 (26.97 km) 14:05 SS15: Elmenteita 2 (17.31 km) 15:03 SS16: Soysambu 2 (28.97 km) Sunday, 23 March 04:42 SS17: Mzabibu 2 (8.27 km) 05:53 SS18: Oserengoni 1 (18.33 km) 07:05 SS19: Hell's Gate 1 (10.53 km) 08:18 Service (15 min) 09:56 SS20: Oserengoni 2 (18.33 km) 12:15 SS21: Hell's Gate 2 (10.53 km) *Power Stage
