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Kalle Rovanpera (above) dominated Friday’s opening leg of the WRC Safari Rally Kenya to build a 56.9s lead on a near-perfect day for the factory Toyota Gazoo Racing squad. The two-time and reigning…
Kalle Rovanpera dominated the opening leg of the WRC Safari Rally Kenya, building a 56.9s lead for Toyota Gazoo Racing. Rovanpera and co-driver Jonne Halttunen set fastest times on all six stages on a near-perfect day. His teammates Elfyn Evans and Takamoto Katsuta made it a GR Yaris Rally1 1-2-3. Hyundai Motorsport faced setbacks with Lappi and Tanak forced to retire due to car issues. Thierry Neuville remains Hyundai’s hope, overcoming a tire failure to stay in contention. In WRC2, Gus Greensmith leads by more than three minutes despite battling flu-like symptoms.
