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WRC Safari: A story of dominance for Greensmith in WRC2 triumph

Reading Time: 2min | Mon. 01.04.24. | 15:38

As the sole finisher, Hamza Anwar secured maximum points in WRC3

Gus Greensmith got his WRC2 campaign off to the perfect start at Safari Rally after winning the FIA World Rally Championship’s premier support category by 1 minute 23.1 seconds in his Škoda Fabia RS Rally2.

The odds were stacked against the Briton early in the rally.

He battled flu-like symptoms through Friday’s opening leg on rough gravel roads around Lake Naivasha but charged to a commanding lead of more than three minutes after his main rival Oliver Solberg hemorrhaged time with punctures.

Solberg fought back to finish second in his similar car, winning 11 of the rally’s 19 stages, but the deficit was ultimately too large to overcome.

Greensmith was able to cruise through the closing kilometers, netting a mighty sixth-place overall result in the process.

“I don’t know what I’m more proud of, not shi*ting myself on Friday or winning the rally!” Greensmith joked.

“It's been a long week but I'm really, really happy. Thank you to the Toksport team this weekend, they've been perfect."

"I learned the true meaning of the Safari rally; extreme terrain, wild animals & some rather unexpected illness… We persevered all & delivered in my opinion our most dominant performance yet," he wrote on his socials after the victory.

Solberg posted the fastest time in the Wolf Power Stage, extending his lead in the championship while duly collecting the FORUM8 WRC2 Most Stage Wins Award.

He finished more than seven minutes clear of third-placed Fabia man Kajetan Kajetanowicz, who also took the spoils in the WRC2 Challenger.

Safari debutants Nicolas Ciamin and Charles Munster placed fourth and fifth respectively, both driving Hyundai i20 N Rally2 cars.

Behind them was Daniel Chwist followed by local driver Carl Tundo, winner in the WRC Masters Cup contingent.

As the sole finisher, Hamza Anwar secured maximum points in WRC3.



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FIA World Rally ChampionshipsSafari RallyGus GreensmithHamza AnwarCarl Tundo

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