SAFARI RALLY: Elfyn Evans Wins The 2025 WRC’s Kenya Edition
Elfyn Evans, 36, and his co-driver Scott Martin won the 2025 World Rally Championship, Safari Rally Edition.
The Toyota Gazoo squad won the title by increasing their advantage to 36 points after three rounds.
SAFARI RALLY WINNERS! 🏆@ElfynEvans and @scottmartinat claim an epic first Kenya triumph and our fifth in a row! 🙌#ToyotaGAZOORacing #GRYaris #WRC #SafariRallyKenya 🇰🇪 pic.twitter.com/YRRklrIiCH
— TOYOTA GAZOO Racing WRT (@TGR_WRC) March 23, 2025
Following the triumph, Evans stated that it was a tremendous result for the squad because that is what they had worked for.
“What an amazing weekend… incredible support throughout and amazing to see the finish line here thank you, everyone,” he said.
🥇 Congratulations to the WINNERS of WRC Safari Rally Kenya 2025 👏@ElfynEvans / @scottmartinat@TGR_WRC @Hankook_Sport#WRC | #SafariRallyKenya 🇰🇪 pic.twitter.com/yREARkP9HD
— FIA World Rally Championship (@OfficialWRC) March 23, 2025
“It means a lot as a Toyota driver to continue that run of wins here at Safari. It is very important for the team, they work really hard for this and they deserve it.”
For the first time, Elfyn Evans won consecutive races, finishing more than a minute ahead of Hyundai driver Ott Tanak from Estonia.
23 years on from Colin McRae's success, Elfyn Evans becomes the third UK driver to win a Safari 🇬🇧#WRC | #SafariRallyKenya 🇰🇪 pic.twitter.com/K6UZLOE12D
— FIA World Rally Championship (@OfficialWRC) March 23, 2025
Tanak led the race until fracturing his driveshaft on Friday. Last year’s champion, Hyundai’s Thierry Neuville, finished third.
Finish driver Sami Pajari was fourth, and Japanese Takamoto Katsuta finished fifth. They both drove Toyota.
Gregoire Munster of Luxembourg was sixth while Irish McErlean finished Seventh. Both had Ford cars.
President William Ruto officiated during the 2025 World Rally Championship (WRC) Safari Rally’s finishing ceremony.
The four-day event, which began on Thursday in Nairobi, will finish with an awards ceremony at Hell’s Gate in Naivasha.
The completion of the arduous 21-stage event marks another successful edition of the world-renowned motorsport extravaganza.
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With the event proving to be a major economic driver for Naivasha, local hoteliers and tourism operators have lobbied the government to negotiate an extension.
The country’s first five-year contract with the WRC promoter expired this year, but an extension was arranged until 2026.
Regarded as one of the toughest and most iconic events on the WRC calendar, the Safari Rally made its grand return to the global stage in 2021 after a 19-year hiatus.
It remains the most anticipated rally event, drawing over 124 million spectators worldwide.
SAFARI RALLY: Elfyn Evans Wins The 2025 WRC’s Kenya Edition
