1974 Safari Rally

1974 Safari Rally 22nd East African Safari Rally
Round 2 of the 1974 World Rally Championship season ← Previous event Next event →
Host country	Kenya
Rally base	Nairobi, Kenya
Dates run	11 April – 15 April 1974
Stage surface	Gravel
Overall distance	5,000 km (3,100 miles) (approx.)
Statistics
Crews	99 at start, 16 at finish
Overall results
Overall winner	Joginder Singh David Doig Mitsubishi Motors

The 1974 Safari Rally (formally the 22nd East African Safari Rally) was the second round of the shortened 1974 World Rally Championship season. It took place between 11 and 15 April 1974. The Safari Rally didn't use special stages at this time to decide a winner. Instead all of the route was competitive - with the driver with the lowest accumulation of penalty time between time controls being declared the winner.

Report

The rally was won by local driver, and Safari specialist Joginder Singh. Singh beat off competition from WRC regulars such as Björn Waldegård and Sandro Munari to secure his first WRC victory. The Safari often saw unheralded cars on the winners ramp and this year was no exception - the Mitsubishi Colt Lancer scored no more points throughout the rest of the season. Fiat held on to their lead in the championship for manufacturers through picking up one point for tenth place.

Results

Pos.	Driver	Co-driver	Car	Time	Difference	Points
1974 Safari Rally results
1.	Joginder Singh	David Doig	Mitsubishi Colt Lancer	11:18:00	0.0	20
2.	Björn Waldegård	Hans Thorszelius	Porsche 911	11:46:00	28:00	15
3.	Sandro Munari	Lofty Drews	Lancia Fulvia 1.6 Coupé HF	12:22:00	1:04:00	12
4.	Harry Källström	Claes Billstam	Datsun 260Z	13:01:00	1:43:00	10
5.	Zully Remtulla	Nizar Jivani	Datsun 260Z	13:29:00	2:11:00
6.	Rauno Aaltonen	Wolfgang Stiller	Datsun 1800 SSS	13:46:00	2:28:00
7.	Bert Shankland	Chris Bates	Peugeot 504	14:02:00	2:44:00	4
8.	Peter Huth	Phillip Hechle	Peugeot 504	14:41:00	3:23:00
9.	Vic Preston, Jr	Roger Barnard	Ford Escort RS1600	14:56:00	3:38:00	2
10.	Robin Ulyate	Ivan Smith	Fiat Abarth 124 Rallye	15:13:00	3:55:00	1
11.	Shekhar Mehta	Mike Doughty	Lancia Fulvia 1.6 Coupé HF	16:15:00	4:57:00
12.	Davinder Singh	Ken Taylor	Mitsubishi Colt Lancer	19:53:00	8:35:00
13.	Jim Noon	Jim Heather-Hayes	Mitsubishi Galant	20:06:00	8:48:00
14.	Ernest van Leeve	John Mitchell	Mitsubishi Galant	25:19:00	14:01:00
15.	Prem Choda	Pauru Choda	Mitsubishi Galant	27:51:00	16:33:00
16.	Rosemary Smith	Pauline Gullick	Datsun 1800 SSS	28:57:00	17:39:00

Source: Independent WRC archive

Championship standings after the event

Rank	Manufacturer	Event								Total points
		POR	KEN	FIN	ITA	CAN	USA	GBR	FRA
1	Fiat	20	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	21
2	Mitsubishi	-	20	-	-	-	-	-	-	20
3	Datsun	8	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	18
4	Porsche	-	15	-	-	-	-	-	-	15
5	Lancia	-	12	-	-	-	-	-	-	12
6	Toyota	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10
7	Alpine-Renault	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6
8	BMW	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4
	Peugeot	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	4
	Ford	2	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	4
11	Citroën	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3

External links

• Official website of the World Rally Championship
• 1974 Safari Rally Archived 2016-03-17 at the Wayback Machine on Rallye-info.com Archived 2020-06-27 at the Wayback Machine