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.[1]

1974 Safari Rally
22nd East African Safari Rally
Round 2 of the 1974 World Rally Championship season
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Host country Kenya
Rally baseNairobi, Kenya
Dates run11 April – 15 April 1974
Stage surfaceGravel
Overall distance5,000 km (3,100 miles)
(approx.)
Statistics
Crews99 at start, 16 at finish
Overall results
Overall winnerKenya Joginder Singh
Kenya David Doig
Japan Mitsubishi Motors

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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

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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[2]

Championship standings after the event

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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

References

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  1. ^ "juwra.com/About timing". Jonkka's World Rally Archive. Archived from the original on 8 May 2008. Retrieved 2008-05-15.
  2. ^ "Safari Rally". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2017-03-17.
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