Kenya: Toyota's Evans Takes Charge of Gruelling Day 2 WRC Safari Rally

At the World Rally Championship round in Kenya, Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja (Hyundai) hold third place overall as of Saturday lunchtime (+1.49.5).

Kenya: Toyota's Evans Takes Charge of Gruelling Day 2 WRC Safari Rally

Naivasha -- Toyota Gazoo racing team driver Elfyn Evans stormed to a 7.7 seconds Day 2 lead at the 2025 WRC Safari Rally ahead of champion and team-mate Kale Rovanpera as Hyundai's Ott Tanak completed the podium.

The World Rally Championship season continues this weekend in Kenya, where drivers will face a challenge unlike any other stage. Õhtuleht will be covering the events in a text-based live blog.

Rally World Championship top rider Evans sat in the Toyota on the second day of the safari to the top of the overall classification. The previously leading Ott Tänak (Hyundai) was thrown back by a broken drive shaft.

British rider Elfyn Evans, of the Toyota Racing WRT team, won the second stage of Kenya’s Safari Rally this Friday, the third qualifying round for the World Cup, with 7.7sec ahead of his team-mate Kalle Rovanperä, and took the lead. Read more (Auto) Title news (Auto) 115518985The gravel tracks of the Great Rift Valley posed a challenge in the eight stages that took place this day. Ott Tänak (Hyundai i20), who was the leader after winning Thursda…

Welshman Elfyn Evans has taken the lead at the Kenya Rally, the third of the 14 World Championship races of the season. He is very close, just under eight seconds behind, Finland's Kalle Rovanperä (both Toyota). Estonian Ott Tänak (Hyundai), who led after the first day, has slipped to third place and is now more than 55 seconds behind.