1974 Safari Rally

1974 Safari Rally 22nd East African Safari Rally 2 1974 World Rally Championship season 1974 Rally Portugal 1974 1000 Lakes Rally Nairobi, Kenya 11 April 15 April 1974 5000 (approx.) Gravel KEN Joginder Singh KEN David Doig Japan Mitsubishi Ralliart 99 16 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. juwra.com/About timing Jonkka's World Rally Archive http://www.juwra.com/about_timing.html 2008-05-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20080508021110/http://www.juwra.com/about_timing.html 8 May 2008 live Rally Racing Teams Racing Team Driver Co-driver # Car 1974 Safari Rally racing teams ITA Lancia Marlboro KEN Shekhar Mehta KEN Mike Doughty 7 ITA Lancia Fulvia 1.6 Coupé HF ITA Sandro Munari KEN Lofty Drews 10 GBR Chipsteads of Kensington SWE Björn Waldegård SWE Hans Thorszelius 19 GER Porsche 911 Carrera RS GBR William A. Fritschy GBR Peter Moon 36 GER Porsche 911 S KEN African Roadways (NBO) FIN Rauno Aaltonen GER Wolfgang Stiller 16 JPN Datsun 1800 SSS KEN Marshalls (EA) Ltd. FIN Hannu Mikkola FRA Jean Todt 1 FRA Peugeot 504 SWE Ove Andersson SWE Arne Hertz 4 FIN Timo Mäkinen GBR John Davenport 5 GBR Tony Fall GBR Mike Wood 6 GER Peter Huth KEN Philip Rea Hechle 21 TAN Bert Shankland KEN Christopher Edward Bates 50 Report thumb|left|Joginder Singh's Mitsubishi Lancer used in the race, which they won. With the number #46. 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 Lancer 1600 GSR 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. 46 KEN Joginder Singh KEN David Doig JPN Mitsubishi Lancer 1600 GSR 11:18:00 0.0 20 2. 19 SWE Björn Waldegård SWE Hans Thorszelius GER Porsche 911 11:46:00 28:00 15 3. 10 ITA Sandro Munari KEN Lofty Drews ITA Lancia Fulvia 1.6 Coupé HF 12:22:00 1:04:00 12 4. 14 SWE Harry Källström SWE Claes Billstam JPN Datsun 260Z 13:01:00 1:43:00 10 5. 35 TAN Zully Remtulla TAN Nizar Jivani JPN Datsun 260Z 13:29:00 2:11:00 6. 16 FIN Rauno Aaltonen FRG Wolfgang Stiller JPN Datsun 1800 SSS 13:46:00 2:28:00 7. 50 TAN Bert Shankland KEN Chris Bates FRA Peugeot 504 14:02:00 2:44:00 4 8. 21 KEN Peter Huth KEN Phillip Hechle FRA Peugeot 504 14:41:00 3:23:00 9. 18 KEN Vic Preston, Jr GBR Roger Barnard GBR Ford Escort RS1600 14:56:00 3:38:00 2 10. 38 KEN Robin Ulyate KEN Ivan Smith ITA Fiat Abarth 124 Rallye 15:13:00 3:55:00 1 11. 7 KEN Shekhar Mehta KEN Mike Doughty ITA Lancia Fulvia 1.6 Coupé HF 16:15:00 4:57:00 12. 26 KEN Davinder Singh KEN Ken Taylor JPN Mitsubishi Colt Lancer 19:53:00 8:35:00 13. 33 KEN Jim Noon KEN Jim Heather-Hayes JPN Mitsubishi Galant 20:06:00 8:48:00 14. 42 Zimbabwe Ernest van Leeve Zimbabwe John Mitchell JPN Mitsubishi Galant 25:19:00 14:01:00 15. 68 KEN Prem Choda KEN Pauru Choda JPN Mitsubishi Galant 27:51:00 16:33:00 16. 31 IRE Rosemary Smith GBR Pauline Gullick JPN Datsun 1800 SSS 28:57:00 17:39:00 Source: Independent WRC archiveSafari Rally http://www.juwra.com/safari_1974.html juwra.com Independent WRC archive 2017-03-17 Championship standings after the event Rank Manufacturer Event Totalpoints PORPortugal KENKenya FINFIN ITAITA CANCAN USAUSA GBRGBR FRAFRA 1 ITA Fiat 20 1 ------ 21 2 JPN Mitsubishi - 20 ------ 20 3 JPN Datsun 8 10 ------ 18 4 GER Porsche - 15 ------ 15 5 ITA Lancia - 12 ------ 12 6 JPN Toyota 10 - ------ 10 7 FRA Alpine-Renault 6 - ------ 6 8 GER BMW 4 - ------ 4 FRA Peugeot - 4 ------ 4 USA Ford 2 2 ------ 4 11 FRA Citroën 3 - ------ 3 References External links Official website of the World Rally Championship 1974 Safari Rally https://web.archive.org/web/20160317082336/http://www.rallye-info.com/event.asp?event=334 2016-03-17 on Rallye-info.com https://web.archive.org/web/20200627134736/http://www.rallye-info.com/default.asp 2020-06-27 Category:Safari Rally Safari Safari Rally, 1974