The 1998 Safari Rally (formally the 46th Safari Rally Kenya) was held between 28 February and 2 March 1998. It was the first World Rally Championship victory for Richard Burns and his co-driver Robert Reid after his teammate Tommi Mäkinen and fellow Briton Colin McRae both retired.
A total of 49 cars gathered in Nairobi for the Safari Rally of 1998. The young Briton, 27-year-old Richard Burns, won stage 1. But his more experienced teammate, Tommi Mäkinen, snatched the lead in stage 2. He was determined to win for the second time, as 1996's winner. But his hopes were dashed after his timing belt broke, causing him to retire. Burns retained the lead as a result, held it to the end, and won his first WRC rally in his career. It was the Ford Escorts of the Finns Juha Kankkunen and Ari Vatanen, both previous Safari Rally winners, who completed the podium in second and third respectively.
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Luis Climent, in a Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III, had his first victory of the year. Manfred Stohl finished behind him in second, and the Kenyan Paul Bailey completed the podium.
1998, safari, rally, formally, 46th, safari, rally, kenya, held, between, february, march, 1998, first, world, rally, championship, victory, richard, burns, driver, robert, reid, after, teammate, tommi, mäkinen, fellow, briton, colin, mcrae, both, retired, saf. The 1998 Safari Rally formally the 46th Safari Rally Kenya was held between 28 February and 2 March 1998 It was the first World Rally Championship victory for Richard Burns and his co driver Robert Reid after his teammate Tommi Makinen and fellow Briton Colin McRae both retired 1998 Safari Rally46 Safari Rally KenyaRound 3 of 13 of the 1998 World Rally Championship season Previous eventNext event Host country KenyaRally baseNairobiDates run28 February 2 March 1998Stages16 1 063 49 km 660 82 miles Stage surfaceGravelOverall distance2 339 21 km 1 453 52 miles ResultsOverall winnerRichard Burns Robert Reid Team Mitsubishi Ralliart8 57 34 0Crews49 1 at start 19 at finish Contents 1 Report 1 1 WRC 1 2 PWRC 2 Results 3 References 4 External linksReport editWRC edit A total of 49 cars gathered in Nairobi for the Safari Rally of 1998 The young Briton 27 year old Richard Burns won stage 1 But his more experienced teammate Tommi Makinen snatched the lead in stage 2 He was determined to win for the second time as 1996 s winner But his hopes were dashed after his timing belt broke causing him to retire Burns retained the lead as a result held it to the end and won his first WRC rally in his career It was the Ford Escorts of the Finns Juha Kankkunen and Ari Vatanen both previous Safari Rally winners who completed the podium in second and third respectively PWRC edit Luis Climent in a Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III had his first victory of the year Manfred Stohl finished behind him in second and the Kenyan Paul Bailey completed the podium Results editResults of the 1998 Safari Rally Pos No Driver Co driver Car Time retired Pts1 2 nbsp Richard Burns nbsp Robert Reid Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo IV 8 57 34 0 102 7 nbsp Juha Kankkunen nbsp Juha Repo Ford Escort WRC 9 27 0 63 8 nbsp Ari Vatanen nbsp Fred Gallagher Ford Escort WRC 9 52 0 44 6 nbsp Didier Auriol nbsp Denis Giraudet Toyota Corolla WRC 14 26 0 35 11 nbsp Harri Rovanpera nbsp Voitto Silander Seat Ibiza GTi 16V Evo2 2 05 38 0 26 16 nbsp Raimund Baumschlager nbsp Klaus Wicha Volkswagen Golf GTi 16V 2 20 01 0 17 18 nbsp Luis Climent nbsp Alex Romani Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III 2 28 03 0 08 12 nbsp Kris Rosenberger nbsp Per Carlsson Volkswagen Golf Kit Car 2 45 47 0 09 19 nbsp Marco Brighetti nbsp Abdul Sidi Subaru Impreza 555 2 56 01 0 010 21 nbsp Karim Hirji nbsp Frank Nekusa Toyota Celica GT Four 3 03 29 0 0Source Independent WRC archive 2 References edit Rally database eWRC results com Retrieved 10 December 2022 Safari Rally juwra com Independent WRC archive Retrieved 19 March 2017 External links editOfficial website of the World Rally Championship 1998 Safari Rally Archived 25 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine at Rallye info Archived 2020 06 27 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1998 Safari Rally amp oldid 1159961246, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
