"It is so special to win this event for the second time. As Toyota, we have always been good here (in Kenya). Like they say in Africa 'The car in front of you is always a Toyota', we are happy," Rovapera told Standard Sports.
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"Credit goes to the team, everyone put effort into making this car work perfectly for us and I think me and Jonne (Halttunen) did a good job," he added.
"We are happy that we did clever driving on this challenging terrain, we were trouble-free the whole week. I dedicate this victory to my good friend Halttunen whose birthday is today," Rovapera said.
Drivers tackled 18 stages in this year's Safari Rally, with Rovanpera triumphing in seven of them.
Despite the good run in the Safari, Rovanpera is not contesting the entire 2024 WRC championship for Toyota as he is alternating the series with teammate and French super star Sebastien Ogier who triumphed in the Safari Rally last season.
Best-placed Kenyan driver was five-time national champion Carl Tundo (4:41:09.60:10 ) at position 16 followed by African Rally Champion Karan Patel (5:09:33.1) at 18th, with Aakif Virani (5:29:01.9) and Hamza Anwar (6:16:11.8) settling for 19th and 20th respectively.
Dubbed 'Super Sunday', six stages covering 74km were contested in the Safari Rally yesterday and they cruised across Malewa (8.33km), Oserian (18.33km) and Hell's Gate (10.53km) conservancies with a similar repeat in the afternoon.
The finish point was at the Wolf Power Stage in Hell's Gate where the prize giving ceremony was held and graced by President William Ruto.
While hailing the 2024 WRC Safari Rally, Ruto underscored Kenya's heritage in the sport, adding that the global motorsports extravaganza gives the country an opportunity to showcase its scenic beauty to the rest of the world, thereby promoting Kenya as a global sporting and tourism destination.