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Safari Rally 1996 counts for:
1996 FIA World Rally Championship for Drivers
1996 FIA World Rally Championship for Manufacturers
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| 271st WRC rally |
| Round of season: | 2 of 9 |
| Official name: | Safari Rally |
| Edition: | 44th |
| Date: | from Friday 5-Apr-1996 to Sunday 7-Apr-1996 |
| Surface: | Gravel |
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| Entries: | 59 | |
| Starters: | 59 | |
| Finishers: | 18 | (30.5% of starters) |
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| Competitive sections: | 15 | |
| Shortest: | 50.45 | km | (CS3 Kajiado) |
| Longest: | 214.80 | km | (CS14 Seyabei) |
| Slowest: | 98.90 | km/h | (CS9 Eldama Ravine) |
| Fastest: | 165.76 | km/h | (CS2 Kiboko) |
| Planned competitive section distance: | 1,784.40 | km | (82.9% of total distance) |
| Actual competitive section distance: | 1,493.20 | km | (69.4% of total distance) |
| Road section distance: | 658.75 | km |
| Total distance: | 2,151.95 | km |
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| DRIVERS - PODIUM FINISHERS |
| | Win was 3rd win and 4th podium for Tommi Makinen. |
| Second place was 15th podium for Kenneth Eriksson. |
| Third place was 3rd podium for Ian Duncan. |
| MAKES - PODIUM FINISHERS |
| | Win was 12th win and 33rd podium for Mitsubishi. |
| | Second place was 29th podium for Subaru. |
| | Third place was 110th podium for Toyota. |
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Tommi Makinen won Safari on his first attempt, only his mentor Juha Kankkunen had achieved the same before. Photographer behind the car is Martin Holmes.
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Related links
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Swedish Rally 1996
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Indonesia 1996
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