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Route ran on open roads, totalling 5,949 km with 81 controls.
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| 45th WRC rally |
| Round of season: | 4 of 11 |
| Official name: | Safari Rally |
| Edition: | 25th |
| Date: | from Thursday 7-Apr-1977 to Monday 11-Apr-1977 |
| Surface: | Gravel |
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| Entries: | 61 | |
| Starters: | 61 | |
| Finishers: | 12 | (19.7% of starters) |
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| Competitive sections: | unknown | |
| Planned competitive section distance: | 5,949.00 | km | (100.0% of total distance) |
| Actual competitive section distance: | 5,949.00 | km | (100.0% of total distance) |
| Road section distance: | 0.00 | km |
| Total distance: | 5,949.00 | km |
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| DRIVERS - PODIUM FINISHERS |
| | Win was 4th win and 9th podium for Bjorn Waldegard. |
| Second place was 2nd podium for Rauno Aaltonen. |
| Third place was 13th podium for Sandro Munari. |
| MAKES - PODIUM FINISHERS |
| | Win was 7th win and 16th podium for Ford. |
| | Second place was 6th podium for Datsun. |
| | Third place was 25th podium for Lancia. |
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Bjorn Waldegard won by a slim margin (by Safari standards) over Rauno Aaltonen's Datsun.
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1977 was one of the wettest Safari editions. Note tyre marks where drivers have sought firm ground.
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Related links
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Portugal 1977
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South Pacific 1977
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