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Route ran on open roads, totalling 5,167 km with 99 controls.
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Safari Rally 1985 counts for:
1985 FIA World Rally Championship for Drivers
1985 FIA World Rally Championship for Manufacturers
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| 139th WRC rally |
| Round of season: | 4 of 12 |
| Official name: | Marlboro Safari Rally |
| Edition: | 33rd |
| Date: | from Thursday 4-Apr-1985 to Monday 8-Apr-1985 |
| Clerk of the Course: | Mike Doughty |
| Surface: | Gravel |
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| Entries: | 71 | |
| Starters: | 71 | |
| Finishers: | 20 | (28.2% of starters) |
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| Competitive sections: | unknown | |
| Planned competitive section distance: | 5,167.00 | km | (100.0% of total distance) |
| Actual competitive section distance: | 5,167.00 | km | (100.0% of total distance) |
| Road section distance: | 0.00 | km |
| Total distance: | 5,167.00 | km |
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| DRIVERS - PODIUM FINISHERS |
| | Win was 1st win and 1st podium for Juha Kankkunen. |
| Second place was 30th podium for Bjorn Waldegard. |
| Third place was 3rd podium for Mike Kirkland. |
| MAKES - PODIUM FINISHERS |
| | Win was 6th win and 1-2 win were 21st to 22nd podiums for Toyota. |
| | Third place was 5th podium for Nissan. |
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Off with the monkeys, I have a rally to win! Juha Kankkunen scares local wildlife on his way to win. Next year he would be there with Peugeot.
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First visit by Peugeot 205 Turbo 16 to Africa brought seventh place after troubled run in unfamiliar terrain.
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Related links
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Portugal 1985
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Tour de Corse 1985
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