# 1974 Safari Rally

The 1974 Safari Rally (formally the 22nd East African Safari Rally) was the second round of the shortened 1974 World Rally Championship season. It took place between 11 and 15 April 1974. The Safari Rally didn't use special stages at this time to decide a winner. Instead all of the route was competitive - with the driver with the lowest accumulation of penalty time between time controls being declared the winner.

## Report

The rally was won by local driver, and Safari specialist Joginder Singh. Singh beat off competition from WRC regulars such as Björn Waldegård and Sandro Munari to secure his first WRC victory. The Safari often saw unheralded cars on the winners ramp and this year was no exception - the Mitsubishi Colt Lancer scored no more points throughout the rest of the season. Fiat held on to their lead in the championship for manufacturers through picking up one point for tenth place.

## Results

| Pos. | Driver | Co-driver | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
| 1974 Safari Rally results |||||||
| 1. | Joginder Singh | David Doig | Mitsubishi Colt Lancer | 11:18:00 | 0.0 | 20 |
| 2. | Björn Waldegård | Hans Thorszelius | Porsche 911 | 11:46:00 | 28:00 | 15 |
| 3. | Sandro Munari | Lofty Drews | Lancia Fulvia 1.6 Coupé HF | 12:22:00 | 1:04:00 | 12 |
| 4. | Harry Källström | Claes Billstam | Datsun 260Z | 13:01:00 | 1:43:00 | 10 |
| 5. | Zully Remtulla | Nizar Jivani | Datsun 260Z | 13:29:00 | 2:11:00 | |
| 6. | Rauno Aaltonen | Wolfgang Stiller | Datsun 1800 SSS | 13:46:00 | 2:28:00 | |
| 7. | Bert Shankland | Chris Bates | Peugeot 504 | 14:02:00 | 2:44:00 | 4 |
| 8. | Peter Huth | Phillip Hechle | Peugeot 504 | 14:41:00 | 3:23:00 | |
| 9. | Vic Preston, Jr | Roger Barnard | Ford Escort RS1600 | 14:56:00 | 3:38:00 | 2 |
| 10. | Robin Ulyate | Ivan Smith | Fiat Abarth 124 Rallye | 15:13:00 | 3:55:00 | 1 |
| 11. | Shekhar Mehta | Mike Doughty | Lancia Fulvia 1.6 Coupé HF | 16:15:00 | 4:57:00 | |
| 12. | Davinder Singh | Ken Taylor | Mitsubishi Colt Lancer | 19:53:00 | 8:35:00 | |
| 13. | Jim Noon | Jim Heather-Hayes | Mitsubishi Galant | 20:06:00 | 8:48:00 | |
| 14. | Ernest van Leeve | John Mitchell | Mitsubishi Galant | 25:19:00 | 14:01:00 | |
| 15. | Prem Choda | Pauru Choda | Mitsubishi Galant | 27:51:00 | 16:33:00 | |
| 16. | Rosemary Smith | Pauline Gullick | Datsun 1800 SSS | 28:57:00 | 17:39:00 | |
Source: Independent WRC archive

## Championship standings after the event

| Rank | Manufacturer | Event | Event | Event | Event | Event | Event | Event | Event | Total points |
| Rank | Manufacturer | POR | KEN | FIN | ITA | CAN | USA | GBR | FRA | Total points |
| 1 | Fiat | 20 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 21 |
| 2 | Mitsubishi | - | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 20 |
| 3 | Datsun | 8 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 18 |
| 4 | Porsche | - | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15 |
| 5 | Lancia | - | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12 |
| 6 | Toyota | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 |
| 7 | Alpine-Renault | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 |
| 8 | BMW | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| 8 | Peugeot | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| 8 | Ford | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| 11 | Citroën | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |