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Diego Dominguez climbed to second in the WRC3 championship standings with an assured drive to claim victory in the all-Ford Fiesta Rally3 category at Safari Rally Kenya.

So brutal was Africa’s punishing power that Dominguez was the only driver in the category to reach the finish without utilising restart rules. He topped the timesheets by 55min 08.8sec after four days of rough gravel action, reducing absent championship leader Roope Korhonen’s advantage to just 13 points.

The Paraguayan’ maintained a cautious policy in Friday’s opening leg, eager to avoid a repeat of his crash-induced retirement here 12 months ago. But when local rival Hamza Anwar suffered three punctures that afternoon, Dominguez was in the clear and never looked back.

“To be honest this rally was terrible. I have never taken part in a tougher rally than this and I am so excited to have finished it,” he said at a press conference after the award ceremony.
Jason Bailey was the best of the rest, a top-two result giving the Canadian something to smile about after his crew worked hard to repair a damaged engine sump overnight. He overcame a broken wheel in

Sunday morning’s final stage to head McRae Kimathi, who was sidelined by broken steering on Saturday.
Hamza Anwar and Jeremiah Wahome, both competing on home soil, failed to restart on the final day after their cars sustained terminal damage in the same Soysambu water splash on Saturday.

Local star Carl ‘Flash’ Tundo is on course to achieve his goal of a top-three result on home soil. Although the Fabia debutant does not pose any real threat to Prokop, he sits comfortably clear of Armin Kremer, who also tops the WRC Masters Cup standings in a similar car.

It was a case of third time lucky for Prokop, who crashed in 2021 and retired with engine failure in 2022. A Friday misfire caused minor frustration for the Czech star but he achieved a career-best WRC2 result alongside co-driver Zdeněk Jůrka.