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Route ran on open roads, totalling 5,031 km with 82 controls.
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| 67th WRC rally |
| Round of season: | 4 of 12 |
| Official name: | Safari Rally |
| Edition: | 27th |
| Date: | from Thursday 12-Apr-1979 to Monday 16-Apr-1979 |
| Surface: | Gravel |
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| Entries: | 66 | |
| Starters: | 66 | |
| Finishers: | 21 | (31.8% of starters) |
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| Competitive sections: | unknown | |
| Planned competitive section distance: | 5,031.00 | km | (100.0% of total distance) |
| Actual competitive section distance: | 5,031.00 | km | (100.0% of total distance) |
| Road section distance: | 0.00 | km |
| Total distance: | 5,031.00 | km |
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| DRIVERS - PODIUM FINISHERS |
| | Win was 2nd win and 4th podium for Shekhar Mehta. |
| Second place was 12th podium for Hannu Mikkola. |
| Third place was 18th podium for Markku Alen. |
| MAKES - PODIUM FINISHERS |
| | Win was 3rd win and 10th podium for Datsun. |
| | Second place was 1st podium for Mercedes Benz. |
| | Third place was 41st podium for Fiat. |
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