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Safari Rally 1997 counts for:
1997 FIA World Rally Championship for Drivers/Co-drivers
1997 FIA World Rally Championship for Manufacturers
1997 FIA 2-Litre World Rally Cup for Manufacturers
1997 FIA Cup for Drivers of Production Cars
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| 281st WRC rally |
| Round of season: | 3 of 14 |
| Official name: | Safari Rally Kenya |
| Edition: | 45th |
| Date: | from Friday 28-Feb-1997 to Monday 3-Mar-1997 |
| Surface: | Gravel |
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| Entries: | 52 | |
| Starters: | 52 | |
| Finishers: | 19 | (36.5% of starters) |
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| Competitive sections: | 13 | |
| Shortest: | 44.60 | km | (CS3 Corner Baridi 1) |
| Longest: | 155.75 | km | (CS11 Olkejiado 2) |
| Slowest: | 93.12 | km/h | (CS7 Eldama Ravine) |
| Fastest: | 147.03 | km/h | (CS3 Corner Baridi 1) |
| Planned competitive section distance: | 1,318.00 | km | (56.7% of total distance) |
| Actual competitive section distance: | 1,318.00 | km | (56.7% of total distance) |
| Road section distance: | 1,006.65 | km |
| Total distance: | 2,324.65 | km |
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| DRIVERS - PODIUM FINISHERS |
| | Win was 9th win and 15th podium for Colin McRae. |
| Second place was 2nd podium for Richard Burns. |
| Third place was 4th podium for Ian Duncan. |
| MAKES - PODIUM FINISHERS |
| | Win was 15th win and 39th podium for Subaru. |
| | Second place was 40th podium for Mitsubishi. |
| | Third place was 113th podium for Toyota. |
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