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Route ran on open roads, totalling 5,016 km with 75 controls.
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| 55th WRC rally |
| Round of season: | 3 of 11 |
| Official name: | Safari Rally |
| Edition: | 26th |
| Date: | from Thursday 23-Mar-1978 to Monday 27-Mar-1978 |
| Surface: | Gravel |
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| Entries: | 72 | |
| Starters: | 72 | |
| Finishers: | 13 | (18.1% of starters) |
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| Competitive sections: | unknown | |
| Planned competitive section distance: | 5,016.00 | km | (100.0% of total distance) |
| Actual competitive section distance: | 5,016.00 | km | (100.0% of total distance) |
| Road section distance: | 0.00 | km |
| Total distance: | 5,016.00 | km |
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| DRIVERS - PODIUM FINISHERS |
| | Win was 4th win and 11th podium for Jean-Pierre Nicolas. |
| Second place was 1st podium for Vic Preston Jr. |
| Third place was 3rd podium for Rauno Aaltonen. |
| MAKES - PODIUM FINISHERS |
| | Win was 4th win and 7th podium for Peugeot. |
| | Second place was 4th podium for Porsche. |
| | Third place was 8th podium for Datsun. |
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