Round 3 of 13 of the 1998 World Rally Championship season
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Host country
Kenya
Rally base
Nairobi
Dates run
28 February – 2 March 1998
Stages
16 (1,063.49 km; 660.82 miles)
Stage surface
Gravel
Overall distance
2,339.21 km (1,453.52 miles)
Statistics
Crews
49[1] at start, 19 at finish
Overall results
Overall winner
Richard Burns Robert Reid Team Mitsubishi Ralliart 8:57:34.0
The 1998 Safari Rally (formally the 46th Safari Rally Kenya) was held between 28 February and 2 March 1998. It was the first World Rally Championship victory for Richard Burns and his co-driver Robert Reid after his teammate Tommi Mäkinen and fellow Briton Colin McRae both retired.
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