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Rovanpera, Solberg out to redeem their fathers image at Safari Rally

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Toyota Gazoo's Kalle Rovanpera in action during the Safari Rally in Naivasha on June 26, 2021. [WRC.COM]

2022 World Rally Championships (WRC) leader Kalle Rovanperä is looking forward to making amends in the sixth leg of the series, the Safari Rally, after a disappointing fifth place finish in the Rally Italia Sardegna early this month.

The Finn will be joined by Toyota Gazoo Racing’s GR Yaris team-mates Sébastien Ogier, who replaces Esapekka Lappi to defend his Safari crown, Elfyn Evans and Takamoto Katsuta who will pilot a fourth GR Yaris for the Japanese manufacturer’s second-string squad.

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