1998 Safari Rally
| 1998 Safari Rally 46. Safari Rally Kenya 1998 | |||
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Round 3 of 13 of the 1998 World Rally Championship
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| Host country |
 Kenya | ||
| Rally base |
Nairobi | ||
| Dates run | 28 February – 2 March 1998 | ||
| Stages | 16 | ||
| Results | |||
| Overall winner |
 Richard BurnsTeam Mitsubishi Ralliart | ||
| Crews | 49[1] at start, 19 at finish | ||
The 46th Safari Rally Kenya was held between 28 February-2 March 1998.
It was the first World Rally Championship victory for Richard Burns and his co-driver Robert Reid after his team-mate Tommi Mäkinen and fellow Briton Colin McRae both retired.
Results
| Pos | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Car | Time/retired | Pts |
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| 1 | 2 | Richard Burns |
Robert Reid |
Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo IV | 8:57:34.0 | 10 |
| 2 | 7 |  Juha Kankkunen |
Juha Repo |
Ford Escort WRC | +9:27.0 | 6 |
| 3 | 8 | Ari Vatanen |
Fred Gallagher |
Ford Escort WRC | +9:52.0 | 4 |
| 4 | 6 |  Didier Auriol |
Denis Giraudet |
Toyota Corolla WRC | +14:26.0 | 3 |
| 5 | 11 | Harri Rovanperä |
Voitto Silander |
Seat Ibiza GTi 16V Evo2 | +2:05:38.0 | 2 |
| 6 | 16 |  Raimund Baumschlager |
 Klaus Wicha |
Volkswagen Golf GTi 16V | +2:20:01.0 | 1 |
| 7 | 18 |  Luis Climent |
Álex Romani |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III | +2:28:03.0 | 0 |
| 8 | 12 | Kris Rosenberger |
 Per Carlsson |
Volkswagen Golf Kit Car | +2:45:47.0 | 0 |
| 9 | 19 | Marco Brighetti |
Abdul Sidi |
Subaru Impreza 555 | +2:56:01.0 | 0 |
| 10 | 21 |  Karim Hirji |
Frank Nekusa |
Toyota Celica GT-Four | +3:03:29.0 | 0 |