Rwanda Mountain Gorilla Rally

The Rwanda Mountain Gorilla Rally, known originally as the Fraternity Rally, is an international rally racing event organised by the Rwanda Automobile Club. The rally is based in the Rwandan capital of Kigali.[1] The event is a round of the African Rally Championship and the Rwandan National Rally Championship.

The Fraternity Rally was first run in 1999 as motorsport re-established itself after the Rwandan Civil War. It began as a cross-border rally that began in Kampala, Uganda before finishing in Kigali. The rally became part of the African championship the following year, restoring a Rwandan presence to the African championship absent since 1988. Over time the Ugandan portion of the event faded and the rally was renamed the Rwanda Mountain Gorilla Rally 2002.

Burundi driver Rudy Cantanhede is the most successful driver in the rallies history with three wins to his credit. Italian born local driver Giancarlo Davite has two wins to his credit. All bar two events have been won by drivers of Subaru Imprezas.

List of winners

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YearWinnerCar
Fraternity Rally
2000 Charles Muhanji Subaru Impreza WRX
2001 Schalk Burger Sr. Subaru Impreza WRX
Rwanda Mountain Gorilla Rally
2002 Johnny Gemmell Subaru Impreza WRX
2003 Fernando Rueda Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
2004 Rudy Cantanhede Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III
2005 Riyaz Kurji Subaru Impreza WRX
2006 Riyaz Kurji Subaru Impreza WRX
2007 Conrad Rautenbach Subaru Impreza WRX
2008 Rudy Cantanhede Subaru Impreza WRX
2009 Giancarlo Davite Subaru Impreza WRX STi
2010 Rudy Cantanhede Subaru Impreza WRX
2011 Jean-Yves Ranarivelo Subaru Impreza WRX STi
2012 Elefter Mitraros Subaru Impreza WRX STi
2013 Giancarlo Davite Subaru Impreza WRX
2014 Mohammed Essa Subaru Impreza WRX STI
2015 Jaspreet Singh Chatthe Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X

References

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