Rwanda Mountain Gorilla Rally

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The Rwanda Mountain Gorilla Rally, known originally as the Fraternity Rally, is an international rallying 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.

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The Fraternity Rally was first run in 1999 as motorsport re-established itself after the Genocide against the Tutsi. 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

Sourced in part from: [2] [3] [4]

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

References

  1. ↑ "KCB Rwanda Mountain Gorilla Rally 2011 - Rally Guide" (PDF). www.africanrallychampionship.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 24, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Rwanda Mountain Gorilla Rally 2013 - Rally Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-04-24. Retrieved 2014-04-24.
  3. ↑ "African Rally Championship Website - Rwanda Past Winners". Archived from the original on 2014-02-27. Retrieved 2014-04-24.
  4. ↑ "History - RWANDA AUTOMOBILE CLUB - the Home of Motor Sports in Rwanda". Archived from the original on 2014-04-24. Retrieved 2014-04-24.
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