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. 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 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: 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 2016 Valery Bukera Subaru Impreza STi N12 2017 Manvir Singh Baryan Škoda Fabia R5 2018 Giancarlo Davite Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X R4 2019 Jean-Claude Gakwaya Subaru Impreza STi N10 2021 Carl Tundo Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 2022 Karan Patel Ford Fiesta R5 2023 Karan Patel Ford Fiesta R5 2024 Karan Patel Škoda Fabia R5 2025 Samman Singh Vohra Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 2026 Karan Patel Škoda Fabia R5
References
External links Official website Rwanda Automobile Club African Rally Championship