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.
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]
References
- ^ http://www.africanrallychampionship.com/2011/rwanda-FINAL_RMGR-2011-RALLY-GUIDE.pdf [ bare URL PDF]
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{{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title ( link) - ^ "African Rally Championship Website - Rwanda Past Winners". Archived from the original on 2014-02-27. Retrieved 2014-04-24.
- ^ "History - RWANDA AUTOMOBILE CLUB - the Home of Motor Sports in Rwanda". Archived from the original on 2014-04-24. Retrieved 2014-04-24.
External links
- Official website
- Rwanda Automobile Club Archived 2014-05-17 at the Wayback Machine
- African Rally Championship