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.
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| Year | Winner | Car | |
|---|---|---|---|
| align=center colspan=3 | Fraternity Rally | ||
| 2000 | Charles Muhanji | Subaru Impreza WRX | |
| 2001 | Schalk Burger Sr. | Subaru Impreza WRX | |
| align=center colspan=3 | 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 |