Showing posts with label Rwanda. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Rwanda. Show all posts
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BREAKING: AFRICAN GRAND PRIX IN RWANDA
BREAKING: Formula 1 returns to Africa with 10 year agreement to race in Rwanda*
The African Grand Prix is set to join the F1 calendar in the early 2030s
Tuesday, 6 October 2026
BREAKING: F1 TO RETURN TO AFRICA FOR BRAND NEW GRAND PRIX
Formula 1’s return to Africa will become a reality as an important decision has been made, RacingNews365 has learned.
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Formula 1 is to return to racing in Africa, RacingNews365 has learned from multiple sources.
It is understood from well-placed sources in the paddock that Rwanda will be granted the opportunity to host a grand prix, with the race set to join the calendar in 2030.
According to our information, an agreement has been reached, and an official announcement could come later on this year - potentially in the coming weeks.
Rwandan President Paul Kagame has made significant efforts in recent years to secure an opportunity for his country to join the top tier of motorsport.
At Kagame’s initiative, the Rwandan capital Kigali hosted the FIA General Assemblies and Prize Giving Ceremony in 2024. Following months of speculation, Kagame used the event to announce that his country would bid to host a Formula 1 race.
As Rwanda currently has no circuit capable of hosting such an event, Kagame’s announcement was met with some scepticism within the F1 community. Nevertheless, the plans did not disappear. The president attended the 2025 Azerbaijan Grand Prix and has maintained close contact with both FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem and F1 President and CEO Stefano Domenicali.
According to information obtained by RacingNews365, it has now been decided that Rwanda will build a permanent racing circuit, based on the plans that were previously leaked.
The complex will be constructed approximately 40 kilometres from Kigali, near Bugesera International Airport, based on designs by WurzDesign.
The company belongs to former F1 driver and circuit designer Alexander Wurz and is currently working - together with Tilke Engineering - on the Qiddiya Speed Park circuit in Saudi Arabia.
F1’s return to Africa has been a longstanding topic of discussion within the series, which last raced on the continent at the 1993 South African GP at Kyalami.
Several attempts have been made in recent years to bring F1 back to Africa.
In South Africa, the former host venue Kyalami, as well as Cape Town, have sought the opportunity to host a race, while there have also been rumours about the intention of Morocco and Nigeria.Although there is no shortage of interest in hosting grands prix around the world, prominent figures within the sport have long agreed that the African continent should return to the F1 calendar.
Among the drivers, seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton has been one of the most vocal advocates for the initiative, which has also regularly received support from ben Sulayem and Domenicali.
- Sàndor Mészáros
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Monday, 13 July 2026
HUWEL CLAIMS RWANDA'S MOUNTAIN GORILLA RALLY TROPHY 🏆
KIGALI: TANZANIA’S Ahmed Huwel overcame last section’s puncher to second overall in the Mountain Gorilla Rally of Rwanda this afternoon.
The third round of this year’s African Rally Championship (ARC), the Mountain Gorilla Rally was officially flagged off on July 10 before its climax today, July 12, 2026 in Rwanda’s capital, Kigali.
Tanzania could have its both entries at the top- three spot if Manvir Birdi, who retired in the last stages, maintained his lead til the podium finish.
Still,it was a sad ending for Birdi, another Tanzanian entry in this year’s continental level rally. Birdi who was navigated by Manmeet Birdi in their Skoda Fabia suffered a gearbox failure.
Before his last stages retirement, Birdi was leading the SS15 stage with Huwel following him closely in his Toyota GR Yaris.
Huwel, who was competing in the RC 2 Rally 2 category, clocked 2 hours, 20 minutes and 48.5 seconds, 7.30 minutes behind the winner, Karan Patel from Kenya.
Huwel represented the Mkwawa Rally while Manvir paraded the Asas Team banner.
Third overall was a Kenyan team of Aakif ViranI and Zahir Shah who spent 2 hours, 25 minutes and 52 seconds in their Skoda Fabia R5.
Navin Puligila from India finished fourth overall in Ford Fiesta after spending 2:27:85, finishing ahead of the fifth-placed Jasmeet Chana of Kenya who was timed at 2: 28:47.
Eleven cars managed to finish the tough engine war that raged on dusty roads of Rwanda.
Kenya’s Nikhil Sachania claimed the sixth position in Ford Fiesta while Christian Kanangire from Burundi took the seventh position ahead of the 8th –placed Oscar Ntambi from Uganda.
- MIGUEL SULEYMAN13
KENYA WINS RWANDA MOUNTAIN GORILLA RALLY IN BUGESERA, RWANDA
Spectators and supporters from Kenya celebrate the awards won by Kenyan pilots during the Rwanda Mountain Gorilla Rally in Bugesera, Rwanda, July 12, 2026. The Rwanda Mountain Gorilla Rally is one of four official rounds of the 2026 FIA African Rally Championship. (Photo by Cyril Ndegeya/Xinhua)
A Kenyan flag is displayed by the winners of 1st and 3rd place of the Rwanda Mountain Gorilla Rally in Bugesera, Rwanda, July 12, 2026. The Rwanda Mountain Gorilla Rally is one of four official rounds of the 2026 FIA African Rally Championship. (Photo by Cyril Ndegeya/Xinhua)
Huwel Ahmed and his co-driver Solanki Roheet from Tanzania race during the Rwanda Mountain Gorilla Rally in Bugesera, Rwanda, July 12, 2026. The Rwanda Mountain Gorilla Rally is one of four official rounds of the 2026 FIA African Rally Championship. (Photo by Cyril Ndegeya/Xinhua)
Kenya's Karan Patel stands and poses for a picture near his Skoda Fabia R5 that gave him the victory as the African Rally Champion during the Rwanda Mountain Gorilla Rally in Bugesera, Rwanda, July 12, 2026. The Rwanda Mountain Gorilla Rally is one of four official rounds of the 2026 FIA African Rally Championship. (Photo by Cyril Ndegeya/Xinhua)
Huwel Ahmed (2nd L) and his co-driver Solanki Roheet both from Tanzania pose after receiving their 2nd place winner award from The President of Rwanda Automobile Club Christian Gakwaya (1st R) and the mayor of Bugesera district Richard Mutabazi (1st L) at the end of the Rwanda Mountain Gorilla Rally in Bugesera, Rwanda, July 12, 2026. The Rwanda Mountain Gorilla Rally is one of four official rounds of the 2026 FIA African Rally Championship. (Photo by Cyril Ndegeya/Xinhua)
Karan Patel and his co-driver Tauseef Khan from Kenya race during the Rwanda Mountain Gorilla Rally in Bugesera, Rwanda, July 12, 2026. The Rwanda Mountain Gorilla Rally is one of four official rounds of the 2026 FIA African Rally Championship. (Photo by Cyril Ndegeya/Xinhua)
Virani Aakif and his co-driver Shah Zahir from Kenya race during the Rwanda Mountain Gorilla Rally in Bugesera, Rwanda, July 12, 2026. The Rwanda Mountain Gorilla Rally is one of four official rounds of the 2026 FIA African Rally Championship. (Photo by Cyril Ndegeya/Xinhua)
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