Past winners of Pearl of Africa Rally
1996– Karim Hirji/ Frank Nekusa (Uganda) Toyota Celica ST 185
Run under FIA rules as the Great Lakes Rally, jointly with Club
Automobile du Burundi
1997– Chipper Adams/ Justin Beyendeza (Uganda) Toyota Supra
Run as the Pearl of Africa Uganda Rally – ARC Candidate event
1998– Charles Muhangi/Steven Byaruhanga (Uganda) Subaru Impreza
1999– Adams/Beyendeza Toyota Supra
2000– Charlie Lubega/ Abed Musa (Uganda) Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 4
2002– Johnny Gemmel/ Robert Paisley (South Africa) Subaru Impreza WRX
2003-Lubega/ Musa Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 4
2004– Lubega/ Musa Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 4
2005– Riyaz Kurji /Sayed Kadri (Uganda) Subaru Impreza N10
2006– Kurji/Kadri (Kenya) Subaru Impreza N8 (Crew run under Kenyan Licence)
2007– Conrad Rautenbach/Peter Marsh (Zimbabwe) Subaru N10
2008– Jamie Whyte/ Phil Archenoul (Zimbabwe) Subaru Impreza N10
2009 -Kurji / Kadri (Kenya) Subaru Impreza N8
Prize granted posthumously
2010-Whyte/ Archenoul (Zimbabwe) Subaru Impreza N10
2011– Ponsiano Lwakataka/ Musa Nsubuga (Uganda) Subaru N8
2012-Mohammed Essa/Greg Stead (Zambia) Subaru Impreza N12

2013-Jas Mangat (Uganda)/ Gihan de Silva (Kenya) Mitsubishi Evo X
2014-Rajbir Rai/ Tim Challen (Kenya) Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X
2015– Jaspreet Chatthe (Kenya)/ Craig Thorley (United Kingdom) Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X
2016– Hassan Alwi/Enock Olinga (Uganda) Subaru Impreza N14
2017– Manvir Baryan (Kenya)/ Drew Sturrock (United Kingdom) Škoda Fabia R5
2018– Manvir / Sturrock Škoda Fabia R5
2019 Manvir / Sturrock Škoda Fabia R5
2020-Cancelled due to COVID
2021 -Cancelled due to COVID
2022 Mangat/Kamya Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X