Puligilla-Sherif duo wins ARC3 class in Rawanda Rally

The Indian duo of Naveen Puligilla and co-driver Musa Sherif claimed a comfortable victory in the ARC3 class and also finished an impressive fourth overall in the 2026 Rwanda Mountain Gorilla Rally, the third round of the FIA African Rally Championship (ARC) here.

Team Duran Racing’s duo of Puligilla and Sherif punched well above their weight in their Ford Fiesta Rally3, prepared by MRU Motorsport Africa, and finished ahead of several more powerful cars in ARC2 class, in a field of 17 ARC entries from Rwanda, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi, Zimbabwe, Denmark and India.

“These gravel stages are tough and technical, but also very fast. It is one of the fastest rallies I have experienced. I am delighted with this win,” said Puligilla.