GLOBE PRIX
The helicopter over the Rwanda circuit: the Rwanda racing game

Flag of RwandaRwandan Grand Prix

Rwanda Racing GameRace a 3.7 km circuit drawn from Rwanda's outline

Drive Rwanda, free ▸Screenshots ▾

Length
3.7km
Turns
19
Main straight
430m
Slowest corner
71km/h
Climb
63m
Setting
Downtown

The land of a thousand hills gets a hilly street race. This Rwanda racing game runs on a track drawn from Rwanda's border, so the lap starts at Ruhengeri in the north, swings east through Kakole and the Eastern province, then turns south past Kibungo to Nyanza. From there it heads west to Cyangugu and Bugarama, and climbs the western side back up to Gisenyi, 19 corners in all.

The Rwandan Grand Prix is a downtown street circuit, 3.7 km with 63 metres of climb.

The Rwanda circuit map

The racing line (orange) inside Rwanda's outline; ○ is the start and finish. Open the map
  1. T1Ruhengeri
  2. T2Northern
  3. T3Kakole
  4. T4Eastern
  5. T5Kinoni
  6. T6Rwabarugu
  7. T7Rugasha
  8. T8Ngugo
  9. T9Kagasa I
  10. T10Rubona
  11. T11Kibungo
  12. T12Senga
  13. T13Nyanza
  14. T14Southern
  15. T15Wantotwe
  16. T16Cyangugu
  17. T17Bugarama
  18. T18Western
  19. T19Gisenyi

Each corner is named after the place on Rwanda's outline it traces.

Screenshots from the Rwanda circuit

Through the slowest corner, Nyanza
On the grid for the Rwandan Grand Prix: Rwanda racing game screenshot
On the grid for the Rwandan Grand Prix
Out of the tunnel, Rwanda: Rwanda racing game screenshot
Out of the tunnel, Rwanda
The climb to the hairpin, Rwanda: Rwanda racing game screenshot
The climb to the hairpin, Rwanda
On board around Rwanda: Rwanda racing game screenshot
On board around Rwanda
Through the dip, Rwanda: Rwanda racing game screenshot
Through the dip, Rwanda

Around the Rwanda track

Mist drifts across the hills and over the downtown streets. The Kigali Convention Centre stands at the top of the view, and a royal palace hut sits by the road. Tea terraces and banana plants cover the slopes, and modern African buildings line the track. Minibuses and mopeds are parked by the fences, a Murakaza neza banner hangs over the crowd, and the boards read Musanze, Huye, Kivu, Rubavu and Virunga.

  • Kigali Convention Centre
  • Royal palace hut

How to drive the Rwanda circuit

A 430-metre main straight leads into Ruhengeri, turn 1. Nyanza, turn 13, is the slowest corner at 71 km/h, down in the south. The hills never stop, with 63 metres of climb spread over 19 corners in the mist, so watch the road ahead and brake early.

Ways to race Rwanda

Time TrialA lap for the Rwanda leaderboard, chasing the record holder's ghost. Grand Prix RunRace your way across the world's circuits. One free run every day.

What country is this? Guess Rwanda from one lap

One lap behind the leader, with the racing line drawing itself as it goes. By the flag it's Rwanda's outline. Could you name it before the reveal?

With sound: the video has a voiceover.

Rwanda lap record

The Rwanda leaderboard loads here. Set a lap in Time Trial to get on it.

Set a lap in Rwanda ▸

Rwanda racing game: questions

Is the Rwanda track a street circuit?

Yes. It's a hilly downtown street race in light mist, with the Kigali Convention Centre in view.

Where is the slowest corner on the Rwanda circuit?

At Nyanza, turn 13, taken at 71 km/h.

How long is the Rwanda circuit?

3.7 km, with 19 turns and 63 metres of climb. The main straight is 430 metres long, and the slowest corner, Nyanza, is taken at 71 km/h.

Can I race Rwanda on my phone?

Yes. Globe Prix plays on phones and tablets with touch or tilt steering, and on desktop with a keyboard or a gamepad.

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