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This paper presents the results of an experimental study conducted to evaluate the performance of corrosion damaged reinforced concrete beams with glass fibre reinforced polymer (GFRP) laminates. A total of seven beam specimens 150 x 250x 3000 mm were cast and tested for the present investigation. One beam specimen was neither corroded nor strengthened to serve as virgin. Two beams were corroded to serve as corroded control. The reinforcement mass loss for the corroded beams was 10% and 25%, respectively. The remaining four beams were corroded and strengthened with Uni-Directional Cloth GFRP laminates. The ultimate strength and ductility of the corroded - strengthened specimens were improved by an average of 83% and 60% when compared to the control specimen.