Filtering by 2016 Dakar Rally

There is no hiding the goal that Team HRC is chasing in the 2016 edition of the Rally Dakar. Winning the world’s toughest rally will be no mean feat – one requiring fundamental preparation both individually and collectively. The team, made up of Paulo Gonçalves (Portugal), Joan Barreda (Spain), Michael… read more.

American Ricky Brabec is the new boy in the Team HRC fold. The team’s fifth member, who will sport the official colours of Honda in the 2016 Rally Dakar, arrives fresh off the back of an intense string of successes in the American desert. Team HRC’s newcomer has emerged rapidly… read more.

The prestigious Italian brand of accessories for bike and riders GIVI will team up with the HRC squad to tackle the 2016 Rally Dakar. Team HRC wishes to welcome GIVI, who are to form a part of the team for the forthcoming Dakar 2016. Honda Racing Corporation’s Rally Team and… read more.

As the countdown to the Dakar 2016 ticks down, Team HRC’s participation will rely on one vital factor: experience. Paolo Ceci has dedicated more than eleven years to Rally and has formed a tight bond with the Dakar, having made it through to the final finish-line on the last four… read more.

Laika has renewed its partnership with Honda Racing Corporation and is set to tackle one of the most interesting and legendary challenges on the international scene: the 38th edition of the Dakar Rally. This renowned race, as fascinating as it is dangerous, returns with a looping route that starts and… read more.

Kyocera Corporation today announced that its ultra-rugged smartphones have been selected for use by Honda Racing Corporation while competing in the Dakar Rally 2016 motorbike category. Kyocera is a world-leader in rugged mobile devices and will provide commercially available Android™ smartphones as a technical partner to Team HRC for telemetry… read more.

The details of the Rally Dakar 2016 have been unveiled in Paris and the race looks set to be a tough prospect. The Team HRC riders will go into the rally favourites to take overall victory. With less than a month and a half to go until the Dakar fires… read more.

Spazio Campari, near Milan, last night hosted the unveiling of the new 2016 Honda models in an event which featured a strong Team HRC presence. The new team for the Dakar 2016 also made their official presentation. The squad who will represent Team HRC in the 38th Rally Dakar were… read more.

Two and a half months after the accident in the penultimate stage of the Argentine Desafío Ruta 40 which forced Joan Barreda to undergo right kneecap surgery, the Spaniard is already back in the saddle of the Honda CRF450 RALLY with several weeks of rehabilitation behind him. – Joan, how… read more.

Team HRC welcomes French rider Michael Metge to the ranks of the rally team as it looks to strengthen the squad ahead of the season’s greatest challenge: the Rally Dakar. Michael Metge will join Joan Barreda, Paulo Goncalves and Jeremías Israel as Team HRC reinforces its line-up to tackle the… read more.