2016 Season
Stage 6   China

Team HRC rider Joan Barreda finished the sixth stage with the quickest time to take the stage win in the China Grand Rally. This marks the fifth triumph for the Honda CRF450 after the cancellation of yesterday’s stage. The Spanish rider remains well on course for an overall victory in… read more.


2016 Season
Stage 5   China

China Grand Rally’s race authorities have announced that the fifth stage of the rally – the longest special stage – has been cancelled, citing safety issues. There is to be no fifth stage of the China Grand Rally and as a consequence the standings from yesterday’s event remain. Race organisers… read more.


2016 Season
Stage 4   China

Joan Barreda is turning out to be the prime mover in the China Grand Rally after snatching a fourth consecutive victory to extend his lead in the general standings. Teammate Michael Metge was once again second. Another stage and another one-two for Team HRC as the fourth stage of the… read more.


2016 Season
Stage 3   China

Joan Barreda took victory on a trouble-free third day of the China Grand Rally as the Team HRC duo pulled off another one-two. The stage had been shortened from the previously scheduled version. Today’s stage played out over rocky terrain and fast tracks at the foot of the immense Gobi… read more.


2016 Season
Stage 2   China

Team HRC’s Joan Barreda was the quickest in the second stage of the China Grand Rally, although the day was not without setbacks. The Spaniard further bolsters his position at the top of the leaderboard. Joan Barreda once again proved to be the main protagonist at the China Grand Rally… read more.


2016 Season
Stage 1   China

Joan Barreda laid down the gauntlet in the China Grand Rally, becoming the first leader as the race kicked off in Bao Tou, Inner Mongolia. The Spanish Team HRC rider – on his maiden outing in the Chinese Rally – was accompanied by teammate Michael Metge, who posted runner-up spot.… read more.


2016 Season
Preview 1   China

Team HRC’s Joan Barreda and Michael Metge are poised to get their first taste of the third edition of the China Grand Rally which gets underway tomorrow. With less than a hundred days to go until the 2017 Dakar Rally – off road season’s blue riband event – Team HRC… read more.


2016 Cross-Country Rallies
Post-Race Round R4, 1   Chile

Team HRC travelled in August, but not on holiday. Now after the successes of the U.S. and Chilean rallies, the team and riders are preparing to face the forthcoming events. The Atacama Rally marks another step forward as Team HRC readies itself for the season’s greatest challenge: the Dakar Rally… read more.


2016 Cross-Country Rallies
Stage Round R4, 5   Chile

The riders from Team HRC have finished an important rally in preparation for the Dakar Rally 2017 – the Atacama Rally – with Argentinean rider Kevin Benavides on the rostrum, runner-up in the final stage. Kevin Benavides was the best finisher among the components of Team HRC with a podium… read more.


2016 Dakar Rally
Stage Round R4, 4   Chile

Team HRC and Paulo Gonçalves took the top honours in the fourth stage of a fast and hazardous Atacama Rally. The team’s Argentinean rider Kevin Benavides fell while Ricky Brabec had a steady day in the saddle. The early morning mist once again wreaked havoc with the scheduling, not allowing… read more.