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The Qatar Rally produced its toughest day so far with extremely demanding navigation. Kevin Benavides finished second on the day, while Paulo Gonçalves still has options open in the upper-part of the overall table. A change of scenery at the Qatar Rally brought with it a complicated stage with constant… read more.

Portuguese Monster Energy Honda Team rider Paulo Gonçalves performed well in the third stage of the Qatar Rally with second position on the day to remain in second place in the overall standings. On Qatar Rally’s longest day, with a total trajectory of over 500 kilometres, Monster Energy Honda Team… read more.

Paulo Gonçalves and Kevin Benavides both posted podium finishes at the end of a lengthy special stage on day two of the Qatar Rally as the first differences in the field begin to emerge. It was a tough day out for the Monster Energy Honda Team riders who had to… read more.

A curtain-raising Super Special at the Losail Circuit got the second round of the FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship off and running. Monster Energy Honda Team participate with Paulo Gonçalves and Kevin Benavides. A short, but nonetheless spectacular special stage of just less than five kilometres in the area surrounding… read more.

Monster Energy Honda Team’s debut in the 2017 FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship turned out to be a positive one with good sensations for the team and a fourth overall place for Paulo Gonçalves. There were few surprises in the final stage of the Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge which unfolded… read more.

Monster Energy Honda Team make their biggest impact on the Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge so far: a stage win and overall leadership for the Honda CRF450 RALLY duo in the penultimate stage. The fourth and penultimate stage in Abu Dhabi, held in the dunes of Liwa desert, proved to be… read more.

The longest stage of the Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge failed to produce major changes at the top of the general standings. Paulo Gonçalves, yesterday’s overall leader after the sanction of Walkner, took fourth spot on the day. The third stage of the Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge sees the race arrive… read more.

The Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge moves into the heart of the Liwa desert with a dune-filled and navigationally tricky second stage. Paulo Gonçalves battles back from a fall to post second on the day. A penalty to Matthias Walkner for speeding has given the Portuguese the lead of the provisional.… read more.

Monster Energy Honda Team’s Paulo Gonçalves and Kevin Benavides got their Abu Dhabi adventure underway with a technical first stage. Gonçalves posted fourth and Benavides sixth in a race that promises to be tightly-fought over the coming stages. Some three months after the Dakar, where the riders of Monster Energy… read more.

The final stage in Río Cuarto has brought the Dakar Rally challenge to a close. Monster Energy Honda Team commanded throughout, winning half the stages disputed. Both Joan Barreda – winner of four stages – and Paulo Gonçalves finished among the top riders overall. The short special stage in Río… read more.