News Details

Dakar Day 7: Portuguese rider killed as rally resumes

The 2020 Dakar Rally Saudi Arabia has been rocked by the tragic news that Portuguese rider Paulo Gonçalves (pictured above) succumbed to injuries sustained in a fall sustained 276 kilometres into today's special stage. The Dakar officials reported: 'The organisers received an alert at 10:08 (0708 GMT) and dispatched a medical helicopter that reached the biker at 10:16 and found him unconscious after going into cardiac arrest. 'Following resuscitation efforts in situ, the competitor was taken by helicopter to Layla Hospital, where he was sadly pronounced dead,' it added. 2013 cross-country rallies world champion and 2015 runner-up and a 4-time top-ten finisher, 40-year-old Gonçalves was...
Full Story »
6y ago from GrandPrix247.com 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

British GP and US GP start times tweaked for 2020

The British and United States Grands Prix will start an hour later this...
6y ago from MotorsportWeek.com

Daniel Ricciardo to raffle race suit in aid of...

Daniel Ricciardo is hoping to raise some much needed funds for multiple...
6y ago from MotorsportWeek.com

Insight: What happens before an F1 race starts?

Throughout the winter break Motorsport Week will be providing insight...
6y ago from MotorsportWeek.com

Insight: Getting the streets race ready for F1

Throughout the winter break Motorsport Week will be providing insight...
6y ago from MotorsportWeek.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Takuma Sato makes Indy 500 return with RLL

Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing has announced that Takuma Sato will drive...

Helio Castroneves confirms return for 26th...

Helio Castroneves has confirmed that he will take part in the upcoming...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

WRC Rally Scotland brings top tier rallying back to...

The 2027 WRC calendar should have an exciting new event on the calendar:...

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Arsenal plot £69m move for 10-goal ace to replace...

Arsenal are interested in signing the AC Milan attacker Raphael Leao at...
5h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Premier League officials appear to confirm Arsenal...

Premier League officials have admitted that Arsenal benefited from two key...
3h ago from SportsKeeda.com

Arsenal, Chelsea, and Newcastle eye 70m move for...

Newcastle United, Arsenal, and Chelsea are all keeping tabs on Christian...
6h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Mikel Arteta targets 50m+ La Liga star to supercharge...

Mikel Arteta's Arsenal are keen on acquiring the services of Real Madrid...
6h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Comments

Hottest News

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.