Honda rider Paulo Goncalves from Portugal and Mini driver Orlando Terranova from Argentina on Sunday won the 2018 Desafio Inca Rally in the Peruvian desert of Ica, which was held as a prelude to the upcoming
to be held entirely in Peru.
Goncalves rose to victory by winning the third and final stage
of the rally thanks to his Honda teammate, Argentine Kevin Benavides, who left first and marked the path for the Portuguese.
Benavides was fundamental for Goncalves' victory because —at the beginning of the day— the first four riders were separated by just 21 seconds, among them Austrian Matthias Walkner (KTM), Chilean Pablo Quintanilla (Husqvarna) and American Andrew Short (Husqvarna).
By the end of the day, Goncalves took the lead and came in first place, followed by Walkner and Short.
Terranova, for his part, completed the race by winning all three stages of the rally and taking advantage when his main rival, Peruvian Nicolas Fuchs, dropped out the rally on the first day after his car caught fire.
The Argentine won in the category of cars with diesel engine, while the second-fastest driver, Peruvian Diego Weber, took the podium in the category of cars with gasoline engine.
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