Current World Champion Paulo Goncalves achieves a great result during the second stage of the Sardinia Rally Race, winning the race and in the process claimed the lead of the race.
Setting the best time of the day, Goncalves raced to a one minute and twenty seven seconds win over Husqvarna's Alessandro Botturi, the result handed Goncalves the race lead by 1 minute and 25 seconds over Botturi.
"Today I did a really good stage, I started from third place and I have won." Goncalves stated. "I am very happy about the result both for the HRC Team and me.
"The bike worked perfectly. We have three more days of racing ahead of us and I am leading the overall standing.
"We have to focus on the main goal because it‰Ûªs easy to make mistakes, we have to keep our concentration in order to achieve a good result at the end of the rally."
Finishing thid on stage two was Goncalves team-mate Joan Barreda who holds down fourth in this years event after two days. KTM Factor race Marc Coma sits in third overall after finishing stage two in fourth position.
Sardinia Rally Stage 2 Results:
1 Paulo Goncalves 3:22'28 PRT HONDA TEAM HRC
2 Alessandro Botturi +1'27 ITA HUSQVARNA Team Husqvarna Italia
3 Joan Barreda +2'15 ESP HONDA TEAM HRC
4 Marc Coma +3'11 ESP KTM KTM Red Bull Rally Factory
5 Olivier Pain +4'15 FRA YAMAHA Yamaha Racing
6 Armand MonleÌ_n +5'10 ESP KTM KTM Marc Coma Junior Team
7 Mario Patrao +6'31 POR SUZUKI RR Motos Credito Agricola Suzuki
8 Gerard Farr̩s +6'59 ESP GAS GAS Gas Gas JVO Team
9 Helder Rodrigues +8'02 PRT HONDA TEAM HRC
10 Andrea Mancini +11'08 ITA BETA Team Dirt Racing Beta
Provisional Standings after Stage 2
1 Paulo Goncalves 5:49'33 PRT HONDA TEAM HRC
2 Alessandro Botturi +1'25 ITA HUSQVARNA Team Husqvarna Italia
3 Marc Coma +2'45 ESP KTM KTM Red Bull Rally Factory
4 Joan Barreda +4'52 ESP HONDA TEAM HRC
5 Armand MonleÌ_n +5'54 ESP KTM KTM Marc Coma Junior Team
6 Gerard Farr̩s +7'55 ESP GAS GAS Gas Gas JVO Team
7 Olivier Pain +9'03 FRA YAMAHA Yamaha Racing
8 Helder Rodrigues +11'21 PRT HONDA TEAM HRC
9 Andrea Mancini +13'15 ITA BETA Team Dirt Racing Beta
10 Mario Patrao +19'01 POR SUZUKI RR Motos Credito Agricola Suzuki
Top Image: Paulo Goncalves Takes Control Of Sardinia Rally After Stage 2
Credit: Honda Racing
