This was reported by the press service of the tournament. A 40-year-old athlete fell off a motorcycle at the 276th km of the rally stage. Gonçalves was taken by helicopter to the hospital, where doctors ascertained his death. The cause of death of a motorcycle racer is called cardiac arrest.
Gonçalves participated 13 times in Dakar. In 2015, he took second place in the overall standings of the rally-raid, and also four times got into the top ten racers.
Earlier it was reported that KamAZ strengthened its leadership after the sixth stage of Dakar.