Kevin Benavides
Appearance
Kevin Benavides | |
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![]() Kevin Benavides in 2017 | |
Born | |
Nationality | ![]() |
Height | 172 cm (5 ft 8 in) |
Dakar Rally career | |
Debut season | 2016 |
Current team | KTM |
Starts | 5 |
Wins | 2 (8 stage wins) |
Best finish | 1st in 2021, 2023 |
FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship career | |
Debut season | 2015 |
Current team | Honda |
Wins | 2 |
Best finish | 2nd in 2017 |
Kevin Max Benavides (born 9 January 1989) is an Argentine rally raid motorcyclist who is best known for winning the Dakar Rally twice, in 2021 and 2023, as well as coming second place in 2018.[1] He is a former driver of the Monster Energy Honda Racing. In April 2021, he signed to race for Red Bull KTM Factory Racing in both the FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship and the Dakar Rally onboard the KTM 450 RALLY.
Biography
[edit]He is the brother of Luciano, a rally raid biker too.[2]
Benavides won the 2021 Dakar Rally in the bike category.
He recently signed with the KTM Factory Red Bull team, starting on 7 April 2021.
Dakar Rally results
[edit]Year | Class | Vehicle | Position | Stages won | |
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2016 | Motorbike | ![]() |
4th | 1 | |
2017 | Did not enter | ||||
2018 | Motorbike | ![]() |
2nd | 1 | |
2019 | 5th | 0 | |||
2020 | 19th | 1 | |||
2021 | 1st | 2 | |||
2022 | ![]() |
100th | 1 | ||
2023 | 1st | 2 | |||
2024 | 4th | 3 |
Other results
[edit]FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship results
[edit]Year | Bike | Races | Wins | Podiums | Points | Position |
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2015 | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 18th |
2016 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 9th | |
2017 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 97 | 2nd | |
2018 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 56 | 6th | |
2019 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 3rd |
Rally raid best results (Motorbikes)
[edit]Event | Wins | Podiums |
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2 | ![]() |
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1 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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1 | ![]() |
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1 | ![]() ![]() |
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0 | ![]() |
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0 | ![]() |
References
[edit]- ^ "Dakar moto, trionfa Walkner. A Benavides l'ultima tappa" (in Italian). gazzetta.it. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
- ^ "Benavides brothers enjoy their rest in Dakar lead". motorcyclesports.net. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
External links
[edit]- Biker profile at Dakar.com