Kevin Benavides
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Kevin Benavides | |
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| File:La Gaceta (Joaqo se convirtió) - Dakar 2017 - Kevin Benavídes (3).jpg Kevin Benavides in 2017 | |
| Born | January 9, 1989 |
| 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 |
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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 | edit source]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 | edit source]| Year | Class | Vehicle | Position | Stages won | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Motorbike | Japan Honda | 4th | 1 | |
| 2017 | Did not enter | ||||
| 2018 | Motorbike | Japan Honda | 2nd | 1 | |
| 2019 | 5th | 0 | |||
| 2020 | 19th | 1 | |||
| 2021 | 1st | 2 | |||
| 2022 | Austria KTM | 100th | 1 | ||
| 2023 | 1st | 2 | |||
| 2024 | 4th | 3 | |||
Other results
[edit | edit source]FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship results
[edit | edit source]| Year | Bike | Races | Wins | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Japan Honda | 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 | edit source]| Event | Wins | Podiums |
|---|---|---|
| Argentina Desafio Ruta 40 | 2 | 1st place, gold medalist(s)x2 (2016, 2017) |
| Chile Atacama Rally | 1 | 1st place, gold medalist(s)x1 (2018) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)x1 (2017) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)x1 (2016) |
| Paraguay Desafio Guarani | 1 | 1st place, gold medalist(s)x1 (2015) |
| Spain Andalucia Rally | 1 | 1st place, gold medalist(s)x1 (2020) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)x1 (2022) |
| Morocco Rallye du Maroc | 0 | 2nd place, silver medalist(s)x1 (2017) |
| United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge | 0 | 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)x1 (2018) |
References
[edit | edit source]External links
[edit | edit source]- Lua error in Module:External_links at line 369: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Biker profile at Dakar.com