Kevin Benavides

Kevin Benavides
Kevin Benavides in 2017
Born	(1989-01-09) January 9, 1989 (age 35) Salta, Argentina
Nationality	Argentine
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

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

Year	Class	Vehicle	Position	Stages won
2016	Motorbike	Honda	4th	1
2017	Did not enter
2018	Motorbike	Honda	2nd	1
2019			5th	0
2020			19th	1
2021			1st	2
2022		KTM	100th	1
2023			1st	2
2024			4th	3

Other results

FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship results

Year	Bike	Races	Wins	Podiums	Points	Position
2015	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)

Event	Wins	Podiums
Desafio Ruta 40	2	x2 (2016, 2017)
Atacama Rally	1	x1 (2018) x1 (2017) x1 (2016)
Desafio Guarani	1	x1 (2015)
Andalucia Rally	1	x1 (2020) x1 (2022)
Rallye du Maroc	0	x1 (2017)
Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge	0	x1 (2018)

References

External links

• Biker profile at Dakar.com