Kevin Benavides

Kevin Benavides
Kevin Benavides in 2017
Born (1989-01-09) January 9, 1989 (age 37)
Salta, Argentina
Height172 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Dakar Rally career
Debut season2016
Current teamKTM
Starts5
Wins2 (8 stage wins)
Best finish1st in 2021, 2023
FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship career
Debut season2015
Current teamHonda
Wins2
Best finish2nd 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. 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.

Benavides won the 2021 Dakar Rally in the bike category.

Benavides 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 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
2025 DNF 0

Other results

FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship results

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)

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

  1. ↑ "Dakar moto, trionfa Walkner. A Benavides l'ultima tappa" (in Italian). gazzetta.it. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  2. ↑ "Benavides brothers enjoy their rest in Dakar lead". motorcyclesports.net. Archived from the original on 22 January 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2018.