Kevin Benavides
Kevin Benavides | |
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Born | |
Nationality | Argentinian |
Height | 172 cm (5 ft 8 in) |
Dakar Rally career | |
Debut season | 2016 |
Current team | Honda |
Starts | 5 |
Wins | 1 (5 stage wins) |
Best finish | 1st in 2021 |
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 biker, first place at the 2021 Dakar Rally, second place at the 2018 Dakar Rally (bikes). 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.
He recently signed with KTM Factory Red Bull team, starting with 7th of April 2021.
Dakar Rally results
Year | Class | Vehicle | Position | Stages won | |
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2016 | Motorbike | Honda | 4th | 1 | |
2017 | Did not enter | ||||
2018 | Motorbike | Honda | 2nd | 1 | |
2019 | 5th | 0 | |||
2020 | 19th | 1 | |||
2021 | 1st | 2 | |||
2022 | Motorbike | KTM | 100th | 1 |
Other results
FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship results
Year | Bike | Races | Wins | Podiums | Points | Position |
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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 |
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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) |
Rallye du Maroc | 0 | x1 (2017) |
Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge | 0 | x1 (2018) |