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.
He recently signed with the KTM Factory Red Bull team, starting on 7 April 2021.
Dakar Rally results YearClassVehiclePositionStages won 2016 Motorbike Honda4th1 2017 Did not enter 2018 Motorbike Honda 2nd1 2019 5th0 2020 19th1 2021 1st2 2022 KTM100th1 20231st2 2024 4th3 2025 DNF0
Other results
FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship results
YearBikeRacesWinsPodiumsPointsPosition2015 Honda1001618th2016301369th201751397 2nd2018412566th201940075 3rd
Rally raid best results (Motorbikes)
EventWinsPodiums Desafio Ruta 402 (2016, 2017) Atacama Rally1 (2018) (2017) (2016) Desafio Guarani 1 (2015) Andalucia Rally 1 (2020) (2022) Rallye du Maroc0 (2017) Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge0 (2018)
References
External links
Biker profile at Dakar.com