Matthias Walkner – Trusted Since 1999

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing wish both riders all the best for speedy recovery

December 7, 2023 Michael Le Pard

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Matthias Walkner is recovering well following surgery to repair an injury to his left leg, which he sustained while training in the United States. However, the damage is such that […]

300 kilometers of fast rocky tracks against the clock at Stage 3 Rallye du Maroc

October 16, 2023 Michael Le Pard

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Toby Price has put in another strong performance at the Rallye du Maroc to claim his second consecutive runner-up result at this year’s event. The Australian now moves into the […]

2023 Rallye du Maroc Morocco – Preview

October 12, 2023 Michael Le Pard

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Toby Price and Matthias Walkner are ready to race the 2023 Rallye du Maroc. The five-stage event marks the final round of this year’s FIM World Rally-Raid Championship, in which Toby Price lies second […]

Solid start to his 2023 Desafio Ruta 40 Rally campaign

August 29, 2023 Michael Le Pard

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Toby Price has made a solid start to his 2023 Desafio Ruta 40 campaign, posting the fourth fastest time on stage one of the event. Matthias Walkner lost time after […]

Back on world championship calendar for first time since 2018

August 25, 2023 Michael Le Pard

Back on the world championship calendar for the first time since 2018, the Desafio Ruta 40 starts at the bivouac at La Rioja before heading north, through the Catamarca region, into Salta and the finish […]

Inspiration Friday: Legends of the Dakar Exhibition

May 12, 2023 Michael Le Pard

The word “Dakar” brings up images of desert, dunes, heat and exotic locals but also hero’s and overcoming inspiring challenges overcome. Welcome to week #244 of Inspiration Friday: Legends of the Dakar Exhibition. Be inspired […]

KTM didn’t look back from top at Sonora Rally 2023 finish line

April 28, 2023 Michael Le Pard

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Toby Price has stormed to the top of the timesheets on a slightly disrupted day four of the Sonora Rally. Price took the lead on time by kilometer 92 and didn’t look […]

Slightly disrupted day four of the Sonora Rally 2023

April 27, 2023 Michael Le Pard

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Toby Price has stormed to the top of the timesheets on a slightly disrupted day four of the Sonora Rally. Price took the lead on time by kilometer 92 and didn’t look […]

Outstanding ride for KTM Stage 3 Sonora Rally

April 27, 2023 Michael Le Pard

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Toby Price has delivered an outstanding ride on the long timed special on stage three at the Sonora Rally to finish in fourth. The Aussie also lies fourth overall with […]

SOLID RESULT FOR RED BULL KTM ON STAGE TWO OF SONORA RALLY

April 25, 2023 Michael Le Pard

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Toby Price has fought back from his day one disappointment to place fourth fastest on today’s stage two of the Sonora Rally. Well in contention for the stage win, Price […]

First ever 2023 Sonora Rally Mexico

April 20, 2023 Michael Le Pard

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing are ready to take on the 2023 Sonora Rally. Held in Mexico and featuring as part of the FIM World Rally-Raid Championship for the first time, the five-stage event looks […]

Dakar Rally 2023 – Stage 13 Highlights & Results

January 14, 2023 Michael Le Pard

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Toby Price and Kevin Benavides lie first and second overall in the provisional standings at the 2023 Dakar Rally. After over 43 hours of racing, the two KTM 450 RALLY […]

Incredibly tough first week of racing at 2023 Dakar Rally

January 9, 2023 Michael Le Pard

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing have completed the incredibly tough first week of racing at the 2023 Dakar Rally with all three riders lying inside the top 10 overall. Kevin Benavides sits as top KTM, […]

Dakar Rally 2023 – Stage 8

January 8, 2023 Michael Le Pard

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Kevin Benavides and Toby Price currently lie second and fourth respectively in the provisional overall Dakar Rally standings at the close of day eight. Matthias Walkner, who suffered a wrist […]

SOLID STAGE FIVE FOR RED BULL KTM AT DAKAR RALLY 2023

January 7, 2023 Michael Le Pard

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Toby Price, Matthias Walkner, and Kevin Benavides have successfully completed the ultra-demanding stage five at the 2023 Dakar Rally. The three-man team all placed inside the top 10, with Price […]

Dakar Rally 2023 – Longest & Exhausting Stage 3

January 3, 2023 Michael Le Pard

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Kevin Benavides has posted the fourth quickest time on the long 447-kilometer timed special on day three of the Dakar Rally. Toby Price delivered a strong performance over the mixed […]

Dakar Rally 2023 – Stage 1

January 1, 2023 Michael Le Pard

The Red Bull KTM Factory Racing team have made a solid start to the 2023 Dakar Rally with Kevin Benavides finishing second on stage one, and Toby Price in fifth. Matthias Walkner, who stopped to […]

Dakar Rally 2023 – Team Announcement

December 4, 2022 Michael Le Pard

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Matthias Walkner, Toby Price, and Kevin Benavides are ready to take on the 2023 Dakar Rally. With less than one month to go before the start of the iconic event, […]

Rallye du Maroc 2022 – Preview

October 1, 2022 Michael Le Pard

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing are ready to take on the 2022 Rallye du Maroc. The five-stage event marks the third round of this year’s FIM World Rally-Raid Championship. With Matthias Walkner still recovering from […]

FIGHTS BACK TO PLACE AT RED BULL ROMANIACS ENDURO

July 31, 2022 Michael Le Pard

Celebrating its 19th edition, Red Bull Romaniacs returned to its traditional format for 2022 with the spectacular city prologue opening proceedings on Tuesday, followed by four long, tough days of hard enduro rallying, ridden in […]

2022 FIM Hard Enduro World Championship – Red Bull Romaniacs Romania

July 25, 2022 Michael Le Pard

Marking the fifth round of the FIM Hard Enduro World Championship, Red Bull Romaniacs returns to its more traditional format for 2022, with the infamous city prologue opening proceedings on Tuesday, July 26 in the […]

2022 ABU DHABI DESERT CHALLENGE FINAL STAGE RESULTS

March 10, 2022 Michael Le Pard

Covering a total distance of 371 kilometers, stage five at the Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge included a short but demanding 209-kilometer timed special. Offering up the now familiar mix of dunes and faster, sandy tracks, […]

Exhausting Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge 2022 – Stage 4 Results

March 9, 2022 Michael Le Pard

Although temperatures in the Liwa Desert weren’t quite what they have been during earlier stages of this second round of the FIM Rally-Raid World Championship, the mixture of rocky pistes and large, rolling dunes still […]

Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge 2022 – Stage 3 Liwa Desert

March 8, 2022 Michael Le Pard

Enjoying his time racing through the Liwa Desert, Matthias Walkner delivered a fast and smooth ride to take the win on today’s 255-kilometer timed special by close to one minute. The reigning FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Champion’s […]

Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge 2022 – Stage 2 Hameem

March 7, 2022 Michael Le Pard

The three-man Red Bull KTM Factory Racing team has successfully completed stage two of the Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge – round two of the 2022 FIM Rally-Raid World Championship. Kevin Benavides endured a tough day […]

Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge 2022 – Stage 1

March 6, 2022 Michael Le Pard

Less than two months after the completion of the Dakar Rally, Red Bull KTM are back in action at the Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge. The event opened with a short, two-kilometer prologue sprint to decide […]

READY FOR 2022 ABU DHABI DESERT CHALLENGE?

March 4, 2022 Michael Le Pard

Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge 2022 – Preview Well-rested after the demanding 2022 Dakar Rally and highly motivated to return to competitive action, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing are fired up and once again focused on […]

Dakar Rally 2022 – Stage 12

January 14, 2022 Michael Le Pard

Lying third going in the final day of racing, Matthias Walkner put in a superb performance on today’s stage to finish seventh fastest and secure his overall podium result. After covering more than 8,000 kilometers, the top […]

Dakar Rally 2022 – Penultimate Stage 11

January 13, 2022 Michael Le Pard

The event organizers ensured there was a sting in the tail to this year’s Dakar Rally by delivering one the most challenging stages of the race on the penultimate day. Technically demanding navigation combined with […]

Dakar Rally from Wadi Ad Dawasir to Bisha 759-kilometer day in the saddle

January 12, 2022 Michael Le Pard

A long, 759-kilometer day in the saddle lay ahead of the riders as they entered stage 10 of the rally from Wadi Ad Dawasir to Bisha. The 375-kilometer timed special was mostly made up of […]

Dakar Rally 2022 – Stage Nine Wadi Ad Dawasir

January 11, 2022 Michael Le Pard

Relatively short at a total distance of under 500 kilometers, and with a timed special of 287 kilometers, stage nine of the Dakar was made up of a fast, looped route close to Wadi Ad […]

Dakar Rally 2022 – Stage Seven

January 10, 2022 Michael Le Pard

Leaving the Saudi capital of Riyadh, competitors made their way west towards Al Dawadimi on stage seven, but first they faced a challenging 402-kilometer timed special that comprised a mixture of seemingly endless dunes followed […]

Dakar Rally 2022 – Stage Eight

January 10, 2022 Michael Le Pard

Today’s 395-kilometer special comprised a three-way mixture of sand, dirt, and dunes. With navigation proving less testing than on Sunday’s stage seven, times throughout the front runners were extremely close with the top eight separated […]

Outstanding stage win on Dakar Rally day 6

January 8, 2022 Michael Le Pard

The initially planned 404-kilometer special on today’s stage six was set to see the bike class competitors repeat the route used by the cars and trucks yesterday. With the terrain heavily cut up by the […]

RED BULL KTM FACTORY RACING READY FOR SECOND WEEK AT DAKAR 2022

January 8, 2022 Michael Le Pard

Saturday at the Dakar gives all competitors a well-earned break from competition, and with the 2022 Dakar Rally challenging competitors right from the start with its long, grueling stages and technical navigation, the Red Bull […]

OPENING STAGE OF DAKAR RALLY 2022

January 2, 2022 Michael Le Pard

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Matthias Walkner, Toby Price, and Kevin Benavides have all successfully completed the first proper day of racing at the 2022 Dakar Rally – a challenging 514 kilometer looped stage from […]

Dakar Rally 2022 – Preview

December 31, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Celebrating its 44th edition in 2022, this year’s Dakar Rally will be held in the Middle East for the third consecutive year and cover a grueling total distance of 8,106 kilometers. Split into 12 full […]

WALKNER WINS 2021 ABU DHABI DESERT CHALLENGE

November 11, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Matthias Walkner has won the 2021 Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge. Putting in another impressive ride to finish in second place on the fifth and final stage of the event, the […]

Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge 2021 – Stage 4

November 10, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Including the shortest timed special of the event at just over 250 kilometers, day four of the Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge presented another technically demanding and physically exhausting route, beginning with soft sand dunes before […]

Physically demanding Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge 2021 Stage 3

November 9, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Placing second on stage three, Matthias Walkner continues to put in fast, consistent performances at the 2021 Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge. The Red Bull KTM Factory Racing star is yet to finish outside the top […]

Longest Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge 2021 – Stage 2

November 8, 2021 Michael Le Pard

At 470.58 kilometers, the second stage of the rally was the longest of the five-day event, and featured a 333-kilometer timed special that challenged competitors with rolling sand dunes and faster, desert tracks – the […]

STRONG START TO ABU DHABI DESERT CHALLENGE

November 7, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Saturday in Abu Dhabi saw a short two-kilometer Super Special Stage held close to the bivouac at the famous Yas Marina circuit. Matthias Walkner excelled on the twisting track to post the fastest time and earn himself […]

Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge 2021 – Preview

November 6, 2021 Michael Le Pard

The Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge is made up of five full days of racing, primarily held in the dunes of the Liwa Desert. Totaling 1,949 kilometers, the event will feature 1,357 kilometers raced against the […]

Incredible Consistency Clinches Morocco FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship

October 14, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Austrian racer Walkner had a 20-point advantage at the top of the championship standings heading into round four of five in the series, and knew he had to put in a strong performance in order […]

Coming into penultimate Rallye du Maroc with 20-point advantage

October 13, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Coming into the Rallye du Maroc with a 20-point advantage at the top of the championship standings, Matthias Walkner knew he still had to put in a strong performance at the penultimate round in order to clinch […]

Particularly tricky 367.43 kilometers Rallye du Maroc

October 12, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Featuring the longest timed special of the event at a demanding 367.43 kilometers, stage four of the Rallye du Maroc proved to be another huge test of pace and navigational skill. Following a long liaison […]

TOP KTM RIDER ON CHALLENGING RALLYE DU MAROC STAGE THREE

October 11, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Featuring the longest timed special of the event, the 604-kilometer stage three proved to be a real challenge for all competitors. With the section raced against the clock covering over 341 kilometers, and made up […]

Most scenic stage 2 Rallye du Maroc 2021

October 10, 2021 Michael Le Pard

At a total of 609 kilometers, stage two was the longest of the race and included a challenging timed special of 334 kilometers. Described as the ‘most scenic’ stage by race organizers due to the […]

2600 kilometers 2021 edition of the Rallye du Maroc

October 7, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Covering more than 2,600 kilometers and challenging riders with over 1,600 kilometers of timed special stages, the 2021 edition of the Rallye du Maroc will be based around the Moroccan town of Zagora. Opening with […]

Silk Way Rally Final 2021 FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship

July 6, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Silk Way Rally 2021 – Stage Five Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Matthias Walkner has won the Silk Way Rally. Placing second on the fifth and final stage, Walkner extended his lead at the top […]

Very fast stage four of the 2021 Silk Way Rally

July 5, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Silk Way Rally 2021 – Stage Four Matthias Walkner has claimed a third-place finish on stage four of the 2021 Silk Way Rally. The Red Bull KTM Factory Racing rider safely completed the second half […]

Silk Way Rally unable to go into Mongolia

July 4, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Silk Way Rally 2021 – Stage Three Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Matthias Walkner has topped the timesheets on stage three of the 2021 Silk Way Rally. The Austrian rider now leads the overall standings […]

From Russia to Mongolia 2021 Silk Way Rally Results Stage Two

July 3, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Silk Way Rally 2021 – Stage Two Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Matthias Walkner has put in another strong performance at the 2021 Silk Way Rally, racing to fourth place on the relatively short timed […]

STRONG START OF 2021 SILK WAY RALLY STAGE ONE

July 2, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Marking the second round of the 2021 FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship, the Silk Way Rally is the longest on the calendar, totaling over 5,400km. Easing the riders into the mixed terrain event gently, day […]

2021 Silk Way Rally Russia to Mongolia Event

June 29, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Starting in Omsk, Russia on July 2, and travelling to Ulaanbaatar in Mongolia, the 2021 Silk Way Rally is unquestionably one of the toughest events on the FIM Cross-Country Rallies calendar. Riders will face a […]

Finally we have arrived at the finish line at Rally Kazakhstan

June 13, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Initially scheduled to include a 267.02km timed special, stage five of the 2021 Rally Kazakhstan was shortened to just 158.27km due to an issue with the event’s refueling set-up. As such, riders’ times were very […]

Stage four 2021 Rally Kazakhstan 263km of demanding navigation

June 12, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Rally Kazakhstan 2021 – Stage 4 Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Matthias Walkner has finished as runner-up on stage four of the 2021 Rally Kazakhstan. The result moves him up to second place overall in […]

MATTHIAS WALKNER TAKES OVERALL LEAD AT RALLY KAZAKHSTAN

June 10, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Stage two of the rally was the first half of the event’s marathon stage. With very little in the way of liaison, riders soon entered the day’s 280km timed special that led them east from […]

Extremely short 2021 Rally Kazakhstan kick-off

June 9, 2021 Michael Le Pard

The 2021 Rally Kazakhstan kicked off with an extremely short, 2.8km Prologue on Tuesday to decide the start order for Wednesday’s opening stage. At a total distance of 515km, day one challenged competitors with a […]

TWO-YEAR CONTRACT EXTENSION FOR 2-TIME DAKAR RALLY WINNER

June 8, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Price will continue to focus on the FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship, and of course the Dakar Rally, as he starts his seventh season with the Red Bull KTM Factory Racing team. A two-time winner […]

RED BULL KTM READY TO RACE RALLY KAZAKHSTAN

June 4, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Held in the west of the country, and based in the coastal city of Aktau, Rally Kazakhstan will cover a total distance of 2,270 km, of which 1,465 km will be timed special stage with […]

Inspiration Friday: Breath-Taking 2020 Dakar Rally Images and Scenery

March 13, 2020 Michael Le Pard

The legendary Dakar Rally. The world’s roughest, toughest race across the most inhospitable terrain attempted by the few, won by the brave. Total Motorcycle’s Inspiration Friday takes a look at the heroes of the 2020 […]

PABLO QUINTANILLA WINS STAGE 11 AT 2020 DAKAR RALLY

January 17, 2020 Michael Le Pard

ROCKSTAR ENERGY HUSQVARNA RIDER CLOSES IN ON PROVISIONAL RALLY LEADER WITH ONE STAGE LEFT TO RACE Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Pablo Quintanilla has stormed to victory on the penultimate stage of the Dakar Rally. […]

17TH CONSECUTIVE RALLY DAKAR WIN FOR KTM WITH MATTHIAS WALKNER

February 1, 2018 Michael Le Pard

Having covered nearly 9,000 km of the most challenging terrain through Peru, Bolivia and Argentina, Toby Price brought his KTM machine home for a podium finish, placing third having battled to the end following his return […]

Pablo Quintanilla Crowned 2017 FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Champion

October 11, 2017 Michael Le Pard

Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing rider Pablo Quintanilla has won the 2017 FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship at the final round of the series in Morocco. Successfully defending the title he won in 2016, the […]