Matthias Walkner

Dakar Rally 2023 – Longest & Exhausting Stage 3

Jan 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

Jan 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

Dec 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

Oct 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

Jul 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

Jul 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

Mar 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

Mar 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

Mar 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

Mar 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

Mar 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?

Mar 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

Jan 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

Jan 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

Jan 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 […]