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499-kilometer of the 2024 Rallye du Maroc stage two results

October 11, 2024 Michael Le Pard

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Daniel Sanders has stormed to third place on the long, 499-kilometer stage two of the 2024 Rallye du Maroc. Combined with his result from Monday’s stage one, the KTM 450 RALLY […]

DANIEL SANDERS WINS STAGE THREE OF THE 2024 RALLYE DU MAROC

October 11, 2024 Michael Le Pard

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Daniel Sanders has claimed victory on stage three of the 2024 Rallye du Maroc. Demonstrating exceptional skill in the dunes of today’s timed special, the KTM 450 RALLY rider has […]

STAGE FOUR WIN FOR SANDERS AT RALLYE DU MAROC AS BENAVIDES CLAIMS THIRD

October 11, 2024 Michael Le Pard

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Daniel Sanders has secured his second consecutive stage win of the 2024 Rallye du Maroc with victory on day four. Opening the entire 315-kilometer timed special, the Australian now heads […]

DANIEL SANDERS WINS 2024 RALLYE DU MAROC

October 11, 2024 Michael Le Pard

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Daniel Sanders has won the 2024 Rallye du Maroc. At the end of what has been a hugely successful event for the team with both riders on the podium, Sanders […]

Demanding stage 1 results at Rallye du Maroc 2024

October 8, 2024 Michael Le Pard

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Daniel Sanders has completed the revised stage one of the 2024 Rallye du Maroc as runner-up. Making his competitive return to the team in Morocco, Sanders covered the 180 kilometers of […]

2024 Rallye du Maroc Morocco – Preview

September 29, 2024 Michael Le Pard

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing are gearing up for the 2024 Rallye du Maroc with an all-new rider line-up. Luciano Benavides and Daniel Sanders, who make their return to the Red Bull KTM awning, are […]

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing thanks two-time Dakar Rally Champion Toby Price for

March 21, 2024 Michael Le Pard

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing would like to thank two-time Dakar Rally Champion Toby Price for the many achievements and results he earned with the team over the past nine seasons, as his contract concludes. […]

Victory at the 2023 Rallye du Maroc Winner

October 18, 2023 Michael Le Pard

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Toby Price has claimed victory at the 2023 Rallye du Maroc. Giving his all to win the final round of this year’s FIM World Rally-Raid Championship, Toby’s result wasn’t quite enough to […]

Hard-fought runner-up result at Rallye du Maroc for Argentinian

October 18, 2023 Michael Le Pard

Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Luciano Benavides has won the 2023 FIM World Rally-Raid Championship at the final round of the series in Morocco. The FR 450 Rally mounted rider secured the title with a hard-fought runner-up […]

Most beautiful yet difficult Rallye du Maroc stage yet

October 17, 2023 Michael Le Pard

Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Luciano Benavides has stormed to victory on stage four of the Rallye du Maroc. Setting off as the sixth rider into today’s timed special, Benavides pushed from the start and was fastest […]

Australian leads the overall standings in 2023 Rallye du Maroc

October 17, 2023 Michael Le Pard

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Toby Price has placed third on the fourth and penultimate stage of the Rallye du Maroc. With one stage left to race, the Australian leads the overall standings with an […]

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 […]

Stage three of the Rallye du Maroc demanded maximum attention

October 16, 2023 Michael Le Pard

Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Luciano Benavides has delivered a strong ride on stage three of the Rallye du Maroc. Continuing his consistent performance throughout the event, the Argentinian now moves up to fourth overall in the […]

Strong and consistent ride at the 2023 Rallye du Maroc

October 15, 2023 Michael Le Pard

Delivering another strong and consistent ride at the 2023 Rallye du Maroc, Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Luciano Benavides has safely completed stage two as the fourth fastest rider. In doing so the Argentinian maintains his fifth […]

Dunes of M’Hamid 2023 Rallye du Maroc Stage 2

October 15, 2023 Michael Le Pard

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Toby Price has stormed to second place on a challenging stage two at the 2023 Rallye du Maroc. The result moves the Australian up to second overall in the provisional overall standings. Matthias […]

Rough and rocky opening stage of 2023 Rallye du Maroc

October 14, 2023 Michael Le Pard

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Matthias Walkner has finished as third fastest on the opening stage of the 2023 Rallye du Maroc. Teammate Toby Price brought his KTM 450 RALLY home just over two minutes behind Walkner in fifth. […]

2023 Rallye du Maroc – Stage 1 really long and challenging stage

October 14, 2023 Michael Le Pard

FIM World Rally-Raid Championship leader Luciano Benavides has made a strong start to his Rallye du Maroc campaign by posting the fourth quickest time on stage one of the event. The Husqvarna Factory Racing rider […]

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 […]

Final FIM World Rally-Raid Championship (W2RC) competition – the Rallye du Maroc

October 12, 2023 Michael Le Pard

Luciano Benavides returns to FIM World Rally-Raid Championship (W2RC) competition this week at the final race of the five-round series – the Rallye du Maroc. With three podium finishes under his belt this season, the […]

Wide-open salt lakes to technical riverbeds stage two of the Desafio Ruta 40 Rally

August 30, 2023 Michael Le Pard

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Toby Price has successfully completed stage two of the Desafio Ruta 40. The stage wasn’t without incident however, with a technical issue forcing Price to stop and subsequently receive assistance and parts […]

Confusion as Husqvarna immediately terminates top racer contract

June 27, 2023 Michael Le Pard

HUSQVARNA FACTORY RACING THANKS SKYLER HOWES AMERICAN RACER PARTS COMPANY WITH HUSQVARNA FACTORY RACING WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT Husqvarna Factory Racing would like to thank Skyler Howes for his commitment, enthusiasm, and success during his two […]

Extremely close between top three at 2022 Andalucia Rally

October 23, 2022 Michael Le Pard

Luciano Benavides has finished the 2022 Andalucia Rally in third place overall. A strong ride on the short, final stage of the Spanish event saw the Husqvarna Factory Racing rider secure his second consecutive event […]

Rallye du Maroc – Andalucia Rally – Dakar Rally

October 18, 2022 Michael Le Pard

Luciano Benavides will return to competition this week as he takes on the Andalucia Rally in Spain. Fresh from his runner-up finish at the Rallye du Maroc less than two weeks ago, the FR 450 […]

Andalucia Rally 2022

October 18, 2022 Michael Le Pard

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Kevin Benavides is ready to take on the 2022 Andalucia Rally. Postponed earlier in the year, the Spanish event now marks the fourth and final round of this year’s FIM […]

Rallye du Maroc 2022 – Stage 5 Results

October 7, 2022 Michael Le Pard

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Kevin Benavides has successfully completed the 2022 Rallye du Maroc in sixth place. Following a tough start to the event where Benavides opened stage one, the Argentinian fought back hard, […]

HUSQVARNA SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE RALLYE DU MAROC STAGE FOUR

October 6, 2022 Michael Le Pard

Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Skyler Howes and Luciano Benavides have safely completed stage four of the Rallye du Maroc in sixth and eighth places respectively. Following his stage win on day three, Benavides did an incredible […]

Rallye du Maroc 2022 – Stage 4 Results

October 6, 2022 Michael Le Pard

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Kevin Benavides has posted the third-fastest time on today’s fourth and penultimate stage of the 2022 Rallye du Maroc. Unfortunately for Toby Price, a crash early in the timed special […]

Rallye du Maroc 2022 – Stage 3 Results

October 4, 2022 Michael Le Pard

At the close of day three at the 2022 Rallye du Maroc, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Toby Price lies third overall after his sixth-place result on today’s challenging stage. As the second rider into […]

Impressive 435-kilometre 2022 Rallye du Maroc Stage 2

October 4, 2022 Michael Le Pard

Skyler Howes has placed fourth on today’s second stage of the 2022 Rallye du Maroc. Finishing just over three minutes behind the day’s winner, Howes’ result moves him into the provisional lead of the third […]

Rallye du Maroc 2022 – Stage 2 Results

October 4, 2022 Michael Le Pard

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Kevin Benavides has delivered an outstanding ride on day two of the 2022 Rallye du Maroc, posting the second-quickest time and finishing less than three minutes down on the day’s […]

Excellent start to 2022 Rallye du Maroc campaign

October 2, 2022 Michael Le Pard

Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Luciano Benavides has made an excellent start to his 2022 Rallye du Maroc campaign, posting the second-fastest time on the 557-kilometre first stage. Completing the special just over two minutes behind his […]

Rallye du Maroc 2022 – Stage 1 Results

October 2, 2022 Michael Le Pard

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’ s Toby Price has finished third-fastest on the opening stage of the 2022 Rallye du Maroc. The Australian made the best use of his start position, earned through his runner-up […]

SOLID START TO RALLYE DU MAROC 2022

October 2, 2022 Michael Le Pard

Returning to FIM World Rally-Raid Championship action after a break of around seven months, Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Luciano Benavides and Skyler Howes have made strong starts to their 2022 Rallye du Maroc campaigns, recording top-four […]

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 […]

2022 Atacama Rally 1258 kilometers across Chilean Atacama desert

September 2, 2022 Michael Le Pard

Although not part of this year’s world championship, the 2022 Atacama Rally still delivered a huge challenge to all riders with five long days of racing through the arid desert landscape of the Chilean Atacama. […]

2022 Atacama Rally 5-Day Final Results

September 2, 2022 Michael Le Pard

STRONG SHOWING FOR HUSQVARNA FACTORY RACING’S RALLY STAR AT FIVE-DAY EVENT IN CHILE Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Luciano Benavides has successfully crossed the finish line at the 2022 Atacama Rally to complete the five-day event in […]

Atacama Rally is back for 2022 and promises to deliver!

August 25, 2022 Michael Le Pard

After a two-year forced hiatus, the Atacama Rally is back for 2022 and promises to deliver its traditional format of long, tough stages held in the arid Atacama Desert, close to the Pacific coast of […]

Ending a highly productive week at Rallye Du Maroc

October 13, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Bringing to an end a highly productive week at the Rallye Du Maroc for the Monster Energy Yamaha Rally Team, Adrien Van Beveren has successfully crossed the event’s finish in an impressive fifth place overall. […]

Shortened final stage of the Rallye du Maroc

October 13, 2021 Michael Le Pard

ROCKSTAR ENERGY HUSQVARNA FACTORY RACING RIDERS COMPLETE SUCCESSFUL FIRST COMPETITIVE OUTING WITH ALL-NEW FR 450 RALLY Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Skyler Howes has completed the shortened final stage of the Rallye du Maroc in […]

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 […]

Solid performances on fourth stage of 2021 Rallye du Maroc

October 12, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Skyler Howes and Luciano Benavides have both delivered solid performances on the fourth stage of the 2021 Rallye du Maroc. Putting in his best performance of the event to date, […]

Impressive speed and consistency at Penultimate Rallye Du Maroc

October 12, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Maintaining his impressive speed and consistency through the technical fourth stage at the Rally du Maroc, Adrien Van Beveren opened much of today’s special. Despite the arduous task, the Frenchman brought his Yamaha WR450F Rally […]

RALLYE DU MAROC STAGE THREE TOP 10 OVERALL

October 11, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Luciano Benavides has delivered his best result of the Rallye du Maroc so far, claiming seventh on the ultra-technical stage three. Skyler Howes maintained a solid pace on the rough, […]

Stage Three Results For Rallye Du Maroc

October 11, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Capitalising on their excellent navigational skills throughout the technical third stage at the 2021 Rallye du Maroc, Andrew Short and Adrien Van Beveren have both impressed to place third and fourth respectively. From the very […]

Scaled down 2022 Dakar special

October 10, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Following on from what was a challenging opening stage on the 2021 Rallye Du Maroc, Monster Energy Yamaha Rally Team’s Ross Branch has bounced back strongly, putting together a calculated ride on stage two to […]

Incredible Merzouga Dunes in the south of Morocco

October 10, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Skyler Howes and Luciano Benavides have successfully completed the second stage at the 2021 Rallye du Maroc. Covering over 600 kilometres in total, the two FR 450 Rally riders faced […]

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 […]

Frustratingly challenging opening stage at 2021 Rallye du Maroc

October 9, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Monster Energy Yamaha Rally Team’s Adrien Van Beveren, Andrew Short, and Ross Branch have all safely completed a challenging opening stage at the 2021 Rallye du Maroc. With Adrien Van Beveren enjoying a strong, trouble-free […]

2021 Rallye du Maroc Sandstorm proved to be real challenge for riders

October 9, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Luciano Benavides has completed his first full stage riding the new 2022 FR 450 Rally in a solid ninth place. A navigation error while running in fourth dropped teammate Skyler […]

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 […]

Monster Energy Yamaha Rally Team Excited For 2021 Rallye du Maroc

October 5, 2021 Michael Le Pard

The Monster Energy Yamaha Rally Team returns to FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship action this weekend for round four of the series, the Rallye du Maroc. With a few months passing since the team’s last […]

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 […]