Kevin Benavides
Kevin 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).[1] He is a driver of the Monster Energy Honda Racing.
Kevin Benavides | |
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Kevin Benavides in 2017 | |
Born | |
Nationality | Argentinian |
Dakar Rally career | |
Debut season | 2016 |
Current team | Honda |
Starts | 5 |
Wins | 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 |
Biography
He is the brother of Luciano, a rally raid biker too.[2]
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 |
Other results
FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship results
Year | Bike | Wins | Podiums | Position |
---|---|---|---|---|
2015 | Honda | 0 | 0 | 18th |
2016 | 0 | 1 | 9th | |
2017 | 1 | 3 | 2nd | |
2018 | 1 | 2 | 6th | |
2019 | 0 | 0 | 3rd |
Rally raid best results (Motorbikes)
Event | Wins | Podiums |
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Desafio Ruta 40 | 2 | (2016, 2017) |
Atacama Rally | 1 | (2018) (2017) (2016) |
Desafio Guarani | 1 | (2015) |
Andalucia Rally | 1 | (2020) |
Rallye du Maroc | 0 | (2017) |
Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge | 0 | (2018) |
References
- "Dakar moto, trionfa Walkner. A Benavides l'ultima tappa" (in Italian). gazzetta.it. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
- "Benavides brothers enjoy their rest in Dakar lead". motorcyclesports.net. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
External links
- Biker profile at Dakar.com
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