Kevin Max Benavides (born 9 January 1989) is an Argentine

rally raid Rally raid, also known as cross-country rallying, is a form of long distance off-road racing that takes place over several days. The length of the event can be as short as 2–3 days for a cross-country baja to as long as 15 days with marathon ra ...

motorcyclist who is best known for winning the

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twice, in

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and

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, as well as coming second place in

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. He is a former driver of the Monster Energy Honda Racing. In April 2021, he signed to race for

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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

biker too. Benavides won the

2021 Dakar Rally The 2021 Dakar Rally was a rally raid event held in Saudi Arabia and the 43rd edition of the Dakar Rally. The event was held for 14 days, starting from 3 January and ended 15 January 2021. It was the second time Saudi Arabia had hosted the event, ...

in the bike category. He recently signed with the KTM Factory Red Bull team, starting on 7 April 2021.

Dakar Rally results

Other results

FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship results

Rally raid best results (Motorbikes)

References

External links

Biker profile
at Dakar.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Benavides, Kevin 1989 births Living people Dakar Rally motorcyclists Argentine motorcycle racers Off-road motorcycle racers Dakar Rally winning drivers