Matthias Walkner (born 1 September 1986) is an Austrian

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 ...

biker and former

motocross Motocross is a form of off-road motorcycle racing held on enclosed off-road circuits. The sport evolved from motorcycle trials competitions held in the United Kingdom. History Motocross first evolved in Britain from motorcycle trials competi ...

rider, official driver of the team Red Bull KTM Factory for the

Dakar Rally The Dakar Rally (or simply "The Dakar"; formerly known as the "Paris–Dakar Rally") is an annual rally raid organised by the Amaury Sport Organisation. Most events since the inception in 1978 were staged from Paris, France, to Dakar, Senegal ...

Biography

He won the

2012 FIM Motocross World Championship The 2012 FIM Motocross World Championship was the 56th F.I.M. Motocross World Championship season. It included 30 races at 15 events including The Netherlands, Bulgaria, Italy, Mexico, Brazil, France, Portugal, Belgium, Sweden, Latvia, Russia, C ...

(MX3 class) and

2015 FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship The 2015 FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship season was the 13th season of the FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship. Austria's Matthias Walkner, riding a KTM, was the winner of the championship by 7 points ahead of Great Britain ...

. As single race of the

world championship A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...

(cross-country), he has won 2015 Sardegna Rally Race and 2017 Rallye OiLibya du Maroc.

Dakar Rally

References

External links

Biker profile
at Redbull.com
Official site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Walkner, Matthias 1986 births Living people Sportspeople from Salzburg Dakar Rally motorcyclists Off-road motorcycle racers Austrian motocross riders Dakar Rally winning drivers