Matthias Walkner (born 1 September 1986) is an Austrian rally raid biker and former motocross rider, official driver of the team Red Bull KTM Factory for the Dakar Rally.[1]

Matthias Walkner
Matthias Walkner in Dakar 2016.
Personal information
Born (1986-09-01) 1 September 1986 (age 38)
Kuchl, Austria
Sport
Country Austria
SportMotorsport
EventRally raid
Achievements and titles
World finals
Medal record
Rally raid
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Dakar Rally 1 2 0
Rallye du Maroc 1 1 0
Sardegna Rally Race 1 0 0
Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge 0 0 1
Total 3 3 1

Biography

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He won the 2012 FIM Motocross World Championship (MX3 class) and 2015 FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship. As single race of the world championship (cross-country), he has won 2015 Sardegna Rally Race and 2017 Rallye OiLibya du Maroc.[2]

Dakar Rally

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Year Bike Rank Stages
2015 KTM 450 Rally DNF 1
2016 KTM 450 Rally DNF 0
2017 KTM 450 Rally 2nd 1
2018 KTM 450 Rally 1st 1
2019 KTM 450 Rally 2nd 2
2020 KTM 450 Rally 5th 0
2021 KTM 450 Rally 9th 0
2022 KTM 450 Rally 3rd 0

References

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  1. ^ "Matthias Walkner" (in Italian). redbull.com. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  2. ^ "OILIBYA MAROC 2017 - BIKE/QUAD". npolive.com. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
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Sporting positions
Preceded by Dakar Rally
Motorcycle Winner

2018
Succeeded by