2019 Dakar Rally Results: KTM Claims 18 Straight Wins (Video)

2019 Dakar Rally Results, Motorcycles

When we previewed the 2019 Dakar Rally, we asked the question – can KTM claim its 18th-straight title?

Though the Red Bull KTM Rally Factory Team had some serious rivalry from the Monster Energy Honda and Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Rally teams throughout the “world’s toughest race,” when the the shortest Dakar on record with 10 stages ended, KTM claimed not only the win, but swept the podium.

Earning the victory at the 41st edition of Dakar was Toby Price.

This was his second Dakar Rally win, his first arriving in 2016. Joining the Australian on the podium were teammates Matthias Walkner, the 2018 Dakar Rally winner, and Sam Sunderland, the 2018 winner.

KTM says that Price pushed right from the start, knowing he couldn’t spare a single second on the well-traveled route. Just six miles into the stage, however, the Australian’s nearest – Husqvarna’s Pablo Quintanilla – allowing Price free to complete the special at a steadier pace.

Price, who rode just weeks after breaking right hand’s scaphoid (small bone in wrist) in a training accident,  pushed on to ultimately claim the stage-10 win along with his second Dakar title. Overall Price finished 9:13 minutes ahead of Walkner, and 13:34 ahead of Sunderland.

“It feels amazing to stand here knowing I have won the Dakar, I don’t think it has really sunk in yet,” Toby Price says. “I thought at the beginning of the event I would be lucky to even make the rest day. My Red Bull KTM bike has been amazing, I want to say a big thank you to my mechanic for that.

“The whole crew here do an amazing job – without them I would be no one. The team put in so much work on the lead up to the event and when we get here it’s down to me out there on the track so it feels amazing to be able to reward them all with this result and keep KTM’s winning streak going.

“It was so tight going into the stage this morning, both Pablo and I knew we would have to push right from the start. Unfortunately for him, he went too hard off a dune but he really deserves a win too – everyone that starts this race deserves a win. The plan now is to go home and relax for a little while, I know I need to have my wrist seen to, so I’ll get that sorted and then it won’t be long before we start it all over again.”

Overall, 75 of 149 bikes finished, including

the top American finisher Andrew Short. The Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory pilot finished fifth overall, 44:10 minutes behind, and ahead of Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Pablo Quintanilla.

As for the other Americans, Monster Energy Honda’s Ricky Brabec was forced to retire while in the lead with two stages remaining – the same thing that happened to him in 2018. Brabec’s engine failed, forcing him to DNF.

Klymciw Racing KTM 450 Rally rider Garret Poucher finished 32nd, and BAS Dakar Team KTM 450 Rally rider Nathan Rafferty finished 50th.

Pit Beirer (KTM Motorsport Director) also commented: “For us it’s another special moment, especially going into the new season, as all racing worlds are looking at Dakar. It was a very, very tough race – listening to the riders so far it was the toughest they ever went through.

“It’s just such a long fight, and we always prepare, fight and hope with our riders. We struggled with their pain, but at the end of the day we could turn the race around another time and to win it with such a dominating result is just incredible. The 1-2-3 may look easy on paper, but if you follow the Dakar and how difficult it was to reach this result it’s just amazing what our people are doing; the bike preparation, logistics, trucks, physiotherapy and everything behind is all important.

“I really want to thank our fantastic team, it’s really the number one team in the world – how the guys prepare for the Dakar, how the engineers build the bike, how the riders do such a fantastic race. Toby has defied the odds; while it was looking like it may not be possible for him to start this year’s Dakar, winning together was something we could only have dreamed of. His fighting spirit to the final kilometer with the injury he has is remarkable.

“Matthias fought so hard for second, which is a great achievement especially as many riders struggle the year after winning the Dakar, and Sam’s race was not easy for his hard-fought third place – we are looking forward to hearing all of their stories. Luciano, who has so far been classed as our team junior, also had a fantastic race, as did Laia Sanz – who yet again put on an outstanding performance.

“We are so proud of our rally achievements in KTM; we are happy that we are at the finish line and we now look forward to our team returning home so we can celebrate this moment together.”

2019 Dakar Rally Overall Results

os.	N°	Exp.	Drive-Team	Mark-Model	Time	Variation	Penality
1	3		TOBY PRICE	RED BULL KTM FACTORY TEAM	33h 57′ 16”		00h 01′ 33”
2	1		MATTHIAS WALKNER	RED BULL KTM FACTORY TEAM	34h 06′ 29”	+ 00h 09′ 13”	00h 03′ 00”
3	14		SAM SUNDERLAND	RED BULL KTM FACTORY TEAM	34h 10′ 50”	+ 00h 13′ 34”	00h 02′ 00”
4	6		PABLO QUINTANILLA	ROCKSTAR ENERGY HUSQVARNA FACTORY RACING	34h 18′ 02”	+ 00h 20′ 46”
5	29		ANDREW SHORT	ROCKSTAR ENERGY HUSQVARNA FACTORY RACING	34h 41′ 26”	+ 00h 44′ 10”
6	18		XAVIER DE SOULTRAIT	YAMALUBE YAMAHA OFFICIAL RALLY TEAM	34h 51′ 16”	+ 00h 54′ 00”	00h 01′ 00”
7	10		JOSE IGNACIO CORNEJO FLORIMO	MONSTER ENERGY HONDA TEAM 2019	35h 05′ 22”	+ 01h 08′ 06”	00h 15′ 00”
8	77		LUCIANO BENAVIDES	RED BULL KTM FACTORY TEAM	35h 06′ 26”	+ 01h 09′ 10”
9	7		ORIOL MENA	HERO MOTOSPORTS TEAM RALLY	36h 05′ 57”	+ 02h 08′ 41”
10	28		DANIEL NOSIGLIA JAGER	MEC HRC	36h 29′ 09”	+ 02h 31′ 53”	00h 02′ 00”
11	17		LAIA SANZ	KTM FACTORY RACING TEAM	37h 21′ 26”	+ 03h 24′ 10”	00h 02′ 30”
12	47		KEVIN BENAVIDES	MONSTER ENERGY HONDA TEAM 2019	37h 38′ 30”	+ 03h 41′ 14”	03h 15′ 00”
13	114		ROSS BRANCH	BAS DAKAR TEAM	37h 47′ 27”	+ 03h 50′ 11”	00h 15′ 00”
14	42		MAURIZIO GERINI	SOLARYS RACING	38h 25′ 57”	+ 04h 28′ 41”	00h 03′ 00”
15	38		MILAN ENGEL	MOTO RACING GROUP (MRG)	39h 08′ 48”	+ 05h 11′ 32”	00h 04′ 00”
16	43		ADAM TOMICZEK	ORLEN TEAM	39h 14′ 06”	+ 05h 16′ 50”
17	27		JOAQUIM RODRIGUES	HERO MOTOSPORTS TEAM RALLY	39h 18′ 35”	+ 05h 21′ 19”	00h 41′ 00”
18	30		MARC SOLA TERRADELLAS	FN SPEED TEAM	39h 33′ 26”	+ 05h 36′ 10”
19	108		KENNETH GILBERT	BAS DAKAR TEAM	40h 22′ 48”	+ 06h 25′ 32”
20	110		SEBASTIAN BÜHLER	BÜHLER RACING TEAM	40h 51′ 26”	+ 06h 54′ 10”	01h 20′ 00”
21	39		BENJAMIN MELOT	NOMADE RACING	40h 54′ 09”	+ 06h 56′ 53”	00h 15′ 00”
22	24		ADRIEN METGE	SHERCO TVS RALLY FACTORY	42h 36′ 11”	+ 08h 38′ 55”	03h 15′ 00”
23	37		LOIC MINAUDIER	NOMADE RACING	42h 46′ 36”	+ 08h 49′ 20”
24	92		ARUNAS GELAZNINKAS	ARUNAS GELAZNINKAS	43h 04′ 39”	+ 09h 07′ 23”	00h 40′ 00”
25	16		MICHAEL METGE	SHERCO TVS RALLY FACTORY	43h 56′ 26”	+ 09h 59′ 10”	03h 23′ 00”
26	41		MOHAMMED BALOOSHI	DUUST RALLY TEAM	43h 57′ 37”	+ 10h 00′ 21”
27	129		PAUL SPIERINGS	HT RALLY RAID HUSQVARNA RACING	44h 23′ 01”	+ 10h 25′ 45”	00h 22′ 00”
28	69		FLORENT VAYSSADE	NOMADE RACING	44h 47′ 15”	+ 10h 49′ 59”	01h 05′ 00”
29	54		FAUSTO MOTA	TESLA-TAMEGA RALLY TEAM	45h 18′ 16”	+ 11h 21′ 00”
30	60		EDWIN STRAVER	EDWIN STRAVER	45h 51′ 24”	+ 11h 54′ 08”
31	51		ALBERTO SANTIAGO ONTIVEROS	PUCHI ONTIVEROS	45h 58′ 02”	+ 12h 00′ 46”	00h 02′ 00”
32	71		GARRETT POUCHER	KLYMCIW RACING	46h 28′ 42”	+ 12h 31′ 26”	00h 29′ 00”
33	64		OSCAR ROMERO MONTOYA	TESLA-TAMEGA RALLY TEAM	46h 53′ 19”	+ 12h 56′ 03”	02h 00′ 00”
34	46		JAN BRABEC	BIG SHOCK RACING	48h 35′ 30”	+ 14h 38′ 14”	09h 00′ 00”
35	44		PATRICIO CABRERA	KAWASAKI CHILE CIDEF	49h 07′ 52”	+ 15h 10′ 36”	00h 40′ 00”
36	116		JOSE ISRAEL BORRELL GONZALEZ	SOCOPUR RALLY TEAM	49h 14′ 26”	+ 15h 17′ 10”
37	48		ARAVIND PRABHAKAR	SHERCO TVS RALLY FACTORY	49h 48′ 43”	+ 15h 51′ 27”	00h 51′ 00”
38	74		NICOLAS BRABECK-LETMATHE	TEAM CASTEU	49h 56′ 36”	+ 15h 59′ 20”
39	31		FABRICIO FUENTES	FABRICIO FUENTES	50h 05′ 31”	+ 16h 08′ 15”	00h 08′ 00”
40	45		ARNOLD BRUCY	AL DESERT	50h 09′ 47”	+ 16h 12′ 31”	04h 20′ 00”
41	81		SEBASTIAN CAVALLERO	SEBASTIAN CAVALLERO	50h 57′ 21”	+ 17h 00′ 05”
42	115		JUAN PUGA	MED TEAM	51h 27′ 20”	+ 17h 30′ 04”	01h 07′ 00”
43	137		CESAR PARDO	KTM PERU RALLY TEAM 2018	51h 52′ 11”	+ 17h 54′ 55”	08h 06′ 00”
44	53		CARLO VELLUTINO	XRAIDS TEAM	52h 10′ 42”	+ 18h 13′ 26”	01h 10′ 00”
45	113		SEBASTIAN ALBERTO URQUIA	X RAIDS PJM GENERAL DEHEZA	52h 18′ 17”	+ 18h 21′ 01”
46	89		ZHANG MIN	KLICEN KTM R2R DAKAR RALLY TEAM	52h 31′ 42”	+ 18h 34′ 26”	00h 06′ 00”
47	59		PETR VLCEK	KLYMCIW RACING	53h 09′ 32”	+ 19h 12′ 16”	00h 46′ 00”
48	55		MIRJAM POL	HT RALLY RAID HUSQVARNA RACING	53h 54′ 32”	+ 19h 57′ 16”	00h 21′ 28”
49	26		CARLOS GRACIDA GARZA	HT RALLY RAID HUSQVARNA RACING	54h 05′ 55”	+ 20h 08′ 39”	01h 00′ 00”
50	104		NATHAN RAFFERTY	BAS DAKAR TEAM	54h 44′ 26”	+ 20h 47′ 10”	00h 06′ 00”
51	72		BEN YOUNG	DUUST RALLY TEAM	55h 57′ 26”	+ 22h 00′ 10”	00h 06′ 00”
52	83		SJORS VAN HEERTUM	SJORS VAN HERTUM	56h 25′ 50”	+ 22h 28′ 34”	01h 01′ 00”
53	136		PHILIPPE GENDRON	NOMADE RACING	57h 14′ 02”	+ 23h 16′ 46”	01h 38′ 00”
54	95		MIRKO PAVAN	NSM RACING TEAM	57h 56′ 07”	+ 23h 58′ 51”	04h 22′ 00”
55	128		JULIAN JOSE GARCIA MERINO	MERINO TEAM	59h 04′ 40”	+ 25h 07′ 24”	00h 09′ 00”
56	93		HERWIN HOPMANS	BAS DAKAR TEAM	59h 32′ 04”	+ 25h 34′ 48”	05h 46′ 00”
57	65		GUILLAUME CHOLLET	DRAG’ON RALLY TEAM	59h 42′ 40”	+ 25h 45′ 24”	02h 40′ 00”
58	90		ZHAO HONGYI	KLICEN KTM R2R DAKAR RALLY TEAM	60h 35′ 30”	+ 26h 38′ 14”	04h 00′ 00”
59	78		ANTOINE RIGAUDEAU	TEAM DAKARAMOTO	60h 37′ 49”	+ 26h 40′ 33”	03h 41′ 30”
60	85		LANDRY MAILLET	TEAM DAKARAMOTO	60h 40′ 33”	+ 26h 43′ 17”	03h 40′ 00”
61	127		JULIO LUIS GARCIA MERINO	MERINO TEAM	60h 56′ 06”	+ 26h 58′ 50”	02h 04′ 00”
62	56		ANASTASIYA NIFONTOVA	NIFONTOVA 13 TEAM	62h 46′ 34”	+ 28h 49′ 18”	01h 40′ 00”
63	67		MARCEL SNIJDERS	SNIJDERS RALLY	63h 49′ 48”	+ 29h 52′ 32”
64	101		ALEJANDRO SILVA	ALEJANDRO SILVA	65h 44′ 00”	+ 31h 46′ 44”	08h 28′ 00”
65	102		RACHID AL-LAL LAHADIL	CIUDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MELILLA RACHID RALLY	68h 15′ 02”	+ 34h 17′ 46”	04h 42′ 00”
66	68		JAN VESELY	IVAR CS TEAM	70h 09′ 28”	+ 36h 12′ 12”	06h 10′ 24”
67	121		JAMES ALISTAIR FERGUSON	JAMES FERGUSON	70h 20′ 00”	+ 36h 22′ 44”	02h 40′ 00”
68	122		GUILLAUME MARTENS	MACAD RALLY TEAM	72h 18′ 37”	+ 38h 21′ 21”	08h 40′ 00”
69	134		MIGUEL CAETANO	KTM PORTUGAL	72h 28′ 38”	+ 38h 31′ 22”	04h 08′ 30”
70	57		GABRIELA NOVOTNA	INDIGO RACING	75h 02′ 10”	+ 41h 04′ 54”	08h 02′ 00”
71	84		IGNACIO SANCHIS	FN SPEED TEAM	75h 44′ 09”	+ 41h 46′ 53”	07h 20′ 00”
72	124		MARTIEN JIMMINK	HT RALLY RAID HUSQVARNA RACING	78h 29′ 14”	+ 44h 31′ 58”	17h 05′ 00”
73	117		GABRIELE MINELLI	PEDREGA TEAM	79h 02′ 06”	+ 45h 04′ 50”	11h 40′ 00”
74	99		JAVIER VEGA PUERTA	PONT GRUP YAMAHA	85h 08′ 46”	+ 51h 11′ 30”	13h 10′ 00”
75	139		JAVIER ALVAREZ FERNANDEZ	TEAM TIERRASTUR	104h 00′ 25”	+ 70h 03′ 09”	18h 55′ 00”