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]
_-Dakar_2016_-_Walkner.jpg) Matthias Walkner in Dakar 2016. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 1 September 1986 Kuchl, Austria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Austria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Motorsport | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Rally raid | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Biography
editHe 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
edit| Year | Bike | Rank | Stages |
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| 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
edit- ^ "Matthias Walkner" (in Italian). redbull.com. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
- ^ "OILIBYA MAROC 2017 - BIKE/QUAD". npolive.com. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
External links
edit- Biker profile at Redbull.com
- Official site