MATTHIAS WALKNER

TEAM: RED BULL KTM FACTORY RACING
RACING NUMBER: 52
NATIONALITY: AUSTRIAN
BIRTHDAY: 09/01/1986 (1 SEPTEMBER 1986)
RACE BIKE: KTM 450 RALLY
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: DAKAR AND WORLD RALLY-RAID

ABOUT MATTHIAS

Matthias Walkner was a former motocross rider and made the switch to Rally-Raid in 2015. At his first Dakar, Matthias impressed by winning the third stage. Later that year he became the 2015 FI World Cross-Country Rallies Champion. Fast forward three years and Matthias won the legendary Dakar Rally in 2018. This great result lead for Matthias to become the first-ever Austrian to win the Dakar in the motorcycle category.

ACHIEVEMENTS:

  • 2022 – 3rd Dakar Rally
  • 2021 – 1st FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship
  • 2019 – 2nd Dakar Rally
  • 2018 – 1st Dakar Rally
  • 2017 – 2nd Dakar Rally
  • 2015 – 1st FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship
  • 2013 – 2nd FIM MX3 World Championship
  • 2012 – 1st FIM MX3 World Championship