Daniel Sanders

TEAM: RED BULL KTM FACTORY RACING
RACING NUMBER: 1
NICKNAME: CHUCKY
NATIONALITY: AUSTRALIAN
BIRTHDAY: 30.08.1994
RACE BIKE: KTM 450 RALLY
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: DAKAR AND WORLD RALLY-RAID

ABOUT DANIEL

Daniel “Chucky” Sanders is built for wide-open throttle. When the trail gets long and the speeds go up, he’s in his element—charging harder, pushing farther, and proving exactly what Ready to Race looks like. The Aussie has stacked up serious hardware over his career: two Australian Off-Road Championships, an outright ISDE victory, and three E3 class titles.

In 2024, Daniel joined the Red Bull KTM Factory Racing Rally Team and immediately delivered—clinching the Rallye du Maroc. Then came a history-making 2025 season. Chucky stormed to victory at the Dakar Rally, locked down the FIM World Rally-Raid Championship, and helped secure the Manufacturer World Title for KTM. Along the way, he rewrote the record books with the most race wins in a season (4/5), the most career stage wins (24), and the most stage wins in a single season (16).

Now, eyes forward. The throttle stays pinned as Chucky targets 2026—ready to defend his Dakar crown and his World Rally-Raid title with that signature full-send attitude.

ACHIEVEMENTS:

  • 2025 – 1st FIM World Rally-Raid Championship
  • 2025 – 1st Rally Raid Portugal
  • 2025 – 1st South African Safari Rally
  • 2025 – 1st Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge
  • 2025 – 1st Dakar Rally
  • 2024 – 1st Rallye du Maroc
  • 2023 1st Sonora Rally
  • 2021 – 4th Dakar Rally
  • 2019 – 1st FIM International Six Days of Enduro (Outright Winner)
  • 2019 – 1st FIM International Six Days of Enduro (E3 Class Winner)
  • 2018 – 1st Hattah Desert Race
  • 2016 – 1st FIM International Six Days of Enduro (E3 Winner)
  • 2016 – 1st Australian Offroad Champion
  • 2015 – 1st International Six Days of Enduro (E3 Winner)

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