VIDEO RELEASE: HOW WE WON DAKAR 2025!

The 2025 Dakar Rally is certainly one for the history books, with Daniel Sanders claiming KTM Factory Racing’s 20th victory at the iconic event after leading from the very first day. Not only this, 19-year-old Edgar Canet dominated on his Dakar debut to bring home the Rally2 trophy. From the pre-season photoshoot to the epic finish line celebrations, here is the story of how we won the 2025 Dakar Rally!

Earlier this month, Daniel Sanders led Red Bull Factory Racing to victory at the 2025 Dakar Rally, securing KTM’s 20th win at the event. Sanders claimed five stage victories and dominated the race from start to finish, winning by nearly nine minutes. Rookie Edgar Canet impressed by topping the Rally2 category with four stage wins and finishing eighth overall. Luciano Benavides achieved his best Dakar result in fourth place after back-to-back stage wins. Despite withdrawing early, Kevin Benavides showed resilience with strong performances in the first week.

Don’t miss this behind-the-scenes look into how we took on and conquered the world’s toughest rally raid: Watch How We Won Dakar 2025! NOW.

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DANIEL SANDERS CROWNED 2025 WORLD RALLY-RAID CHAMPION WITH VICTORY IN PORTUGAL

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Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Daniel Sanders has secured the 2025 FIM World Rally-Raid Championship with a dominant win at round four, Rally Raid Portugal. Continuing his unbeaten record this season, ‘Chucky’ topped the timesheets in the prologue and three of the five stages to take the race win and the championship crown in style. Luciano Benavides rode his KTM 450 RALLY to third place overall, while Edgar Canet took the win in the hotly contested Rally2 category.