Matthias Walkner

Matthias Walkner

Matthias Walkner in Dakar 2016.
Personal information
Born	(1986-09-01) 1 September 1986 (age 38) Kuchl, Austria
Sport
Country	Austria
Sport	Motorsport
Event	Rally raid
Achievements and titles
World finals	1 Dakar Rally 1 MX3 Motocross 1 Cross-Country Rallies
Medal record Rally raid Event 1st 2nd 3rd Dakar Rally 1 2 0 Rallye du Maroc 1 1 0 Sardegna Rally Race 1 0 0 Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge 0 0 1 Total 3 3 1

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]

Biography

He 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

Year	Bike	Rank	Stages
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

1. "Matthias Walkner" (in Italian). redbull.com. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
2. "OILIBYA MAROC 2017 - BIKE/QUAD". npolive.com. Retrieved 18 January 2018.

External links

• Matthias Walkner at eWRC-results.com
• Biker profile at Redbull.com
• Official site ^[usurped]

Sporting positions
Preceded by Sam Sunderland	Dakar Rally Motorcycle Winner 2018	Succeeded by Toby Price