Toby Price Wins the Dakar Rally, Makes It 18 in a Row for KTM

For the past 17 runnings of the Dakar Rally, one name has stood above all the others in the motorcycle class: KTM.

Now with another victory in the most grueling motorcycle race on earth, the Austrian brand can add race win #18 to the tally, thanks to factory rider Toby Price.

Crossing the finish line Lima, Peru today, Price was clear of his nearest rival (last year’s winner, Matthias Walkner) by a comfortable margin of 9 minutes 13 seconds.

With three KTM bikes in the Top 3, and the Top 5 consisting of only KTM and Husqvarna brand machines, the Austrian conglomerate can rest easy in 2019 after securing another year of its legacy, but don’t mistake this year’s edition of the race as a blowout.

Toby Price didn’t take over the leaderboard until Stage 8, when Honda’s Ricky Brabec suffered a mechanical during the longest special stage of this year’s Dakar.

The withdrawal of the American rider propelled Price into the overall lead, with only one real day of racing left.

As you can expect, the race retirement from Brabec was a huge blow to the Honda effort at the Dakar Rally, an effort which has been constantly plagued with mechanical glitches.

This year’s victory is the second for Toby Price, who won the race in 2016, and then broke his femur during the 2017 edition. Finishing third in 2018, Price raced the 2019 Dakar Rally with a broken wrist, which is an impressive feat in its own right.

Last year’s winner Matthias Walkner (KTM) finished second, while the 2017 race-winner Sam Sunderland (KTM) finished third.

Two Husqvarna machines rounded out the Top 5, Dakar stalwart Pablo Quintanilla, and Dakar second-timer Andrew Short from the United States of America.

Other notable finishes include Xaiver de Soultrait, the first factory Yamaha rider, in 6th place; Nacho Cornejo, the first factory Honda rider, in 7th place; Laia Sanz, the fastest female, in 11th place; and rookie Ross Branch in 13th place.

Race Results from the 2019 Dakar Rally:

Pos.	Rider	Team	Time	Diff.
1	TOBY PRICE	RED BULL KTM FACTORY TEAM	33H 57′ 16”
2	MATTHIAS WALKNER	RED BULL KTM FACTORY TEAM	34H 06′ 29”	+ 00H 09′ 13”
3	SAM SUNDERLAND	RED BULL KTM FACTORY TEAM	34H 10′ 50”	+ 00H 13′ 34”
4	PABLO QUINTANILLA	ROCKSTAR ENERGY HUSQVARNA FACTORY RACING	34H 18′ 02”	+ 00H 20′ 46”
5	ANDREW SHORT	ROCKSTAR ENERGY HUSQVARNA FACTORY RACING	34H 41′ 26”	+ 00H 44′ 10”
6	XAVIER DE SOULTRAIT	YAMALUBE YAMAHA OFFICIAL RALLY TEAM	34H 51′ 16”	+ 00H 54′ 00”
7	JOSE IGNACIO CORNEJO FLORIMO	MONSTER ENERGY HONDA TEAM 2019	35H 05′ 22”	+ 01H 08′ 06”
8	LUCIANO BENAVIDES	RED BULL KTM FACTORY TEAM	35H 06′ 26”	+ 01H 09′ 10”
9	ORIOL MENA	HERO MOTOSPORTS TEAM RALLY	36H 05′ 57”	+ 02H 08′ 41”
10	DANIEL NOSIGLIA JAGER	MEC HRC	36H 29′ 09”	+ 02H 31′ 53”
11	LAIA SANZ	KTM FACTORY RACING TEAM	37H 21′ 26”	+ 03H 24′ 10”
12	KEVIN BENAVIDES	MONSTER ENERGY HONDA TEAM 2019	37H 38′ 30”	+ 03H 41′ 14”
13	ROSS BRANCH	BAS DAKAR TEAM	37H 47′ 27”	+ 03H 50′ 11”
14	MAURIZIO GERINI	SOLARYS RACING	38H 25′ 57”	+ 04H 28′ 41”
15	MILAN ENGEL	MOTO RACING GROUP (MRG)	39H 08′ 48”	+ 05H 11′ 32”
16	ADAM TOMICZEK	ORLEN TEAM	39H 14′ 06”	+ 05H 16′ 50”
17	JOAQUIM RODRIGUES	HERO MOTOSPORTS TEAM RALLY	39H 18′ 35”	+ 05H 21′ 19”
18	MARC SOLA TERRADELLAS	FN SPEED TEAM	39H 33′ 26”	+ 05H 36′ 10”
19	KENNETH GILBERT	BAS DAKAR TEAM	40H 22′ 48”	+ 06H 25′ 32”
20	SEBASTIAN BÜHLER	BÜHLER RACING TEAM	40H 51′ 26”	+ 06H 54′ 10”
21	BENJAMIN MELOT	NOMADE RACING	40H 54′ 09”	+ 06H 56′ 53”
22	ADRIEN METGE	SHERCO TVS RALLY FACTORY	42H 36′ 11”	+ 08H 38′ 55”
23	LOIC MINAUDIER	NOMADE RACING	42H 46′ 36”	+ 08H 49′ 20”
24	ARUNAS GELAZNINKAS	ARUNAS GELAZNINKAS	43H 04′ 39”	+ 09H 07′ 23”
25	MICHAEL METGE	SHERCO TVS RALLY FACTORY	43H 56′ 26”	+ 09H 59′ 10”
26	MOHAMMED BALOOSHI	DUUST RALLY TEAM	43H 57′ 37”	+ 10H 00′ 21”
27	PAUL SPIERINGS	HT RALLY RAID HUSQVARNA RACING	44H 23′ 01”	+ 10H 25′ 45”
28	FLORENT VAYSSADE	NOMADE RACING	44H 47′ 15”	+ 10H 49′ 59”
29	FAUSTO MOTA	TESLA-TAMEGA RALLY TEAM	45H 18′ 16”	+ 11H 21′ 00”
30	EDWIN STRAVER	EDWIN STRAVER	45H 51′ 24”	+ 11H 54′ 08”
31	ALBERTO SANTIAGO ONTIVEROS	PUCHI ONTIVEROS	45H 58′ 02”	+ 12H 00′ 46”
32	GARRETT POUCHER	KLYMCIW RACING	46H 28′ 42”	+ 12H 31′ 26”
33	OSCAR ROMERO MONTOYA	TESLA-TAMEGA RALLY TEAM	46H 53′ 19”	+ 12H 56′ 03”
34	JAN BRABEC	BIG SHOCK RACING	48H 35′ 30”	+ 14H 38′ 14”
35	PATRICIO CABRERA	KAWASAKI CHILE CIDEF	49H 07′ 52”	+ 15H 10′ 36”
36	JOSE ISRAEL BORRELL GONZALEZ	SOCOPUR RALLY TEAM	49H 14′ 26”	+ 15H 17′ 10”
37	ARAVIND PRABHAKAR	SHERCO TVS RALLY FACTORY	49H 48′ 43”	+ 15H 51′ 27”
38	NICOLAS BRABECK-LETMATHE	TEAM CASTEU	49H 56′ 36”	+ 15H 59′ 20”
39	FABRICIO FUENTES	FABRICIO FUENTES	50H 05′ 31”	+ 16H 08′ 15”
40	ARNOLD BRUCY	AL DESERT	50H 09′ 47”	+ 16H 12′ 31”
41	SEBASTIAN CAVALLERO	SEBASTIAN CAVALLERO	50H 57′ 21”	+ 17H 00′ 05”
42	JUAN PUGA	MED TEAM	51H 27′ 20”	+ 17H 30′ 04”
43	CESAR PARDO	KTM PERU RALLY TEAM 2018	51H 52′ 11”	+ 17H 54′ 55”
44	CARLO VELLUTINO	XRAIDS TEAM	52H 10′ 42”	+ 18H 13′ 26”
45	SEBASTIAN ALBERTO URQUIA	X RAIDS PJM GENERAL DEHEZA	52H 18′ 17”	+ 18H 21′ 01”
46	ZHANG MIN	KLICEN KTM R2R DAKAR RALLY TEAM	52H 31′ 42”	+ 18H 34′ 26”
47	PETR VLCEK	KLYMCIW RACING	53H 09′ 32”	+ 19H 12′ 16”
48	MIRJAM POL	HT RALLY RAID HUSQVARNA RACING	53H 54′ 32”	+ 19H 57′ 16”
49	CARLOS GRACIDA GARZA	HT RALLY RAID HUSQVARNA RACING	54H 05′ 55”	+ 20H 08′ 39”
50	NATHAN RAFFERTY	BAS DAKAR TEAM	54H 44′ 26”	+ 20H 47′ 10”
51	BEN YOUNG	DUUST RALLY TEAM	55H 57′ 26”	+ 22H 00′ 10”
52	SJORS VAN HEERTUM	SJORS VAN HERTUM	56H 25′ 50”	+ 22H 28′ 34”
53	PHILIPPE GENDRON	NOMADE RACING	57H 14′ 02”	+ 23H 16′ 46”
54	MIRKO PAVAN	NSM RACING TEAM	57H 56′ 07”	+ 23H 58′ 51”
55	JULIAN JOSE GARCIA MERINO	MERINO TEAM	59H 04′ 40”	+ 25H 07′ 24”
56	HERWIN HOPMANS	BAS DAKAR TEAM	59H 32′ 04”	+ 25H 34′ 48”
57	GUILLAUME CHOLLET	DRAG’ON RALLY TEAM	59H 42′ 40”	+ 25H 45′ 24”
58	ZHAO HONGYI	KLICEN KTM R2R DAKAR RALLY TEAM	60H 35′ 30”	+ 26H 38′ 14”
59	ANTOINE RIGAUDEAU	TEAM DAKARAMOTO	60H 37′ 49”	+ 26H 40′ 33”
60	LANDRY MAILLET	TEAM DAKARAMOTO	60H 40′ 33”	+ 26H 43′ 17”
61	JULIO LUIS GARCIA MERINO	MERINO TEAM	60H 56′ 06”	+ 26H 58′ 50”
62	ANASTASIYA NIFONTOVA	NIFONTOVA 13 TEAM	62H 46′ 34”	+ 28H 49′ 18”
63	MARCEL SNIJDERS	SNIJDERS RALLY	63H 49′ 48”	+ 29H 52′ 32”
64	ALEJANDRO SILVA	ALEJANDRO SILVA	65H 44′ 00”	+ 31H 46′ 44”
65	RACHID AL-LAL LAHADIL	CIUDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MELILLA RACHID RALLY	68H 15′ 02”	+ 34H 17′ 46”
66	JAN VESELY	IVAR CS TEAM	70H 09′ 28”	+ 36H 12′ 12”
67	JAMES ALISTAIR FERGUSON	JAMES FERGUSON	70H 20′ 00”	+ 36H 22′ 44”
68	GUILLAUME MARTENS	MACAD RALLY TEAM	72H 18′ 37”	+ 38H 21′ 21”
69	MIGUEL CAETANO	KTM PORTUGAL	72H 28′ 38”	+ 38H 31′ 22”
70	GABRIELA NOVOTNA	INDIGO RACING	75H 02′ 10”	+ 41H 04′ 54”
71	IGNACIO SANCHIS	FN SPEED TEAM	75H 44′ 09”	+ 41H 46′ 53”
72	MARTIEN JIMMINK	HT RALLY RAID HUSQVARNA RACING	78H 29′ 14”	+ 44H 31′ 58”
73	GABRIELE MINELLI	PEDREGA TEAM	79H 02′ 06”	+ 45H 04′ 50”
74	JAVIER VEGA PUERTA	PONT GRUP YAMAHA	85H 08′ 46”	+ 51H 11′ 30”
75	JAVIER ALVAREZ FERNANDEZ	TEAM TIERRASTUR	104H 00′ 25”	+ 70H 03′ 09”