- Kevin Benavides wins Dakar Rally 2023
- Toby Price secured the second spot at the end of the 2023 rally
- Skyler Howes took the third spot in the final rankings
The Dakar Rally 2023 has concluded and Kevin Benavides of the Red Bull KTM Factory Racing team (44H 27' 20'') has won the motorcycle GP category of the challenging rally. His teammate, Toby Price (+ 00H 00' 43') took the second spot, finishing the 2023 iteration of the rally just 43 seconds behind Benavides. Skyler Howes of the Husqvarna Factory Racing (+ 00H 05' 04'') team secured the third spot at the end of the rally.
Meanwhile, Lorenzo Santolino of the Sherco Factory (+ 01H 17' 53'') and Franco Caimi of Hero MotoSports Team Rally (+ 01H 38' 04'') took the ninth and tenth spots at the end of the 2023 season.
Kevin Benavides completed the 417km-long last stage of the rally in the top position while Toby Price secured the second spot. Pablo Quintanilla of the Monster Energy Honda Team completed the podium in the third position. Hero MotoSports Team Rally clinched another top 10 finish with rider Sebastian Buhler completing Stage 14 in the sixth spot. Buhler finished the last special (Stage 14) of 138km between Al Hofuf to Dammam.
