Second victory for Ricky Brabec, three Hondas in top six, Aussies finish fifth and eighth.
Ricky Brabec has won the 2024 Dakar Rally, with this year’s victory for the Monster Energy Honda Team rider making it three Honda wins in the past five years. Back in 2020, Brabec broke KTM’s long stranglehold on Dakar’s bike division to take his first Dakar win and Honda’s first since 1989.
This year, the 32-year-old American only won one stage, but was never lower than third in the overall standings, despite some close competition from Ross Branch (HERO Motorsports Team Rally), who was overall leader until Stage 6.
Honda win 2024 Dakar Rally
The 2024 Dakar Rally was one of the most gruelling ever, with the fifth edition to be held in Saudi Arabia starting on 5 January and finishing on 19 January. The route was 7,891km in total, including 4,727km of timed special stages, starting at AlUla and finishing in Yanbu.
