Bike
HONDA
MONSTER ENERGY HONDA HRC
Vehicle
Brand: Honda
Model: CRF450 Rally
Engine: Liquid cooled single cylinder DOHC
Capacity: 449.4cc
Bore x stroke: 97.0 x 60.8mm
Output: Over 45kW
Frame: Aluminium twin tube
Fuel capacity: 35 litres
Performance tuner: Monster Energy Honda HRC
Assistance: Monster Energy Honda HRC
Class: Rally GP
Rankings
2025: 3rd
2024: 4th
2023: 9th
2022: 2nd
2025: 2nd
2023: 7th
2022: 2nd
2018: 6th
2015: 5th
2026: 2nd (2 stages win)
2025: 5th (1 stage win)
2024: 1st (1 stage win)
2023: Ab. Stage 3 (1 stage win)
2022: 7th
2021: 2nd (3 stage wins + prologue)
2020: 1st (2 stage wins)
2019: Ab. Stage 8 (1 stage win)
2018: Ab. Stage 13
2017: Ab. Stage 10 (1 stage win)
2016: 9th
2024: Ab.
2023 : Ab.
2022: 3rd
2021: 4th
2019: 5th
2018: 3rd
2017: 3rd
2016: 35th
2024: Vegas to Reno (Ab.), Desafio Ruta 40 (1st)
2023: Sonora Rally (8th), Desafio Ruta 40 (3rd)
2022: Andalucia Rally (8th)
2021: Vegas to Reno (2nd), Sonora Rally (1st)
2020: Vegas to Reno (1st), Sonora Rally (1st), Andalucia Rally (14th)
2019: Atacama Rally (6th), Sonora Rally (1st)
2018: Atacama Rally (9th), Desafio Ruta 40 (5th)
2017: Vegas to Reno (1st), Sonora Rally (1st)
2016: Atacama Rally (7th), Merzouga Rally (6th)
2014: San Felipe 250 (1st), Baja 500 (1st), Baja 1000 (1st), Vegas to Reno (1st)
2025: 3rd
2025: 4th
- Ricky Brabec is one of the most talented bike riders of his generation and a two-time Dakar champion (2020, 2024). The 34-year-old from California is lining up for his 11th Dakar this year.
- In 2025, Ricky finished third behind Daniel Sanders and Honda teammate Tosha Schareina in the World Rally-Raid Championship (W2RC), claiming podium finishes in Abu Dhabi, South Africa and Morocco.
- Six years ago, he became the first American to win the Dakar, just a few hours before Casey Currie and Sean Berriman also took victory in the SSV class.
- Born to bike racing parents, Ricky took up BMX at the age of five. He later tried motocross but soon realized he was best suited to desert racing. It no doubt helped growing up in Hesperia, which is surrounded by the Mojave Desert. After signing for THR Motorsports in 2011, Ricky decided to knuckle down and really focus on his riding career, partying less and training more. His investment soon began to pay off; in 2014, he won the San Felipe 250, Baja 500, Baja 1000 and Vegas to Reno.
- In early 2015, American offroad legend Quinn Cody called to ask if he would be interested in trying rally-raid. Ricky came fifth at his very first event, the Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge, which earned him a factory deal with Honda for Dakar 2016. He has been with the team ever since.
- In 2020, he became the first rider to win the Dakar on a Honda since Gilles Lalay in 1989, and then in 2024 the 13th biker to win multiple Dakar titles.
- His partner Sara Price will be competing in the new-look Stock class in 2026, with ambitious newcomers Defender. Back home, Ricky and Sara run private events at the Rip & Dip Ranch, a property they acquired in 2020, giving guests a taste of rally in a 'one-of-a-kind motorsports playground'.
Ranking 2026
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