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| Skyler Howes | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Born | 14 April 1992 |
| Starts | 8 |
| Wins | 0 (1 stage wins) |
Skyler Howes (born 14 April 1992 ) is a Americain motorcycle racer, whose achievements include notable performances in the Dakar Rally and other international rally raid and enduro events.
Born in Riverside, California, Howes grew up racing in the North American desert circuits against future Dakar winner Ricky Brabec. After a successful domestic career, he made his Dakar Rally debut in 2019 as a privateer. After fighting through major setbacks, including selling his personal belongings to fund his racing and surviving a severe neck fracture in 2019, he broke into the top-tier factory ranks.[1]
Husqvarna Factory Career
[edit]In 2021, Howes signed with the Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing team. He made his official FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship debut for the brand at the 2021 Rally Kazakhstan.[2] During this international debut, he secured his first major world-stage highlights by winning Stage 2 and Stage 4 of the event on his Husqvarna FR 450 Rally bike.[2] He later won the prestigious Rallye du Maroc overall for the brand in 2022.[1]
Skyler Howes finished on the podium with a third place finish in the 2023 Dakar Rally.[3][4]
Honda HRC Career
[edit]Since 2024, he has been part of the official Monster Energy Honda HRC team for three seasons, where he claimed his first individual Dakar stage victory on Stage 11 in 2026, riding the Honda CRF450 Rally.[5] [6][7]
After three seasons with the HRC squad it was announced that both parties are parting ways at the end of 2026 season.[8]
Career results
[edit]Rally Dakar results
[edit]| Year | Class | Vehicle | Position | Stage wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Bikes |  Husqverna |
Ret | 0 |
| 2020 | 9th | 0 | ||
| 2021 |  KTM |
5th | 0 | |
| 2022 | Husqverna |
Ret | 0 | |
| 2023 | 3rd | 0 | ||
| 2024 |  Honda |
Ret | 0 | |
| 2025 | 6th | 0 | ||
| 2026 | 4th | 1 | ||
World Rally-Raid Championship
[edit]| Year | Team | Vehicle | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Husqvarna Factory Racing | Husqvarna FR450 Rally | RallyGP | DAK Ret |
ABU 10 |
MAR 1 |
AND Ret |
10th | 31 | |
| 2023 | Husqvarna Factory Racing | Husqvarna FR450 Rally | DAK 3 |
ABU 6 |
SON Ret |
DES Ret |
MAR Ret |
10th | 34 | |
| 2024 | Monster Energy Honda Team | Honda CRF450 Rally | DAK Ret |
ABU Ret |
POR 4 |
DES 4 |
MAR Ret |
8th | 26 | |
| 2025 | Monster Energy Honda HRC | Honda CRF450 Rally | DAK 6 |
ABU 7 |
SUD 5 |
POR 5 |
MAR Ret |
7th | 46 | |
| 2026 | Monster Energy Honda HRC | Honda CRF450 Rally | DAK 4 |
POR 7 |
DES 5 |
MAR | ABU | 40 |
Other results
[edit]FIM World Rally-Raid Championship
[edit]- Rally du Maroc
Winner: 2022[1]
Rally Kazakhstan
- Individual Stage Wins: 2021 (Stages 2 and 4)[2]
Sonora Rally
[edit]- Winner: 2018, 2022
Morocco Desert Challenge
[edit]- Winner: 2019
Best in the Desert (BITD)
[edit]- Vegas to Reno
- Winner: 2019, 2022
- Silver State 300
- Winner: 2020, 2022
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 "Skyler Howes Athlete Profile". Honda Racing. Retrieved 2026-07-05.
- 1 2 3 "Skyler Howes wins Rally Kazakhstan stage two". Husqvarna Motorcycles. Retrieved 2026-07-05.
- ↑ Speedweek Editorial Team (January 15, 2023). "Skyler Howes: "Stehe mit Legenden auf dem Podium"". Speedweek (in German). Retrieved September 15, 2026.
- ↑ "Skyler Howes claims 2023 Dakar Rally podium". Husqvarna Motorcycles. September 18, 2025. Retrieved September 15, 2026.
- 1 2 "Official Competitor Profile: Skyler Howes". Dakar.com. Retrieved 2026-07-05.
- ↑ "Profile of SKYLER HOWES".
- ↑ "Skyler Howes at eWRC".
- ↑ Enduro21 Team (July 2, 2026). "Skyler Howes will not continue with Monster Energy Honda HRC". Enduro21. Retrieved September 15, 2026.
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