Toby Price

{{short description|Australian motorcycle racer}}

{{Use Australian English|date=August 2011}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2017}}

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| fullname = Toby Joseph Price

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| nationality = Australian

| residence = Gold Coast, Queensland

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|8|18|df=y}}

| birth_place = Hillston, New South Wales

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| country = Australia

| sport = Off-Road Motorcycle Racing

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| team = Red Bull Factory KTM Rally Team

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| worlds = *2014 International Six Days Enduro (ISDE) E3

  • 2014 Day In The Dirt
  • 2016 Dakar Rally
  • 2016 Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge
  • 2016 Rallye OiLibya du Maroc
  • 2018 Rallye OiLibya du Maroc
  • 2018 FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship
  • 2019 Dakar Rally
  • 2023 Rallye du Maroc
  • 2024 Baja 500

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| nationals = *2009 Australian Off-Road Championship (AORC)

  • 2010 Australian Off-Road Championship (AORC)
  • 2010 Finke Desert Race
  • 2010 Hattah Desert Race
  • 2010 Australian 4 Day Enduro (A4DE)
  • 2011 Hattah Desert Race
  • 2011 Australian 4 Day Enduro (A4DE)
  • 2012 Australian Off-Road Championship (AORC)
  • 2012 Finke Desert Race
  • 2012 Hattah Desert Race
  • 2014 Finke Desert Race
  • 2014 Hattah Desert Race
  • 2014 Australian Off-Road Championship (AORC)
  • 2015 Finke Desert Race
  • 2015 Hattah Desert Race
  • 2015 Australian Off-Road Championship (AORC)
  • 2016 Finke Desert Race
  • 2018 Finke Desert Race
  • 2021 Finke Desert Race (Cars)
  • 2022 Finke Desert Race (Cars)
  • 2023 Finke Desert Race (Cars)

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Toby Joseph Price OAM{{cite web

| publisher = www.gg.gov.au

| title=MEDAL (OAM) OF THE ORDER OF AUSTRALIA IN THE GENERAL DIVISION

| url = https://www.gg.gov.au/sites/default/files/2021-01/ad21_media_notes_-_oam_m_-_r.pdf

|accessdate = 28 September 2022 }} is an Australian off-road and enduro motorcycle racing world champion. He lives in Gold Coast, Queensland, and rode for the KTM Off-Road Racing Team{{cite web

| publisher = www.ktm.com.au

| title=KTM Racing Team – Riders

| url = http://www.ktm.com.au/directory.php?mode=view_item&aid=44

|accessdate = 25 November 2011 }} until October 2015, then the Red Bull Factory KTM Rally Team until 2024.{{cite web

| publisher = www.tp87.com.au

| title=Toby Price has achieved a 'Dream Come True' contract with the KTM Factory Red Bull Rally Racing Team

| url = http://www.tp87.com.au/index.php/portfolio-posts/toby-price-will-represent-red-bull-factory-rally-team/

|accessdate = 13 July 2015 }}

Price is a two-time winner of the Dakar Rally, taking out the Bikes class in 2016 and 2019.

Amateur career

Raised in a family that loves motorsports, he started riding motorbikes aged 2 years{{cite web

| publisher = www.facebook.com

| title=Toby Price Motorex KTM Off-Road official Facebook page

| url = https://www.facebook.com/pages/Toby-Price-Motorex-KTM-Off-Road/170561733014893?sk=info

|accessdate = 25 November 2011 }} and started winning races at four. His father, John Price, is a former off-road buggy Australian champion. As a junior, living in Roto and then Hillston, Price frequently won New South Wales and Australian junior titles from around 1994 to 2003.{{citation needed|date=August 2011}}

In 2003, Price won both of the two top divisions in the Australian Junior Motocross Championships, the 15 Years 125cc class and the 13–16 years 250cc 4-stroke,{{cite web

| publisher = www.fullnoise.com.au

| title=2003 Australian Junior MX Championships Review

| url = http://www.fullnoise.com.au/news/index.cfm?fuseaction=display_full&news_id=224&dts=2110200312113

|accessdate = 3 August 2011 }} 12 weeks after breaking both wrists in a training accident.{{citation needed|date=April 2014}}

Professional career

=2004–2008=

Price began his professional career in Australia in 2004, aged 16. After winning two Australian junior titles in 2003 he was signed by Kawasaki Australia and then moved from Hillston to Singleton. Injuries kept him from competing for much of this time.

=2009=

Riding for Kawasaki, he won the Australian Off-Road Championship in his first year of competition. He was awarded the Australian Dirt Bike magazine Rookie of the Year title.{{cite web

| publisher = www.racerxonline.com

| title=ADB Awards Recognise Australian Racers

| url = http://www.racerxonline.com/2009/12/02/adb-awards-recognize-australian-riders

|accessdate = 3 August 2011 }}

Chosen to ride for Australia in the 2009 Enduro in Portugal, Price was the fastest under-23 years rider and was 14th in the world.{{cite web

| publisher = huntervalleynews.yourguide.com.au

| title=Motorbike champ lives the dream

| url = http://huntervalleynews.yourguide.com.au/news/local/sport/motorbike-racing/motorbike-champ-lives-the-dream/2209465.aspx

|accessdate = 3 August 2011 }}

=2010=

Riding for KTM, Price won most of the major Australian Off-Road titles of 2010: AORC, Finke (on first attempt), Hattah (on first attempt), A4DE.{{cite web

| publisher = www.ktm.com.au

| title=KTM Racing Australia

| url = http://www.ktm.com.au/directory.php?mode=view_item&aid=44

|accessdate = 3 August 2011 }}

=2011=

Except for a fuel mishap in round one of the 2011 AORC, and a mechanical failure in the Finke Desert Race, Price again won most of the major off-road races in Australia. He won rounds 2, 3 and 4 of the AORC,{{cite web

| publisher = www.ma.org.au

| title=Motorcycling Australia: Results

| url = http://www.ma.org.au/index.php?id=1418

|accessdate = 3 August 2011 }} Hattah and the A4DE.{{cite web

| publisher = www.motoonline.com.au

| title=MotoOnline 2011 A4DE Race Recap

| url = http://www.motoonline.com.au/2011/07/12/race-recap-with-toby-price/

|accessdate = 3 August 2011 }}

A mid-season injury put him out of the AORC title chase, leaving him in ninth place overall.{{cite web

| publisher = finkedesertrace.com.au

| title=Finke Kings Nominated for ADB Off Road Rider of the Year Award

| url = http://finkedesertrace.com.au/news/finke-stories/572-finke-kings-nominated-for-adb-off-road-rider-of-the-year

|accessdate = 25 November 2011 }}

Selected for the Australian team to compete in the 2011 International Six Days Enduro (ISDE) competition in Finland from 8 to 13 August, Price finished fourth in the E2 class of the ISDE and eighth overall, making him the highest finishing Australian.{{cite web

| publisher = fim-isde-live.info

| title=International Six Days Enduro 2011 Results

| url = http://www.fim-isde-live.info/

|accessdate = 13 August 2011 }}

=2012=

Price took first place Pro Class Melbourne Enduro-X{{cite web

| publisher = www.enduro-x.com.au/

| title=Melbourne Enduro-X

| url = http://www.enduro-x.com.au/

|accessdate = 1 March 2012 }} and won the Finke Desert Race{{cite web

| publisher = www.abc.net.au

| title=Price wins Finke

| url = http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2012/06/11/3522655.htm?site=alicesprings

|accessdate = 11 June 2012 }} and Hattah Desert Race{{cite web

| publisher = www.ktm.com.au

| title=Price dominates third Hattah Desert Race for Motorex KTM Off Road Racing

| url = http://www.ktm.com.au/news.php?newsid=1280

|accessdate = 11 July 2012 }} He also won AORC, the first time it had been won from the E3 class, winning eight of the ten rounds, and finishing second in the other two.{{cite web

| publisher = www.mylaps.com

| title=AORC Championship E1, 2, 3 Outright Season 2012

| url = http://www.mylaps.com/championship/view.jsp?id=20914

|accessdate = 27 August 2012 }}

He was selected for the Australian team to compete in the 2012 International Six Days Enduro competition in Germany from 24 to 29 September, leading the Australian team to second place in the world. After the first couple of days, Price was leading the E3 class and was fifth overall, despite a bent front wheel from the first day. Near the halfway mark of the event, he suffered broken ribs in an incident. He continued despite the injuries, finishing second in the E3 class and tenth overall.{{cite web

| publisher = www.ktm.com.au

| title=KTM contenders race to silver in ISDE for Team Australia

| url = http://www.ktm.com.au/news.php?newsid=1334

|accessdate = 5 October 2012 }}

Two weeks after returning from the ISDE, Price won the E3 class in the A4DE, coming second overall, still riding with broken ribs.{{cite web

| publisher = www.ma.org.au

| title=Price and Motorex KTM 500 EXC win E3 category at A4DE

| url = http://www.ma.org.au/index.php?id=12&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=7890&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=6&cHash=3b69ace84a

|accessdate = 20 November 2012 }}

=2013=

Riding for KTM, Price won rounds 2, 3 and 4 of the AORC, leading the E3 class and Outright.

While in California riding for KTM America in the AMA Hare and Hound National Championship in April, Price was involved in a crash, breaking three bones in his neck, and his thumb.{{cite web

| publisher = www.transmoto.com.au

| title=Toby Price hospitalised following American crash

| url = http://www.transmoto.com.au/enduro/news/20120542/Toby-Price-hospitalised-following-American-crash

|accessdate = 14 April 2013 }} After a major operation to repair his neck, Price was unable to ride until September. Following intensive rehabilitation, he returned to America and joined the KTM America team (though not riding) for the November Baja 1000 in which his teammate Kurt Caselli was killed.

Price's first major race after the broken neck was the December Red Bull Day In The Dirt in California, where he came second.{{cite web

| publisher = www.adayinthedirt.com

| title=Red Bull Day in the Dirt 2013

| url = http://www.mylaps.com/en/classification/2941573

|accessdate = 9 December 2013 }}

=2014=

Price won round 1 of the AORC, but suffered a crash that put him out of round 2. Less than a month later, still suffering the effects of the crash, he came second in rounds 3 and 4. He placed first in rounds 5, 6, 9, 10 and 11, becoming the only rider to win the AORC four times.{{cite web

| publisher = www.tp87.com.au

| title=Price Sets an AORC Record

| url = http://www.tp87.com.au/?portfolio=news-price-sets-an-aorc-record

|accessdate = 18 September 2014 }}

In June, he won the Finke Desert race for the third time,{{cite web

| publisher = www.motoonline.com.au

| title=Price clinches third Finke Desert Race victory

| url = http://www.motoonline.com.au/2014/06/09/price-clinches-third-finke-desert-race-victory/

|accessdate = 9 June 2014 }} followed by the Hattah Desert Race again in July.{{cite web

| publisher = www.computime.com.au

| title=KTM 2014 Hattah Desert Race

| url = http://www.computime.com.au/meetings/2014/HATTAH/HATTAH14_R03_RES.HTML

|accessdate = 6 July 2014 }}

He won all three rounds of the Western Australian Desert Tri-Series, the Kumarina 500 in June, Doorawarrah 500 in July and Indee 500 in August.{{cite web

| publisher = www.motoonline.com.au

| title=Price secures Desert Tri-Series clean-sweep

| url = http://www.motoonline.com.au/2014/08/25/price-secures-desert-tri-series-clean-sweep/

|accessdate = 25 August 2014 }}

Trying International Cross-country Rallying for the first time, Price showed his versatility by gaining 8th place in the Morocco Rally.{{cite web

| publisher = www.tp87.com.au

| title=Price Completes Outstanding International Rally Debut

| url = http://www.tp87.com.au/?portfolio=news-price-completes-outstanding-international-rally-debut

|accessdate = 14 November 2014 }}

In November, he won the E3 class at the International Six Days Enduro (ISDE) in Argentina, coming second overall by 45 seconds, after 6 days' racing.{{cite web

| publisher = www.fim-isde-live.info

| title=FIM International Six Days Enduro 2014 Live Results

| url = http://www.fim-isde-live.info/

|accessdate = 14 November 2014 }}

Returning to California for the Red Bull Day In The Dirt, Price took out first place for 2014.{{cite web

| publisher = www.tp87.com.au

| title=An Amazing Day In The Dirt

| url = http://www.tp87.com.au/index.php/Happenings/news-an-amazing-day-in-the-dirt/

|accessdate = 1 December 2014 }}

=2015=

In his debut attempt at the Dakar Rally, Price achieved a win in Stage 12, and finished in third place overall.{{cite web

| publisher = www.dakar.com

| title=Dakar 2015 Ranking

| url = http://www.dakar.com/dakar/2015/us/stage-13/rankings/overall-bikes.html

|accessdate = 18 January 2015 }}

Price was a guest driver at the Clipsal 500 Stadium Super Trucks race at Adelaide Street Circuit.{{cite web

| publisher = www.clipsal500.com.au

| title=Toyo Tires Stadium Super Trucks Presented by Traxxas

| url = https://www.clipsal500.com.au/the_race/raceday_program/425/toyo_tires_stadium_super_trucks_presented_by_traxxas/957/r3

|accessdate = 2 April 2015 }} He competed in two of the three races, finishing sixth{{cite web|url=http://stadiumsupertrucks.com/ssts/clipsal-500-adelaide-race-1/|title=Round 1 of 20 – Clipsal 500 – 2/27/15|work=Stadium Super Trucks|accessdate=2 March 2015}} and eighth.{{cite web|url=http://stadiumsupertrucks.com/ssts/clipsal-adelaide-race-3/|title=Round 3 of 20 – Clipsal 500 – 3/1/15|work=Stadium Super Trucks|accessdate=2 March 2015}}

Several days before the 2015 Finke Desert Race, a large stick penetrated Price's boot while practising, breaking his right ankle and foot. He continued, and qualified first in the prologue, then won both days of the race, taking out his fourth Finke title.{{cite web

| publisher = www.redbull.com

| title=Proving pirates win desert races – KTM's Toby Price on winning his fourth Finke Desert Race with a badly injured ankle

| url = http://www.redbull.com/au/en/motorsports/stories/1331729362129/proving-pirates-win-desert-races

|accessdate = 15 June 2015 }}

Price won his fifth Hattah Desert Race title in July,{{cite web

| publisher = www.computime.com.au

| title=PENRITE 2015 HATTAH DESERT RACE

| url = http://www.computime.com.au/meetings/2015/HATTAH/HATTAH15_R03_RES.HTML

|accessdate = 5 July 2015 }} coinciding with signing to replace the retiring Marc Coma on the Factory KTM Red Bull Rally team in the World Rally Championship and Dakar Rally{{cite web

| publisher = www.facebook.com

| title=Dirt Action Magazine

| url = https://www.facebook.com/dirtactionmagazine?fref=ts

|accessdate = 10 July 2015 }}

He then took out a record fifth AORC win, wrapping up the title with two rounds still remaining.{{cite web

| publisher = www.facebook.com

| title=AORC

| url = https://www.facebook.com/theaorc/photos/a.280889745271430.86555.191521374208268/1132172840143112/?type=1&fref=nf

|accessdate = 26 July 2015 }}

=2016=

In January, Price dominated the Dakar Rally, winning Stages 2,5,6,8 and 9, winning overall by about 40 minutes, and becoming the first Australian to ever win any class of the Dakar Rally, as well as the only person to ever win on the second attempt and the first non-European to win the Bikes category.{{cite web

| publisher = www.dakar.com

| title=Price Dominates The Dunes

| url = http://www.dakar.com/dakar/2016/us/stage-900/stage-report.html

|accessdate = 17 January 2016 }}

He followed this up in April by becoming the first Australian ever to win the Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge, putting him in the lead of the 2016 World Championship.{{cite web

| publisher = timing.sporttraxx.com

| title=Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge Bikes 2016

| url = http://timing.sporttraxx.com/races/addesertchallenge-bikes-2016/#results/final

|accessdate = 8 April 2016 }}

Price returned to Australia for the 2016 Finke Desert Race, competing in both Cars and Bikes, flying back along the track by aircraft after completing the Car leg each day, then riding the Bike leg. He came second in the Cars,{{cite web

| publisher = finkedesertrace.com.au

| title=2016 Car and Buggy Results Overall Outright

| url = https://finkedesertrace.com.au/fdr_race16/reports/caroveralloutright/default.php?eid=overall

|accessdate = 13 June 2016 }} then won the Bikes for a record-equalling fifth time.{{cite web

| publisher = finkedesertrace.com.au

| title=2016 Bike and Quad Results Overall Outright

| url = https://finkedesertrace.com.au/fdr_race16/reports/bikeoveralloutright/default.php?eid=overall

|accessdate = 13 June 2016 }}

In October, Price returned to Europe, winning the OiLibya Rally in Morocco, and taking 3rd place overall in the 2016 World Championship.{{cite web

| publisher = press.ktm.com

| title=Toby Price and Red Bull KTM Factory Racing Team close the rally season with a win in Morocco

| url = https://press.ktm.com/News_Detail.aspx?id=40756&menueid=7311&l=international

|accessdate = 8 October 2016 }}

=2017=

Price started his 2017 season with the Dakar once again, however he crashed out of the race while leading in Stage 4, having won Stage 2. He was later diagnosed with a broken left femur.{{cite web

| publisher = www.abc.net.au

| title=Dakar Rally: Australian defending champion Toby Price crashes out of race, breaking his leg

| url = http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-01-06/defending-champ-toby-price-crashes-out-of-dakar/8165336?section=sport

|accessdate = 6 January 2017 }}

Eight weeks after breaking his femur, Price was back in the driver's seat at the Adelaide Clipsal 500 in the Stadium Super Trucks. He came fourth in Race 1 and second in Race 2.{{cite web

| publisher = www.clipsal500.com.au

| title=Adelaide Casino Stadium Super Trucks

| url = https://www.clipsal500.com.au/the_race/raceday_program/425/adelaide_casino_stadium_super_trucks

|accessdate = 4 March 2017 }}

Price was unable to race in the bikes section of the 2017 Finke Desert Race on doctor's orders, but was able to compete in the buggies. Starting from 7th on the grid in dusty conditions, Price was in 3rd place 80 km from the finish when his car broke down with an engine sensor failure.{{cite web

| publisher = www.tp87.com.au

| title=Price Runs Agonizingly Short Of Finke Finish

| url = http://www.tp87.com.au/portfolio-posts/post-finke/

|accessdate = 14 June 2017 }}

=2018=

Price's first motorcycle race since breaking his femur was the 2018 Dakar Rally in January. He rode consistently for the first 9 stages, but was in a group of riders who took a wrong turn in Stage 10, losing about 50 minutes.

He then won Stages 11 and 13, coming third overall by 23 minutes.{{cite web

| publisher = gaps.dakar.com

| title=Tracking Dakar 2018

| url = https://gaps.dakar.com/2018/dakar/cordoba-cordoba-14/aso/ukie/m

|accessdate = 21 January 2018 }}

In March, he returned to the Adelaide 500, driving in both the Stadium Super Trucks and the new SuperUtes Series. He came second overall in the inaugural round of the SuperUtes.{{cite web

| publisher = www.supercars.com

| title=2018 ECB SuperUtes Series Results

| url = http://www.supercars.com/superutes/2018-ecb-superutes-series-results/

|accessdate = 4 March 2018 }} Price had troubles in the first two rounds of the Stadium Super Trucks, but finished Race 3 in 3rd place.{{cite web

| publisher = www.adelaide500.com.au

| title=Stadium Super Trucks Adelaide 500

| url = https://www.adelaide500.com.au/the_race/raceday_program/425/stadium_super_trucks/1211/r3#results

|accessdate = 4 March 2018 }}

He then raced in the Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge, winning the first stage. Price finished seventh overall,{{cite web

| publisher = timing.sporttraxx.com

| title=Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge 2018 Bikes

| url = http://timing.sporttraxx.com/races/addc-bikes-2018/#results/final

|accessdate = 29 March 2018 }} after a big crash in Stage 2, and stopping to assist fellow rider Mohammed Balooshi who was unconscious after a crash in Stage 3.{{cite web

| publisher = www.speedcafe.com

| title=Price sacrifices chances to help fallen rival

| url = https://www.speedcafe.com/2018/03/28/price-sacrifices-chances-help-fallen-rival/

|accessdate = 29 March 2018 }}

Toby returned to Australia for the 2018 Finke Desert Race, again attempting the Iron Man Double (Car and Bike titles). After Day 1 he was coming second in the Cars, but had a power steering pump failure and did not complete the return leg. He led the Bikes all the way on both days, despite a hard fall around the 100 km mark on Day 2. He finished over 10 minutes ahead of his nearest rival, taking out a record 6th Bikes title.{{cite web

| publisher = www.facebook.com/finkedesertrace

| title=Tatts Finke Desert Race Live Stream

| url = https://www.facebook.com/finkedesertrace

|accessdate = 11 June 2018 }}

In August, Price came second in the 2018 Atacama Rally in Chile,{{cite web

| publisher = www.facebook.com/KTMRacing

| title=KTM Factory Racing

| url = https://www.facebook.com/KTMRacing

|accessdate = 19 August 2018 }} then second by 6 seconds in the Desafío Ruta 40 in Tucumán, Argentina.{{cite web

| publisher = www.fim-live.com

| title=Sport: FIM Cross Country Rallies Ranking

| url = http://www.fim-live.com/en/sport/sport/cross-country-rallies/

|accessdate = 2 September 2018 }}

He won the final round of the FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship, the Rallye OiLibya du Maroc, in October, becoming 2018 FIM World Rally Champion.{{cite web

| publisher = www.tp87.com.au

| title=Sport: Price wins 2018 FIM World Rally Championship

| url = https://www.tp87.com.au/portfolio-posts/price-wins-2018-fim-world-rally-championship/

|accessdate = 10 October 2018 }} Price was the first Australian to ever achieve this title.{{cite web

| publisher = en.wikipedia.org

| title=Sport: FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship

| url = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIM_Cross-Country_Rallies_World_Championship

|accessdate = 10 October 2018 }}{{Circular reference|date=July 2019}}

=2019=

Riding with a broken wrist, Price won the 2019 Dakar Rally.{{cite web

| publisher = gaps.dakar.com

| title=Tracking Dakar 2019

| url = https://gaps.dakar.com/2019/dakar/pisco-lima-10/aso/ukie/m

|accessdate = 18 January 2019 }}

He was awarded the inaugural Ronald J Walker Award for Excellence by the Australian Motor Sport Hall of Fame in March.{{cite web

| publisher = www.speedcafe.com

| title=Price and Power receive inaugural Ron Walker Award

| url = https://www.speedcafe.com/2019/03/16/price-and-power-receive-inaugural-ron-walker-award/

|accessdate = 16 March 2019 }}

In October, Price returned to the Stadium Super Trucks for the Gold Coast 600 weekend.{{cite web|last=Herrero|first=Daniel|url=https://www.speedcafe.com/2019/08/30/toby-price-to-rejoin-super-trucks-on-gold-coast/|title=Toby Price to rejoin Super Trucks on Gold Coast|publisher=Speedcafe|date=30 August 2019|accessdate=30 August 2019}} Although he did not have a qualifying time when his No. 87 truck began experiencing oil pressure problems, he set the fastest unofficial time when he briefly drove Robby Gordon's No. 7 truck.{{cite web|last=Nguyen|first=Justin|url=https://www.thecheckeredflag.co.uk/2019/10/robby-gordon-leads-aussie-american-grid-in-gold-coast-qualifying/|title=Robby Gordon leads Aussie-American grid in Gold Coast qualifying|publisher=The Checkered Flag|date=25 October 2019|accessdate=28 November 2019}} In the first race of the weekend, Price started on the pole and led every lap until he was turned by Matthew Brabham in turn 11 on the final lap, dropping him to sixth.{{cite web|url=https://autoaction.com.au/2019/10/26/garrys-gold-coast-600-support-wrap-saturday-2|title=Garry's Gold Coast 600 Support Wrap – Saturday|publisher=Auto Action|date=26 October 2019|accessdate=28 November 2019}}{{cite web|last=Nguyen|first=Justin|url=https://www.thecheckeredflag.co.uk/2019/10/robby-gordon-slips-by-final-lap-contact-wins-sst-gold-coast-race-1/|title=Robby Gordon slips by final lap contact, wins SST Gold Coast Race 1|publisher=The Checkered Flag|date=26 October 2019|accessdate=28 November 2019}} He finished the second race in fifth.{{cite web|last=Nguyen|first=Justin|url=https://www.thecheckeredflag.co.uk/2019/10/matt-brabham-sneaks-by-final-lap-drama-wins-sst-gold-coast-race-2/|title=Matt Brabham sneaks by final lap drama, wins SST Gold Coast Race 2|publisher=The Checkered Flag|date=27 October 2019|accessdate=28 November 2019}}

Price also raced in the Baja 1000 along with Nasser Al-Attiyah coming in second place.{{cite web

| publisher = www.automobilsport.com

| title=Nasser Al-Attiyah and Toby Price score a podium finish in their first-ever Baja 1000!

| url = https://www.automobilsport.com/race-categories--24,200998,Nasser-Al-Attiyah-and-Toby-Price-score-a-podium-finish-in-their-first-ever-Baja-1000,news.htm

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20191212205132/http://www.automobilsport.com/race-categories--24,200998,Nasser-Al-Attiyah-and-Toby-Price-score-a-podium-finish-in-their-first-ever-Baja-1000,news.htm

| url-status = usurped

| archive-date = 12 December 2019

|accessdate = 28 September 2022 }}

=2020=

Price came third in the 2020 Dakar Rally, winning Stages 1 and 5.{{cite web

| publisher = gaps.dakar.com

| title=Tracking Dakar 2020

| url = https://gaps.dakar.com/2020/dakar/haradh-qiddiya-12/aso/ukie/m

|accessdate = 17 January 2020 }}

In Stage 7, he was first on scene and stopped for an hour and 20 minutes to try to assist Paulo Gonçalves, who was later pronounced dead from injuries sustained in the crash. Stage 8 of the rally was cancelled for the motorbikes and quads following the death of Paulo.{{cite web

| publisher = www.stuff.co.nz

| title=Devastated Toby Price recounts Dakar Rally death of Paulo Goncalves

| url = https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/motorsport/118767313/devastated-toby-price-recounts-dakar-rally-death-of-paulo-goncalves

|accessdate = 17 January 2020 }}

In February, Price returned to the Stadium Super Trucks at Adelaide, racing under the Team Australia banner in a crossover race between SST and the newly-formed Australian Boost Mobile Super Trucks.{{cite web|last=Chapman|first=Simon|url=https://www.speedcafe.com/2020/02/12/toby-price-greg-gartner-join-stadium-super-trucks-in-adelaide/|title=Toby Price, Greg Gartner join Stadium Super Trucks in Adelaide|publisher=Speedcafe|date=12 February 2020|accessdate=12 February 2020}}

=2021=

Price won Stages 1 and 3 of the 2021 Dakar Rally, and rode all Stage 8 with a severely damaged rear tyre that he repaired with duct tape and cable ties. He was less than a minute from the overall lead in Stage 9 when he crashed, injuring his left arm and shoulder and had to be airlifted to hospital, putting him out of the race.{{cite web

| publisher = gaps.dakar.com

| title=Tracking Dakar 2021

| url = https://gaps.dakar.com/2021/dakar/neom-neom-9/aso/ukie/m

|accessdate = 12 January 2021 }}

On Australia Day 2021, Price was awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia, for service to motorsport, particularly to cross country motorcycle racing.{{cite web

| publisher = redbull.com

| title=Toby Price honored with Order of Australia Medal

| url = https://www.redbull.com/au-en/toby-price-order-of-australia-medal

|accessdate = 22 May 2023 }}

In June, Price became the first person to win the Finke Desert Race both in a car and on a bike, when he won the Cars category.{{cite web

| publisher = finkedesertrace.com.au

| title=Tatts Finke Desert Race

| url = https://www.finkedesertrace.com.au/

|accessdate = 14 June 2021 }} Four days before Finke, he re-signed with KTM Factory Racing for another two years, and received doctor's clearance to ride motorcycles again following his Dakar shoulder injury.{{cite web

| publisher = facebook.com/tobyprice87

| title=Toby Price Racing

| url = https://www.facebook.com/tobyprice87

|accessdate = 10 June 2021 }}

Price returned to the Boost Mobile Super Trucks in July at Reid Park Street Circuit.{{cite news|last=O'Brien|first=Connor|url=https://www.speedcafe.com/2021/07/07/price-to-join-sst-field-in-townsville/|title=Price to join SST field in Townsville|publisher=Speedcafe|date=7 July 2021|access-date=7 July 2021}} He won his first career SST race in the first event after taking the lead following the competition caution.{{cite news|last=Nguyen|first=Justin|url=https://www.thecheckeredflag.co.uk/2021/07/toby-price-scores-maiden-sst-win-in-townsville-race-1/|title=Toby Price scores maiden SST win in Townsville Race 1|publisher=The Checkered Flag|date=10 July 2021|access-date=15 July 2021}}

=2022=

Price came 10th in the 2022 Dakar Rally, winning Stage 10.{{cite web

| publisher = live.worldrallyraidchampionship.com

| title=Tracking Dakar 2022

| url = https://live.worldrallyraidchampionship.com/2022/dakar/bisha-jeddah-12/asod/ukie/m/2

|accessdate = 14 January 2022 }}

His autobiography, Endurance: The Toby Price Story{{cite web

| publisher = tp87.com.au

| title=Endurance: The Toby Price Story

| url = https://tp87.com.au/products/endurance-the-toby-price-story

|accessdate = 13 February 2022 }} was released in late January.

Returning to the Finke Desert Race in June, Price won the Cars category for the second time, setting a record time of 1:36:38 from Alice Springs to Finke, and an overall race record of 3:21:46.{{cite web

| publisher = results.finkedesertrace.com.au

| title=Cars Outright - Tatts Finke Desert Race

| url = https://results.finkedesertrace.com.au/cars/car-day-overall-outright/

|accessdate = 13 June 2022 }} This gave Price his eighth King of the Desert title and he remains the only competitor to have won on both two wheels and four.{{Cite web |date=2022-06-13 |title=Price wins Finke Desert Race in record time |url=https://www.speedcafe.com/2022/06/13/price-wins-finke-desert-race-in-record-time/ |access-date=2022-06-14 |website=Speedcafe |language=en-US}}

=2023=

Price came second in the 2023 Dakar Rally, after winning the Prologue. He was 43 seconds behind teammate Kevin Benavides after 2 weeks of racing.{{cite web

| publisher = live.worldrallyraidchampionship.com

| title=Tracking Dakar 2023

| url = https://www.dakar.live.worldrallyraidchampionship.com/en/bike/14/standings

|accessdate = 15 January 2023 }}

In June, Price won the Finke Desert Race for the ninth time, taking out the cars category for the third consecutive year.{{cite web

| publisher = my.raceresult.com

| title=2023 Tatts Finke Desert Race Results - Cars

| url = https://my.raceresult.com/232993/results#2_6C0B1E

|accessdate = 12 June 2023 }}

Price won the Rallye du Maroc in October, giving him overall second place in the 2023 World Rally-Raid Championship, 4 points behind Luciano Benavides.{{cite web

| publisher = live.worldrallyraidchampionship.com

| title=Official W2RC rankings

| url = https://www.worldrallyraidchampionship.com/en/rankings/fimgp

|accessdate = 22 October 2023 }}

=2024=

Price won the 2024 Baja 500 in a SCORE Trophy Truck, with a time of 9 hours, 19 minutes, 55 seconds.{{cite web

| publisher = baja500.score-international.com

| title=Score International 2024 Baja 500

| url = https://baja500.score-international.com/live/scoring/s

|accessdate = 2 June 2024 }}

Sponsorships

{{cite web

| publisher = www.tp87.com.au

| title=Partnerships - Toby Price

| url = http://www.tp87.com.au/partnerships/

|accessdate = 29 August 2020 }}

| publisher = www.tp87.com.au

| title=News – Mitsubishi Motors Newest Ambassador

| url = http://www.tp87.com.au/index.php/Happenings/mitsubishi-motors-newest-ambassador/

|accessdate = 15 June 2015 }}

Career results

=Major titles=

=Dakar Rally=

class="wikitable"
Year

!Class

!Vehicle

!Position

!Stages won

2015

|rowspan=10|Motorbike

|rowspan=10|{{flagicon|AUT}} KTM

|align="center" style="background:#FFDF9F;"|3rd

|align="center"|1

2016

|align="center" style="background:#FFFFBF;"|1st

|align="center"|5

2017

|align="center" style="background:#EFCFFF;"|DNF

|align="center"|1

2018

|align="center" style="background:#FFDF9F;"|3rd

|align="center"|2

2019

|align="center" style="background:#FFFFBF;"|1st

|align="center"|1

2020

|align="center" style="background:#FFDF9F;"|3rd

|align="center"|2

2021

|align="center" style="background:#EFCFFF;"|DNF

|align="center"|2

2022

|align="center" style="background:#DFFFDF;"|10th

|align="center"|1

2023

|align="center" style="background:#DFDFDF;"|2nd

|align="center"|0

2024

|align="center" style="background:#DFFFDF;"|5th

|align="center"|0

2025

|rowspan=1|Car

|rowspan=1|{{flagicon|JPN}} Toyota

|align="center" style="background:#EFCFFF;"|DNF

|align="center"|0

=Stadium Super Trucks=

(key) (Bold – Pole position. Italics – Fastest qualifier. * – Most laps led.)

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:80%"
colspan=45| Stadium Super Trucks results
Year

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! 15

! 16

! 17

! 18

! 19

! 20

! 21

! 22

! {{Tooltip|SSTC|Stadium Super Trucks classification}}

! Pts

! Ref

2015

| style="background:#CFEAFF;"| ADE
6

| ADE

| style="background:#CFEAFF;"| ADE
8

| STP

| STP

| LBH

| DET

| DET

| DET

| AUS

| TOR

| TOR

| OCF

| OCF

| OCF

| SRF

| SRF

| SRF

| SRF

| SYD

| LVV

| LVV

! 26th

! 28

!{{cite web|url=http://stadiumsupertrucks.com/2015-standings/|title=2015 Official Point Standings|work=Stadium Super Trucks|accessdate=27 March 2019}}

2016

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ADE
12

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| ADE
2*

| style="background:#CFEAFF;"| ADE
7

| STP

| STP

| LBH

| LBH

| DET

| DET

| DET

| TOW

| TOW

| TOW

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TOR
5

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TOR
4

| CLT

| CLT

| OCF

| OCF

| style="background:#CFEAFF;"| SRF
6

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SRF
4

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| SRF
3

! 7th

! 150

!{{cite web|url=http://stadiumsupertrucks.com/2016-standings/|title=2016 Overall Point Standings|work=Stadium Super Trucks|accessdate=27 March 2019}}

2017

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ADE
4

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| ADE
2

| style="background:#CFEAFF;"| ADE
10

| STP

| STP

| LBH

| LBH

| PER

| PER

| PER

| DET

| DET

| TEX

| TEX

| HID

| HID

| HID

| BEI

| GLN

| GLN

| ELS

| ELS

! 15th

! 66

!{{cite web|url=http://stadiumsupertrucks.com/2017-standings/|title=2017 Overall Point Standings|work=Stadium Super Trucks|accessdate=27 March 2019}}

2018

| ELS

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ADE
12

| style="background:#CFEAFF;"| ADE
10

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| ADE
3

| LBH

| LBH

| PER

| PER

| DET

| DET

| TEX

| TEX

| ROA

| ROA

| SMP

| SMP

| HLN

| HLN

| MXC

| MXC

| colspan=2|

! 20th

! 40

! {{cite web|url=http://stadiumsupertrucks.com/2018-standings/|title=2018 Overall Point Standings|work=Stadium Super Trucks|accessdate=27 March 2019}}

2019

| COA

| COA

| TEX

| TEX

| LBH

| LBH

| TOR

| TOR

| MOH

| MOH

| MOH

| MOH

| ROA

| ROA

| ROA

| POR

| POR

| style="background:#CFEAFF;"| SRF
6*

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SRF
5

| colspan=3|

! 16th

! 34

! {{cite web|url=http://stadiumsupertrucks.com/2019-standings/|title=2019 Overall Point Standings|work=Stadium Super Trucks|accessdate=22 January 2020}}

==Boost Mobile Super Trucks==

(key) (Bold – Pole position. Italics – Fastest qualifier. * – Most laps led.)

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:80%"
colspan=45| Boost Mobile Super Trucks results
Year

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! {{Tooltip|BMSTC|Boost Mobile Super Trucks classification}}

! Pts

! Ref

2020

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| ADE
2

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ADE
5

| style="background:#CFEAFF;"| ADE
6

| colspan=6|

! N/A1

! –

! {{cite web|url=https://stadiumsupertrucks.com/2020-adelaide-results/|title=2020 Adelaide Results|work=Stadium Super Trucks|accessdate=25 November 2020}}

2021

| SYM

| SYM

| SYM

| HID

| HID

| HID

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| TOW
1

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| TOW
2

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TOW
9

! 9th

! 27

! {{cite web|url=http://racing.natsoft.com.au/638381251/object_864907.83c/Meet?25|title=2021 Beaurepaires Tasmania SuperSprint – Symmons Plains International Raceway {{!}} 2021 Australian Stadium Super Trucks Series - Race 3 {{!}} Meeting Points Report|work=Natsoft Race Results|access-date=10 May 2021|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210620193726/http://racing.natsoft.com.au/638263563/object_571829.83O/Meet?25|archive-date=20 June 2021|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://racing.natsoft.com.au/638318729/object_152773.83a/Meet?34|title=2021 Merlin Darwin Triple Crown – HiddenValley Raceway {{!}} 2021 Australian Stadium Super Trucks Series - Race 3 {{!}} Meeting Points Report|work=Natsoft Race Results|access-date=21 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210622031841/http://racing.natsoft.com.au/638318729/object_152773.83a/Meet?34|archive-date=22 June 2021|url-status=dead}}

{{sup|1}} Standings were not recorded by the series for the 2020 season.

=FIM Cross-Country Rallies and W2RC=

  • 2016 3rd place
  • 2018 1st place
  • 2023 2nd place

=Awards=

Price was awarded the Order of Australia Medal for service to motorsport in the 2021 Australia Day Honours List.

References

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