Luciano Benavides
Born (1995-06-15) June 15, 1995
Salta, Argentina
NationalityArgentina Argentine
Height171 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Dakar Rally career
Debut season2018
Current teamHusqvarna
Former teamsKTM
Starts7
Wins0 (3 stage wins)
Best finish6th in 2020, 2023
FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship career
Debut season2019
Current teamHusqvarna
Wins1
Best finish1st in 2023

Luciano Benavides is an Argentine rally raid motorcyclist who is best known for racing in the Dakar Rally and winning the 2023 World Rally-Raid Championship.

Biography

He is the brother of Kevin Benavides, a rally raid biker too.

He got his start in rally raid racing at the Desafio Ruta 40 in Argentina in August 2017[1] and has entered every Dakar Rally since 2018.

2023 saw success for Luciano where he won the Desafio Ruta 40 in Argentina on his way to his 2023 World Rally-Raid Championship.

  1. ↑ "Luciano Benavides: Rally Raid – Athlete Profile". RedBull. Archived from the original on 10 January 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2024.

Dakar Rally results

Year Class Vehicle Position Stages won
2018 Motorbike Austria KTM DNF 0
2019 9th 0
2020 6th 0
2021 Sweden Husqvarna DNF 0
2022 13th 0
2023 6th 3

Other results

FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship & World Rally-Raid Championship

Year Vehicle Races Wins Podiums Points Position
2019 Austria KTM 4 0 1 73 4th
2021 Austria KTM 3 0 0 34 7th
2022 Austria KTM 4 0 2 53 4th
2023 Austria KTM 5 1 4 100 1st

Rally raid best results

Event Podiums
Argentina Desafio Ruta 40 1st place, gold medalist(s) (2023)
Morocco Rallye du Maroc 2nd place, silver medalist(s)x3 (2018, 2022, 2023)
United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge 2nd place, silver medalist(s)x2 (2019, 2023)
Chile Atacama Rally 2nd place, silver medalist(s) (2022)
Mexico Sonora Rally 2nd place, silver medalist(s) (2023)
Spain Andalucia Rally 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) (2022)
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