Luciano Benavides | |
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Born | |
Nationality | ![]() |
Height | 171 cm (5 ft 7 in) |
Dakar Rally career | |
Debut season | 2018 |
Current team | Husqvarna |
Former teams | KTM |
Starts | 7 |
Wins | 0 (3 stage wins) |
Best finish | 6th in 2020, 2023 |
FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship career | |
Debut season | 2019 |
Current team | Husqvarna |
Wins | 1 |
Best finish | 1st 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
[edit]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.
- ^ "Luciano Benavides: Rally Raid – Athlete Profile". RedBull. Archived from the original on 10 January 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
Dakar Rally results
[edit]Year | Class | Vehicle | Position | Stages won |
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2018 | Motorbike | ![]() |
DNF | 0 |
2019 | 9th | 0 | ||
2020 | 6th | 0 | ||
2021 | ![]() |
DNF | 0 | |
2022 | 13th | 0 | ||
2023 | 6th | 3 | ||
2024 | 7th | 0 |
Other results
[edit]FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship & World Rally-Raid Championship
[edit]Year | Vehicle | Races | Wins | Podiums | Points | Position |
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2019 | ![]() |
4 | 0 | 1 | 73 | 4th |
2021 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 7th |
2022 | ![]() |
4 | 0 | 2 | 53 | 4th |
2023 | ![]() |
5 | 1 | 4 | 100 | 1st |
Rally raid best results
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