Luciano Benavides
Argentine motorcycle racer
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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.
| Luciano Benavides | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Argentine |
| Born | June 15, 1995 |
| Dakar Rally career | |
| Debut season | 2018 |
| Starts | 9 |
| Wins | 1 (8 stage wins) |
| Best finish | 1st in 2026 |
| FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2019 |
| Wins | 1 |
| Best finish | 1st in 2023 |
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.
Career results
Other results
FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship & World Rally-Raid Championship
Rally raid best overall results
| Event | Podiums |
|---|---|
 Desafio Ruta 40 |
 (1st in W2RC;[2] 2023) |
 Rallye du Maroc |
x3 (2018, 2022, 2023),  (2024) |
 Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge |
x2 (2019, 2023) |
 Atacama Rally |
(2022) |
 Sonora Rally |
(2nd in W2RC;[3] 2023) |
 Andalucia Rally |
(2022) |
