Luciano Benavides is an Argentine
rally raid
Rally raid is a type of off-road motorsport event competed with different types of vehicles. Along with shorter Baja (cross-country rally), baja rallies, rally raid constitutes cross-country rallying. Both the Fédération Internationale de l'Aut ...
motorcyclist who is best known for racing in the
Dakar Rally
The Dakar Rally () or simply "The Dakar" (), formerly known as the Paris–Dakar Rally (), is an annual rally raid organised by the Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO). It is an off-road endurance event traversing terrain much tougher than convent ...
and winning the
2023 World Rally-Raid Championship.
Biography
He is the brother of
Kevin Benavides
Kevin Max Benavides (born 9 January 1989) is an Argentine rally raid motorcyclist who is best known for winning the Dakar Rally twice, in 2021 and 2023, as well as coming second place in 2018. He is a former driver of the Monster Energy Honda Raci ...
, a rally raid biker too.
He got his start in rally raid racing at the Desafio Ruta 40 in Argentina in August 2017
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.
Dakar Rally results
Other results
FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship & World Rally-Raid Championship
Rally raid best overall results
References
External links
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1995 births
Living people