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LUCIANO BENAVIDES AND RED BULL KTM WIN THE 2026 DAKAR RALLY!

Jan 19, 2026 Michael Le Pard

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Luciano Benavides has conquered the 2026 Dakar Rally in the most dramatic fashion imaginable, sealing overall victory by just two seconds after a never-give-up fight across Saudi Arabia. Refusing to surrender despite […]

LUCIANO BENAVIDES LEADS HOME A KTM ONE-TWO WITH STAGE SEVEN VICTORY

Jan 11, 2026 Michael Le Pard

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Luciano Benavides has won stage seven of the 2026 Dakar Rally – his second stage win of the event so far. Edgar Canet fought through the pack to claim second, while Daniel Sanders delivered another outstanding […]

VICTORY FOR LUCIANO BENAVIDES ON DAKAR RALLY STAGE FIVE

Jan 8, 2026 Michael Le Pard

Dakar Rally 2026 – Stage 5 Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Luciano Benavides delivered a standout ride aboard his KTM 450 RALLY to win stage five of the 2026 Dakar Rally. Daniel Sanders placed third, […]

RUNNER-UP RESULT FOR LUCIANO BENAVIDES ON DAKAR STAGE 11

Jan 16, 2025 Michael Le Pard

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Luciano Benavides has secured an impressive second-place result on a shortened stage 11 at the 2025 Dakar Rally. Finishing just 33 seconds shy of the win, Luciano’s superb result keeps him in fourth […]

FIFTH PLACE FOR LUCIANO BENAVIDES ON DAKAR RALLY STAGE SIX

Jan 11, 2025 Michael Le Pard

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Luciano Benavides delivered a strong performance on stage six of the 2025 Dakar Rally, finishing fifth on the 605-kilometer timed special and moving up to sixth overall in the standings. Teammate Daniel Sanders overcame […]

LUCIANO BENAVIDES WINS STAGE FIVE AT DAKAR 2025

Jan 10, 2025 Michael Le Pard

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Luciano Benavides has claimed an impressive stage win on the final day of week one at the 2025 Dakar Rally, his first victory of the event, moving him up to seventh overall […]

TOP-FIVE RESULT FOR LUCIANO BENAVIDES ON DAKAR STAGE THREE

Jan 7, 2025 Michael Le Pard

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Luciano Benavides delivered an impressive fifth-place finish on stage three of the 2025 Dakar Rally, maintaining his sixth-place position in the overall standings. Edgar Canet showed blistering pace on the 327-kilometer timed […]

LUCIANO BENAVIDES SIDELINED FROM DESAFIO RUTA 40 DUE TO INJURY

Jun 4, 2024 Michael Le Pard

Husqvarna Factory Racing rally star Luciano Benavides has been forced out of the Desafio Ruta 40 after a crash on stage one resulted in a fracture to the top of his right femur. Following a […]

2024 Dakar Rally covering 7800 kilometres comes to an end

Jan 19, 2024 Michael Le Pard

Luciano Benavides has battled through 12 stages of intense racing, totalling over 50 hours against the clock, to finish the 2024 Dakar Rally in an excellent seventh place. Completing the final stage strongly as third-fastest, […]

Dakar Rally Stage 11 was another long day in the desert

Jan 18, 2024 Michael Le Pard

On a tough day at the Dakar, with difficult navigation and challenging terrain, Luciano Benavides has successfully completed the penultimate stage of the rally, bringing his Husqvarna Factory Racing machine home in fourth place. With […]

2024 Dakar Rally – Stage 9 Provisional Classification

Jan 16, 2024 Michael Le Pard

Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Luciano Benavides has continued his run of consistent top-10 stage results, posting the eighth-fastest time on stage nine of the Dakar Rally. In what was one of the fastest timed specials of […]

Rocky and rugged terrain presented significant change from endless dunes

Jan 15, 2024 Michael Le Pard

Luciano Benavides has impressively completed stage eight of the Dakar Rally as the second-fastest rider. Putting in a superb performance to finish the 458-kilometre timed special just over 30 seconds down on the eventual stage […]

Extensive and challenging stage seven of 2024 Dakar Rally Results

Jan 14, 2024 Michael Le Pard

Luciano Benavides, thoroughly rejuvenated following the rest day, battled through the extensive and challenging stage seven of the 2024 Dakar Rally to secure the second-fastest time. Maintaining his eighth-place position in the provisional overall rankings, […]

Toughest Dakar Rallys to date with 4200km of riding and 2400 racers

Jan 13, 2024 Michael Le Pard

With week one of the 46th Dakar Rally completed in Saudi Arabia, Husqvarna Factory Racing now look ahead to the second half of the 2024 event. Luciano Benavides has delivered solid, consistent performances throughout the […]

Start of 626-kilometre timed special that Dakar Riders are given two days to complete

Jan 13, 2024 Michael Le Pard

Husqvarna Factory Racing star Luciano Benavides has completed the first half of the new 48-hour chrono stage as fifth-fastest. Covering 513 out of a possible 626 kilometres of the timed special, the FR 450 Rally […]