Benavides won Dakar 2026 with a lead of just two seconds ahead of Brabec

The Argentine pilot Luciano Benavides (KTM) won the 2026 Dakar Rally in the motorcycle class, achieving his first title in competition, after finishing the last stage, held in Yanbu, with a lead of just two seconds in the overall standings over American Ricky Brabec (Honda). The 13th stage was won by Frenchman Edgar Canet, while Romanian Emanuel Gyenes finished 26th in the stage and concluded the rally in 25th place overall, after his 16th participation in Dakar.