Ruben Faria

Ruben Faria (born 30 July 1974 in Olhão) is a Portuguese rally-raid and enduro motorcycle rider, best known for his participation in the Dakar Rally in which he finished as runner-up in 2013.

Faria made his Dakar Rally debut in 2006, winning only his second ever stage, set in the Portuguese city of Portimao, riding a KTM motorcycle.

His next participation would not come until 2010, his first appearance for the works KTM team as "water-carrier" (support rider) for teammate Cyril Despres, where Faria took another stage win in the final day of the rally to cement an 11th place finish in the final standings.

Faria continued with KTM in 2014, no longer in a supporting role, but was forced to retire from the rally after three days having suffered a crash, after which he was transferred to hospital but found to be not seriously injured.

In 2017 he was a consultant for the team, but will return to the race in 2018, following in the footsteps of Cyril Despres, Stéphane Peterhansel, and Nani Roma, all distinguished Dakar motorcycle racers who switched to cars later in their career, paired with Andre Villas-Boas in a Toyota Hilux in the car category.