Biography

Building on a legendary SCORE desert racing career that includes a 2017 Baja 1000 class championship in Class 5-1600, Gustavo Avina continues to showcase his exceptional talent across Mexico's most challenging terrain. The Ensenada-based racer conquered the grueling 1000-mile peninsula race, demonstrating the endurance and tactical brilliance that defines elite desert racing competitors.

Avina's racing excellence extends beyond his championship victory, with a standout second-place class finish at the 2018 SCORE Baja 500 proving his consistency at the sport's highest level. Competing in the historic desert classic that attracts the world's finest desert racers, his podium performance reinforced his reputation as one of Mexico's premier off-road talents.

Racing from his hometown of Ensenada, Avina competes on familiar territory where the legendary SCORE Baja 500 has started and finished for decades. His intimate knowledge of Baja California's punishing desert landscape, combined with proven race-winning capability, makes him a formidable competitor in SCORE's World Desert Championship. With championship hardware already secured and multiple podium finishes demonstrating his elite-level consistency, Avina represents the next generation of Mexican desert racing excellence.