| Benjamin Basso | |
| Nationality: | Danish |
| Birth Place: | Odense, Denmark |
| Career1: | Denmark |
| Years2: | 2018–2021, 2024 |
| Career2: | Fjelsted |
| Career3: | SES |
| Years3: | 2022–2023 |
| Career6: | Great Britain |
| Years7: | 2021 |
| Career8: | Peterborough |
| Years8: | 2022-2023 |
| Career9: | Glasgow |
| Years9: | 2022-2023 |
| Career10: | King's Lynn |
| Years10: | 2024 |
| Career12: | Poland |
| Years13: | 2022–2023 |
| Career13: | Bydgoszcz |
| Years14: | 2024 |
| Career14: | Łódź |
| Indivyear1: | 2022 |
| Indivhonour1: | Danish U21 champion |
| Teamyear1: | 2021, 2023 |
| Teamhonour1: | League winners |
| Teamyear2: | 2021 |
| Teamhonour2: | Knockout Cup |
| Teamhonour3: | SGB Championship Pairs |
| Teamyear3: | 2023 |
Benjamin Basso (born 2 July 2001) is a Danish motorcycle speedway rider.[1] [2]
Basso, who was a World Youth champion was signed by Poole Pirates during the SGB Championship 2021 season as a replacement for Ondřej Smetana, who had failed to join the team due to travel issues. The move contributed to a highly successful season for the Pirates as they won the league and Knockout Cup double.[3] [4]
In 2022, he rode for the Peterborough Panthers in the SGB Premiership 2022 and for the Glasgow Tigers in the SGB Championship 2022.[5] [6] The move from Poole to Peterborough upset the Poole managers Matt and Dan Ford because they said that they had assisted Basso with his work permit and arranged a contract around Basso's Danish racing commitments. However Basso stated that the clash of race days was unmanageable.[7] Also in 2022, he finished in 5th place during the World Under-21 Championship in the 2022 SGP2.[8] Also in 2022, he helped SES win the 2022 Danish Super League.[9]
In 2023, he re-signed for both Peterborough in the SGB Premiership 2023[10] and Glasgow in the SGB Championship 2023,[11] where he won the league title and the Championship pairs.[12]
In 2024, he signed for King's Lynn Stars.[13] [14]