Last year we created the top 10 list off-road racers in the world in July, which was midseason for most off-road disciplines. This year we have waited until the end of the season to tally our votes for the top ten current off-road racers in the world.

It’s been a year of change and that’s good. We have seen some amazing performances and some crushing failures. The greatest attribute of all forms of off-road racing is the fact that it’s unpredictable. You have to finish first and beat the environment, then beat the field.

Our criteria is simple:

1. Frequency. Activity is paramount. You have to race to be a racer or your record will fall to another.

2. Field. Level of competition is key. If you win against a field of 20, it has less value than a field of 50, especially if you have to deal with increased variables like lap traffic and dust.

3. Wins. Class wins count less than overall wins. Overall wins count more than points championship wins.

4. Consistency. The more you find the podium, the higher you rank.

Comparing one race victory to another is almost impossible but we feel we have a pretty good value. Leave a comment below, we want to hear your opinion!

By: Matt Martelli, Jim Beaver, Ron Solomon, Klaus Rasch and Kilian Hamlin





10. Andy McMillin (Trophy Truck)

After a brief hiatus, Andy came back stepping into the deepest field of trophy trucks off-road racing has ever seen at The 2014 Mint 400 and took the overall win. Then, he followed it up with a win at the SCORE Imperial Valley, and capped off the year with a Baja 1000 win. We are hoping the rumors of his return to full time racing are true!





9. David Higgins (Rally)

4 straight Rally America titles with 2014 locked up well before the finale. Absolute dominance of North American Rally. Also made a one off in Global Rallycross and put together a solid event and finish. He is another Rally Driver we would like to see cross over into short course or desert racing. We think he would be great at rally raid as well.





8. Rob MacCachren (Trophy Truck, Pro 4, Pro 2, Stadium Super Truck)

Rob is Rob. He is the mark that all other off-road racers measure themselves by. While he wasn’t crowned champion this year, he found himself in a battle for numerous championships. What turned out as no championships could have easily been 2 with a little luck. Finishing the year by masterminding the Baja 1000 “Super Team” that won the Baja 1000 with ease shows just how tactical Rob is.





7. CJ Greaves (Pro-Lite, Pro-2)

The son of 2014 Pro-4 champ Johnny Greaves, a true legend of off-road, CJ has a remarkable resume, while still a teenager. He has been a front-runner for the past 2 years in both Prolite and Pro-2, and is expanding to Pro-4 in 2015. With a Cup race win at Crandon under his belt, TORC championships, and too many wins to count, CJ Greaves is both the present and future of short course. We look forward to seeing him and Johnny race in the Lucas Oil Series.





6. Brian Deegan (Pro-Lite, Pro2, Rallycross)

Another year and more wins and championship for “The General”. Brian also competed part time in Global Rallycross and took home multiple podiums. He has become one of the faces of “Action Motorsports” and dominates wherever he goes. Here’s to hoping we see him in a Trophy Truck sooner rather than later. Word is he may be adding a Pro-4 to his quiver.





5. Petter Solberg (Rallycross)

Arguably one of the greatest rally drivers of all time jumped in to Rallycross in 2014 to dominate the inaugural World Rallycross Championship. Rumors of a WRC return are swirling…





4. Joan “Nani” Roma Cararach (Rally Raid)

“Nani” has won the Dakar twice on a bike and most recently in a car. Although it was a controversial win with team orders essentially being handed down having Stephan Petterhansel slow down to ensure Mini’s swept the podium. This years Dakar should be interesting with the split of Petterhansel to Puegot. The Dakar is essentially like running 14 Baja 500’s back to back, so just getting to the finish is an accomplishment in itself, but the overall is what its all about.





3. Jason Voss (Trophy Truck)

Jason has become the man to beat in desert racing. He has won just about every BITD race the past 2 seasons and just added a Baja 1000 overall win to his resume. He finished the year strong with a win at Henderson securing him the 2014 Best in The Desert Championship for the second year it a row.





2. Kyle LeDuc (Trophy Truck, Pro 4)

There has never been a perfect season in short course, but Kyle LeDuc got as close as anyone ever has. He was untouchable in Pro-4 in 2014 and even ventured to Crandon to take home the World Championship and Cup race wins. Kyle has proved he can wheel a Trophy Truck also, as he has put his dad Curt’s truck on the pole and in the top 3 in Trophy Truck the last 2 times he has qualified. The Pro-4 class is getting deeper with the addition of Rob MacCachren and Bryce Menzies.





1. Sebastian Ogier (World Rally Championship)

Absolutely dominated the WRC in 2014 winning 8/13 rounds to take home back to back championships. In the past 2 seasons, Ogier has won a mind boggling 17/26 WRC rounds. Hands down the best off-road driver in the world. It would be great to see Sebastian race some other disciplines of off-road.

Honorable mentions:

Sheldon Creed (Pro-Lite, Stadium Super Truck, Trophy Truck)

This young prodigy had a great year beating the stacked field of pro-lites to earn a championship the hard way. He also had a lot of great SST races and got his feet wet at this years Baja 1000 in a trophy truck as Robby Gordon’s team mate, watch for big things to come from this ultra talented youngster.

Stephan Petterhansel (Rally Raid)

While Nani Roma may have won the 2014 Dakar Rally, it’s Petterhansel’s record over time that lands him on this list. He is an 11 time Dakar winner in both a car and on a motorcycle, has been on the podium 14 times, Won both the 2012 and 2013 Dakar Rally’s, and in an “Off year” managed to take home 2nd place. If anyone deserves to be on this list it’s Stephan. He has a new ride with Peugeot so let’s see if he can challenge for the overall at the 2015 Dakar.

Ken Block (Rallycross, Rally)

The fastest man in Global Rallycross in 2014 with multiple event wins, poles, and more heat race wins than any other competitor. Bad luck while leading in both Barbados and Seattle meant he finished 2nd in the championship, but there is no doubt who was fastest in 2014. To cap things off Ken also took a win at the HELL round of the ERC Championship, and a podium at the World RX round at the same venue as well. When he is on, he is capable of running and beating the best.

Joni Wiman (Rallycross)

The prodigy of rally great Marcus Gronholm, Joni moved up to GRC Supercar in 2014 and won the championship in his rookie season without winning a single race. After dominating the 2013 GRC Lites Series with a perfect season winning every single racing round, and backing that up with the 2014 GRC Supercar Championship, Joni is going to be hard to beat in 2015 as we are sure he will find his way to the podium often.

Jerret Brooks (Pro-Lite)

Another trophy Kart prodigy at only 17 years old Jerret won the TORC Pro Light championship with an impressive 12 Podiums and 3 wins. Then he went over to the Lucas Oil Series and won the last three races with extremely stacked fields. This kid is already at the front of the pack of one of the most competitive fields in off-road, and he is only going to get better.

Petter Solberg photos by www.rallycrossrx.com

Sebastian Ogier photos by Red Bull Content Pool