2026 DAKAR SSV RESULTS | News
The 2026 Dakar has finished and the SSV class was fought hard to the end with Polaris getting the top 2 positions while Can-Am took third.
Brock Heger left his rivals fighting for scraps. The American defended his SSV crown, picking up six stage victories along the way and ending up more than an hour ahead in the standings. The Loeb Fraymedia Motorsport — RZR Factory Racing driver trounced the opposition from A to Z. Further back, his compatriot Kyle Chaney claimed second place in his Dakar debut. The rookie made it a USA one-two and contributed to the American hegemony of the last few years. Polaris celebrated their third consecutive triumph in this class. The manufacturer held its own despite having to play whack-a-mole with a host of Can-Ams, which proved unable to assault the top spot despite impressive performances by Jeremías González Ferioli, who bagged two stages, and stage wins by Chaney, “Chaleco López” and João Monteiro. Xavier de Soultrait is basking in the limelight in third place.
The Frenchman, a former rider who made the switch to four wheels a few seasons ago, has been rewarded with a podium spot after two weeks of bad luck, which included having to race on a two-wheel drive in the second marathon-refuge stage. Despite his prolific record in rallycross, Johan Kristoffersson found out that it takes more than a few days to tame the desert. The Swede came up a few seconds short of victory in the finale in Yanbu and proved his mettle for the future. Meanwhile, his Polaris stablemate Gonçalo Guerreiro won stage 2 and the overall lead with it. He reached the rest day in fifth place, but he broke his arm in a crash in stage 8, spelling the end of his challenge. Heger may have to contend with rivals under the same roof next season.
