UME · The Silk Way Rally has become the most suc - cessful event in the history of the Dakar Series as it combines essential factors that place the event right at the top of the

RESUME

AZOVSEA

BLACKSEA

CASPIANSEA

RUSSIALipetsk

Volgograd

maykop

AstrakhanSTAVROPOL

moscow

Sochi

10/07

11/07

12/0713/0714/07

15/07

16/07

10/07

11/07

12/0713/0714/07

15/07

16/07

TOTAL ROUTE

3 940 kM

TOTAL ROUTE

3 940 км

SPECIAL STAGES

2 450 км

SPECIAL STAGES

2 450 км

ROUTE

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INTERNATIONAL PROJECT!THE MOST OUTSTANDING RALLY IN EURASIA!

CEREMONIAL START FROM THE MAIN SQUARE OF THE COUNTRY!

FINISH IN PRE-OLYMPIC SOCHI!

A VERY DIFFICULT AND UNIQUELY BEAUTIFUL ROUTE!

TOTAL ROUTE LENGTH 3940 км, INCLUDING 2450 км OF SPECIAL STAGES

TOP-RANkED MOTORSPORT TEAMS FROM 28 COUNTRIES

FIVE BIVOUACkS HOSTING 1500 PEOPLE DAILY!

A MOBILE AIR GROUP CONSISTING OF 14 AIRCRAFT!

58% OF THE STARTERS FINISHED

605 JOURNALISTS WERE WORkING DURING THE RACE

138 INTERNATIONAL MASS-MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES CONSTANTLY FOLLOWED THE RALLY CARAVAN

969 TV-REPORTS WITH 3 983 MINUTES OF TOTAL DURATION!

4 518 PUBLICATIONS IN MASS-MEDIA!

8 FOOD SUPPLY TRUCkS

www.silkwayrally.com

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WELCOME NOTE FROM THE DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER OF

THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE OLYMPIC

COMMITTEE OF RUSSIA

«TheSilk Way Rally passes over the half of our country – 13 subjects of Federation have been involved along this year’s route. Thus the whole world is tracing the rally. It is being broadcast all over the world. It serves as the promotion of our country and lets people around the world to learn more about Russia, which is very important. And also it’s great that the race finishes in Sochi – the capital of future winter Olympic Games!»

Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, Chairman of Olympic Committee of Russia,

Chairman of the Silk Way Rally Organizing CommitteeAlexander ZHUKOV

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In a rather short period of time the Silk Way Rally has become one of the major events in international motorsports earning a great popularity among the world’s best racing drivers. The structure and number of competitors is definitely evidence of the meaningfullness and the scale of the event: the drivers from 28 countries had to make almost 4 000 kilometers in seven days from Moscow to the capital city of the 2014 Olympic Games – Sochi.

I am sure that further editions of the Silk Way Rally, which has Dakar Series status, will signifi-cantly impact the development of motorsports in Russia and in the world, and will also expose plenty of new talented drivers.

Minister of Sports, Tourism and Youth Policy of the Russian Federation, First Deputy Chairman of the Silk Way Rally Organizing Committee

Vitaliy MUTKO

WELCOME NOTE FROM THE MINISTER OF SPORTS,

TOURISM AND YOUTH POLICY OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

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SILk WAY RALLY IS HEADING FOR THE 2014

WINTER OLYMPICSSochi-2014 has a magical aura of expecta-

tion ahead of the magnificent sporting event that Russia is arranging for the world, it over-whelms all of us. The rally route, starting in Moscow, the hostess of the 1980 Olympic Games, and rushing to Sochi – the capital of the 2014 Winter Olympics, has became a kind of a relay between these two Russian Olympics. The Olympics theme like a red line runs through all Silk Way events. The Headquarters were located at the famous Luzhniki Stadium. The ceremo-nial start was held in Red Square and the rally finish took place in Krasnaya Polyana.

We all have witnessed the spectacular event, the triumph of the sports spirit, enjoyed the unique moments and the joy of wins during Silk Way Rally!

Everyone have already got used to the fact that the Silk Way Rally is full of surprises. In 2009 and 2010 both competitors and specta-tors opened up new horizons and got a lot of new and positive emotions. The third edition of Silk Way Rally Dakar Series has traditionally sparked the interest for new challenges and adventures. After a careful calendar review the organizers have decided to change the date of the competition in order to give it a status of a key mid-season rally. Placed between two Da-kars, Silk Way is not only a good preparation, but also the race of hard struggles and last-gasp victories.

The Silk Way Rally has become the most suc-cessful event in the history of the Dakar Series as it combines essential factors that place the event right at the top of the rally discipline. It was a real challenge for the top-rated leaders as well as for the amateurs whose main goal was reaching the finish line.

All the attention and care given to the devel-opment of route guaranteed the sports interest from the very beginning until the last day.

Silk Way Rally Project Manager

Semen YAKUBOV

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The 2011 Silk Way Rally played a special role in the promotion healthy of a lifestyle and patriotic education for the Russian youth, and the finish of the rally drew even more attention of the international community to the 2014 Winter Olympic Games.

For the second year Transneft has an op-portunity to be a title sponsor of such a mas-sive project which demonstrates the ability of Russia to represent a worlds-class sport events.

Transneft as a socially responsible company functioning for the benefit of Russia is aware of all the importance of such activities for sup-porting national motorsports. Thanks to the

Silk Way Rally Russian motorsport has received an excellent impulse for further development, and Transneft’s participation in this project has strengthened the confidence of the inter-national community that the Silk Way Rally is an outstanding project.

«Transneft» is the Silk Way Rally

Dakar Series title sponsor

Sincerely,Transneft JSC President

Nikolai TOKAREV


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event has built up a positive reputation for Russia and confirms that the country has all the resources necessary to organize global, in-ternational scale events and it creates a solid base for the development international coop-eration in many different spheres.

The route for 2011 was 3940 km and crossed 3 climatic zones. The organizers found new and interesting tracks on wide open ter-rains and have managed to unify difficult tech-nical and sporting aspects in one event. Russia, with its vast territories, has all the resources needed for a race of the Dakar Series – off-road mountain trails, fast WRC style roads and dif-ficult sandy sections.

A professional team of sports managers with Semen Yakubov at the head, and with the help of the Russian Ministry of Sports and Tourism have once again provided a unique organiza-tional standards, making it an ideal prepara-tion for Dakar.

The co-organizer of the event, as in the two previous years, will be the French company ASO – the founders of the world famous rally-marathon Dakar as well as the “Tour de France” cycle race. The preparation and running level of Silk Way Rally rises more and more each year and consistently receives high evaluation both at the state level and in international and Rus-sian media. The result of the responsible and serious approach to the event organization is a growing number of competitors.

«THE SILK WAY RALLY IS ALREADY A

LEGENDARY RACE, WITH IT’S OWN HISTORY

AND IS A DREAM FOR RACERS. IT’S NAME

SOUNDS INTRIGUING, AN ANTICIPATION OF AN

EXCITING ADVENTURE»

VITALIY MUTKO

The 3rd edition of the Silk Way Rally Da-kar Series took place from the 9th to the 16th of July 2011 from Moscow to Sochi. The race started in Red Square. The route begun near the Kremlin Fortress, right in the heart of Rus-sia – which means that Silk Way Rally has a very important meaning for the country! It is not by chance that Sochi was chosen as the final destination for the next 5 years. Silk way Rally Dakar Series is a project destined to ful-fill the objective of attracting the attention of international and foreign Mass Media rep-resentatives to the Winter Olympic Games in Sochi in 2014.

The first two editions of the Silk Way Rally Dakar Series were a great success! The high level of organization was seen by world fa-mous athletes and attracted the attention of the world press. Creating such a world class

SILk WAY RALLY DAkAR SERIES The countdown has begun!

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The Silk Way Rally brought together an out-standing number of competitors this year. 130 crews enrolled the race (95 car crews and 35 truck crews), representing almost thirty coun-tries from all over the world. No other large-scale races like the Silk Way have ever been carried out on the territory of Russia. According to the number of applications even the world championships open for motorcycles were left behind by the rally, and place the Russian race Silk Way Rally to the second position within the off-road discipline right after Dakar Rally.

All the leaders of the discipline and Da-kar winner are among the competitors. Thus X-RAID team (BMW) was represented by the nine times Dakar winner Stéphane Peterhan-sel (France), 1997 European Rally Champion and silver medalist of the 1995 European Rally Championship, Polish driver Krzysztof Holow-czyc and famous Russian racer Alexander Mi-ronenko. A serious competition for these driv-ers was two-time winner of the FIA Baja Cup Boris Gadasin, driving his self-made G-Force Proto pick-up. However, all the crews have demonstrated the persistence and sporting temperament. For example, the buggy drivers

Matthias Kahle (Germany), Stéphane Henrard (Belgium), Christian Lavielle, Ronan Chabot and Thierry Magnaldi (France). Aleksandr Zheludov and Vladimir Vasiljev (Russia) prevailed in the car group and this was a great breakthrough! An intense fight evolved in the truck group: seven crews of the famous Kamaz Master Team were challenged by the race crews – TATRA, MAN, GINAF and DE ROOJ. Hans Stacey, the Da-kar-2007 champion has returned to rally, and this in itself was a mini-sensation. All these factors guaranteed the highest level of compe-tition and intrigue within all the competitiive groups.

The Silk Way Rally project is a significant stimulus for the development of Russian mot-orsport and favors the further growth of num-ber of Russian drivers participating the inter-national races.

Many viewers worldwide felt their involve-ment in this large-scale sporting event, and especially the residents of the Russian regions which were a part of the rally route. The for-eign participants experienced in full measure the hospitality that is so natural to the Rus-sians.


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THE BEST MOTORSPORT TEAMS

THE FOLLOWING TEAMS APPLIED TO

ENTER SILK WAY RALLY:

X-RAID BMW TEAM DESSOUDE HAMBURGER SOFTWARE TOYS MOTORS-SMG HENRARD RACING TEAM CRO DAKAR TEAM KM RACING VEKA-MAURER NEO RAID RALLY TEAM OPEL DAKAR TEAM VINLAND DAKAR TEAM SIXT UKRAINE FREEDRIVE RALLY TEAM ATT RACING FREEDRIVE RALLY TEAM AMERICANOS RACING TEAM RUSSPORT G-FORCE MOTORSPORT GINAF RALLY POWER RE AUTOKLUBS FERROMIN RUSSPORT MAZ-SPORTAUTO KAMAZ-MASTER TEAM DE ROOY (IVECO) LOPRAIS TATRA TEAM FINSTRAL-TRANS TEAM

ET ALIAS.

130 crews participated in the race: 95 crews in the Car category and 35 crews in the Truck category.

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In 2011 there were 138 permanently ac-credited journalists who followed the race from Moscow to Sochi. Among them were leading Russian media companies representatives, such as Interfax Group, Rossiyskaya Gazeta, Russian TV-channels RUSSIAa-2, Russia Today, Auto-Plus, TVC, Ukrainian TV-channels The 1st Automotive and The New Channel, Avtoradio and Voice of Russia radio-channel. Magazines include Russian Reporter, Avtimobili, Autoning, Polnij Privod 4x4. Websites – Championat.com, Motor.ru, Bel.ru, Rally-Raids of Russia rusrr.ru and others.

Representatives from the best specialized publications from France, Spain, Czech Repub-lic, Hungary, China and Japan, from 21 countries in total, such as Economist Weekly, Nikkei Du-care, Elle, Paris Match, Top Office, Rallymani-acs, Nemzeti, Sport, L Equipe, GQ China, Auto hebdo, Autonews.info, Cesky Rozhlas 1 radio-zurnal RallyRaid.es, Solo Auto, Fuoristradaweb, Groupe Cofina, DPPI, Offroad DRIVE, offRoad-Club.ru, TV NET, Diena Maxphotobank, EMRS, Travel + Leisure, Capital Monthly, CEO Monthly, HK Economic Journal Monthly, Sapore I Piacere, SportsPro Media, Rutas del Mundo and others were granted accreditation.

To transport journalists during the race the organizers provided special flights. For the more than 27 press cars following the race route ac-cess points to the most spectacular view points were designated. Each vehicle at the disposal of the photographers and reporters was equipped with a safety cage and navigation equipment.

The mass media interest towards the race is increasing every year. An international rally with world famous drivers and a large number rally

SILk WAY RALLY IN THE VIEW OF MASS MEDIA

guests is a real boon for the local Mass Media to prepare excellent reports and a perfect way for local authorities to publicize their local cultural, historic and tourist attractions. Therefore the attention of both national and local TV-radio broadcasting companies as well as Internet and printed magazines to the Silk Way Rally is natural. The rally press-centre hosted 467 daily accredited local journalists.

THE 2010 RACE SPARKED UNPRECEDENTED INTEREST OF RUSSIAN AND

INTERNATIONAL JOURNALISTS. MASS MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES’ ATTENTION TO

THE RACE IS GROWING EVERY YEAR.


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COVERAGE in 193 countries

To organize the race at the highest level the organizers have several tasks to complete. The most important of which is to attract the world’s best drivers and to provide the race with top media coverage, while simultane-ously keeping the world up to date with the preparation of the Winter Olympic games in Sochi 2014.

Creating such a world class event has creat-ed a positive reputation for Russia and confirms that the country has all the needed resources to organize global, international scale events as well as a solid base for the development of international cooperation in many different spheres. The fact that the Silk Way Rally Dakar Series has annual status proves that Russia has а stable national sports policy. That is why top quality media coverage remains the organizer’s most important task.

Cross-country rally is a spectacular and dra-matic sport. The French company ASO, which has great working experience at the Dakar and the Tour de France, prepared the Silk Way Rally TV reports which were broadcast in 193 coun-tries. TV crews in helicopters and cars were shooting daily battles with backgrounds of breathtaking natural sceneries. With the help of in-car cameras, spectators were able to fol-low the race from a close-up driver’s perspec-

tive. Daily reports were transmitted via satel-lite to some of the world’s biggest TV-channels.

The TV broadcasting entitlement was given to companies which broadcast in total of 193 countries. Among them are Eurosport, ZDF, ARD, Super SPORT, Sky TV and many others. According to the organizational partner of the event, ASO, the total global coverage (not in-cluding Russia) is estimated to be 507,742,000 viewers. The total coverage time is estimated at 3983 minutes (as of 24/07/2011). The RUS-SIA-2 TV-channel was the official television partner of the race. Russian television viewers could see the hour-long live broadcast of the race start from the Red Square and the daily reports every day. In addition, all the Russian federal TV-channels were obtaining a caption card for their news releases from July 10th to 17th, such as Channel One Russia, RUSSIA, RUSSIA-24, NTV, Zvezda, The Fifth Channel, REN TV, Auto-Plus, Russia Today. According to the monitoring results the occurrence of the Silk Way Rally news in the newscasts of Rus-sian TV Channels has increased twice com-pared to 2010.

SINCE 2009 THE SILK WAY RALLY HAS BEEN INCLUDED

IN THE PRESTIGIOUS INTERNATIONAL MOTORSPORT CALENDAR.

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The world’s leading TV channels entitled to broadcast the race:

Americas USA and Canada (Versus TV) USA (Speed2.com) Brazil (Esport International)

Western Europe Germany (nTV, ARD, ZDF, TMAX) France (Sport+) Belgium (EXQI) Netherlands (RTL7)

Asia / Australia Australia (SBS) New Zealand (Sky TV) Japan (J Sports)

Local TV channels Eurosport (59 countries – Europe,

North Africa) Eurosport Asia (15 countries) Supersport (52 countries – Africa) Al Jazeera (25 countries – Middle East,

North Africa) Ten Sports (7 countries – Asia) ESPN Star (7 countries – Asia) Speed TV Latin America (46 countries)

Eastern Europe Russia (Channel One Russia, RUSSIA,

RUSSIA -24, Zvezda, The Fifth Channel, NTV, REN TV, Russia Today, Auto+)

Lithuania (TV1) Czech Republic (Czech TV 4) Slovakia (STV3) Ukraine (Auto TV, New TV) Romania (TVR) Croatia (SPTV)

World news Reuters (473 channels, 103 countries) SNTV (250 channels, 78 countries) EBU (66 channels, 46 countries)


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The Rally logistics service provided transportation for the competitors’ and organizers’ ve-hicles to the start of the rally and then back from the finish of the race. To transport foreign competitors’ vehicles the organizers used a ferry route from Travemünde (Lübeck-Germany) to Helsinki (Finland).

The route logistics

1. Convoy for international competitors, be-ginning from the point the vehicles enter the Russian Federation until they leave at the end of the rally.This task includes the following:• Assistance with customs documents, includ-

ing customs clearance of participants’ and organizers’ goods, vehicle documents, assis-tance with crossing the border, on both entry and exit;

• Planning special transportation routes for international participants on the way to the start and back from the finish (Convoys 1 and 2);

• The compilation of route books and print-outs to assist the transportation of the rally competitors;

• Support and assistance on the way to the start of the rally and back from the finish, ac-commodation for international participants and parking-areas for trucks and vehicles during the whole route of Convoys 1 and 2, two days before the start, from the border of Russian Federation to Moscow – 971 km and 5 days on the way back, from Sochi to the Russian border – 2 688 km);

• Fuel supply planning for Convoys 1 and 2;

• Delivery and processing of temporary im-ported and exported property owned by rally partners and participants from Europe to Russia and back.

2. Rally transport service:• Organizers’ transport park formation, activi-

ties, route and workload planning;• Coordination of organizers’ vehicles during

the whole rally including racing and servic-ing routes;

• Organizers’ vehicles maintenance and navi-gation support;

• Helicopter’s refueling support in field con-ditions with the assistance of a specially equipped fuel servicing truck.

In addition it is important to mention that not a single broken vehicle was left on the track. Recovery of abandoned vehicles was provided by the organizer.

VEHICLES LOGISTICS SERVICE SUCCESSFULLY HANDLED TWO MAJOR TASkS.

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25 4х4 vehicles along the competitive route for: medicine, route control, refereeing, television, safety and press.

7 trucks along the competitive route – sweepers, helicopters’ refueling, and vehicle carriers for abandoned cars.

3 vehicles (1 truck and 2 4x4s) – the rally opening group, which checks the route before the start of each stage.

20 trucks that deliver equipment, fuel, food and all essentials to assure comfort at bivouacs.

There were about 100 vehicles of equipment and up to 500 staff members in total: organizers, press and supporting services.

ORGANIZERS’ VEHICLES


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7 airplanes were used to transport press representatives, rally specialists and TV equip-ment, and also they were used for wire-free connection within the 500 km radius. After the major tasks were completed, the airplanes were transformed into the rally operation cen-tre. The rally medical centre and the operating headquarter were also formed on the base of the airplanes. The rally operating headquarters accumulated all the race information in real-time and this was a place where TV-reports were created and mass media representatives were sending their reports all over the world

The next day all the airplanes were again transporting passengers and cargoes heading to the next bivouac.

7 helicopters were used for the route during the race for the following race services: direc-tion, safety, television, medic, start and finish groups. In addition, the organizers committee arranged special helicopters for the accredited journalists and photographers during the spe-cial stages.

RALLY AIR SUPPORT

THE RALLY AIR SUPPORT CONSISTED

OF 14 AIRCRAFT. CONSIDERING

THE IMPORTANCE OF RAPID AERIAL

COMMUNICATION THE RALLY ROUTE

STRUCTURE IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE AIR

FIELDS LOCATIONS. THESE AIR FIELDS

WERE THE RALLY BASE POINTS, USED

FOR BIVOUACS ENCAMPMENT, AND ALSO

START AND FINISH POINTS

OF THE SPECIAL STAGES.

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AIRCRAFTS USED DURING THE RALLY:

Airplanes:• An-12, Headquarters• An-72, Medicine• An-72, Television• An-74-100, Medicine FMBA• An-24б for the passengers• Tecnam P2006T, Retransmission station• Tecnam P2006T, Retransmission station

Helicopters:• Mi-8, Start• AS 350, Director• AS 350, Safety• AS 350, Medical• AS 350, Medical, FMBA• AS 350, RAF• AS 350, Television

AIRPORTS / AIRFIELDS ALONG THE RALLY ROUTE• Ostafievo International Airport, Moscow• Lipetsk civil airport• Volgograd civil airport• Privolzhskiy military airfield, Astrakhan• Stavropol civil airport• Hanskaya military airfield, Maikop• Sochi civil airport


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Safety

DAILY ACTION PLAN FOR ACCIDENT PREVENTION INCLUDED:

• Safety Helicopter passage 30 min before the special stage opening, this measure was designed to check the route and ter-rain condition, location of services, and the absence of unauthorized persons and vehicles on the track;

• Safety Helicopter in flight directly over the leading crew;

• Medical crew on duty on the rally route in specially equipped 4x4 vehicles;

• Continuous automatic tracking and re-trieving of information about competition vehicles by “Iritrack” satellite system.

• Provision of continuous wire-free emer-gency communication between the crews and the rally headquarters;

• Provisions of wire-free communication coverage area by radio relay aircraft with-in a 500 km radius.

The primary concern of the organizers is safety and this process has been carefully deliberated over, as there should be nothing to increase risk during an extreme sports competition.

The route structuring, the strong and efficient collaboration with the Department of Internal Affairs, State Road Safety Inspectorate and the Emergency Situations Min-istry have demonstrated an effective and positive collaboration of sports, state and public organizations.

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COMPETITORS’ MEDICAL SUPPORT OF SILk WAY RALLY 2011MOTORSPORT IS ONE OF THE MOST DANGEROUS SPORTS. THAT

IS WHY THE ORGANIZING COMMITTEE CONSIDERS THE HIGHLY

PROFESSIONAL RALLY MEDICAL SERVICE TO BE THEIR MOST

IMPORTANT OBJECTIVE.

The Russian Federal Biological-Medical Agency and the French company Mutuaide, having a solid service experience for events of this kind, have combined their efforts. Mobile doc-tor teams in 4x4s were working along the rally route and were always on-call. There was a doctor in every helicopter who had all the necessary medical supplies and special equipment at his disposal to render any necessary medical emergency treatment and to evacuate injured people to a hospital. Ambulances were on duty in the organized spectators’ areas. The Emergency Situ-ations Ministry stations and ambulance crews left the route only after the last competitors’ passage and after the stage closing.


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FUEL SUPPLY LOGISTICS

Lukoil Fuel Company has traditionally been the official fuel supplier of the Silk Way Rally.

More than 50 Lukoil fuel stations were in-volved in the fuel supply of the Silk Way Rally 2011. In addition to this there were 5 mobile filling stations for diesel vehicles arranged at the rally bivouacs.

The preplanned consumption of fuel dur-ing the race equals about 500,000 litters of Euro-5 Diesel. There are also no doubts that competitors appreciated the possibility to use four types of special sports fuel produced for gasoline vehicles during the event.

THE FUEL LOGISTICS PROCESS, CAREFULLY

DESIGNED WITH A LOT OF ATTENTION TO DETAIL,

IS AN INDICATOR OF THE RALLY PREPARATION

LEVEL. IT IS NECESSARY TO GUARANTEE THE FUEL

QUALITY AS WELL AS ORGANIZE ITS DELIVERY

TO THE DESTINATION SITES AND ENSURE THE

FLAWLESS AND TIMELY SERVICE FOR THE

COMPETITORS’ VEHICLES.

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RALLY BIVOUACS

After each special stage, just for one day, the rally bivouac was set up, hosting up to 1500 people and providing sportsmen, organizers, journalists and rally guests with conveniences and food.

Each evening all the competitors could see unique concert programs: Cossack folk-lore songs, national Caucasian dances, perfor-mances of beautiful Oriental women, and folk crafts. The stunning flow of events created a festive atmosphere in the bivouacs helping the competitors to gain strength before the new racing day. Up to 400 vehicles arrived daily to the bivouacs to get some rest and continue the route. The rally bivouacs were hosted by the following cities: Lipetsk, Volgograd, Astrakhan, Stavropol and Maikop.

THE SILK WAY RALLY IS NOT JUST A

COMPETITION, IT IS A LEGENDARY RACE, WITH

IT’S OWN HISTORY AND IS A DREAM FOR MANY

DRIVERS… SNOW-WHITE, EASTERN STYLE

TENTS APPEAR WITH A WAVE OF A WAND

IN THE MIDDLE OF ENDLESS STEPPES AND

DUNES! THESE ARE THE RALLY BIVOUACS.


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START CEREMONY SCHEDULE

JULY, 5-6th

• The rally directorate prepares the head-quarters ready for the arrival of the organ-izers.

• Arrival of the opening group, A.S.O. repre-sentatives and organizers’ technical equip-ment.

• Meeting of the organizing directors.• Preparation of parks and rooms of the rally.• Receiving the rally inventory.

JULY, 7th

• The rally airplanes and helicopters main-tenance

• Briefings for the organizers, medicine, PCO and drivers.

• Arrival of FIA, ASN representatives and of-ficials.

• Sightseeing tours for competitors, journal-ists and rally guests.

THE RALLY START IS AN INCREDIBLE AND

STUNNING SHOW. THE SPECTATORS,

REGARDLESS OF THEIR AGE, WERE SINCERELY

EXCITED WITH THE HEAVY-DUTY TRUCKS

AND CARS DESIGNED FOR OFF-ROAD DRIVING

AND FOR GETTING THROUGH THE SANDS OF

AFRICA AND SOUTH AMERICA. THE BEST AND

MOST ADVANCED EXAMPLES OF TECHNICAL

IDEAS FROM MORE THAN 28 COUNTRIES OF

THE WORLD, PAINTED IN BRIGHT COLORS

PERFORMED THE SYMBOLIC START FROM THE

RED SQUARE, THE HEART OF RUSSIA. FAMOUS

DRIVERS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD PAST

OVER THE START RAMP.

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JULY, 8TH • General briefing for the organizers.• Administrative checks for Russian competi-

tors.• Scrutineering for sports vehicles and ser-

vice vehicles of Russian competitors.• Beginning of the press accreditation, open-

ing of the rally press-center.• Parking of vehicles having passed scruti-

neering into park ferme (Vassilievski Slope).

JULY, 9th

• Administrative checks for foreign competi-tors.

• Scrutineering for sports and service vehi-cles for international competitors.

• Pre-start press-conference.• Briefing for competitors and service crews

with journalists (500 people).• Ceremonial start of the race.• Official opening ceremony.• Sports crews driving to the start ramp.

JULY, 10TH

• Start of the rally; SS Moscow – Lipetsk.• Theatrical performance “Kulikovo Field”.


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Some people possibly associate the «Olym-piade-80» with the contest between two fa-mous athletes: Sebastian Coe and Steve Ovett in the Men’s 800 m and 1500 m finals. Others certainly remember the famous Soviet gymnast Alexander Dityatin. At the Moscow Summer Olympics he managed to win 3 gold, 4 silver and 1 bronze medals, a result which placed him in the Guinness Book of World Records.

And now, 31 years after those memorable events the flags of different countries were planted over the Luzhniki Stadium once again. The most respected drivers from the rally-raid world came together in order to start their way across the wide expanses of Russia.

Muscovites, as well as visitors to the capital didn’t miss the chance to see their heroes with their own eyes on the evening of 9th July in the Red Square at the ceremonial start of the Silk Way Rally Dakar Series. The parade of rally cars right outside the Kremlin with the majestic ar-

THE RALLY START IS THE OUTSTANDING EVENT OF THIS SUMMER!

START

The Olympics theme has become the keynote of all the Silk Way Rally events. The rally headquarters was located at the famous Luzhniki Stadium, the epicenter of 1980 Summer Olympics, the administrative checks and scrutineering were held at the same place on July, 8 – 9th. The ceremonial start was held on the Red Square.

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chitectural monuments in the background did not leave anyone bored!

The place chosen for the start ceremony was gorgeous – it was an unforgettable moment for all the competitors and spectators. The atmosphere of the event and the welcome of motorsport fans were just fantastic! The festive program was a great addition to the ceremony. There were a lot of entertainments prepared for the spectators: several amusements, the spec-tacular free-style motocross organized by the Red Bull beverage company and the concert with Diana Arbenina, Gosha Kutsenko, Bolshoi Theatre artists, Todes show ballet group, Turet-sky Choir, the choreographic ensemble of the Tatar Cultural Centre, HAMMERS drum show, and Neposedi children’s musical group. The very next day the competitors were flooded with the Silk Way Rally’s furious tempo, but the fondest memories will continue to bring their minds back to the heart of Russia, to Moscow, for a long time!


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The reconnaissance team worked hard to prepare the route for the Silk Way Rally and 2011 will be long remembered by the competi-tors for the most unexpected scenes, discover-ies of new regions and landscapes of different geographical zones in the European part of Russia. Drivers saw that no matter how weird it may seem, there are deserts, vast sandy pla-teaus, enormous dunes, endless steppes which demand the most complicated navigation and switch-back mountain trails on the route.

The total route distance was decreased com-pared to 2010 by means of shortening the liai-sons sections, and this allowed the organizers to increase the special stages by more than 20% .

For drivers and navigators the real aspects of this marathon race started on the stage of Lipetsk – Volgograd where the route was set to pass through a zone of sand where in the best traditions of the “Dakar” crews passed through the course checkpoints in the open ‘piste’. It was a real challenge for all the teams! The Silk Way Rally certainly justifies its involvement in

THE SILk WAY RALLY 2011 – DESERT, MOUNTAINS, STEPPES

THE SILK WAY RALLY

RECONASSAINCE TEAM

FOUND ALL THE DAKAR SERIES

ATTRIBUTES IN RUSSIA.

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the “Dakar” series. The circular special stage Astrakhan – Astrakhan became the original culmination of the magnificent performance called Silk Way Rally. According to the feedback from many longtime residents this stage was quite similar to the early African Dakars. Com-parisons with the famous African race arose in Kalmykia, where the blinding white salt flats across the steppe made the crews struggle to find the right route to the finish. Each day the new stage was awaiting for its competitors, unlike the previous ones; new discoveries and new challenges: a trophy section, a mountain trial, a fast WRC-style road – the full assort-ment of terrains for a really demanding driver!

Stage No. Route Liaison 1 SS-A Liaison 2 SS-B Liaison 3 Total

1 Moscow – Lipetsk 310 260 570

2 Lipetsk – Volgograd 365 480 845

3 Volgograd – Astrakhan 150 430 10 590

4 Astrakhan – Astrakhan 10 400 5 415

5 Astrakhan – Stavropol 55 690 20 765

6 Stavropol – Maikop 35 120 35 50 150 390

7 Maikop – Sochi 230 20 115 365

Total distance:

1155 2400 185 50 150 3940

Total SS 2450

Race route length: 3 940 kmSpecial stages length: 2 450 kmService route length: 1 490 km

stage canceled


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№ Team Drivers Car100 MONSTER ENERGY X-RAID TEAM PETERHANSEL Stephane (FRA) / COTTRET Jean Paul (FRA) Mini ALL4RACING 102 MONSTER ENERGY X-RAID TEAM HOLOWCZYC Krzysztof (POL) / FORTIN Jean-Marc (BEL) BMW X3 CC 103 TEAM DESSOUDE LAVIEILLE Christian (FRA) / POLATO Jean Michel (FRA) Nissan HARDBODY 104 G-FORSE MOTORSPORT GADASIN Boris (RUS) / SCHEMEL Dan (RUS) G-Force-Proto PICK UP KI... 105 HAMBURGER SOFTWARE KAHLE Matthias (DEU) / SCHUENEMANN Thomas (DEU) SMG BUGGY 106 MONSTER ENERGY X-RAID TEAM MIRONENKO Alexander (RUS) / LEBEDEV Sergey (RUS) BMW X 3CC 107 RONAN CHABOT CHABOT Ronan (FRA) / PILLOT Gilles (FRA) SMG BUGGY 108 KIEV RALLY RAID NOVYTSKYI Bogdan (UKR) / EVTEKHOV Vitaly (RUS) G-Force-Proto 109 VW BELGIAN HENRARD Stephane (BEL) / BEGUIN Francois (BEL) Volkswagen TOUAREG 110 BALAZS SZALAY SZALAY Balazs (HUN) / BUNKOCZI Lбszlу (HUN) Opel ANTARA RR 111 TEAM DESSOUDE CHAVIGNY Frederic (FRA) / BRUCY Jean (FRA) Nissan PATHINDER 112 G-FORCE MOTORSPORT VOLIKOV Viktor (RUS) / VOLIKOV Anatoliy (RUS) Toyota LAND CRUISER 113 FROMONT YVES FROMONT Yves (FRA) / FROMONT Francois (FRA) Volkswagen BUGGY TARE... 114 ATT RACING BOROVIKOV Yuriy (RUS) / ROGOZHIN Vladimir (RUS) Niva NIVA 115 ATT RACING MELNIKOV Anton (RUS) / NIKOLAEV Anton (RUS) Mitsubishi L200 116 OFFROADSPORT ZAPLETAL Miroslav (CZE) / JANACEK Miloslav (RWA) Hummer EVO 1 118 PROMOTECHMSPORT RALLY TEAM ZHELUDOV Aleksandre (RUS) / RUDNITSKIY Andrey (BLR) Nissan FRONTIER 119 OVERDRIVE RACING BRISKINDOV Roman (RUS) / MESCHERYAKOV Konstantin (RUS) Nissan NAVARA 120 TERREINSPORT VAN EIKEREN Michael (NLD) / BOUSSIER Katrien (BEL) Volkswagen BUGGY 121 RE AUTOKLUBS BERKUT Alexey (RUS) / PETERSONS Agris (LVA) Mitsubishi PAJERO 122 JURGEN VAN DEN GOORBERG VAN DEN GOORBERG Jurgen (NLD) Mc Rae GOKOBRA 123 ALEKSANDER SACHANBINSKI SACHANBINSKI Aleksander (POL) / RABIEGA Arkadiusz (POL) Toyota LAND CRUISER 124 G-FORSE MOTORSPORT VASILJEV Vladimir (RUS) / SHUBIN Kirill (RUS) G-Force-Proto NAVARA 125 MICHAEL PERRIDON PERRIDON Michael (NLD) / VAN KRUIJSDIJK Pieter (NLD) Mc Rae 4X4 126 MARTIN PATRICK MARTIN Patrick (FRA) / METZ Jean (FRA) Volkswagen TAREK 127 FERROMIN KUZNETSOV Ilja (RUS) / ELAGIN Roman (RUS) Toyota VDJ 200 128 VINLAND DAKAR TEAM MIKULA Peter (CZE) / NOVAK Ivan (CZE) Toyota LAND CRUISER 120 129 KEES KOOLEN KOOLEN Cornelis (NLD) Hyundai EXCEL 1365 130 KIEV RALLY RAID KOROBSKIY Vladimir (UKR) / LISANOV Sergey (UKR) Toyota LC PRADO 120 131 PHILIPPE PORCHERON PORCHERON Philippe (FRA) / RIVET Cedric (FRA) Buggy 132 TSN KUSCHINSKY Vladislav (UKR) / TSYRO Dmitry (UKR) Land-Rover DEFENDER 133 THIERRY MAGNALDI MAGNALDI Thierry (FRA) Polaris RZR 900 135 FREEDRIVE RALLY TEAM VILCANS Aldis (LV) / MAKARENKO Vladimir (UKR) Mitsubishi PAJERO 136 RUS-SPORT PETROV Leonid (RUS) / MONIN Aleksandr (RUS) Toyota LAND CRUISER 137 TEAM LATVIJA SAUKANS Maris (LVA) / DAMBIS Andris (LVA) OSC OSCAR 03 138 VINDLAND DAKAR TEAM HONDA Michael (CZE) / TOMANEK Jan (CZE) Isuzu VEHICROSS 139 DAVE INGELS INGELS Dave (BEL) / DE WULF Yves (BEL) Toyota VDJ 200 140 RE AUTOKLUBS TERENTYEV Alexander (RUS) / TERENTYEV Alexander (RUS) Toyota LAND CRUISER 141 LORIS CALUBINI CALUBINI Loris (ITA) / VERZELETTI Giulio (ITA) Fiat PANDA 142 ETIENNE SMULEVICI SMULEVICI Etienne (FRA) / PATURAUD Pascal (FRA) Nissan PATROL 143 GRIGOROV ANTON OLEYNIKOV Aleksandr (RUS) / LAVROVA Elena (RUS) Nissan PATROL 144 PAUL ROUND MERCEIJ Peter (NLD) / ROUND Paul (GBR) Desert Warrior DESERT W... 145 RUS-SPORT ZHURAVLEV Valery (RUS) / BOYARCHUK Vadim (RUS) Nissan PATROL 146 SIXT UKRAINE NESTERCHUK Vadym (UKR) / LICHTLEUCHTER Laurent (FRA) Mitsubishi L 200 147 PIOTR BEAUPRE BEAUPRE Piotr (POL) / LISICKI Jacek (POL) Bowler NEMESIS 148 FAVRE FREDERIC FAVRE Frederic (FRA) / FAVRE Christine (FRA) Toyota 105 149 BELGOROD OFF ROAD TEAM USHAKOV Pavel (RUS) / SHEVELEV Artem (RUS) Toyota LAND CRUISER 80 151 VOERMAN ROELAND VOERMAN Roelof (NLD) / DE BOIS Thomas (NLD) Bowler NEMESIS 153 TOSCANO HERVE TOSCANO Herve (FRA) / GAMBILLON Pascal (FRA) Nissan 154 LYSYAK MICHAIL LISYAK Michail (UKR) / KONDRATJEV Yuriy (UKR) Toyota LAND CRUISER 155 PASCAL VINCENT VINCENT Pascal (FRA) / LABARBE Alain (FRA) Nissan SPRINGBOK 156 PEC IYEVLEV Dimitry (RUS) / SHAPOSHNIKOV Alexei (RUS) Nissan PATFINDER 157 JUAN MANUEL LINARES LINARES Juan Manuel (COL) / CAMPUZANO Andres (COL) Nissan SPRINGBOK 158 TEAM DESSOUDE ZHOU Jihong (CHN) / GARCIN Jean-Pierre (FRA) Nissan PROTO DESSOUDE 159 FREEDRIVE RALLY TEAM VILCANS Maris (LVA) / VILCANE Daira (LVA) Mitsubishi PAJERO 160 FREEDRIVE RALLY TEAM GOLUBKINA Elena (RUS) / PRAVDINA Elena (RUS) Mitsubishi PAJERO 161 FREDERIC TUHEIL TUHEIL Frederic (FRA) / TUHEIL Pierre (FRA) Toyota LAND CRUISER 100 162 OFFROAD24SK-RAID ADVENTURE ULRICH Juraj (SVK) / ULRICHOVA Daniela (SVK) Nissan NAVARA D40 163 GRIGOROV ANTON GRIGOROV Anton (RUS) / MISHIN Sergey (RUS) Mitsubishi PAJERO EVO 164 RUDSKOY RUDSKOY Andrey (RUS) / GRIGORJEV Leonid (RUS) Toyota LAND CRUISER 165 CRISTIAN BELOTTI BELOTTI Cristian (ITA) / GAGGIANI Marco (ITA) Nissan PATROL Y61 166 BELGOROD OFF ROADTEAM CHERKESOV Dmitry (RUS) / SAMARIN Andrey (RUS) UAZ 315195

CARSTART

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TRUCkS

СТАРТ

№ Team Drivers Car300 KAMAZ MASTER NIKOLAEV Eduard (RUS) / SAVOSTIN Sergey (RUS) / RYBAKOV Vladimir KAMAZ 43269 301 LOPRAIS ALES LOPRAIS Ales (CZE) / HOLAN Milan (CZE) / STAJF Vojtech (CZE) TATRA T 815-2 302 FRANZ ECHTER ECHTER Franz (DEU) / RUF Detlef (DDR) / ECHTER Christoph (DEU) MAN Tgs Ww 303 HANS STACEY STACEY Hans (NLD) / WILLEMSEN Peter (BEL) / DER KINDEREN Bernard IVECO Trakker 4x4 304 WUF VAN GINKEL VAN GINKEL Wuf (NLD) / WAMS Marc (NLD) / VAN VEENENDAAL Gerard GINAF X 2222 305 KAMAZ MASTERS KABIROV Firdaus (RUS) / MOKEEV Andrey (RUS) / TANIN Anatoly (RUS) KAMAZ 4326 306 MACIK MARTIN VALTR Jaroslav (CZE) / MACIK Martin (CZE) / MACIK Martin (CZE) LIAZ 111,154 307 KAMAZ MASTER MARDEEV Ayrat (RUS) / BELYAEV Aydar (RUS) / MIRNIY Anton (RUS) KAMAZ 4911 308 CZECH DAKAR TEAM SPACIL Marek (CZE) / VODRHANEK Jan (CZE) / KAPLANEK Radim (CZE) TATRA T 815 309 PIETER VERSLUIS VERSLUIS Pieter (NLD) / BRUYNKENS Serge (BEL) / SCHUURMANS Harry MAN Tgs 310 VAN GINKEL VAN GINKEL Edwin (NLD) / BRUINSMA Daniel (NLD) / GOOSSEN Jan GINAF X2223 311 JOSEPH ADUA ADUA Joseph (FRA) / MARCO Ferran (ESP) / BUSOMS Joaquim (ESP) IVECO 312 KAMAZ MASTER ARDAVICHUS Artur (KAZ) / TURLUBAEV Nurlan (KAZ) / KUZMICH Alexey KAMAZ 4326 313 JOHAN ELFRINK ELFRINK Johan (NLD) / HORTULANUS Enno (NLD) MERCEDES Axor 314 KAMAZ MASTER MARDEEV Ilgizar (RUS) / SOTNIKOV Dmitry (RUS) / YAKOVLEV Evgeniy KAMAZ 4326 315 BEHRINGER Mathias BEHRINGER Mathias (DEU) / KUPPER Hugo (NLD) / KARG Michael (ALL) MAN Tgs 18,480 316 MICHEL SALVATORE SALVATORE Michel (FRA) / GRODZKI Cyrille (FRA) / LOUIN Raymond MERCEDES Unimog 317 SUPTITZ SUPTITZ Tilo (DEU) / KRAUSE Enrico (DEU) / BEIER Philipp (DEU) MAN Tga 18,480 318 KAMAZ MASTERS KARGINOV Andrey (RUS) / MIZYUKAEV Vyatcheslav (RUS) / DEVYATKIN Igor KAMAZ 4326 319 LOPRAIS ALES VRATNY Tomas (CZE) / ALMASI Petr (CZE) / PUSTEJOVSKY Radim TATRA T 815-2 320 MACKI MARTIN CABALA Josef (POL) / BERVIC Jan (CZE) / KALINA Josef (CZE) LIAZ 111,154 321 QUALISPORT KFT KOVACS Miklos (HUN) / CZEGLEDI Peter (HUN) / TOTH Tamas (HUN) SCANIA P 420 322 PASCAL DE BAAR DE BAAR Pascal (NLD) / ROESINK Martin (NLD) / ROSEGAAR Wouter MAN Tgs 323 MICHEL BOUCOU BOUCOU Michel (FRA) / DE CAMPOS MARTINS Jose (PRT) / CORNILLE Franck RENAULT Kerax 324 PIANA MARCO PIANA Marco (UKR) / TROESCH Christophe (UKR) MERCEDES Unimog 325 RAPHAEL GIMBRE GIMBRE Raphael (FRA) / BOUEY Bruno (FRA) / DARROUX Roger (FRA) MAN Tgs 326 WOLFF MICHAEL WOLFF Michael (ITA) / VERZELETTI Giacomo (ITA) / MONDELLINI Dario MERCEDES 400 327 RENAT-TRANS-TEAM MEKHTIEV Jakov (RUS) / KUPOVETS Viktor (RUS) / PLOTNIKOV Sergey MAN Tgs 328 MAZ-SPORTAUTO VASILEVSKI Aleksandr (BLR) / ZAPOROSCHENKO Anton (BLR) / KOZLOVSKY Valeriy MAZ 5309rr 329 STEVEN ROTSAERT ROTSAERT Steven (BEL) / DENDOOVEN Dirk (BEL) / DEBUF Frits (BEL) MAN Tga 480 330 G-FORSE MOTORSPORT KISELEV Sergey (RUS) / IVANOV Aleksey (RUS) / VINOGRADOV Aleksey MAN M2000 331 VINLAND DAKAR TEAM SUOBODA Vaclav (CZE) / KALOUS Martin (CZE) / STEINBACH Rene TATRA 815-2nt 332 KAMAZ MASTER SHIBALOV Anton (RUS) / AMATYCH Robert (RUS) / SHAYSULTANOV Ildar KAMAZ 4911 333 MAZ-SPORTAUTO POLISCHUK Aleksandr (BLR) / ZAPOROSCHENKO Dmitry (RUS) / GARANIN Pavel MAZ 5309rr 334 AYALA AYALA Jean Marc (FRA) / SEGUIN Patrick (FRA) / SEGUIN Corine (FRA) MAN M2000

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167 DOMINIQUE TOTAIN CARELLA Stephane (FRA) / TOTAIN Dominique (FRA) Bowler WILDCAT 200 169 ATT RACING PERETYATKO Dmitry (RUS) / SCHANOV Aleksandr (RUS) Mitsubishi PAJERO 170 ASK VIRAZH KIRPILEV Maxim (RUS) / SHMAYLOV Vadim (RUS) Toyota LAND CRUISER 171 LEV GARIN GARIN Lev (RUS) / PLETENEV Anton (RUS) UAZ 172 VINLAND DAKAR TEAM KASPAREK Tomas (CZE) / KACIN Miran (SVN) Mitsubishi PAJERO 173 PEC FIRSOV Evgeniy (RUS) / FILATOV Vadim (RUS) Mitsubishi PAJERO 174 PAVLOV EVGENY PAVLOV Evgeniy (RUS) / ANANOV Sergey (RUS) UAZ 3151 175 X-RACING CZ PELC Josef (CZE) / PELCOVA Alena (CZE) Hummer EVO 176 TSN SAVENKO Sergey (RUS) / MALTSEV Denis (RUS) Gaz 69 177 STK DOSAAF IVANOVO SOKOLOV Aleksandr (RUS) / KRUPNOV Ilja (RUS) Toyota LAND CRUISER P... 178 TSN LOGINOV Pavel (RUS) / RUSOV Andrey (RUS) Honda 179 NATIONAL CENTRE OF AUTO GARLYEV Parahat (TRK) / ALIEV Emil (TUR) Niva 180 CONTOZ GUY CONTOZ Guy (FRA) / LAFAY Sebastien (FRA) Mitsubishi PAJERO 181 RUS-SPORT SHALYGIN Sergey (RUS) / KANIVETS Artem (RUS) Toyota LAND CRUISER 182 BRUN BRUN Jack (FRA) / MENNESSON Alain (FRA) Nissan PATROL 183 NATIONAL CENTRE OF AUTO KURBANOV Shamurad (TRK) / MUSAEV Aziz (TRK) Nissan PATROL 184 STEFANIE MANNS MANNS Stefanie (DEU) / ZIRBUS Benjamin (DEU) Lennartz Technik LENNSO... 186 BEREZOVSKIY DENIS FILONETS Dmitry (KAZ) / BEREZOVSKY Denis (KAZ) Nissan PATHFINDER 187 NATIONAL CENTRE OF AUTO ORAZMAMEDOV Marks (TKR) / KOVALEV Aleksandr (TKR) Nissan PATROL 188 CHREDNIKOV ANDREY CHEREDNIKOV Andrey (KAZ) / KUZNETSOV Evgeny (KAZ) Isuzu D-MAX 189 TSN SCHEKIN Sergey (RUS) / KAZAKEVICH Vladimir (RUS) Land-Rover BOWLER 190 TERREINSPORT VAN PUTTEN Harmen (NLD) / ZOETAERT Werner (BEL) Toyota LAND CRUISER 191 NATIONAL CENTRE OF AUTO ZHULIN Yuriy (TKR) / MOLLAMURADOV Serdar (TUR) Mitsubishi L200 192 OLIVER KOEPP KOEPP Oliver (DEU) / SAND Jorg (DEU) LEMMSON CC 43 193 BELGOROD OFF ROAD TEAM CHERKESOV Alexey (RUS) / SKRIPKA Sergey (RUS) UAZ 315195 194 NATIONAL CENTRE OF AUTO HOJANIYAZOV Hojaniyaz (TRK) / DOVLETOV Serdar (TRK) Nissan PATROL 196 NATIONAL CENTRE OF AUTO DANATAROV Kurbanberdy (TRK) / GAYNULLIN Rafael (TRK) Niva 197 ZA RULEM SUBBOTIN Vyacheslav (RUS) / ZAMALETDINOV Ramil (RUS) UAZ PATRIOT 4X4 199 RALLY RAID EGYPT ELZANATY Karim (EGY) / AL ALEM Sherif (EGY) Desert Warrior 200 BARANENKO BARANENKO Aleksandr (RUS) / ZAGORODNYUK Evgeniy (RUS) Toyota LAND CRUISER 201 ARTHURS RACING TEAM YASKOV Aleksey (RUS) / CHULKOV Vladimir (RUS) Toyota LAND CRUISER 120 202 EXTREME MOTORSPORT BATAEV Evgeniy (RUS) / KLIMOV Sergey (RUS) UAZ 205 ARTHURS RACING TEAM VAVRENUK Bogdan (RUS) / KOSTENKO Pavel (RUS) UAZ

STAGE 1 /JULY, 10th/ MOSCOW – LIPETSk

Special stage length (SS) – 260 km.Liaison length – 310 km.

The SS start was held on the territory of Kulikovo Field.

STAGE 1 WINNERS:Car category: Aleksandre Zheludov (Russia),Truck category: Eduard Nikolaev (Russia).

Artur Ardavichus, № 312: «It was a difficult day for us. Finding the way was not that difficult and we didn’t make any navigational mis-takes. But we had to change the tire pressure constantly due to the changing terrain:

it was slippery, and than too solid, and some-times rocky. The car is sliding, going sideways. Despite the special was 280 km only, we felt like we’ve made 500 km. The steering job was very serious. We’re trying to go on with our own pace, no risks. We will increase the pace only when we feel that we are “rolled-in” and the car is 100% under our control. It’s difficult to have the control over it in the weather condi-tions like that ».

STAGE 2 /JULY, 11th/LIPETSk – VOLGOGRAD

Special stage length (SS) – 480 km.Liaisons length – 365 km.

12 crews retired during this long and complicated stage.

STAGE 2 WINNERS:Car category: Stephane Peterhancel (France),Truck category: Firdaus Kabirov (Russia).

Christian Lavieille, № 103: «This special was quite var-ied, with rain, mud, shallow fords that had to be crossed, very soft sand, rich vegeta-tion and hard-to-find points, but Jean-Michel navigated pretty well».

THE RACE DAY BY DAY

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STAGE 3 /JULY, 12th/VOLGOGRAD – ASTRAkHAN


The highest number of retirements was registered today: this stage appeared to be impassable for 22 crews.

STAGE 3 WINNERS:Car category: Krzysztof Holowczyk (Poland),Truck category: Ayrat Mardeev (Russia).

Ayrat Mardeev, № 307: «It was very difficult to find our way today, but I achieved a good result thanks to my highly experienced naviga-tor Aydar Belyaev. We lost very little time looking for waypoints or the roads we

had to follow. I tried to maintain a not-too-fast but steady pace, as Vladimir Chagin taught me. It goes without saying that I am very happy I won, but the race is still long».

STAGE 4 /JULY, 13th/ ASTRAkHAN – ASTRAkHAN

Special stage length (SS) – 400 km.Liaisons length– 15 km.

STAGE 4 WINNERS:Car category: Stephane Peterhancel (France),Truck category: Ales Loprais (Czech Republic).

Stephane Peterhancel, № 100:«We had fun on a few

sandy trails, but things got very tough on the off-piste trails… It was quite nasty, frankly. Fortunately, our road book is good and the way-points are located in open

areas, so navigating is not too hard, but off-trail sections are nasty because you get shaken around a lot, you are afraid of breezing in a washaway… In short, it was not very nice, and it was also long and physically demanding… I am not sure we have had 5h 56’ specials in the last Dakar!».


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STAGE 5 /JULY, 14th/ ASTRAkHAN – STAVROPOL


The registered number of retirements –6 crews

STAGE 5 WINNERS:Car category: Krzysztof Holowczyk (Poland),Truck category: Firdaus Kabirov (Russia).

Stéphane Henrard, № 109:«I love this race; it is really an amazing discovery! I was looking forward to racing here for the country’s history and greatness... I was really impressed, not disappointed at all! On the other hand, I

did not expect the race to be so selective and hotly contested. There is a reason this race is part of the Dakar Series! It is worthy of its name! Although we had kind of a rough start, things have only been getting better since, and we are gradually clawing back some time. I think 5th in the GC is our natural position... But we came here to attack, so I am going to do my best in the last two stages to try and take the 4th place from Russian Mironenko! It remains to be seen whether we can do that, but we are sure going to try...»

STAGE 6 /JULY, 15th/ STAVROPOL – MAIkOP


STAGE 6 WINNERS:Car category: Vladimir Vasiljev (Russia),Truck category: Ayrat Mardeev (Russia).

Just before the finish in Sochi two Russian drivers won the sixth stage, which consisted of two special sections. Vladimir Vasiljev has outrun the undefeated Stéphan Peterhancel and Krzysztof Holowczyc in the car category. Ayrat Mardeev racing in the truck category won twice during the stage. The race leader Firdaus Kabirov went to rescue a crew in trouble.

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For a week the competitors have overcome 4 000 kilometers, including 2 450 kilometers of special stages from the capital of Russia to the capital of the coming Winter Olympic Games. The award ceremony was held in the resort complex of the Polyana Grand Hotel which will host the mountain Olympic Village during 2014 Olympics.

CEREMONIAL FINISHON JULY, 16TH SOCHI HOSTED THE WINNERS

AND ALL THE PATICIPANTS OF THE THIRD

EDITION OF THE SILK WAY RALLY DAKAR

SERIES, WHICH STARTED FROM

RED SQUARE IN MOSCOW.


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Vadym Nesterchuk, № 146:«From my point of view, the quality of the field is very high this year, and it is much more representative of who’s who in the world of rallies than in previous editions. For now, not all the Dakar racers

are here, but the field is still very strong and worthy of any cross-country race, including FIA World Cup rounds. Having raced in many inter-national rallies, including the three editions of the Silk Way Rally, I can say that this is the best race from an organizational point of view. Our safety is 100% guaranteed on a fantastic route, and the road book is completely devoid of errors. Of course, navigating is difficult, but that is normal. This is my type of race: difficult and quite long. So, I feel very much at ease».

Hans Stacey, № 303:«… In the meantime, I must say I love this race. It is a true rally-raid, an example for what they all should be; with very long and difficult stages like yesterday’s which really remind me of the Afri-can Dakars…».

AWARD CEREMONY

Krasnaya Polyana hosted 1200 competitors, journalists, organizers and rally guests for the Silk Way Rally Dakar Series award ceremony.

In honor of the Silk Way winners a welcome reception was arranged in one of the most luxurious resorts in the country: Polyana Grand Hotel.

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CAR GROUP:

№ 102Krzysztof Holowczyc / Jean-Marc FortinBMW X3

TRUCkS GROUP:

№301Ales Loprais / Milan Holan / Vojtech StajfTATRA

Silk Way Rally 2011 winners

THE PRIZES HAVE BEEN AWARDED IN THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES:• T1.1 Zheludov Aleksander, Rudnitskiy Andrey, Nissan FRONTIER• T1.2 4x4 Diesel Teams Usine Holowczyc Krzysztof, Fortin Jean-Marc, BMW X3CC• T1.2 4x4 Diesel Mironenko Alexander, Lebedev Sergey, BMW X3CC• T1.3 2x4 Petrol Chabot Ronan, Pillot Gilles, SMG BUGGY• T1.4 2x4 Diesel Henrard Stephane, Beguin Francois, Buggy Volkswagen• T2.1 Petrol Chavigny Frederic, Brucy Jean, Nissan Pathfinder• T2.2 Diesel Kuznetsov Ilija, Elagin Roman, Toyota VDJ 200• T3 Magnaldi Thierry, Polaris RZR 900• T4.1 Behringer Mathias, Kupper Hugo,Karg Michael, MAN TGS• Challenge 6x6 Boucou Michel, De Campos Martins Jose, Корниль Renault KERAX• Challenge 10 litres Piana Marco, Troesch Christophe, Mercedes UNIMOG • Solo Magnaldi Thierry, Polaris RZR 900• Women’s ranking Golubkina Elena, Pravdina Elena, Mitsubishi PAJERO


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Место № Drivers Car Time1 102 HOLOWCZYC Krzysztof (POL) / FORTIN Jean-Marc (BEL) BMW X3 CC 29h11m27s 2 100 PETERHANSEL Stephane (FRA) / COTTRET Jean Paul (FRA) Mini ALL4RACING 31h10m55s 3 118 ZHELUDOV Aleksandre (RUS) / RUDNITSKIY Andrey (BLR) Nissan FRONTIER 32h36m00s 4 146 NESTERCHUK Vadym (UKR) / LICHTLEUCHTER Laurent (FRA) Mitsubishi L 200 33h09m40s 5 106 MIRONENKO Alexander (RUS) / LEBEDEV Sergey (RUS) BMW X 3CC 33h32m25s 6 109 HENRARD Stephane (BEL) / BEGUIN Francois (BEL) Buggy Volkswagen 33h55m20s 7 121 BERKUT Alexey (RUS) / PETERSONS Agris (LVA) Mitsubishi PAJERO 35h46m22s 8 111 CHAVIGNY Frederic (FRA) / BRUCY Jean (FRA) Nissan PATHINDER 35h52m20s 9 107 CHABOT Ronan (FRA) / PILLOT Gilles (FRA) SMG BUGGY 36h12m56s 10 119 BRISKINDOV Roman (RUS) / MESCHERYAKOV Konstantin (RUS) Nissan NAVARA 37h34m18s 11 137 SAUKANS Maris (LVA) / DAMBIS Andris (LVA) OSC OSCAR 03 39h52m28s 12 127 KUZNETSOV Ilja (RUS) / ELAGIN Roman (RUS) Toyota VDJ 200 40h33m15s 13 158 ZHOU Jihong (CHN) / GARCIN Jean-Pierre (FRA) Nissan PROTO DESSOUDE 40h38m28s 14 142 SMULEVICI Etienne (FRA) / PATURAUD Pascal (FRA) Proto Eurorepar 41h25m20s 15 155 VINCENT Pascal (FRA) / LABARBE Alain (FRA) Nissan SPRINGBOK 41h27m56s 16 123 SACHANBINSKI Aleksander (POL) / RABIEGA Arkadiusz (POL) Toyota LAND CRUISER 42h19m11s 17 157 LINARES Juan Manuel (COL) / CAMPUZANO Andres (COL) Nissan SPRINGBOK 42h30m46s 18 131 PORCHERON Philippe (FRA) / RIVET Cedric (FRA) Buggy 43h05m40s 19 173 FIRSOV Evgeniy (RUS) / FILATOV Vadim (RUS) Mitsubishi PAJERO 43h54m12s 20 148 FAVRE Frederic (FRA) / FAVRE Christine (FRA) Toyota 105 44h02m58s 21 163 GRIGOROV Anton (RUS) / MISHIN Sergey (RUS) Mitsubishi PAJERO EVO 44h06m27s 22 149 USHAKOV Pavel (RUS) / SHEVELEV Artem (RUS) Toyota LAND CRUISER 80 44h31m42s 23 175 PELC Josef (CZE) / PELCOVA Alena (CZE) Hummer EVO 45h46m08s 24 159 VILCANS Maris (LVA) / VILCANE Daira (LVA) Mitsubishi PAJERO 45h53m27s 25 126 MARTIN Patrick (FRA) / METZ Jean (FRA) Volkswagen TAREK 45h57m10s 26 176 SAVENKO Sergey (RUS) / MALTSEV Denis (RUS) Gaz 69 46h07m11s 27 189 SCHEKIN Sergey (RUS) / KAZAKEVICH Vladimir (RUS) Land-Rover BOWLER 47h07m46s 28 147 BEAUPRE Piotr (POL) / LISICKI Jacek (POL) Bowler NEMESIS 47h46m50s 29 133 MAGNALDI Thierry (FRA) Polaris RZR 900 48h11m39s 30 193 CHERKESOV Alexey (RUS) / SKRIPKA Sergey (RUS) UAZ 315195 48h40m13s 31 162 ULRICH Juraj (SVK) / ULRICHOVA Daniela (SVK) Nissan NAVARA D40 52h01m47s 32 177 SOKOLOV Aleksandr (RUS) / KRUPNOV Ilja (RUS) Toyota LAND CRUISER PRADO 52h20m33s 33 167 CARELLA Stephane (FRA) / TOTAIN Dominique (FRA) Bowler WILDCAT 200 52h44m30s 34 181 SHALYGIN Sergey (RUS) / KANIVETS Artem (RUS) Toyota LAND CRUISER 52h54m12s 35 125 PERRIDON Michael (NLD) / VAN KRUIJSDIJK Pieter (NLD) Mc Rae 4X4 53h20m34s 36 174 PAVLOV Evgeniy (RUS) / ANANOV Sergey (RUS) UAZ 3151 53h57m41s 37 124 VASILJEV Vladimir (RUS) / SHUBIN Kirill (RUS) G-Force-Proto NAVARA 55h20m02s 38 144 MERCEIJ Peter (NLD) / ROUND Paul (GBR) Desert Warrior DESERT WARRIOR 55h59m05s 39 154 LISYAK Michail (UKR) / KONDRATJEV Yuriy (UKR) Toyota LAND CRUISER 56h43m33s 40 112 VOLIKOV Viktor (RUS) / VOLIKOV Anatoliy (RUS) Toyota LAND CRUISER 60h10m26s 41 171 GARIN Lev (RUS) / PLETENEV Anton (RUS) UAZ 60h50m15s 42 143 OLEYNIKOV Aleksandr (RUS) / LAVROVA Elena (RUS) Nissan PATROL 65h55m32s 43 190 VAN PUTTEN Harmen (NLD) / ZOETAERT Werner (BEL) Toyota LAND CRUISER 66h39m16s 44 161 TUHEIL Frederic (FRA) / TUHEIL Pierre (FRA) Toyota LAND CRUISER 100 67h21m12s 45 130 KOROBSKIY Vladimir (UKR) / LISANOV Sergey (UKR) Toyota LC PRADO 120 67h27m54s 46 199 ELZANATY Karim (EGY) / AL ALEM Sherif (EGY) Desert Warrior 71h42m02s 47 197 SUBBOTIN Vyacheslav (RUS) / ZAMALETDINOV Ramil (RUS) UAZ PATRIOT 4X4 82h28m54s 48 129 KOOLEN Cornelis (NLD) Hyundai EXCEL 1365 103h56m19s 49 183 KURBANOV Shamurad (TRK) / MUSAEV Aziz (TRK) Nissan PATROL 104h44m23s 50 160 GOLUBKINA Elena (RUS) / PRAVDINA Elena (RUS) Mitsubishi PAJERO 153h55m02s

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Место № Drivers Car Time1 301 LOPRAIS Ales (CZE) / HOLAN Milan (CZE) / STAJF Vojtech (CZE) Tatra T 815-2 32h23m15s 2 305 KABIROV Firdaus (RUS) / MOKEEV Andrey (RUS) / TANIN Anatoly (RUS) Kamaz 4326 32h39m56s 3 318 KARGINOV Andrey (RUS) / MIZYUKAEV Vyatcheslav (RUS) / DEVYATKIN... Kamaz 4326 33h01m51s 4 303 STACEY Hans (NLD) / WILLEMSEN Peter (BEL) Iveco TRAKKER 4X4 33h25m45s 5 307 MARDEEV Ayrat (RUS) / BELYAEV Aydar (RUS) Kamaz 4911 34h30m24s 6 302 ECHTER Franz (DEU) / RUF Detlef (DDR) / ECHTER Christoph (DEU) Man TGS WW 34h31m07s 7 304 VAN GINKEL Wuf (NLD) / WAMS Marc (NLD) / VAN VEENENDAAL Gerard... Ginaf X 2222 34h36m10s 8 314 MARDEEV Ilgizar (RUS) / SOTNIKOV Dmitry (RUS) Kamaz 4326 35h57m32s 9 311 ADUA Joseph (FRA) / MARCO Ferran (ESP) / BUSOMS Joaquim (ESP) Iveco 36h31m22s 10 315 BEHRINGER Mathias (DEU) / KUPPER Hugo (NLD) / KARG Michael (ALL) Man TGS 18,480 36h45m13s 11 322 DE BAAR Pascal (NLD) / ROESINK Martin (NLD) / ROSEGAAR Wouter (NLD) Man TGS 37h39m17s 12 329 ROTSAERT Steven (BEL) / DENDOOVEN Dirk (BEL) / DEBUF Frits (BEL) Man TGA 480 37h50m06s 13 306 VALTR Jaroslav (CZE) / MACIK Martin (CZE) / MACIK Martin (CZE) Liaz 111,154 38h19m55s 14 312 ARDAVICHUS Artur (KAZ) / TURLUBAEV Nurlan (KAZ) / KUZMICH Alexey... Kamaz 4326 38h23m15s 15 332 SHIBALOV Anton (RUS) / AMATYCH Robert (RUS) Kamaz 4911 39h42m29s 16 321 KOVACS Miklos (HUN) / CZEGLEDI Peter (HUN) / TOTH Tamas (HUN) Scania P 420 39h44m06s 17 320 CABALA Josef (POL) / BERVIC Jan (CZE) / KALINA Josef (CZE) Liaz 111,154 41h37m22s 18 328 VASILEVSKI Aleksandr (BLR) / ZAPOROSCHENKO Anton (BLR) / KOZL... MAZ 5309RR 43h26m43s 19 319 VRATNY Tomas (CZE) / ALMASI Petr (CZE) / PUSTEJOVSKY Radim (CZE) Tatra T 815-2 43h37m57s 20 324 PIANA Marco (UKR) / TROESCH Christophe (UKR) Mercedes UNIMOG 50h34m59s 21 317 SUPTITZ Tilo (DEU) / KRAUSE Enrico (DEU) / BEIER Philipp (DEU) Man TGA 18,480 52h02m25s 22 331 SUOBODA Vaclav (CZE) / KALOUS Martin (CZE) / STEINBACH Rene (DEU) Tatra 815-2NT 52h57m04s 23 333 POLISCHUK Aleksandr (BLR) / ZAPOROSCHENKO Dmitry (RUS) / GARA... MAZ 5309RR 60h50m21s 24 323 BOUCOU Michel (FRA) / DE CAMPOS MARTINS Jose (PRT) / CORNILLE ... Renault KERAX 68h19m52s 25 325 GIMBRE Raphael (FRA) / BOUEY Bruno (FRA) / DARROUX Roger (FRA) Man TGS 84h48m02s 26 330 KISELEV Sergey (RUS) / IVANOV Aleksey (RUS) / VINOGRADOV Aleksey... Man M2000 140h45m29s

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100 – COT T R E T J E A N PAU L100 – PE T E R H A NS E L S T E PH A N E 102 – FO RTI N J E A N-M A RC102 – H O LOWC Z YC

K R Z YS Z TO F

103 – P O L ATO J E A N M IC H E L

103 – L AV I E I L L E C H RIS TI A N

104 – G A DA SI N BO RIS 104 – S C H E M E L DA N 105 – K A H L E M AT T H I A S 105 – S C H U E N E M A N N T H O M A S

106 – M I RO N E N KO A L E X A N D E R 106 – L E B E D E V S E RG E Y

107 – P I L LOT G I L L E S107 – C H A BOT RO N A N 108 – N OV Y T S K Y I BO G DA N 108 –E V T E K H OV V ITA LY 109 – H E N R A R D S T é PH A N E 109 – B EG U I N FR A N COIS 110 – S Z A L AY BA L A Z S

110 – B U N KO C Z I L á S Z Ló 111 – B RU C Y J E A N111 – C H AV IG N Y FR E D E RIC 112 – VO LI KOV A N ATO LI Y112 – VO LI KOV V I K TO R 113 – FRO M O N T Y V E S 113 – FRO M O N T FR A N COIS

114 – RO G OZ H I N V L A DI M I R114 – BO ROV I KOV Y U RI Y 115 – M E L N I KOV A N TO N 115 – N I KO L A E V A N TO N 116 – Z A PL E TA L M I ROS L AV 116 – JA N AC E K M I LOS L AV 118 – Z H E L U D OV A L E K S A N D R E

118 – RU D N IT S KI Y A N D R E Y 119 – M E S C H E RYA KOV KO NS TA N TI N119 – B RIS KI N D OV RO M A N 120 – BO USSI E R K AT RI E N120 – VA N E I K E R E N

M IC H A E L 121 – PE T E R S O NS AG RIS121 – B E R KU T A L E X E Y

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126 – M E T Z J E A N126 – M A RTI N PAT RIC K 127 – KUZ N E T S OV I L JA 127 – E L AG I N RO M A N 128 – N OVA K I VA N 129 – KO O L E N CO R N E LIS128 – M I KU L A P E T E R

130 – KO RO BS KI Y V L A DI M I R

122 – VA N D E N G O O R B E RG J U RG E N

123 – S AC H A N BI NS KI A L E K S A N D E R 123 – R A BI EG A A R K A DI US Z 124 – VA SI L J E V V L A DI M I R 124 – S H U BI N K I R I L L 125 – PE R RI D O N M IC H A E L 125 – VA N K RU I JS DI J K

P I E T E R

130 – L IS A N OV SE RG E Y 131 – R I V E T C E D RIC131 – P O RC H E RO N PH I L I PPE

132 – KUS C H I NS K Y V L A DIS L AV 132 – T S Y RO D M IT RY 133 – M AG N A L DI T H I E R RY

135 – V I LC A NS A L DIS 135 – M A K A R E N KO V L A DI M I R 136 – M O N I N A L E K S A N D R136 – PE T ROV L EO N I D 137 – DA M BIS A N D RIS137 – S AU K A NS M A RIS 138 – H O N DA M IC H A E L

138 – TO M A N E K JA N 139 – I N G E L S DAV E 139 – D E W U L F Y V E S 140 – T E R E N T Y E V A L E X A N D E R

140 – T E R E N T Y E V A L E X A N D E R 141 – V E R Z E L E T TI G I U L I O141 – C A L U BI N I LO RIS

142 – PAT U R AU D PA S C A L142 – S M U L E V IC I E T I E N N E 143 – O L E Y N I KOV A L E K S A N D R 143 – L AV ROVA E L E N A 144 – RO U N D PAU L144 – M E RC EI J P E T E R 145 – Z H U R AV L E V VA L E RY

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147 – B E AU PR E P I OT R146 – N E S T E RC H U K VA DY M 147 – L IS IC KI JAC E K146 – L IC H T L EU C H T E R L AU R E N T 148 – FAV R E C H RIS TI N E148 – FAV R E FR E D E RIC

149 – S H E V E L E V A RT E M149 – US H A KOV PAV E L 151 – VO E R M A N RO E LO F 151 – D E BOIS T H O M A S 153 – G A M BI L LO N PA S C A L153 – TOS C A N O H E RV E 154 – L IS YA K M IC H A I L

154 – KO N D R ATJ E V Y U RI Y 155 – L A BA R B E A L A I N155 – V I N C E N T PA S C A L 156 – S H A P OS H N I KOV A L E X EI156 – I Y E V L E V DI M IT RY 157 – C A M P UZ A N O A N D R E S157 – L I N A R E S J UA N

M A N U E L

158 – G A RCI N J E A N-PI E R R E158 – Z H O U J I H O N G 159 – V I LC A N E DA I R A159 – V I LC A NS M A RIS 160 – G O L U B KI N A E L E N A 160 – PR AV DI N A E L E N A

161 – T U H EI L P I E R R E

161 – T U H EI L FR E D E RIC

162 – U L RIC H OVA DA N I E L A162 – U L RIC H J U R A J 163 – G RIG O ROV A N TO N 163 – M IS H I N S E RG E Y 164 – RU DS KOY A N D R E Y 164 – G RIG O R J E V L EO N I D

165 – B E LOT TI C RIS T I A N 165 –G AG G I A N I M A RCO 166 – S A M A RI N A N D R E Y166 – C H E R K E S OV D M IT RY 167 – TOTA I N D O M I N I QU E167 – C A R E L L A S T E PH A N E 169 – PE R E T YAT KO D M IT RY

145 – BOYA RC H U K VA DI M

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169 – S C H A N OV A L E K S A N D R

173 – F I R S OV E VG E N I Y 174 – PAV LOV E VG E N I Y 174 – A N A N OV S E RG E Y 175 – PE LCOVA A L E N A175 – PE LC J OS E F

176 – S AV E N KO SE RG E Y

176 – S AV E N KO S E RG E Y

170 – S H M AY LOV VA DI M170 – K I R PI L E V M A XI M 171 – PL E T E N E V A N TO N171 – G A RI N L E V 172 – K ACI N M I R A N172 – K A S PA R E K TO M A S

173 – F I L ATOV VA DI M

177 – S O KO LOV A L E K S A N D R 177 – K RU PN OV I L JA 178 – RUS OV A N D R E Y178 – LO G I N OV PAV E L 179 – G A R LY E V PA R A H AT 179 – A L I E V E M I L

180 – CO N TOZ G U Y 180 – L A FAY S E BA S TI E N 181 – K A N I V E T S A RT E M181 – S H A LYG I N SE RG E Y 182 – M E N N E SS O N A L A I N182 – B RU N JAC K

183 – M US A E V A Z IZ

183 – KU R BA N OV S H A M U R A D

184 – Z I R B US B E N JA M I N184 – M A N NS S T E FA N I E 186 – B E R E ZOV S K Y D E N IS186 – F I LO N E T S D M IT RY 187 – KOVA L E V A L E K S A N D R

187 – O R A Z M A M E D OV M A R K S

188 – C H E R E D N I KOV A N D R E Y 188 – KUZ N E T S OV E VG E N Y 189 – K A Z A K E V IC H

V L A DI M I R189 – S C H E KI N S E RG E Y 190 – VA N P U T T E N H A R M E N 190 – ZO E TA E RT W E R N E R 191 – Z H U LI N Y U RI Y

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193 – C H E R K E S OV A L E X E Y192 – S A N D J O RG 193 – S K RI PK A S E RG E Y192 – KO E PP O L I V E R 194 – D OV L E TOV S E R DA R194 – H OJA N I YA ZOV H OJA N I YA Z

196 – DA N ATA ROV KU R BA N B E R DY 196 – G AY N U L LI N R A FA E L 197 – SU B BOTI N

V YAC H E S L AV197 – Z A M A L E T DI N OV

R A M I L 199 – E L Z A N AT Y K A RI M 199 – A L A L E M SH E RI F 200 – BA R A N E N KO A L E K S A N D R

200 – Z AG O RO D N Y U K E VG E N I Y 201 – YA S KOV A L E K S E Y 201 – C H U L KOV V L A DI M I R 202 – BATA E V E VG E N I Y 202 – K L I M OV S E RG E Y 205 – VAV R E N U K BO G DA N 205 – KOS T E N KO PAV E L

300 – RY BA KOV V L A DI M I R 300 – S AVOS TI N S E RG E Y300 – N I KO L A E V E D UA R D 301 – LO PR A IS A L E S

301 – S TA J F VOJ T EC H

301 – H O L A N M I L A N

302 – RU F D E T L E F 302 – EC H T E R C H RIS TO PH302 – EC H T E R FR A N Z 303 – D E R K I N D E R E N B E R N A R D303 – W I L L E MS E N PE T E R303 – S TAC E Y H A NS

304 – VA N G I N K E L W U F 304 – VA N V E E N E N DA A L G E R A R D304 – WA MS M A RC 305 – TA N I N A N ATO LY305 – M O K E E V A N D R E Y305 – K A BI ROV F I R DAUS 306 – VA LT R JA ROS L AV

191 – M O L L A M U R A D OV S E R DA R

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306 – M ACI K M A RTI N 308 – VO D R H A N E K JA N

309 – S C H U U R M A NS H A R RY309 – V E R S L U IS P I E T E R 309 – B RU Y N K E NS S E RG E 310 – B RU I NS M A DA N I E L310 – VA N G I N K E L E DW I N 310 – G O OSS E N JA N

306 – M ACI K M A RTI N 307 – B E LYA E V AY DA R307 – M A R D E E V AY R AT 307 – M I R N I Y A N TO N 308 – S PACI L M A R E K

308 – K A PL A N E K R A DI M

311 – B US O MS J OAQU I M311 – A D UA J OS E PH 311 – M A RCO FE R R A N 312 – KUZ M IC H A L E X E Y312 – A R DAV IC H US A RT U R 312 – T U R L U BA E V N U R L A N 313 – E L FRI N K J O H A N

313 – H O RT U L A N US E N N O 314 – S OT N I KOV D M IT RY314 – YA KOV L E V E VG E N I Y314 – M A R D E E V I LG IZ A R 315 – B E H RI N G E R M AT H I A S 315 – K A RG M IC H A E L315 – KU PPE R H U G O

316 – S A LVATO R E M IC H E L 316 – LO U I N R AY M O N D316 – G RO DZ KI C Y RI L L E 317 – SU P TIT Z T I LO 317 – B E I E R PH I L I PP317 – K R AUS E E N RICO 318 – K A RG I N OV A N D R E Y

318 – M IZ Y U K A E V V YATC H E S L AV 318 – D E V YAT KI N I G O R 319 – A L M A SI PE T R 319 – P US T E J OV S K Y R A DI M 319 – V R AT N Y TO M A S 320 – C A BA L A J OS E F 320 – B E RV IC JA N

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321 – C Z EG L E DI PE T E R 321 – TOT H TA M A S321 – KOVAC S M I K LOS 322 – ROS EG A A R WO U T E R322 – RO E SI N K M A RTI N322 – D E BA A R PA S C A L

323 – D E C A M P OS M A RTI NS J OS E323 – BO U CO U M IC H E L 323 – CO R N I L L E FR A N C K 324 – T RO E S C H

C H RIS TO PH E324 – P I A N A M A RCO 325 – BO U E Y B RU N O325 – G I M B R E R A PH A E L

325 – DA R RO UX RO G E R 326 – M O N D E L L I N I DA RI O326 – V E R Z E L E T TI G I ACO M O326 – WO L FF M IC H A E L 327 – KU P OV E T S V I K TO R 327 – PLOT N I KOV S E RG E Y327 – M E K H TI E V JA KOV

320 – K A LI N A J OS E F

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328 – VA SI L E V S KI A L E K S A N D R

328 – Z A P O ROS C H E N KO A N TO N328 – KOZ LOV S K Y VA L E RI Y 329 – D E N D O OV E N DI R K329 – ROT S A E RT S T E V E N 329 – D E B U F FRIT S

330 – V I N O G R A D OV A L E K S E Y330 – I VA N OV A L E K S E Y

330 – K IS E L E V S E RG E Y

331 – SU O BO DA VAC L AV 331 – K A LO US M A RTI N 331 – S T E I N BAC H R E N E 332 – S H I BA LOV A N TO N

332 – S H AYSU LTA N OV I L DA R

332 – A M AT YC H RO B E RT

333 – P O LIS C H U K A L E K S A N D R

333 – Z A P O ROS C H E N KO D M IT RY 333 – G A R A N I N PAV E L 334 – AYA L A J E A N M A RC 334 – S EG U I N CO RI N E334 – S EG U I N PAT RIC K

The Russian Federation occupies a key place on the world’s energy map thanks to its high-capacity petroleum infrastructure. A system of oil pipelines throughout the country is operated and developed by the oil transport-ing joint-stock company Transneft JSC.

The total length of the Transneft JSC pipeline system is 64,029 km. In total, the company extracts 93 % of Russia’s oil.

Transneft JSC represents the state’s interests and works accord-ing to the Russian energy strategy for the period leading up to 2030 as defined by the Government of the Russian Federation.

The company’s development strict-ly follows the principle of fairness to all manufacturers of oil and oil products, in order to transport capacities that strengthen the reputation of Russia as a responsible and stable supplier of energy resources on the world markets.

The company is renowned in Russia and abroad as a socially re-sponsible firm and is always open to meaningful dialogue and mutually beneficial co-operation.

Transneft JSC is actively involved in the social sphere in all the regions where it is present.

Transneft JSC promotes the im-age of an ecological company, based on the trust of international nature protection organizations, partners, customers and populations in the re-gions where its activities are based. The company manages to combine resource conservation with major ac-tivity aimed at social and economic development of the state.

The company is firmly convinced that the main focus of its activity should become the quantity of out-put introduced to the world markets.

www.transneft.ru

LUKOIL Company is the of-ficial SILK WAY RALLY Dakar Series fuel supplier. LUKOIL is one of the largest international vertically integrated oil and gas companies.

The principal kind of activity of the Company are oil and gas extrac-tion and exploring, production of oil products and petrochemical produc-tion and also selling of made pro-duction.

The basic part of activity of the Company in te exploring and ex-traction sector is carried out on the territory of the Russian Federation; the basic resource base is Western Siberia.

LUKOIL owns modern oil refin-ing, gas-processing and petrochemi-cal factories located in Russia, East and the Western Europe, and also the near abroad countries.

The basic part of production of the Company is realized on the in-ternational market. LUKOIL sells oil products in Russia, East and West-ern Europe, the countries of the near abroad and the USA.

www.lukoil.com

The source of ice potable wa-ter Arkhyz is located high up in the mountains of the North Caucasus.

Here, at the height of 1 507 me-ters above-sea level, in virgin nature the cleanest natural mountain water Arkhyz is born, which is formed as a result of thawing glaciers and, thanks to it, possesses the unique structure, similar to the water in the human body structure.

Therefore it is ideally acquired and supports optimum water-min-eral balance and contains 18 natural minerals and microelements includ-ing: magnesium, calcium, potassium, iodine.

Ice water Arkhyz is the true basis of the healthy life-style!

KAMAZ – Russia’s largest manu-facturer of heavy trucks.

It occupies the 11th place in the world for the production of trucks

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(FLM of 14 tones) and 8th – for pro-duction of diesel engines.

The group of companies “KAMAZ” contains about 100 enterprises, among them – 13 major affiliates. More than 50 000 workers are work-ing there. The company has 127 dealers and more than 100 branded service auto centers.

KAMAZ trucks are operated by more than 80 countries of the CIS, Europe, Asia, Africa and Latin America.

4 joint ventures are created with leading foreign manufacturers of automotive components: ZF KAMA (gearboxes), “CAMMINZ KAMA (en-gines), KNORR-BREMZE KAMA (brake systems), Federal Mogul Naberezh-nye Chelny (parts of the cylinder-piston group).

www.kamaz.ru

Closed corporation PRIMEX is the Partner and the official sup-plier of cleaning services (profes-sional cleaning) of the SILK WAY RALLY Dakar Series. The company works since 1991, is a member of the Russian Cleaning compa-

nies Association and the interna-tional association ISSA. PRIMEX provides a full range of cleaning services, makes antisplash cover-ings, and is engaged in the upkeep of buildings and training. Quality of services is confirmed by the in-ternational certificate ISO 9001. PRIMEX develops a regional net-work of the cleaning companies. PRIMEX franchise system includes more than 30 enterprises in Rus-sia and the CIS countries. In 2005 PRIMEX has received the status of “the Gold brand” of Russia, as the best innovative brand in the con-sumer market.

«Russia 2» is the all-Russian TV channel. Along with TV channels «Russia 1», «Russia K», «Russia 24» is a part of the All-Russia television and radio broadcasting company. The TV channel has been on the air since January 1st 2010 on a network of distribution of TV channel “Sports”. The programs of TV channel «Rus-sia 2» as of January 1st 2010 are accessible for 82,1 million persons living in 80 subjects of the Russian

Federation that makes 57,2 % of the total population of the country. On the air of TV channel «Russia 2» are broadcasts of sports, informative and information programs. It provides coverage of the following Russian and international sports events: Olympic Games, the Football World championships, hockey, cross-coun-tries skiing, biathlon, and figure skat-ing. The European football champi-onships, track and field athletics and water sports, the Championships of Russia on principal sports: football, hockey, basketball, volleyball, Roland Garros, Davis Cup and tennis’ Federa-tion Cup, Formula 1 and many other things. Most broadcasts are acces-sible on the website Sportbox.ru.

“Rossiyskaya Gazeta” – the daily news media.

Simultaneously, «Rossiyskaya Gazeta» is the official publisher of federal laws, presidential decrees, decisions and orders of the Gov-ernment of the Russian Federation, normative documents of the min-istries and departments.

Distribution: The network of constant distribution “Rossiyskaya Gazeta” covers not only all, without exception, the regions of Russia, CIS and Baltic countries, but also far abroad. 90% of circulation is distributed by subscription, 10% – in retail.

Audience: People who make de-cisions at all levels of legislative and executive authorities, heads of enterprises of all levels and forms of ownership, the representa-tives of large, medium and small business, professionals. Readers

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of «Rossiyskaya Gazeta» – highly educated people from middle and higher income in age from 25 to 55 years. According to parameters such as gender and employment, the audience, “RG” corresponds to the structure of Russian society.

www.rg.ru

Interfax Information Services Group develops professional infor-mation decisions which help the companies to work on the financial and the commodity markets, to make investment decisions, to operate risks, to organize external communications.

Our products and services are news, the exchange information, ana-lytics, search databases, business in-formation, ratings and rankings, credit reports, services in the IR sphere and of the information disclosing, the or-ganization of press conferences and Internet advertising.

We work in Russia, other CIS coun-tries and China.

www.interfax.ru

Avtoradio is the largest national broadcasting network, whose pro-grams are watched in more than 300 Russian cities and abroad. Avtoradio is the music loved and listened to by millions Russians, music which unites generations.

Avtoradio broadcasts popular programs with superstars, fascinating and dynamical games and drawings.

Avtoradio is the best morning show of the country, «Murzilki In-

ternational», it has reliable traffic reports, and it is a bright mass of actions.

www.avtoradio.ru

“Auto tuning” – the most popu-lar and the oldest magazine on the modification of cars in Russia. In each issue we have: the idea of per-sonalization of cars for amateurs and professionals, unique vehicles from around the world, test drives, pro-fessional advice, reports from the world’s largest tuning show, events and phenomena of the world’s fast-est and most beautiful cars, as well as the most interesting materials from leading international journals about tuning.

www.tuningauto.ru

Images of cars, motor sports and active rest are carried by this chan-nel. Speed records on the highway and test-drives of engines in the

impenetrable swamps and deserts. Heated debates about future auto-mobiles. Innovations of the world automobile market and events in the major racing series: DTM, Moto GP, NASCAR, RDS, IndyCar, WRC, D1 Grand Prix and others. And also all that relates to machinery, practical advice on maintenance and service, stories from leading experts in their field: the largest tuning studio and recognized masters of car audio, finishing, airbrushing. Any spectator can discover something interesting in this channel: from the features of the systems which ensure safety of the car and its passengers to a story about the most unusual vehicles, built by «Kulibin». On the channel every day there are new programs and live broadcasts of the world’s top automotive events.

www.autoplustv.ru

Championat.ru is the leading Russian Internet sports portal about football, hockey, basketball, tennis, boxing, poker, motor sport and mo-torcycle sport.

Championat.ru strongly takes leading positions among portals in

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the sports segment of the Russian Internet. Monthly site attendance is more than 4,5 million unique visi-tors which look more than 180 mil-lion pages (selon Liveinternet, April 2011).

www.championat.com

“Motor” – automobile publication of “Lenta.ru”. New online car maga-zine about cars, roads, car racing, about the people and for people who love cars, drive them, or just dream about the car.

“Motor” proposes Automotive News about the new products, auto market and auto industry, exhibitions and races, roads, new laws, the prices of petrol and about many other top-ics; it publishes analytical reviews of laws and government initiatives, auto market and automotive indus-tries.

“Motor” provides test-drives, talks about the latest models, organizes comparative and long-term tests, takes part in autotravel, produces its own VideoTest and publishes photos and videos every day.

“Motor” has his proper motorsport editorial staff, which writes news and articles about the most popular racing series, makes reporting from «Formula-1», rally and rally-raids.

“Motor” –is the edition about cars and everything related to them.

Magazine “Auto” – a success-ful brand with a 17-year history in the market of domestic automotive

publications. Its creation, formation and development are closely linked with the formation of modern Rus-sian automotive culture. For many years, for its readers, it remains the main objective source of the most useful and interesting information about cars and everything connected with them. Objectivity and honesty helped to create a huge reservoir edition loyal readership, for which it is an indisputable authority among numerous automotive media.

www.automobili.ru

The Voice of Russia is a state-run radio company that has been broadcasting to foreign countries since 1929.

It aims to acquaint the inter-national community with Russia’s political, socio-economic and cul-tural life, give Moscow’s thoughts on global developments and maintain an effective dialogue with Russian nationals abroad. Also, The Voice of Russia contributes to the populari-zation of the Russian language and culture so as to preserve and develop Russia’s cultural environment in CIS and non-CIS countries.

There are a great many promi-nent journalists, editors, commenta-tors on staff, as well as experts on Russia and countries The Voice of Russia currently broadcasts to.

The Voice of Russia’s daily 152-hour broadcasts are delivered in 44 languages to 160 countries on short-wave and medium wave and via the Internet. The radio also broadcasts on FM to 120 cities in the CIS, the EU, the Middle East and Latin Amer-ica. Its medium wave broadcasts to Washington and New York kicked off in March 2011.

The Voice of Russia also reaches its listeners via digital broadcasting, plus through satellite and mobile networks.

The Voice of Russia’s website is at www.ruvr.ru. It embraces a total of 37 language sites, which contain the latest news, Russian and world press reviews, commentators’ think pieces, radio program materials and other content. The information is available online 24 hours a day, as well as in audio, video and multimedia formats.

PARTNERS OF THE RALLY

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Rally project support

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THE SUPPORT OF THE PARTNERS ALLOWS TO LEVEL UP THE ORGANISATION AND EMERGING PROBLEMS TO BE SOLVED IN THE SHORTEST POSIBLE TIME.

The Ministry of Sport, Tourism and Youth Policy Transneft, the main oil pipelines operator of Russia Lukoil JSC, the Russian oil company Federal Medical-Biological Agency The International Automobile Federation Russian Automobile Federation Moscow City Government Krasnodar Territory Lipetsk region Tula Region Volgograd Region Astrakhan Region Republic of Kalmykia Stavropol Territory Republic of Adygea Administration of Sochi ASO Company, the Dakar rally organizer


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Rally Directorate

Rally Organizing Committee

SEMEN YAkUBOVThe Silk Way Rally Project Director,

Honored master of sports, honored coach

of Russian Federation, laureate of State prize

SERGEY GIRYAExecutive Director

BULAT YANBORISOVCreative Director

ALEXANDER ZHUkOVChairman of the Silk Way Rally Organizing Committee,

Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, Chairman of the Sochi 2014 Organizing Committee

VITALIY MUTkODeputy chairman

of the Silk Way Rally Organizing Committee, Minister of Sport, Tourism and Youth

of the Russian Federation

VICTOR kIRYANOVDeputy chairman of the Silk Way Rally Organizing

Committee, Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation, Chairman of the Russian Automobile

Federation, Colonel-General

NIkOLAI TOkAREVDeputy chairman of the Silk Way Rally

Organizing Committee,President of Transneft JSC

RALLY DIRECTION

Tel.: +7 8552 37 26 00

Fax: +7 8552 37 26 76

[email protected]

SWR PRESS-CENTRE

Tel.: +7 8552 37 26 14

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