Eduard Nikolaev
Eduard Valentinovich Nikolaev (russian: Эдуард Валентинович Николаев; born 21 August 1984) is a Russian rally raid driver, best known for winning the 2013 Dakar Rally, 2017 Dakar Rally, 2018 Dakar Rally and the 2019 Dakar Rally in the truck category for Kamaz. Career Nikolaev made his Dakar debut in 2006 as mechanic for Kamaz's Sergey Reshetnikov, finishing in 18th overall, before moving across to the crew led by Ilgizar Mardeev in 2007. Along with Aydar Belyaev, the trio finished a creditable second place, three hours down on the winning time set by Hans Stacey. For the 2009 edition, Nikolaev moved across to join multiple champion Vladimir Chagin and his co-driver Sergey Savostin, finishing second overall (with four stage victories) behind the crew led by another Kamaz driver, Firdaus Kabirov, by a margin of less than four minutes. In 2010, Nikolaev remained alongside Chagin and Savostin, the three dominating the year's competition by taking 9 of ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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World Touring Car Championship
The FIA World Touring Car Championship was an international touring car championship promoted by Eurosport Events and sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). It has had several different incarnations, including a single season in 1987 as the World Touring Car Championship and most recently a world championship (WTCC) that has run between 2005 and 2017. Following the 2017 season, an agreement was reached for the FIA WTCC to become FIA WTCR and use the TCR technical regulations. History First season The first World Touring Car Championship, which was open to Group A Touring Cars, was held in 1987 concurrent to the long-running European Touring Car Championship (ETCC). Additional rounds were held outside Europe at Bathurst and Calder Park Raceway in Australia (Calder used a combined circuit of the road course and the then newly constructed NASCAR speedway), Wellington in New Zealand and Mount Fuji in Japan. The Championship was well-supported by t ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Sergey Savostin
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Sergey may refer to: * Sergey (name), a Russian given name (including a list of people with the name) * Sergey, Switzerland, a municipality in Switzerland * ''Sergey'' (wasp), a genus in subfamily Doryctinae The Doryctinae or doryctine wasps are a large subfamily of braconid parasitic wasps (Braconidae). Numerous genera and species formerly unknown to science are being described every year. This subfamily is presumably part of a clade containing o ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2016 Dakar Rally
The 2016 Dakar Rally was the 38th edition of the event and the eighth successive year that the event was held in South America. The event started in Buenos Aires, Argentina on January 2, then ran through Argentina and Bolivia. Sébastien Loeb and Mikko Hirvonen made their debuts in rally-raid, driving for Peugeot and MINI respectively. The victory in cars category was contested in court by runner-up X-Raid Team. History ASO soon faced problems planning the 2016 rally. Chile refused to take the rally, the first time since Dakar is being held in South America, and then, with just 4 months to the start, Peru also refused to take the rally. Without Atacama Desert and Andes, the rally was mainly based in Argentina with many fast stages on closed narrow tracks WRC style, and a lack of stages in full open terrain with heavy navigation issues. The biggest issue that the competitors faced was the weather phenomenon El Niño which shortened most of the stages due to heavy rain (in first we ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2015 Dakar Rally
The 2015 Dakar Rally was the 37th running of the event and the seventh successive year that the event was held in South America. The event started in Buenos Aires, Argentina on January 4, then ran through Argentina, Chile and Bolivia, before returning to Buenos Aires on January 17 after 13 stages of competition, for a total distance of . For the first time, organizers reserved separate rest days for different categories so that at least two classes raced on each day. Marc Coma won a fifth title in the motorcycle category for KTM, while Rafał Sonik secured a maiden quads crown aboard his Yamaha. Nasser Al-Attiyah took his second title for the X-Raid Mini squad in the car category, while Ayrat Mardeev continued Kamaz's winning streak – a third successive win in the Dakar Rally – in the truck category, with his maiden success. Entries Bikes Quads Cars Trucks Stages ;Notes Summary Bikes The race was expected to be a fight between KTM, led by defending ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2014 Dakar Rally
The 2014 Dakar Rally was the 36th running of the event and the sixth successive year that the event was held in South America. The event started in Rosario, Argentina on January 5 and finished in Valparaíso, Chile on January 18 after 13 stages of competition. Marc Coma won his fourth title in the motorcycle category riding a KTM; Ignacio Casale took his maiden title in the quad category on a Yamaha; Nani Roma clinched victory in the car category for the first time, ten years after his sole motorcycle title, driving a Mini; and Andrey Karginov took his first truck category title for Kamaz. Entries Bikes Quads Cars Trucks Stages Distance according to the official website. Competitors in the bike and quad categories will cross the Bolivian border and finish the seventh stage at Uyuni, whilst those in the car and truck categories will return to Salta. All competitors will then reconvene in Calama at the end of the eighth stage. Notes: *Anton Shibalov set the fas ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2008 Central Europe Rally
The Central Europe Rally was a rally raid endurance race held in Romania and Hungary, and served as the relocated 2008 edition of the Dakar Rally, the 30th running of the event.Central Europe Rally 2008: 2008 Edition > The Route The Amaury Sport Organisation created this event as the relocated Dakar Rally for 2008 after 2007 killing of French tourists in Mauritania (the event is owned by a French organisation) less than two weeks before the originally scheduled start of the race, and the decisions of organisers to defer all Dakar entrants to this event technically made this part of the Dakar.Central Europe Rally 2008: 2008 Edition > Sporting Aspects Route The event began in Budapest on April 19 and finished at Lake Balaton in Hungary on April 26, 2008. Below is a table with the locations of the start and finish points of each stage of the Rally, as well as each stage's distance. Results Motorcycles 1. David Casteu (KTM) 12:21:14 2. Francisco López (KTM) +2:58 3. Alain ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2008 Dakar Rally
The 2008 Dakar Rally would have been the 30th running of the annual off-road race. The rally was to start in Lisbon, Portugal on 5 January 2008, running through Europe and Africa until the finish in Dakar, Senegal on 20 January. The event was cancelled one day before the intended start date, due to concerns over a possible terrorist attack aimed at the competitors. Cancellation The rally was cancelled on 4 January 2008, due to safety concerns in Mauritania, following the 2007 French tourists killing in Mauritania, killing of four French tourists there on Christmas Eve, December 2007. France-based Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO), in charge of the rally, said in a statement they had been advised by the French government to cancel the race. They said direct threats had also been made against the event by "terrorist organizations". Before the start of the race, rally director Étienne Lavigne had approved the Mauritanian legs only after two stages planned for Mali were scrapped. An ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Andrey Karginov
Andrey Olegovich Karginov (russian: Андрей Олегович Каргинов; born 23 February 1976) is a Russian rally raid driver, best known for winning the 2014 and the 2020 Dakar Rally in the truck category for Kamaz. The team of Karginov, Mokeev and Leonov was one of the forerunners at the 2019 Dakar Rally, giving the way only to the team of Eduard Nikolaev, but they were disqualified for not "stopping to attend the injured spectator" after a collision in the 5th stage. Dakar Rally results * 2010: Mechanic of Ilgizar Mardeev Winner *''Dakar Rally'': 2014, 2020 *''Silk Way Rally'': 2018 *''Africa Eco Race'': 2017 *''Khazar Steppes'': 2006 (as mechanic of Chagin) *''Russian Championship'': 2011 *''Kagan's Gold'': 2011, 2013 *''Great Kalmykiya'': 2006 (as mechanic of Mardeev) *''Grand Steppe'': 2015 Awards *2008: Honorary diploma of Kamaz OAO *2010: Medal of the " Order of Merit for the Motherland" II Degree *2010: Merit badge "For the Service to the Town of Nabe ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ayrat Mardeev
Ayrat Ilgizarovich Mardeev (russian: Айрат Ильгизарович Мардеев; born 1 January 1987) is a Russian rally raid truck driver. He won his first Dakar Rally title in 2015 driving a Kamaz. Maardeev was born in Naberezhnye Chelny. His father was Ilgizar Mardeev, also a rally raid driver, who died in a quad bike accident on 24 August 2014. Dakar Rally results Winner *''Dakar Rally'': 2015 *''Silk Way Rally'': 2012, 2016 *''Siberian Highway'': 2011, 2012 *''Russian Championship'': 2013 *''Kagan's Gold'': 2014 *''Great Steppe – Don'': 2017 Awards *2011: Letter of gratitude by Prime Minister of Tatarstan The prime minister of Tatarstan serves as the head of government of the Republic of Tatarstan, a republic of Russia. Mukhammat Sabirov served as Tatarstan's first prime minister. List of prime ministers of Tatarstan * Mukhammat Sabirov (July 5 ... *2013: Medal "For Valorous Labour" *2015: "Merited Machinist of Tatarstan" *2017: "Merited Transport Worker ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Gérard De Rooy
Gerard de Rooy (born 21 June 1980 in Eindhoven, Netherlands) is a Dutch Truck racing, truck racer, best known for participating in the Dakar Rally. In the 2009 edition he won three stages. He won the truck category race in 2012 and 2016. He is the son of successful rally raid driver . Notable results in Dakar Rally *2002 Dakar Rally, 2002 **6th trucks overall *2003 Dakar Rally, 2003 **DNF (Did not finish) stage 12 *2004 Dakar Rally, 2004 **3rd trucks overall *2005 Dakar Rally, 2005 **5th trucks overall *2006 Dakar Rally, 2006 **DNS (Did not start) *2007 Dakar Rally, 2007 **1st, Stage 1 **DNF stage 7 *2009 Dakar Rally, 2009 **3rd trucks overall **1st, Stage 2 **1st, Stage 4 **1st, Stage 8 *2011 Dakar Rally, 2011 **DNF stage 1 *2012 Dakar Rally, 2012 **1st truck overall **1st, Stage 2 **1st, Stage 4 **1st, Stage 5 **1st, Stage 7 **1st, Stage 12 *2013 Dakar Rally, 2013 **4th truck overall **1st, Stage 1 **1st, Stage 2 **1st, Stage 3 **1st, Stage 6 **1st, Stage 7 **1st, Stage 11 *2 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2012 Dakar Rally
The 2012 Dakar Rally was the 34th running of the event. It was held in South America for the fourth successive time. Summary By 17 March 2011, Argentine president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner announced that the start would be in Mar del Plata, Argentina, the first stage would end in Bahía Blanca. The course would later cross the provinces of La Pampa, Mendoza, San Juan, La Rioja and Catamarca before crossing to Chile and finally ending in Peru. On 9 January 2011, Peruvian press announced that Peru would host the three final stages of the 2012 Dakar Rally, with Lima, the Peruvian capital, hosting the awards ceremony. The official announcement took place on 18 February in Paris. A map displaying these final stages was also published. Fatal accidents Near the end of the first stage, motorcycle rider Jorge Andrés Boero died following a crash. It was the 21st death of a competitor in the history of the rally. During stage 2, the ultralight aircraft of a father son duo watching ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2011 Dakar Rally
The 2011 Dakar Rally was the 33rd running of the event. It was held in Argentina and Chile for the third successive time, and ran from 1 to 16 January. The Amaury Sport Organisation and the governments of Argentina and Chile agreed to a return to South America for the event on 23 March 2010. The rally concluded in Buenos Aires, with Vladimir Chagin of Russia achieving a record seventh victory in the truck division, at the wheel of his Kamaz, thus becoming the most successful driver in a single category in the history of the event. Nasser Al-Attiyah of Qatar and Timo Gottschalk of Germany won in the car division, giving Volkswagen their third successive victory in the car class. Marc Coma from Spain won his third Dakar in the motorcycle category, and Alejandro Patronelli of Argentina repeated the feat of his brother—Marcos Patronelli in 2010—to win the class for quad-bikes. Entrants 407 Teams started the race with 200 motorcycles and all-terrain vehicles, 140 cars, and 67 tr ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |