Anton Yuryevich Shibalov (russian: Антон Юрьевич Шибалов; born 25 April 1984) is a

Russian Russian(s) refers to anything related to Russia, including: *Russians (, ''russkiye''), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries *Rossiyane (), Russian language term for all citizens and peo ...

rally raid Rally raid, also known as cross-country rallying, is a form of long distance off-road racing that takes place over several days. The length of the event can be as short as 2–3 days for a cross-country baja to as long as 15 days with marathon ra ...

driver who specializes in the truck category.

Career

Shibalov made his

Dakar Rally The Dakar Rally (or simply "The Dakar"; formerly known as the "Paris–Dakar Rally") is an annual rally raid organised by the Amaury Sport Organisation. Most events since the inception in 1978 were staged from Paris, France, to Dakar, Senegal, ...

debut in the

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edition, finishing in 5th position in the general classification. In the 2020 edition, he achieved his best performance finishing in second position behind his teammate Andrey Karginov. In other events outside the Dakar Rally, he won the

Silk Way Rally The Silk Way Rally ( rus, Шёлковый путь) is an annual rally raid type of off-road race. The first Silk Way Rally was raced in 2009 from Kazan, Russia to Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. From 2010 to 2013, the race has taken place in Russia. ...

in the 2019 edition, having finished second and third in 2017 and 2018 respectively. He has also won the

Africa Eco Race Africa Eco Race is an annual rally raid, organised in France and run in North and West Africa, launched after the cancellation of 2008 Dakar Rally, and the subsequent moving of the rally to South America. The rally claims to have innovated to gi ...

three times in the 2013, 2015 and

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editions.

Dakar Rally results

*2018: On Stage 11 disqualified for omitting control points after his truck caught fire

Winner

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'': 2019 *''Africa Race'': 2013, 2015, 2016 *''The Great Steppe'': 2014, 2015

References

External links

Profile on Dakar RallyProfile on Kamaz Master
{{DEFAULTSORT:Shibalov, Anton 1984 births Living people Sportspeople from Moscow Russian rally drivers Off-road racing drivers Rally raid truck drivers Dakar Rally drivers