Ayrat Ilgizarovich Mardeev (russian: Айрат Ильгизарович Мардеев; born 1 January 1987) is a Russian rally raid truck driver. He won his first
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, ...
title in 2015 driving a
Kamaz.
Maardeev was born in
Naberezhnye Chelny
Naberezhnye Chelny ( rus, На́бережные Челны́, p=ˈnabʲɪrʲɪʐnɨjə tɕɪlˈnɨ; tt-Cyrl, Яр Чаллы, ''Yar Çallı'', IPA: jar ɕɑlːɤ̆ is the second largest city in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia. A major indus ...
. His father was
Ilgizar Mardeev, also a rally raid driver, who died in a quad bike accident on 24 August 2014.
Acclaimed Russian rally participant Ilgizar Mardeev killed
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Dakar Rally results
Winner
*''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, ...
'': 2015
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*''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. ...
'': 2012, 2016
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*''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 of Tatarstan"
References
External links
Profile on Team Kamaz Master
1987 births
Living people
People from Naberezhnye Chelny
Off-road racing drivers
Dakar Rally drivers
Dakar Rally winning drivers
Rally raid truck drivers
Russian rally drivers
Sportspeople from Tatarstan
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