Sergey Vasilyevich Karyakin (russian: Сергей Васильевич Карякин; born 25 January 1991), also spelled Sergei Kariakin, is a Russian
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.
Career
He is best known for winning the
2017 Dakar Rally
The 2017 Dakar Rally was the 39th edition of the event and the ninth successive year that the event was held in South America. The event started in Asunción, Paraguay on January 2, then ran through Argentina and Bolivia, before returning to Buenos ...
in the
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. In the following
2018 Dakar Rally
The 2018 Dakar Rally was the 40th edition of the event and the tenth successive year that the event was in South America. The event started in Lima, Peru on 6 January and ran through Argentina and Bolivia, finishing in Córdoba, Argentina on 20 Ja ...
he retired after he had broken his hand in stage 5.
Since
2019
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, Karyakin drives on a
UTV, manufactured by
BRP, for the Snag Racing Team. That edition he drove steadily, finishing in the top three of the general classification and even leading once, but in the 7th stage following a car accident he could not rebound in the subsequent stages and was eventually placed 10th in the overall classification.
Карякин заявил, что "Дакар" 2019 года стал для него психологически самым сложным
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Dakar Rally results
References
External links
Profile on Dakar Rally
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Dakar Rally drivers
Dakar Rally winning drivers
1991 births
Living people
Russian rally drivers
Off-road racing drivers
Sportspeople from Yekaterinburg