Ayrat Mardeev

{{short description|Russian rally driver}}

Ayrat Ilgizarovich Mardeev ({{langx|ru|Айрат Ильгизарович Мардеев}}; born 1 January 1987{{Cite web|url=http://www.dakar.com/dakar/2015/us/rider/507.html|title = Official website of the Dakar Rally}}) 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.[https://www.motorsport.com/rally/news/acclaimed-russian-rally-participant-ilgizar-mardeev-killed/455800/ Acclaimed Russian rally participant Ilgizar Mardeev killed]

Dakar Rally results

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Year

!Class

!Vehicle

!Position

!Stages won

2013

|rowspan=7|Trucks

|rowspan=7|{{flagicon|RUS}} Kamaz

|align="center" style="background:#DFDFDF;"|2nd

|align="center"|1

2014

|align="center" style="background:#EFCFFF;"|DNF

|align="center"|1

2015

|align="center" style="background:#FFFFBF;"|1st

|align="center"|2

2016

|align="center" style="background:#DFDFDF;"|2nd

|align="center"|0

2017

|align="center" style="background:#DFFFDF;"|5th

|align="center"|0

2018

|align="center" style="background:#FFDF9F;"|3rd

|align="center"|1

2021

|align="center" style="background:#FFDF9F;"|3rd

|align="center"|1

Winner

Awards

  • 2011: Letter of gratitude by Prime Minister of Tatarstan
  • 2013: Medal "For Valorous Labour"
  • 2015: "Merited Machinist of Tatarstan"
  • 2017: "Merited Transport Worker of Tatarstan"

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