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Silk Way Rally

{{Short description|Off-road vehicle race}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}

{{more citations needed|date=March 2018}}

{{Infobox motorsport championship

| logo = Silk_Way_Rally_logotype.png

| category = Rally raid

| region = Eurasia

| inaugural = 2009

| folded =

| champion driver = {{flagicon|RUS}} Aleksandr Semenov (Cars)
{{Flagicon|RUS}} Alexey Naumov (Bikes)
{{flagicon|RUS}} Dmitry Sotnikov (Trucks)
{{flagicon|RUS}} Danil Loginov (Quads)
{{flagicon|RUS}} Andrei Sushentsov (Production)
{{flagicon|RUS}} Roman Rusinov (SSV)

|constructor=GAZ (Cars)
Husqvarna (Bikes)
Kamaz (Trucks)
Can-Am (Quads)
Toyota (Production)
Can-Am (SSV)

| website = [https://silkwayrally.com www.silkwayrally.com]

}}

The Silk Way Rally ({{langx|ru|Шёлковый путь}}) is an annual rally raid held in Russia and neighbouring countries. The first Silk Way Rally was run in 2009 from Kazan, Russia, to Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. It is organised by the Silk Way Rally Association.

The race is part of the Russian Rally-Raid Championship. From 2009 to 2011, it was on the ASO's Dakar Series, followed by being a FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Rallies round.

Rules

Silk Way Rally is a rally raid that goes both through off-road spaces and by public roads. Each crew, which usually consists of a driver and a navigator (with a mechanic for truck crews and only of a rider for motorcycles), must complete the Selective Sections (also called Special Stages) of the itinerary indicated in the Road Book (the legend) and pass through all compulsory Waypoints. The crew with the shortest total time on all specials of rally route becomes the winner.

Road sections (or liaisons) between the specials go on public roads and highways and must be covered within the target time, observing Road Traffic Code. The failure to respect the target time incurs a penalty, which is marked on the control card (carnet) and is taken in account during the calculation of total results.

Since 2012 any competitor that fails to complete a special stage is allowed to continue the race with a penalty of 50 hours, added to the total time. This option can be used only one time and must be performed on the next day after the failed stage.

The rally compete in three categories: moto, cars and trucks. The motorcycle class was added in 2019.{{cite web |title=La 9ème édition du SILK WAY RALLY (6 au 16 juillet 2019) proposera un parcours inédit avec l'intégration de la Mongolie au tracé ainsi que la catégorie moto |url=http://www.silkwayrally.com/fr/news/la-9eme-edition-du-silk-way-rally-(6-au-16-juillet-2019)-proposera-un-parcours-inedit-avec-lintegration-de-la-mongolie-au-trace-ainsi-que-la-categorie-moto.html |website=SilkWay |access-date=5 November 2021 |archive-date=6 November 2018 |language=fr |date=22 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181106134008/http://www.silkwayrally.com/fr/news/la-9eme-edition-du-silk-way-rally-(6-au-16-juillet-2019)-proposera-un-parcours-inedit-avec-lintegration-de-la-mongolie-au-trace-ainsi-que-la-categorie-moto.html |url-status=dead}} Along with the division into basic categories of moto, cars and trucks, each of them having its own overall classification, all vehicles that participate in Silk Way Rally are split into separate competition groups as required by FIA.

Winners

{{legend|PaleGreen|Part of Dakar Series}}

{{legend|Aquamarine|Part of FIA and/or FIM competitions}}

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;"
rowspan=2|Year

!rowspan=2|Route

!colspan=2|Cars

!colspan=2|Trucks

!colspan=2|Bikes

!colspan=2|Quads

Driver
Co-Driver

!Make

!Driver
Co-Driver
Mechanic

!Make

!Rider

!Make

!Rider

!Make

bgcolor=palegreen align=center|2009

|Kazan–Ashgabat

|{{flagicon|ESP}} Carlos Sainz
{{flagicon|ESP}} Lucas Cruz

|Volkswagen Touareg

|{{flagicon|RUS}} Firdaus Kabirov
{{flagicon|RUS}} Andrey Mokeev
{{flagicon|RUS}} Tanin Anatoly

|Kamaz

|colspan=2 rowspan=9 align=center|Not held

|colspan=2 rowspan=9 align=center|Not held

bgcolor=palegreen align=center|2010

|St. Petersburg–Sochi

|{{flagicon|ESP}} Carlos Sainz
{{flagicon|ESP}} Lucas Cruz

|Volkswagen Touareg

|{{flagicon|RUS}} Eduard Nikolaev
{{flagicon|RUS}} Viatcheslav Mizyukaev
{{flagicon|RUS}} Vladimir Rybakov

|Kamaz

bgcolor=palegreen align=center|2011

|Moscow–Sochi

|{{flagicon|POL}} Krzysztof Hołowczyc
{{flagicon|BEL}} Jean-Marc Fortin

|BMW X3

|{{flagicon|CZE}} Aleš Loprais
{{flagicon|CZE}} Vojtěch Štajf
{{flagicon|CZE}} Milan Holáň

|Tatra

align=center|2012

|Moscow–Gelendzhik

|{{flagicon|RUS}} Boris Gadasin
{{flagicon|RUS}} Dan Schemel

|G-Force Proto

|{{flagicon|RUS}} Ayrat Mardeev

|Kamaz

align=center|2013

|Moscow–Astrakhan

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Jean-Louis Schlesser
{{flagicon|RUS}} Konstantin Zhiltsov

|Sonangol Schlesser Original

|{{flagicon|RUS}} Dmitry Sotnikov
{{flagicon|RUS}} Viatcheslav Mizyukaev
{{flagicon|RUS}} Andrei Aferin

|Kamaz

align=center rowspan=1|2014–2015align=center colspan=5 bgcolor=lightgrey|not held
align=center|2016

|Moscow–Beijing

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Cyril Despres
{{flagicon|FRA}} David Castera

|Peugeot 2008 DKR

|{{nowrap|{{flagicon|RUS}} Ayrat Mardeev}}
{{nowrap|{{flagicon|RUS}} Aydar Belyaev}}
{{nowrap|{{flagicon|RUS}} Dmitriy Svistunov}}

|Kamaz

align=center|2017

|Moscow–Xi'an

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Cyril Despres
{{flagicon|FRA}} David Castera

|Peugeot 3008 DKR

|{{flagicon|RUS}} Dmitry Sotnikov
{{flagicon|RUS}} Ruslan Akhmadeev
{{flagicon|RUS}} Ilnur Mustafin

|Kamaz

align=center|2018

|Astrakhan–Moscow

| {{flagicon|SAU}} Yazeed Al Rajhi
{{flagicon|DEU}} Timo Gottschalk

|Mini John Cooper Works Rally

|{{flagicon|RUS}} Andrey Karginov
{{flagicon|RUS}} Andrey Mokeev
{{flagicon|RUS}} Igor Leonov

|Kamaz

bgcolor=aquamarine align=center|2019

|Irkutsk–Dunhuang

| {{flagicon|QAT}} Nasser Al-Attiyah
{{flagicon|FRA}} Mathieu Baumel

|Toyota Hilux

|{{flagicon|RUS}} Anton Shibalov
{{flagicon|RUS}} Dmitry Nikitin
{{flagicon|RUS}} Ivan Tatarinov

|Kamaz

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Sam Sunderland

|KTM 450 Rally Factory

| {{flagicon|POL}} Rafał Sonik

|Yamaha Raptor 700

align=center|2020

|align=center colspan="9" |not held

bgcolor=aquamarine align=center|2021

|Omsk–Gorno-Altaysk

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Guerlain Chicherit
{{flagicon|FRA}} Alexandre Winocq

|Century Racing CR6

|{{flagicon|RUS}} Dmitry Sotnikov
{{flagicon|RUS}} Ruslan Akhmadeev
{{flagicon|RUS}} Ilgiz Akhmetzianov

|Kamaz

|{{Flagicon|Austria}} Matthias Walkner

|KTM 450 Rally Factory Replica

|{{flagicon|RUS}} Alexander Maximov

|Yamaha YFM 700R Raptor SE

align=center|2022

|Astrakhan–Moscow

|{{flagicon|RUS}} Alexander Rusanov
{{flagicon|RUS}} Evgeny Pavlov

|GAZelle NEXT

|{{flagicon|RUS}} Dmitry Sotnikov
{{flagicon|RUS}} Ruslan Akhmadeev

|Kamaz

|{{Flagicon|RUS}} Alexey Naumov

|KTM 450 Rally Factory Replica

|{{flagicon|RUS}} Dmitry Kalinin

|Can-Am Outlander

align=center|2023

|Kazan–Moscow

|{{flagicon|RUS}} Andrey Rudskoy
{{flagicon|RUS}} Dmitry Karpov

|G-Force Bars

|{{flagicon|BLR}} Siarhei Viazovich
{{flagicon|BLR}} Pavel Haranin
{{flagicon|BLR}} Andrei Krahelskiy

|MAZ

|{{flagicon|RUS}} Ilya Scheglov

|Husqvarna

|{{flagicon|RUS}} Anatoly Kuznetsov

|Can-Am

align=center|2024

|Tomsk–Ulaanbaatar

|{{flagicon|RUS}} Aleksandr Semenov
{{flagicon|RUS}} Dmitrii Okhotnikov

|GAZ

|{{flagicon|RUS}} Dmitry Sotnikov
{{flagicon|RUS}} Ruslan Akhmadeev
{{flagicon|RUS}} Ilgiz Akhmetzianov

|Kamaz

|{{flagicon|RUS}} Alexey Naumov

|Husqvarna

|{{flagicon|RUS}} Danil Loginov

|Can-Am

History

= Summary =

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size: 90%;"
style="font-size: 80%;"

! rowspan="2" | YEAR

! colspan="2" | START

! colspan="2" | FINISH

! rowspan="2" | #
STAGE

! colspan="3" | DISTANCE, КМ

style="font-size: 80%;"

! width="80px" | DATE

! width="140px" | CITY

! width="80px" | DATE

! width="140px" | CITY

! width="55px" | Special
Stage

! width="55px" | Liaison

! width="55px" | TOTAL

2009

| 5 September

| align="left" | {{flagicon|RUS}} Kazan

| 13 September

| align="left" | {{flagicon|TKM}} Ashgabat

| 9With Prologue

| 2,621

| 2,007

| 4,628

2010

| 11 September

| align="left" | {{flagicon|RUS}} Saint-Petersburg

| 18 September

| align="left" | {{flagicon|RUS}} Sochi

| 8

| 2,014

| 2,845

| 4,859

2011

| 10 July

| align="left" | {{flagicon|RUS}} Moscow

| 16 July

| align="left" | {{flagicon|RUS}} Sochi

| 7

| 2,450

| 1,490

| 3,940

2012

| 7 July

| align="left" | {{flagicon|RUS}} Moscow

| 13 July

| align="left" | {{flagicon|RUS}} GelendzhikИз-за стихийного бедствия в Краснодарском крае ралли завершилось в Майкопе.

| 7

| 2,083

| 1,776

| 3,859

2013

| 7 July

| align="left" | {{flagicon|RUS}} Moscow

| 13 July

| align="left" | {{flagicon|RUS}} Astrakhan

| 8

| 2, 822

| 1173

| 3,995

2016

| 9 July

| align="left" | {{flagicon|RUS}} Moscow

| 24 July

| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Beijing

| 15

| 4,105

| 6,630

| 10,735

2017

| 7 July

| align="left" | {{flagicon|RUS}} Moscow

| 22 July

| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Xi'an

| 14

| 4,094

| 5,50

| 9,599

2018

|15 July

| align="left" |{{flagicon|RUS}} Astrakhan

|29 July

| align="left" |{{flagicon|RUS}} Moscow

|7

|2,327

|873

|3,488

2019

|6 July

| align="left" |{{flagicon|RUS}} Irkutsk

|16 July

| align="left" |{{flagicon|CHN}} Dunhuang

|10

|2,589

|2,414

|5,003

2020

|colspan="9" |not held

2021

|1 July

| align="left" |{{flagicon|RUS}} Omsk

|6 July

| align="left" |{{flagicon|RUS}} Gorno-Altaysk

|5

|651

|2,457

|3,108

2022

|6 July

| align="left" |{{flagicon|RUS}} Astrakhan

|16 July

| align="left" |{{flagicon|RUS}} Moscow

|10

|2,800

|1,580

|4,380

2023

|5 July

| align="left" |{{flagicon|RUS}} Kazan

|15 July

| align="left" |{{flagicon|RUS}} Moscow

|9

|2,350

|3,800

|5,230

2024

|5 July

| align="left" |{{flagicon|RUS}} Tomsk

|15 July

| align="left" |{{flagicon|MNG}} Ulaanbaatar

|11

|2,992

|2,250

|5,243

colspan="9" style="font-size: 85%; line-height: 175%;" | Note: the data are listed nominally - due to cancellations, abbreviations and changes in the stages may actually differ.

= 2009 =

File:Dmitry Medvedev in Turkmenistan 13 September 2009-1.jpg, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow and Nursultan Nazarbayev]]

Edition 1 of the Silk Way Rally set off from Kazan in Tatarstan and headed to Ashgabat in Turkmenistan. The nine days, 4,500-km rally featured 3,900 km of special stages. Carlos Sainz won his 1st international Rally-Raid. A perfect rehearsal for "El Matador" who the following January won the Dakar Rally in his 4th attempt. In the truck category, Kamaz dominated with two-time Dakar winner Firdaus Kabirov taking top honours in what was his last major international victory.

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size: 90%;"
style="font-size: 80%;"

! rowspan="2" | STAGE

! rowspan="2" width="80px" | DATE

! rowspan="2" width="140px" | START

! rowspan="2" width="140px" | FINISH

! colspan="3" | DISTANCE, КМ

style="font-size: 80%;"

! width="50px" | SS

! width="50px" | LIAISON

! width="50px" | TOTAL

style="font-size: 45%;" | prologue

| 5.09

| align="left" | {{flagicon|RUS}} Kazan

| align="left" | {{flagicon|RUS}} Kazan

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2

| -

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2

1

| 6.09

| align="left" | {{flagicon|RUS}} Kazan

| align="left" | {{flagicon|RUS}} Buguruslan

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 141

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 337

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 478

2

| 7.09

| align="left" | {{flagicon|RUS}} Buguruslan

| align="left" | {{flagicon|KAZ}} Uralsk

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 231

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 316

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 547

3

| 8.09

| align="left" | {{flagicon|KAZ}} Uralsk

| align="left" | {{flagicon|KAZ}} Beyneu

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 580

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 296

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 876

4

| 9.09

| align="left" | {{flagicon|KAZ}} Beyneu

| align="left" | {{flagicon|KAZ}} Zhanaozen

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 424

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 55

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 479

5

| 10.09

| align="left" | {{flagicon|KAZ}} Zhanaozen

| align="left" | {{flagicon|TKM}} Türkmenbaşy

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 514

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 184

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 698

6

| 11.09

| align="left" | {{flagicon|TKM}} Türkmenbaşy

| align="left" | {{flagicon|TKM}} Balkanabad

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 345

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 72

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 417

7

| 12.09

| align="left" | {{flagicon|TKM}} Balkanabad

| align="left" | {{flagicon|TKM}} Türkmenbaşy

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 360

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 154

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 514

8

| 13.09

| align="left" | {{flagicon|TKM}} Türkmenbaşy

| align="left" | {{flagicon|TKM}} Asgabat

| bgcolor="#fffddd" | 24

| bgcolor="#fffddd" | 593

| bgcolor="#fffddd" | 617

colspan="4" style="font-size: 80%; text-align: right;" | TOTAL

! 2 621

! 2 007

! 4 628

colspan="7" style="font-size: 85%; line-height: 175%;" | Note: {{highlight|Green|#ccffcc}} color is allocated distances, {{highlight|cream|#fffddd}} — not included.

  • Participating countries - 25
  • Total route length - 4628 km
  • 62 cars and 20 trucks entered the marathon
  • 34 cars and 16 trucks finished the marathon
  • 113 media accredited - 347 journalists
  • 753 TV broadcasts with total duration of 2,260 minutes
  • 3,167 publications in media
  • Team service cars - 96 crews
  • 17 crews presented the raid category
  • 60 т of petrol, 210 т of diesel fuel and 325 т of aviation kerosine were used
  • Escort provided support to 160 vehicles of participants and 120 vehicles of
  • Organization committee: 526 VIPs from four states visited the rally

= 2010 =

File:Silkwayrally Start Ceremony 2010.jpg

File:Владимир Путин на ралли Шелковый путь.jpg on the bivouac of the rally-marathon "Silk Way" meets with the participants of the competition]]

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style="font-size: 80%;"

! rowspan="2" | STAGE

! rowspan="2" width="80px" | DATE

! rowspan="2" width="140px" | START

! rowspan="2" width="140px" | FINISH

! colspan="3" | DISTANCE, КМ

style="font-size: 80%;"

! width="50px" | SS

! width="50px" | LIAISON

! width="50px" | TOTAL

1

| 11/09

| align="left" | {{flagicon|RUS}} Saint-Petersburg

| align="left" | {{flagicon|RUS}} Staraya Russa

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 85

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 330

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 415

2

| 12/09

| align="left" | {{flagicon|RUS}} Staraya Russa

| align="left" | {{flagicon|RUS}} Vyazma

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 209

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 575

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 770

3

| 13/09

| align="left" | {{flagicon|RUS}} Vyazma

| align="left" | {{flagicon|RUS}} Lipetsk

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 210

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 395

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 605

4

| 14/09

| align="left" | {{flagicon|RUS}} Lipetsk

| align="left" | {{flagicon|RUS}} Volgograd

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 300

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 490

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 790

5

| 15/09

| align="left" | {{flagicon|RUS}} Volgograd

| align="left" | {{flagicon|RUS}} Astrakhan

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 450

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 150

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 600

6

| 16/09

| align="left" | {{flagicon|RUS}} Astrakhan

| align="left" | {{flagicon|RUS}} Elista

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 400

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 105

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 505

7

| 17/09

| align="left" | {{flagicon|RUS}} Elista

| align="left" | {{flagicon|RUS}} Maykop

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 340

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 440

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 780

8

| 18/09

| align="left" | {{flagicon|RUS}} Maykop

| align="left" | {{flagicon|RUS}} Krasnaya Polyana

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 20

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 360

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 380

colspan="4" style="font-size: 80%; text-align: right;" | Toral

! 2 014

! 2 845

! 4 859

  • Participating countries - 22
  • Total route length - 4859 km
  • 48 cars and 16 trucks entered the marathon
  • 29 cars and 13 trucks finished the marathon
  • 168 media accredited - 507 journalists
  • 918 TV broadcasts with total duration of 3,660 minutes
  • 4,015 publications in media
  • Team service cars - 96 crews
  • 12 crews in cars and motobikes presented the raid category
  • 51,675 l of petrol, 289,912 l of diesel fuel and 160 т of aviation kerosine were used

= 2011 =

File:Победитель ралли-марафона "Шелковый путь 2011".jpg

First departure from Moscow for the Silk Way Rally, which saw its number of entries rise, to the delight of the thousands of Muscovites who came to Red Square for the ceremonial start. Ahead of the competitors, seven days of racing and 3,983 km, with 2,366 km of special stages. After the week of hard-fought action it was Poland's Krzysztof Holowczyc scoring the biggest win of his career, ahead of the disciplines greatest driver, Stéphane Peterhansel, while in the truck category, Alès Loprais got revenge from the previous year.

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style="font-size: 80%;"

! rowspan="2" | STAGE

! rowspan="2" width="80px" | DATE

! rowspan="2" width="140px" | START

! rowspan="2" width="140px" | FINISH

! colspan="3" | DISTANCE, КМ

style="font-size: 80%;"

! width="50px" | SS

! width="50px" | LIAISON

! width="50px" | TOTAL

1

| 10/07

| align="left" | {{flagicon|RUS}} Moscow

| align="left" | {{flagicon|RUS}} Lipetsk

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 260

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 310

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 570

2

| 11/07

| align="left" | {{flagicon|RUS}} Lipetsk

| align="left" | {{flagicon|RUS}} Volgograd

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 480

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 365

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 845

3

| 12/07

| align="left" | {{flagicon|RUS}} Volgograd

| align="left" | {{flagicon|RUS}} Astrakhan

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 430

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 160

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 590

4

| 13/07

| align="left" | {{flagicon|RUS}} Astrakhan

| align="left" | {{flagicon|RUS}} Astrakhan

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 400

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 15

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 415

5

| 14/07

| align="left" | {{flagicon|RUS}} Astrakhan

| align="left" | {{flagicon|RUS}} Stavropol

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 690

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 75

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 765

6

| 15/07

| align="left" | {{flagicon|RUS}} Stavropol

| align="left" | {{flagicon|RUS}} Maykop

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 170

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 220

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 390

7

| 16/07

| align="left" | {{flagicon|RUS}} Maykop

| align="left" | {{flagicon|RUS}} Sochi

| bgcolor="#fffddd" | 20

| bgcolor="#fffddd" | 345

| bgcolor="#fffddd" | 365

colspan="4" style="font-size: 80%; text-align: right;" | ВСЕГО

! 2 450

! 1 490

! 3 940

colspan="7" style="font-size: 85%; line-height: 175%;" | Note: {{highlight|green|#ccffcc}} color marked distances included in the overall standings , {{highlight|cream|#fffddd}} — distance not included in the overall standings.

  • Participating countries - 28
  • Total route length – 3,940 km
  • 95 cars and 35 trucks entered the marathon
  • 50 cars and 26 trucks finished the marathon
  • 138 media accredited - 605 journalists
  • 969 TV broadcasts with total duration of 3,983 minutes
  • 4,518 publications in media
  • Team service cars - 153 crews
  • 50,000 l of petrol, 551,700 l of diesel fuel and 160 т of aviation kerosine were used

= 2012 =

File:Борис Гадасин на ралли-марафоне Шелковый Путь.jpg

The start once again from Red Square for the Silk Way Rally, which the number of entries is on the rise. On the programme, a completely new 4,000-km route to Sochi. Storms that battered southern Russian forced the race to stop at Gelendzhik. Boris Gadasin became the first Russian driver to win in the car category, while Kamaz returned to its winning ways thanks to another of its young hopefuls, Ayrat Mardeev, the future winner of the 2015 Dakar!

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style="font-size: 80%;"

! rowspan="2" | STAGE

! rowspan="2" width="80px" | DATE

! rowspan="2" width="140px" | START

! rowspan="2" width="140px" | FINISH

! colspan="3" | DISTANCE, КМ

style="font-size: 80%;"

! width="50px" | SS

! width="50px" | LIAISON

! width="50px" | TOTAL

style="font-size: 45%;" | prologue

| 7/07

| align="left" | {{flagicon|RUS}} Moscow

| align="left" | {{flagicon|RUS}} Ryazan

| -

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 184,85

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 184,85

1

| 8/07

| align="left" | {{flagicon|RUS}} Ryazan

| align="left" | {{flagicon|RUS}} Volgograd

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 258

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 620

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 878

2

| 9/07

| align="left" | {{flagicon|RUS}} Volgograd

| align="left" | {{flagicon|RUS}} Volgograd

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 309

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 125

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 434

3

| 10/07

| align="left" | {{flagicon|RUS}} Volgograd

| align="left" | {{flagicon|RUS}} Elista

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 488

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" |189

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 677

4

| 11/07

| align="left" | {{flagicon|RUS}} Elista

| align="left" | {{flagicon|RUS}} Elista

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 506

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" |159,5

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 665,5

5

| 12/07

| align="left" | {{flagicon|RUS}} Elista

| align="left" | {{flagicon|RUS}} Maykop

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 453

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" |230

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 683

6

| 13/07

| align="left" | {{flagicon|RUS}} Maykop

| align="left" | {{flagicon|RUS}} Gelendzhik

| bgcolor="#fffddd" |69

| bgcolor="#fffddd" |266

| bgcolor="#fffddd" | 335

colspan="4" style="font-size: 80%; text-align: right;" | TOTAL

! 2 083

! 1 774

! 3 857

colspan="7" style="font-size: 85%; line-height: 175%;" | Note: {{highlight|Green|#ccffcc}} color is allocated distances, {{highlight|cream|#fffddd}} — not included.

  • Participating countries - 25
  • Total route length – 3,550 km
  • 118 crews: 93 jeeps and 25 trucks entered the marathon
  • Team service cars - 143 crews
  • 270 media accredited - 581 journalists
  • 712 TV broadcasts with total duration of 2,074 minutes
  • 4,312 publications in media
  • 360,000 literws of motor fuel are used

= 2013 =

File:Старт "Шелкового пути" на Красной площади.jpg

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size: 90%;"
style="font-size: 80%;"

! rowspan="2" | STAGE

! rowspan="2" width="80px" | DATE

! rowspan="2" width="140px" | START

! rowspan="2" width="140px" | FINISH

! colspan="3" | DISTANCE, КМ

style="font-size: 80%;"

! width="50px" | SS

! width="50px" | LIAISON

! width="50px" | TOTAL

style="font-size: 45%;" | пролог

| 6/07

| align="left" | {{flagicon|RUS}} Moscow

| align="left" | {{flagicon|RUS}} Tambov

| bgcolor="#ccffcc"

bgcolor="#ccffcc" |452,91

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" |452,91

1

| 7/07

| align="left" | {{flagicon|RUS}} Tambov

| align="left" | {{flagicon|RUS}} Volgograd

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" |373,43

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" |370,69

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" |744,12

2

| 8/07

| align="left" | {{flagicon|RUS}} Volgograd

| align="left" | {{flagicon|RUS}} Volgograd

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" |478,38

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" |68,39

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" |546,77

3

| 9/07

| align="left" | {{flagicon|RUS}} Volgograd

| align="left" | {{flagicon|RUS}} Astrakhan

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" |485,74

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" |144,29

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" |631,03

4

| 10/07

| align="left" | {{flagicon|RUS}} Elista

| align="left" | {{flagicon|RUS}} Astrakhan

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" |485,00

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" |49,67

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" |534,67

5

| 11/07

| align="left" | {{flagicon|RUS}} Astrakhan

| align="left" | {{flagicon|RUS}} Astrakhan

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" |499,00

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" |60,25

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" |559,25

6

| 12/07

| align="left" | {{flagicon|RUS}} Astrakhan

| align="left" | {{flagicon|RUS}} Astrakhan

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" |512,00

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" |54,02

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" |466,02

7

| 13/07

| align="left" | {{flagicon|RUS}} Astrakhan

| align="left" | {{flagicon|RUS}} Astrakhan

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" |87,36

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" |74,65

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" |162,01

colspan="4" style="font-size: 80%; text-align: right;" | TOTAL

! 2 822

! 1 275

! 4097

= 2016 =

File:Автомобиль зачетной группы Production.jpg

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size: 90%;"
style="font-size: 80%;"

! rowspan="2" width="80px"| STAGE

! rowspan="2" width="80px" | DATE

! rowspan="2" width="140px" | START

! rowspan="2" width="140px" | FINISH

! colspan="2" | ALTITUDE, М

! colspan="3" | DISTANCE, КМ

style="font-size: 80%;"

! width="35px" | MIN.

! width="35px" | MX.

! width="50px" | SS

! width="50px" | LIAISON

! width="50px" | TOTAL

1

| 9/07

| align="left" | {{flagicon|RUS}} Moscow

| align="left" | {{flagicon|RUS}} Kazan

|

|

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 852

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 854

2

| 10/07

| align="left" | {{flagicon|RUS}} Kazan

| align="left" | {{flagicon|RUS}} Ufa

| 64

| 188

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 136

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 490

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 625

3

| 11/07

| align="left" | {{flagicon|RUS}} Ufa

| align="left" | {{flagicon|KAZ}} Kostanay

| 254

| 467

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 200

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 615

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 815

4

| 12/07

| align="left" | {{flagicon|KAZ}} Kostanay

| align="left" | {{flagicon|KAZ}} Astana

| 108

| 378

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 345

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 510

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 856

5

| 13/07

| align="left" | {{flagicon|KAZ}} Astana

| align="left" | {{flagicon|KAZ}} Balkhash

| 408

| 998

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 569

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 253

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 821

6

| 14/07

| align="left" | {{flagicon|KAZ}} Balkhash

| align="left" | {{flagicon|KAZ}} Almaty

| 336

| 580

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 411

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 445

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 856

7

| 16/07

| align="left" | {{flagicon|KAZ}} Almaty

| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Bortala

| 1072

| 2575

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 77

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 505

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 582

8

| 17/07

| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Bortala

| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Urumqi

| 294

| 471

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 257

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 648

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 905

9

| 18/07

| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Urumqi

| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Hami

| 58

| 974

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 384

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 335

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 720

10

| 19/07

| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Hami

| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Dunhuang

| 553

| 1916

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 340

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 144

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 484

11Stage canceled due to weather conditions.

| 20/07

| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Dunhuang

| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Jiayuguan

| 1376

| 2508

| bgcolor="#fffddd" | 330

| bgcolor="#fffddd" | 231

| bgcolor="#fffddd" | 561

12

| 21/07

| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Jiayuguan

| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Alashan

| 1148

| 1811

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 425

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 242

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 667

13

| 22/07

| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Alashan

| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Wuhai

| 1159

| 1792

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 367

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 357

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 725

14

| 23/07

| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Wuhai

| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Hohhot

| 1039

| 1224

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 261

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 494

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 756

15

| 24/07

| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Hohhot

| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Beijing

|

|

| -

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 508

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 508

colspan="6" style="font-size: 80%; text-align: right;" | Total

! 4 105

! 6 630

! 10 735

colspan="9" style="font-size: 85%; line-height: 175%;" | Note: the distances included in the overall standings are highlighted in {{highlight|green|#ccffcc}} , {{highlight|cream|#fffddd}} is canceled. The actual numbers may differ from the sum of the intermediate numbers, since all the numbers are rounded.

  • 10735 km - total route length
  • 17 days - rally duration, 14 bivouacs
  • 41 countries presented their participants
  • 1,100 participants and team members
  • More than 2,500 people in Europe, Russia and China in the Rally organization
  • 145 Russian and international journalists received permanent accreditation
  • 560 media representatives received temporary accreditation
  • TV reports from the "Silk Way 2016" Rally were broadcast in 196 countries of Europe, North and South America, Asia and Africa
  • Bivouac hosted up to 2,200 people daily
  • 550 vehicles arrived daily to the bivouac and went further along the rally route
  • 125 sports crews (102 SUVs and 23 trucks) entered the rally
  • 192 "Assistance" crews
  • Up to 15,000 people visited the spectator areas along the rally route every day
  • 16 aircraft
  • 14 auto transporters moved along the rally route

= 2017 =

For the Silk Way Rally of year 2017 the Organization Committee prepared a new route project, which includes the best features of the 6th edition as well as some developments and surprises. The rally once again took the form of a marathon through Russia, Kazakhstan and China, which proved itself successful last year. The rally's organisation was [http://www.kremlin.ru/events/president/letters/55119 commended] by the Russian President Vladimir Putin.{{citation needed|date=November 2019}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size: 90%;"
style="font-size: 80%;"

! rowspan="2" width="80px"| STAGE

! rowspan="2" width="80px" | DATE

! rowspan="2" width="140px" | START

! rowspan="2" width="140px" | FINISH

! colspan="3" | DISTANCE, КМ

style="font-size: 80%;"

! width="50px" | SS

! width="50px" | LIAISON

! width="50px" | TOTAL

1

| 8/07

| align="left" | {{flagicon|RUS}} Moscow

| align="left" | {{flagicon|RUS}} Cheboksary

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 61,43

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 665,72

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 726,95

2

| 9/07

| align="left" | {{flagicon|RUS}} Cheboksary

| align="left" | {{flagicon|RUS}} Ufa

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 157,00

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 628,63

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 785,63

3

| 10/07

| align="left" | {{flagicon|RUS}} Ufa

| align="left" | {{flagicon|KAZ}} Kostanay

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 329,25

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 567,14

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 876,39

4

| 11/07

| align="left" | {{flagicon|KAZ}} Kostanay

| align="left" | {{flagicon|KAZ}} Astana

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 373,22

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 192,69

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 908,80

5

| 12/07

| align="left" | {{flagicon|KAZ}} Astana

| align="left" | {{flagicon|KAZ}} Semey

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 484,47

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 365,07

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 849,54

6

| 13/07

| align="left" | {{flagicon|KAZ}} Semey

| align="left" | {{flagicon|KAZ}} Urdzhar

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 387,86

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" |209,27

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 597,13

7

| 14/07

| align="left" | {{flagicon|KAZ}} Urdzhar

| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Karamay

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 106,60

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 306,3

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 412,90

8

| 15/07

| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Karamay

| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Urumqi

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 250,37

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 185,97

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 436,34

9

| 17/07

| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Urumqi

| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Hami

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 421,00

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 392,89

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 813,89

10

| 18/07

| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Hami

| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Dunhuang

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 360,28

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 157,25

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 517,53

11

| 19/07

| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Dunhuang

| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Jiayuguan

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 488,65

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 208,85

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 783,84

12

| 20/07

| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Jiayuguan

| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Alashan

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 254,75

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 229,04

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 483,79

13

| 21/07

| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Alashan

| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Zhongwei

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 318,66

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 236,48

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 690,31

14

| 22/07

| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Zhongwei

| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Xi'an

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 100,67

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 643,76

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 716,56

colspan="4" style="font-size: 80%; text-align: right;" | Total

! 4 094

! 5 505

! 9 599

colspan="7" style="font-size: 85%; line-height: 175%;" | Note: the distances included in the overall standings are highlighted in {{highlight|green|#ccffcc}} , {{highlight|cream|#fffddd}} is canceled. The actual numbers may differ from the sum of the intermediate numbers, since all the numbers are rounded

= 2018 =

• The distance of the route of the Silk Way Rally 2018 (Russian part) - 5169 km, 3127 are special stages

• 94 crews took part

• Permanently accredited media - 214

• TV channels - 85

• 196 broadcast countries

• 3,500 people took rally bivouacs daily

• Up to 20,000 people were in spectator areas daily

• 13 aircraft of aviation support (6 aircraft, 7 helicopters)

class="wikitable"

! rowspan="2" |STAGE

! rowspan="2" |DATE

! rowspan="2" |START

! rowspan="2" |FINISH

!

! colspan="3" |DISTANCE, КМ

!

liaison

!ss

!liaison

!total

!assist

1

|21/07

|Astrakhan

|Astrakhan

|25,67

|311.00

|11,30

|347,97

|0

2

|22/07

|Astrakhan

|Elista

|99,62

|365,50

|7,48

|472,6

|0

3

|23/07

|Elista

|Astrakhan

|43,37

|332,00

|100,01

|475,38

|358

4

|24/07

|Astrakhan

|Astrakhan

|11,05

|366,03

|13,50

|390,58

|0

5

|25/07

|Astrakhan

|Volgograd

|13,99

|443,78

|80,11

|537,88

|442

6

|26/07

|Volgograd

|Lipetsk

|76,13

|317,15

|373,50

|766,78

|645

7

|27/07

|Lipetsk

|Moscow

|18,79

|191,70

|286,73

|497,22

|477

colspan="4" |TOTAL

!288,62

!2327,16

!872,63

!3488,41

!1922

colspan="8" |Note: the distances included in the overall standings are highlighted in {{highlight|green|#ccffcc}} , {{highlight|cream|#fffddd}} is canceled.

The actual numbers may differ from the sum of the intermediate numbers, since all the numbers are rounded

|

= 2019 =

On 6 July 2019 the Rally officially took off from Irkutsk.

class="wikitable"

! rowspan="2" |STAGE

! rowspan="2" |Date

! rowspan="2" |Start

! rowspan="2" |Finish

!

! colspan="3" |DISTANCE, km

liaison

!ss

!liaison

!Total

1

|7 /07

|{{flagicon|RUS}} Irkutsk

|{{flagicon|RUS}} Baikalsk

|71,03

|50,87

|133

|254,9

2

|8 /07

|{{flagicon|RUS}}Baikalsk

|{{flagicon|RUS}} Ulan-Ude

|134,57

|207,67

|67,1

|409,34

3

|9 /07

|{{flagicon|RUS}} Ulan-Ude

|{{flagicon|MNG}} Ulaanbaatar

|362,07

|243

|86,28

|691,35

4

|10 /07

|{{flagicon|MNG}}Ulaanbaatar

|{{flagicon|MNG}}Ulaanbaatar

|3,54

|470,19

|3,23

|476,96

5

|11 /07

|{{flagicon|MNG}}Ulaanbaatar

|{{flagicon|MNG}}Mandalgovi

|21,64

|337

|5,95

|364,59

6

|12/07

|{{flagicon|MNG}}Mandalgobi

|{{flagicon|MNG}}Dalanzadgad

|1,25

|408,17

|2,33

|411,75

7

|13 /07

|{{flagicon|MNG}}Dalanzadgad

|{{flagicon|CHN}}Bayinbaolige

|370

|-

|181

|551

8

|14 /07

|{{flagicon|CHN}}Bayinbaolige

|{{flagicon|CHN}}Alashan

|430,37

|326,6

|29,14

|786,11

9

|15 /07

|{{flagicon|CHN}}Alashan

|{{flagicon|CHN}}Jiayuguan

|29,17

|290,3

|181,73

|501,2

10

|16 /07

|{{flagicon|CHN}}Jiayuguan

|{{flagicon|CHN}}Dunhuang

|96,26

|255

|205,04

|556,3

colspan="4" |Total

!1519, 9

|2588,8

|894,8

|5003,5

colspan="8" |

= 2020 =

The 2020 Silk Way Rally was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.{{cite web |title=Silk Way Rally cancels 2020 edition outright |url=https://us.motorsport.com/ccr/news/silk-way-rally-cancelled-2020/4797672/ |website=us.motorsport.com |access-date=11 March 2022 |language=en}}

= 2021 =

The 2021 Silk Way Rally was held but the Mongolian portion was cancelled due to COVID-19 and bubonic plague outbreaks in the country.{{cite web |last1=Presse |first1=AFP-Agence France |title=Coronavirus, Bubonic Plague Force Silk Way Rally To Cancel Mongolian Stages |url=https://www.barrons.com/news/coronavirus-bubonic-plague-could-reroute-silk-way-rally-01625315706 |website=www.barrons.com |access-date=11 March 2022}}

= 2022 =

The 2022 race was held in July solely in Russia and had limited overseas entrants due to sanctions imposed on the country relating to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Luc Alphand, who was appointed SWR sports director in 2021, departed his post following the invasion.{{cite news|last=Minisini|first=Lucas|url=https://www.lemonde.fr/en/m-le-mag/article/2023/04/21/a-russian-spy-in-paris-bulat-yanborisov-rally-organizer-and-high-flying-kremlin-agent_6023758_117.html|title=A Russian spy in Paris: Bulat Yanborisov, rally organizer and high-flying Kremlin agent|website=Le Monde|date=21 April 2023|access-date=22 July 2024}}

= 2023 =

Like in 2022, the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian War meant foreign participants were limited to those from nearby and friendly countries like Belarus, China, and Turkmenistan.{{cite news|last=Nguyen|first=Justin|url=https://www.thecheckeredflag.co.uk/2023/07/maz-snaps-kamazs-silk-way-streak/|title=MAZ snaps KAMAZ's Silk Way streak|publisher=The Checkered Flag|date=16 July 2023|access-date=22 July 2024}}

= 2024 =

The race returned to a multinational event in 2024 with the return of Mongolia. China was originally included on the route as the final stretch, concluding in Khorgos, but was dropped as the region wanted to wait until it returned to pre-COVID-19 economic activity.{{cite news|url=https://silkwayrally.com/en/2024-silk-way-rally-route-russia-mongolia-china/|title=2024 Silk Way Rally route: Russia — Mongolia — China|work=Silk Way Rally|date=15 November 2023|access-date=22 July 2024}}{{cite news|url=https://silkwayrally.com/en/the-2024-silk-way-rally-route-will-pass-through-russia-and-mongolia/|title=The 2024 Silk Way Rally Route Will Pass Through Russia and Mongolia|work=Silk Way Rally|date=29 March 2024|access-date=22 July 2024}}

In March, the Silk Way Rally Association partnered with Turkmenistan's sport committee to organise a rally raid in the country in September.{{cite news|last=Nguyen|first=Justin|url=https://www.thecheckeredflag.co.uk/2024/04/silk-way-rally-planning-rally-raid-in-turkmenistan/|title=Silk Way Rally planning rally raid in Turkmenistan|publisher=The Checkered Flag|date=3 April 2024|access-date=22 July 2024}}

Political activity

The Silk Way Rally has been described by Western investigative journalists as a front for the GRU to help push Russia's geopolitical agenda.

In 2023, a joint investigation between Bellingcat, Der Spiegel, Le Monde, and The Insider uncovered internal Silk Way Rally Association documents that expressed plans to use the race to push Russian soft power in Eurasia. This was to culminate in a large route for the 2022 race that ran from Doha, Qatar, to Damascus, Syria, while also passing major cities in countries like Afghanistan, China, and Turkey.{{cite news|url=https://theins.ru/en/politics/261195|title=A no-survivors race. How GRU assassins use the Silk Way Rally as a cover|website=The Insider|date=22 April 2023|access-date=22 July 2024}} The association's director Bulat Yanborisov was also exposed as a GRU agent who frequently communicated with members of GRU Unit 29155 and received medals from agency head Vladimir Alekseyev.{{cite web |title=Investigation uncovers ties between Silk Way Rally, Russian military and diplomatic activities |url=https://www.thecheckeredflag.co.uk/2023/04/investigation-uncovers-ties-between-silk-way-rally-russian-military-and-diplomatic-activities/ |date=24 April 2023}} Yanborisov denied his connections to the GRU but acknowledged the rally has diplomatic importance.

Various GRU agents have been found to be working with the SWRA to faciltiate movement between countries, with Yanborisov housing its personnel in his estates across Europe. A 2024 investigation by Der Spiegel, The Insider, and 60 Minutes into Unit 29155's ties to Havana syndrome noted Alexander Mishkin, who was involved in the poisoning of Sergei and Yulia Skripal, disguised himself as a mechanic to travel to China with the 2016 and 2017 rallies.{{cite news|last1=Dobrokhotov|first1=Roman|last2=Grozev|first2=Christo|last3=Weiss|first3=Michael|url=https://theins.ru/en/politics/270425|title=Unraveling Havana Syndrome: New evidence links the GRU's assassination Unit 29155 to mysterious attacks on U.S. officials and their families|website=The Insider|date=31 March 2024|access-date=22 July 2024}}

In June 2024, the United States Department of the Treasury imposed sanctions on the Silk Way Rally Association, Yanborisov, and his son Amir. The department described the association as a "Russian intelligence procurement network" that utilised the race's "logistical infrastructure to procure anti-UAV and radioelectronic warfare equipment for use on the battlefield in Ukraine."{{cite press release|url=https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy2404|title=As Russia Completes Transition to a Full War Economy, Treasury Takes Sweeping Aim at Foundational Financial Infrastructure and Access to Third Country Support|work=United States Department of the Treasury|date=12 June 2024|access-date=22 July 2024}}

Podium

= Cars =

class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%; text-align:left;"
rowspan=2 width=4%|Year

!colspan=2 style="width:32%; background:gold"|1st

!colspan=2 style="width:32%; background:silver"|2nd

!colspan=2 style="width:32%; background:#cc9966"| 3rd

width=17%|Driverwidth=15%|Car

!width=17%|Driver

width=15%|Car

!width=17%|Driver

width=15%|Car
align=center|2009

|{{flagicon|ESP}} Carlos Sainz

Volkswagen

|{{flagicon|USA}} Mark Miller

Volkswagen

|{{flagicon|RSA}} Giniel de Villiers

Volkswagen
align=center|2010

|{{flagicon|ESP}} Carlos Sainz

Volkswagen

|{{flagicon|QAT}} Nasser Al-Attiyah

Volkswagen

|{{flagicon|USA}} Mark Miller

Volkswagen
align=center|2011

|{{flagicon|POL}} Krzysztof Hołowczyc

BMW

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Stéphane Peterhansel

MINI

|{{flagicon|RUS}} Alexander Zheludov

Nissan
align=center|2012

|{{flagicon|RUS}} Boris Gadasin

G-Force

|{{flagicon|HUN}} Balázs Szalay

Opel

|{{flagicon|CZE}} Miroslav Zapletal

Hummer
align=center|2013

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Jean-Louis Schlesser

Sonangol Schlesser

|{{flagicon|RUS}} Vladimir Vasiliev

G-Force

|{{flagicon|RUS}} Evgeny Firsov

Toyota
align=center|2016

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Cyril Despres

Peugeot

|{{flagicon|KSA}} Yazeed Al-Rajhi

MINI

|{{flagicon|RUS}} Vladimir Vasiliev

MINI
align=center|2017

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Cyril Despres

Peugeot

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Christian Lavieille

BAICmotor

|{{flagicon|CHN}} Wei Han

Geely
align=center|2018

|{{flagicon|KSA}} Yazeed Al-Rajhi

MINI

|{{flagicon|QAT}} Nasser Al-Attiyah

Toyota

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Cyril Despres

MCM Origina
align=center|2019

|{{flagicon|QAT}} Nasser Al-Attiyah

Toyota

|{{flagicon|CHN}} Wei Han

Geely

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Jérôme Pelichet

OPTIMUS
2021

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Guerlain Chicherit

|Century Racing

|{{flagicon|RUS}} Denis Krotov

|MINI

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Jérôme Pelichet

|MD Optimus

2022

|{{flagicon|RUS}} Denis Krotov

|MINI

|{{flagicon|RUS}} Alexander Rusanov

|GAZ

|{{flagicon|RUS}} Evgeny Sukhovenko

|GAZ

2023

|{{flagicon|RUS}} Andrey Rudskoy

|G-Force Bars

|

|

|

|

2024

|{{flagicon|RUS}} Aleksandr Semenov

|GAZ

|{{flagicon|RUS}} Aleksei Ignatov

|GAZ

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Andrey Rudskoy

|G-Force Bars

= Trucks =

class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%; text-align:left;"
rowspan=2 width=4%|Year

!colspan=2 style="width:32%; background:gold"|1st

!colspan=2 style="width:32%; background:silver"|2nd

!colspan=2 style="width:32%; background:#cc9966"| 3rd

CrewTruck

!Crew

Truck

!Crew

Truck
align=center|2009

|{{flagicon|RUS}} Firdaus Kabirov
{{flagicon|RUS}} Andrey Mokeev
{{flagicon|RUS}} Anatoly Tanin

Kamaz

|{{flagicon|NLD}} Gerard de Rooy
{{flagicon|BEL}} Tom Colsoul
{{flagicon|POL}} Darek Rodewald

Iveco

|{{flagicon|CZE}} Ales Loprais
{{flagicon|SVK}} Jaroslav Miskolci
{{flagicon|CZE}} Milan Holáň

Tatra
align=center|2010

|{{flagicon|RUS}} Eduard Nikolaev
{{flagicon|RUS}} Viatcheslav Mizyukaev
{{flagicon|RUS}} Vladimir Rybakov

Kamaz

|{{flagicon|RUS}} Vladimir Chagin
{{flagicon|RUS}} Sergey Savostin
{{flagicon|RUS}} Ildar Saysultanov

Kamaz

|{{flagicon|RUS}} Firdaus Kabirov
{{flagicon|RUS}} Aydar Belyaev
{{flagicon|RUS}} Andrey Mokeev

Kamaz
align=center|2011

|{{flagicon|CZE}} Ales Loprais
{{flagicon|CZE}} Milan Holáň
{{flagicon|CZE}} Vojtěch Štajf

Tatra

|{{flagicon|RUS}} Firdaus Kabirov
{{flagicon|RUS}} Andrey Mokeev
{{flagicon|RUS}} Anatoly Tanin

Kamaz

|{{flagicon|RUS}} Andrey Karginov
{{flagicon|RUS}} Vyacheslav Mizyukaev
{{flagicon|RUS}} Igor Devyatkin

Kamaz
align=center|2012

|{{flagicon|RUS}} Airat Mardeev
{{flagicon|RUS}} Aydar Belyaev
{{flagicon|RUS}} Anton Mirniy

Kamaz

|{{flagicon|NLD}} Peter Versluis
{{flagicon|NLD}} Jurgen Damen
{{flagicon|NLD}} Harry Schuurmans

MAN

|{{flagicon|RUS}} Anton Shibalov
{{flagicon|RUS}} Robert Amatych
{{flagicon|RUS}} Ildar Saysultanov

Kamaz
align=center|2013

|{{flagicon|RUS}} Dmitry Sotnikov
{{flagicon|RUS}} Vyacheslav Mizyukaev
{{flagicon|RUS}} Andrey Aferin

Kamaz

|{{flagicon|RUS}} Anton Shibalov
{{flagicon|RUS}} Robert Amatych
{{flagicon|RUS}} Almaz Hisamiev

Kamaz

|{{flagicon|BLR}} Siarhei Viazovich
{{flagicon|BLR}} Alexander Polishchuk
{{flagicon|BLR}} Dmitry Vikhrenko

MAZ
align=center|2016

|{{flagicon|RUS}} Airat Mardeev
{{flagicon|RUS}} Aydar Belyaev
{{flagicon|RUS}} Dmitriy Svistunov

Kamaz

|{{flagicon|RUS}} Dmitry Sotnikov
{{flagicon|RUS}} Ruslan Akhmadeev
{{flagicon|RUS}} Ivan Romanov

Kamaz

|{{flagicon|NLD}} Martin van den Brink
{{flagicon|NLD}} Peter Willemsen
{{flagicon|CZE}} Daniel Kozlovský

Renault
align=center|2017

|{{flagicon|RUS}} Dmitry Sotnikov
{{flagicon|RUS}} Ruslan Akhmadeev
{{flagicon|RUS}} Ilnur Mustafin

Kamaz

|{{flagicon|RUS}} Anton Shibalov
{{flagicon|RUS}} Andrey Mokeev
{{flagicon|RUS}} Dmitry Nikitin

Kamaz

|{{flagicon|RUS}} Airat Mardeev
{{flagicon|RUS}} Aydar Belyaev
{{flagicon|RUS}} Dmitriy Svistunov

Kamaz
align=center|2018

|{{flagicon|RUS}} Andrey Karginov
{{flagicon|RUS}} Andrey Mokeev
{{flagicon|RUS}} Igor Leonov

Kamaz

|{{flagicon|RUS}} Airat Mardeev
{{flagicon|RUS}} Aydar Belyaev
{{flagicon|RUS}} Akhmet Galyautdinov

Kamaz

|{{flagicon|RUS}} Anton Shibalov
{{flagicon|RUS}} Dmitry Nikitin
{{flagicon|RUS}} Ivan Romanov

Kamaz
align=center|2019

|{{flagicon|RUS}} Anton Shibalov
{{flagicon|RUS}} Dmitry Nikitin
{{flagicon|RUS}} Ivan Tatarinov

Kamaz

|{{flagicon|RUS}} Andrey Karginov
{{flagicon|RUS}} Andrey Mokeev
{{flagicon|RUS}} Ivan Malkov

Kamaz

|{{flagicon|RUS}} Airat Mardeev
{{flagicon|RUS}} Dmitry Svistunov
{{flagicon|RUS}} Sergey Krenev

Kamaz
align=center|2021

|{{flagicon|RUS}} Dmitry Sotnikov
{{flagicon|RUS}} Ruslan Akhmadeev
{{flagicon|RUS}} Ilgiz Akhmetzianov

|Kamaz

|{{flagicon|BLR}} Siarhei Viazovich
{{flagicon|BLR}} Pavel Haranin
{{flagicon|BLR}} Anton Zaparoshchanka

|MAZ

|{{flagicon|RUS}} Anton Shibalov
{{flagicon|RUS}} Dmitry Nikitin
{{flagicon|RUS}} Ivan Tatarinov

|Kamaz

align=center|2022

|{{flagicon|RUS}} Dmitry Sotnikov
{{flagicon|RUS}} Ruslan Akhmadeev
{{flagicon|RUS}} Ilgiz Akhmetzianov

|Kamaz

|{{flagicon|RUS}} Eduard Nikolaev
{{flagicon|RUS}} Evgenii Iakovlev
{{flagicon|RUS}} Bogdan Karimov

|Kamaz

|{{flagicon|BLR}} Siarhei Viazovich
{{flagicon|BLR}} Pavel Haranin
{{flagicon|BLR}} Vitaliy Murylev

|MAZ

align=center|2023

|{{flagicon|BLR}} Siarhei Viazovich
{{flagicon|BLR}} Pavel Haranin
{{flagicon|BLR}} Andrei Krahelskiy

|MAZ

|{{flagicon|RUS}} Eduard Nikolaev
{{flagicon|RUS}} Evgenii Iakovlev
{{flagicon|RUS}} Dmitry Avdeev

|Kamaz

|{{flagicon|RUS}} Andrey Karginov
{{flagicon|RUS}} Ivan Malkov
{{flagicon|RUS}} Vadim Akhmetov

|Kamaz

align=center|2024

|{{flagicon|RUS}} Dmitry Sotnikov
{{flagicon|RUS}} Ruslan Akhmadeev
{{flagicon|RUS}} Ilgiz Akhmetzianov

|Kamaz

|{{flagicon|RUS}} Eduard Nikolaev
{{flagicon|RUS}} Evgenii Iakovlev
{{flagicon|RUS}} Dmitry Avdeev

|Kamaz

|{{flagicon|BLR}} Siarhei Viazovich
{{flagicon|BLR}} Pavel Haranin
{{flagicon|BLR}} Andrei Krahelskiy

|MAZ

= Moto =

class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%; text-align:left;"
rowspan=2 width=4%|Year

!colspan=2 style="width:32%; background:gold"|1st

!colspan=2 style="width:32%; background:silver"|2nd

!colspan=2 style="width:32%; background:#cc9966"| 3rd

width=20%|Driverwidth=8%|Bike

!width=20%|Driver

width=8%|Bike

!width=20%|Driver

width=8%|Bike
align=center|2019

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Sam Sunderland

KTM

|{{flagicon|USA}} Andrew Short

Husqvarna

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Adrien van Beveren

Yamaha
align=center|2021

|{{Flagicon|Austria}} Matthias Walkner

|KTM

|{{flagicon|USA}} Skyler Howes

|Husqvarna

|{{Flagicon|Argentina}} Franco Caimi

|Hero

align=center|2022

|{{Flagicon|RUS}} Alexey Naumov

|KTM

|{{flagicon|RUS}} Alexander Gatiyatulin

|KTM

|{{flagicon|RUS}} Evgeny Tikhonov

|KTM

align=center|2023

|{{flagicon|RUS}} Ilya Scheglov

|Husqvarna

|

|

|

|

align=center|2024

|{{flagicon|RUS}} Alexey Naumov

|Husqvarna

|{{flagicon|MNG}} Murun Purevdorj

|KTM

|{{flagicon|RUS}} Ekaterina Zhadanova

|KTM

= Quads =

class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%; text-align:left;"
rowspan=2 width=4%|Year

!colspan=2 style="width:32%; background:gold"|1st

!colspan=2 style="width:32%; background:silver"|2nd

width=20%|Riderwidth=8%|Quad

!width=20%|Rider

width=8%|Quad
align=center|2019

|{{flagicon|POL}} Rafal Sonik

Yamaha

|{{flagicon|RUS}} Alexander Maximov

Yamaha
align=center|2021

|{{flagicon|RUS}} Alexander Maximov

|Yamaha

|{{flagicon|POL}} Rafal Sonik

|Yamaha

align=center|2022

|{{flagicon|RUS}} Dmitry Kalinin

|Can-Am

|

|

align=center|2023

|{{flagicon|RUS}} Anatoly Kuznetsov

|Can-Am

|

|

align=center|2024

|{{flagicon|RUS}} Danil Loginov

|Can-Am

|{{flagicon|RUS}} Azat Shaimukhametov

|Can-Am

Notes

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External links

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