The Silk Way Rally off-road race came to a close in Astrakhan on Saturday.
The Silk Way Rally off-road race came to a close in Astrakhan on Saturday.
The Silk Way Rally is an international off-road race across Russia, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan. Photo: Andrei Dmitriyev, driver of Russia’s Nart Time team.
Since 2010, the rally has taken place in Russia.
Contestants in this year’s rally drove from Moscow to Astrakhan.
The rally, which was first held in 2009 and has been dubbed “The Russian Dakar,” has included many international racing stars.
A campsite of participants in the Silk Way Rally.
The Silk Way Rally aims to play a significant role in promoting motor sports throughout Russia and boost interest in the regions that the rally covers. Photo: A truck driven by the Belarusian MAZ-SPORT AUTO team.
Maintenance work being performed at a race campsite.
A member of the Czech Republic’s InstaForex Loprais team digging out sand from around their truck during the sixth round of the 2013 Silk Way Rally, in the Astrakhan Region.
Dmitry Sotnikov of the Kamaz Master crew, who won first place in the truck event.
French racing driver Jean-Louis Schlesser, right, won the Silk Way Rally race, reaching the finish line in Astrakhan with a total time of 32:55'35.
A truck of the Russian KAMAZ-Master team, driven by Airat Mardeyev, during the sixth round of the 2013 Silk Way Rally in the Astrakhan Region.
A truck of the Russian KAMAZ-Master team, driven by Airat Mardeyev, during the sixth round of the 2013 Silk Way Rally in the Astrakhan Region.
