This year's Dakar rally marathon began on January 4, 2015 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The epic competition sees the contestants race more than 9,000 kilometers across three countries. Taking part in the challenging event is Russia's Team KAMAZ-master.
© East News / SIPA/Red Bull/Marcelo MaragniA truck of team KAMAZ-master, from Russia, driven by Andrey Karginov crosses a rocky Chilean desert on stage 5 of the Dakar 2015 rally. January 8, 2015
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A truck of team KAMAZ-master, from Russia, driven by Andrey Karginov crosses a rocky Chilean desert on stage 5 of the Dakar 2015 rally. January 8, 2015
© KAMAZ-masterA truck of team KAMAZ-master, from Russia, driven by Andrey Karginov crosses a rocky Chilean desert on stage 5 of the Dakar 2015 rally.
A truck of team KAMAZ-master, from Russia, driven by Andrey Karginov crosses a rocky Chilean desert on stage 5 of the Dakar 2015 rally.
© Fotobank.ru/Getty ImagesA team KAMAZ-master truck driven by Andrey Karginov navigates a sand dune on the fourth stage of the Dakar 2015 rally. January 7, 2015.
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A team KAMAZ-master truck driven by Andrey Karginov navigates a sand dune on the fourth stage of the Dakar 2015 rally. January 7, 2015.
© KAMAZ-masterMembers of team KAMAZ-master straighten out a bumper during a campout on one of the stages of the Dakar 2015 rally.
Members of team KAMAZ-master straighten out a bumper during a campout on one of the stages of the Dakar 2015 rally.
© KAMAZ-masterTeam KAMAZ-Master captain Vladimir Chagin conducts a team meeting during the Dakar 2015 rally.
Team KAMAZ-Master captain Vladimir Chagin conducts a team meeting during the Dakar 2015 rally.
© KAMAZ-masterA team KAMAZ-master truck raises dust clouds as it crosses the Atacama Aesert during the Dakar 2015 rally.
A team KAMAZ-master truck raises dust clouds as it crosses the Atacama Aesert during the Dakar 2015 rally.
© KAMAZ-masterA team KAMAZ-master truck piloted by Eduard Nikolaev hops off a bridge as it speed down the road in the Dakar 2015 rally.
A team KAMAZ-master truck piloted by Eduard Nikolaev hops off a bridge as it speed down the road in the Dakar 2015 rally.
© KAMAZ-masterA team KAMAZ-master driver's uniform hangs on the rear-view mirror of one of the trucks during a stop along the Dakar 2015 rally.
A team KAMAZ-master driver's uniform hangs on the rear-view mirror of one of the trucks during a stop along the Dakar 2015 rally.
© Fotobank.ru/Getty ImagesA team KAMAZ-master truck driven by Andrey Karginov drifts through a tight curve on the tenth stage of the Dakar 2015 rally. January 13, 2015.
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A team KAMAZ-master truck driven by Andrey Karginov drifts through a tight curve on the tenth stage of the Dakar 2015 rally. January 13, 2015.
© REUTERS / Marcos BrindicciTeam KAMAZ-master driver Andrey Karginov in Buenos Aires prior to the start of the Dakar 2015 rally. January 2, 2015.
Team KAMAZ-master driver Andrey Karginov in Buenos Aires prior to the start of the Dakar 2015 rally. January 2, 2015.
© KAMAZ-masterA team KAMAZ-master crew crosses the sandy Atacama Desert during the Dakar 2015 rally.
A team KAMAZ-master crew crosses the sandy Atacama Desert during the Dakar 2015 rally.
© KAMAZ-masterA team KAMAZ-master truck driven by Eduard Nikolaev crosses the desert during the Dakar 2015 rally.
A team KAMAZ-master truck driven by Eduard Nikolaev crosses the desert during the Dakar 2015 rally.