Dmitry Sergeyevich Sotnikov
NationalityRussian
Born (1985-05-29) 29 May 1985
Naberezhnye Chelny, Soviet Union
Debut season2014
Current teamKamaz-Master

Dmitry Sergeyvich Sotnikov (Russian: Дмитрий Сергеевич Сотников; born 29 May 1985) is a Russian rally raid driver who specializes in the truck category. He is a two-time Dakar Rally and a three-time Silk Way Rally champion.

Career

Sotnikov made his Dakar Rally debut in the 2014 edition, finishing in 4th position in the general classification; in the following edition he obtained the 5th position. In Dakar 2017, he achieved his best performance at the time, finishing in second position behind his Kamaz Master teammate Eduard Nikolaev.[1] His best performance on that event happened in 2021 and 2022, when at the end he finished first with five stage wins in both events.

Other events outside the Dakar Rally include his victories in the Silk Way Rally in the 2013,[2] when Sotnikov as a driver of team maintenance vehicle was ahead of Anton Shibalov's main "battle" crew only by one minute,[3] in the 2017,[4] 2021 and 2022[5] editions.

Dakar Rally results

Year Class Vehicle Position Stages won
2014 Trucks Russia Kamaz 4th 1
2015 5th 0
2016 15th 0
2017 2nd 1
2018 10th 1
2019 2nd 1
2020 4th 1
2021 1st 5
2022 1st 5

Winner

References

  1. "El ruso Eduard Nikolaev obtuvo su segundo Rally Dakar en camiones El podio lo completaron Dmitry Sotnikov y Gerard de Rooy". www.alairelibre.cl/noticias.
  2. "Dmitry Sotnikov's crew came in first in the Silk Way rally". rostec.ru.
  3. "«КАМАЗ-мастер» выиграл «Шелковый путь»!". kamazmaster.ru (in Russian).
  4. "Silk Way Rally: Sotnikov and Despres celebrate". www.euronews.com.
  5. "DMITRY SOTNIKOV WINS SILK WAY RALLY". KAMAZ PTC. Retrieved 2022-07-23.
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