Dmitry Sotnikov

Russian rally driver

Dmitry Sergeyevich Sotnikov
Nationality	Russian
Born	(1985-05-29) 29 May 1985 (age 38) Naberezhnye Chelny, Soviet Union
Debut season	2014
Current team	Kamaz-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	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

Dakar Rally: 2021, 2022
Silk Way Rally: 2013, 2017, 2021, 2022
Gold of Kagan: 2015
Africa Race: 2013
Kazakhstan Rally: 2019

References

^ "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.
^ "Dmitry Sotnikov's crew came in first in the Silk Way rally". rostec.ru. Archived from the original on 2022-01-13. Retrieved 2021-01-08.
^ "«КАМАЗ-мастер» выиграл «Шелковый путь»!". kamazmaster.ru (in Russian).
^ "Silk Way Rally: Sotnikov and Despres celebrate". www.euronews.com.
^ "DMITRY SOTNIKOV WINS SILK WAY RALLY". KAMAZ PTC. Retrieved 2022-07-23.