Ayrat Ilgizarovich Mardeev (; born 1 January 1987) is a Russian rally raid truck driver. He won his first
Dakar Rally
The Dakar Rally () or simply "The Dakar" (), formerly known as the Paris–Dakar Rally (), is an annual rally raid organised by the Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO). It is an off-road endurance event traversing terrain much tougher than convent ...
title in 2015 driving a
Kamaz.
Maardeev was born in
Naberezhnye Chelny
Naberezhnye Chelny (, ; , ) is the second largest types of inhabited localities in Russia, city in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia. A major industrial center, Naberezhnye Chelny stands on the Kama River east of Kazan near Nizhnekamsk Reservoi ...
. His father was
Ilgizar Mardeev, also a rally raid driver, who died in a quad bike accident on 24 August 2014.
Acclaimed Russian rally participant Ilgizar Mardeev killed
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Dakar Rally results
Winner
*''Dakar Rally
The Dakar Rally () or simply "The Dakar" (), formerly known as the Paris–Dakar Rally (), is an annual rally raid organised by the Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO). It is an off-road endurance event traversing terrain much tougher than convent ...
'': 2015
2015 was designated by the United Nations as:
* International Year of Light
* International Year of Soil __TOC__
Events
January
* January 1 – Lithuania officially adopts the euro as its currency, replacing the litas, and becomes ...
*''Silk Way Rally
The Silk Way Rally () 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 ...
'': 2012, 2016
2016 was designated as:
* International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly.
* International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...
*''Siberian Highway'': 2011, 2012
*''Russian Championship'': 2013
*''Kagan's Gold'': 2014
*''Great Steppe – Don'': 2017
Awards
*2011: Letter of gratitude by Prime Minister of Tatarstan
*2013: Medal "For Valorous Labour"
*2015: "Merited Machinist of Tatarstan"
*2017: "Merited Transport Worker of Tatarstan"
References
External links
Profile on Team Kamaz Master
1987 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Naberezhnye Chelny
Off-road racing drivers
Dakar Rally drivers
Dakar Rally–winning drivers
Rally raid truck drivers
Russian rally drivers
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