Vladimir Chagin

Vladimir Chagin
Vladimir Chagin
	Vladimir Chagin at the start of Transorientale 2008
Nationality	Russian
Born	Vladimir Gennadiyevich Chagin; 5 January 1970 (age 56); Perm, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Debut season	1990
Current team	Kamaz-Master

Vladimir Gennadiyevich Chagin (Russian: Владимир Геннадьевич Чагин, IPA: [vlɐˈdʲimʲɪr ɡʲɪˈnadʲjɪvɪtɕ ˈtɕæɡʲɪn]; born 5 January 1970) is a Russian rally raid driver. He has won the Dakar Rally driving Kamaz trucks in 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2010 and 2011, becoming the most successful single category pilot in the history of the tournament earning him the nickname "The Tsar of Dakar".^{[citation needed]}

As of January 2016^[update] he holds the following records:

The most Dakar rally wins in the truck category with 7 (1 more than Karel Loprais)
The second most Dakar rally stage wins in all categories with 63, 5 behind Stéphane Peterhansel
The record for most stage wins in a single Dakar rally season in the truck category with 9 out of 14 in 2010.

Winner

Year	Class	Vehicle	Position	Stages won
1996	Trucks	Kamaz	30th	?
1998			DNF	0
2000			1st	4
2001			DNF	5
2002			1st	7
2003			1st	2
2004			1st	4
2005			18th	6
2006*			1st	7
2007			DNF	2
2008	Event cancelled – replaced by the 2008 Central Europe Rally
2009	Trucks	Kamaz	2nd	4
2010			1st	9
2011			1st	7