The 2023 Silk Way Rally concluded on Saturday evening on the Red Square in Moscow.
After nine days of racing, Ilya Shcheglov emerged the winner in the motorcycle category. Pilot Andrey Rudskoy and navigator Dmitry Karpov claimed the top place in the car category. Pilot Sergey Vyazovich, navigator Pavel Garanin and mechanic Andrey Kragelsky from MAZ-SPORTauto of Belarus won the truck championship.
Team "Belt and Road", composed of Chinese driver Hou Hongning, navigator Shen Xin and Russian mechanic Sergey Krenev, finished fifth in the truck category.
The Silk Way Rally has been held since 2009. This year's event opened in Kazan on July 6, with 93 crews racing in nine stages, passing through 13 regions of Russia en route to Moscow.
The 2023 Silk Way Rally covers a total distance of 5,228 kilometers and has attracted participants from more than 20 countries and regions including Russia, Belarus, China and Turkmenistan. ■
![Team Belt and Road's Chinese driver Hou Hongning, navigator Shen Xin and Russian mechanic Sergey Krenev, pose during the awarding ceremony of the Silk Way Rally in Moscow, Russia, July 15, 2023. (Xinhua/Meng Jing)]()
Team Belt and Road's Chinese driver Hou Hongning, navigator Shen Xin and Russian mechanic Sergey Krenev, pose during the awarding ceremony of the Silk Way Rally in Moscow, Russia, July 15, 2023. (Xinhua/Meng Jing)
![Winner of truck category MAZ-SPORT auto's Belarusian Sergey Vyazovich, Pavel Garanin, Andrey Kragelsky and team members celebrate during the awarding ceremony of the Silk Way Rally in Moscow, Russia, July 15, 2023. (Xinhua/Meng Jing)]()
Winner of truck category MAZ-SPORT auto's Belarusian Sergey Vyazovich, Pavel Garanin, Andrey Kragelsky and team members celebrate during the awarding ceremony of the Silk Way Rally in Moscow, Russia, July 15, 2023. (Xinhua/Meng Jing)
![MAZ-SPORT auto's Belarusian Sergey Vyazovich, Pavel Garanin, Andrey Kragelsky drive their truck during the awarding ceremony of the Silk Way Rally in Moscow, Russia, July 15, 2023. (Xinhua/Meng Jing)]()
MAZ-SPORT auto's Belarusian Sergey Vyazovich, Pavel Garanin, Andrey Kragelsky drive their truck during the awarding ceremony of the Silk Way Rally in Moscow, Russia, July 15, 2023. (Xinhua/Meng Jing)
![Winner of SSV category G-Drive Racing's driver Roman Rusinov celebrates during the awarding ceremony of the Silk Way Rally in Moscow, Russia, July 15, 2023. (Xinhua/Meng Jing)]()
Winner of SSV category G-Drive Racing's driver Roman Rusinov celebrates during the awarding ceremony of the Silk Way Rally in Moscow, Russia, July 15, 2023. (Xinhua/Meng Jing)
![Team Belt and Road's Chinese driver Hou Hongning, navigator Shen Xin and Russian mechanic Sergey Krenev drive their truck during the awarding ceremony of the Silk Way Rally in Moscow, Russia, July 15, 2023. (Xinhua/Meng Jing)]()
Team Belt and Road's Chinese driver Hou Hongning, navigator Shen Xin and Russian mechanic Sergey Krenev drive their truck during the awarding ceremony of the Silk Way Rally in Moscow, Russia, July 15, 2023. (Xinhua/Meng Jing)
![Winner of motorcycle category Doc_32's Russian Ilya Shcheglov (C) celebrates during the awarding ceremony of the Silk Way Rally in Moscow, Russia, July 15, 2023. (Xinhua/Meng Jing)]()
Winner of motorcycle category Doc_32's Russian Ilya Shcheglov (C) celebrates during the awarding ceremony of the Silk Way Rally in Moscow, Russia, July 15, 2023. (Xinhua/Meng Jing)
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