# 2016 Silk Way Rally

The 2016 Silk Way Rally was run in Russia, Kazakhstan, and China on July 9–24, 2016.
It began in Moscow on the 9th and ends in Beijing on the 24th. It features the primary classes of cars and trucks.
Official winners are Cyril Despres and Ayrat Mardeev.

## Stages

| Stage | Date | From | To | Road Section | Road Section | Special | Special | Total | Total | Stage winners | Stage winners | Stage winners | Stage winners |
| Stage | Date | From | To | km | mi | km | mi | km | mi | Autos | Trucks |
| 1 | 9 July | Moscow | Kazan | 853 | 530 | 2 | 1 | 855 | 531 | S. Peterhansel | M. van den Brink |
| 2 | 10 July | Kazan | Ufa | 490 | 304 | 135 | 83 | 625 | 387 | Stage cancelled | Stage cancelled | Stage cancelled | Stage cancelled |
| 3 | 11 July | Ufa | Kostanay | 614 | 381 | 200 | 124 | 814 | 505 | C. Despres | A. Karginov |
| 4 | 12 July | Kostanay | Astana | 510 | 316 | 345 | 214 | 855 | 531 | S. Peterhansel | E. Nikolaev |
| 5 | 13 July | Astana | Balkhash | 251 | 155 | 568 | 353 | 819 | 509 | C. Despres | M. van den Brink |
| 6 | 14 July | Balkhash | Almaty | 444 | 275 | 411 | 256 | 855 | 531 | S. Peterhansel | A. Mardeev |
| | 15 July | Almaty | Almaty | Rest day | Rest day | Rest day | Rest day | Rest day | Rest day | Rest day | Rest day | Rest day | Rest day | Rest day |
| 7 | 16 July | Almaty | Bortala | 505 | 314 | 77 | 48 | 582 | 362 | C. Despres | M. van den Brink |
| 8 | 17 July | Bortala | Urumqi | 649 | 403 | 257 | 160 | 906 | 563 | Y. Al-Rajhi | M. van den Brink |
| 9 | 18 July | Urumqi | Hami | 335 | 208 | 384 | 239 | 719 | 447 | C. Despres | A. Mardeev |
| 10 | 19 July | Hami | Dunhuang | 185 | 115 | 340 | 211 | 525 | 326 | S. Peterhansel | M. van den Brink |
| 11 | 20 July | Dunhuang | Jiayuguan | 230 | 143 | 330 | 205 | 560 | 348 | Stage cancelled | Stage cancelled | Stage cancelled | Stage cancelled |
| 12 | 21 July | Jiayuguan | Alashan | 241 | 150 | 425 | 264 | 666 | 414 | C. Despres | E. Nikolaev |
| 13 | 22 July | Alashan | Wuhai | 357 | 222 | 367 | 228 | 724 | 450 | S. Peterhansel | E. Nikolaev |
| 14 | 23 July | Wuhai | Hohhot | 494 | 307 | 261 | 162 | 755 | 469 | Y. Al-Rajhi | A. Mardeev |
| 15 | 24 July | Hohhot | Beijing | 507 | 315 | 0 | 0 | 507 | 315 | Liaison only | Liaison only | Liaison only | Liaison only |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | km | mi | km | mi | km | mi |
| Cars & Trucks | Cars & Trucks | Cars & Trucks | Cars & Trucks | 6,665 | 4,141 | 4,102 | 2,548 | 10,767 | 6,690 |

## Stage results
### Cars

| | Stage result | Stage result | Stage result | Stage result | Stage result | General classification | General classification | General classification | General classification | General classification |
| Stage | Pos | Competitor | Make | Time | Gap | Pos | Competitor | Make | Time | Gap |
| 1 | 1 | Stephane Peterhansel Jean-Paul Cottret | Peugeot | 00:01:31 | | 1 | Stephane Peterhansel Jean-Paul Cottret | Peugeot | 00:01:31 | |
| 1 | 2 | Vladimir Vasilyev Konstantin Zhiltsov | Mini | 00:01:35 | 00:00:04 | 2 | Vladimir Vasilyev Konstantin Zhiltsov | Mini | 00:01:35 | 00:00:04 |
| 1 | 3 | Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena | Peugeot | 00:01:35 | 00:00:04 | 3 | Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena | Peugeot | 00:01:35 | 00:00:04 |
| 1 | Stage cancelled due to bad weather | Stage cancelled due to bad weather | Stage cancelled due to bad weather | Stage cancelled due to bad weather | Stage cancelled due to bad weather | Stage cancelled due to bad weather | Stage cancelled due to bad weather | Stage cancelled due to bad weather | Stage cancelled due to bad weather | Stage cancelled due to bad weather |
| 3 | 1 | Cyril Despres David Castera | Peugeot | 01:56:45 | | 1 | Cyril Despres David Castera | Peugeot | 01:58:24 | |
| 3 | 2 | Yazeed Al-Rajhi Timo Gottschalk | Mini | 01:59:25 | 00:02:40 | 2 | Yazeed Al-Rajhi Timo Gottschalk | Mini | 02:01:01 | 00:02:37 |
| 3 | 3 | Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena | Peugeot | 02:00:59 | 00:04:14 | 3 | Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena | Peugeot | 02:02:34 | 00:04:10 |
| 4 | 1 | Stephane Peterhansel Jean-Paul Cottret | Peugeot | 01:57:58 | | 1 | Stephane Peterhansel Jean-Paul Cottret | Peugeot | 04:05:14 | |
| 4 | 2 | Vladimir Vasilyev Konstantin Zhiltsov | Mini | 02:04:20 | 00:06:22 | 2 | Vladimir Vasilyev Konstantin Zhiltsov | Mini | 04:07:55 | 00:02:41 |
| 4 | 3 | Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena | Peugeot | 02:05:31 | 00:07:33 | 3 | Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena | Peugeot | 04:08:05 | 00:02:51 |
| 5 | 1 | Cyril Despres David Castera | Peugeot | 05:37:52 | | 1 | Cyril Despres David Castera | Peugeot | 09:47:05 | |
| 5 | 2 | Yazeed Al-Rajhi Timo Gottschalk | Mini | 05:49:08 | 00:11:16 | 2 | Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena | Peugeot | 10:01:27 | 00:14:22 |
| 5 | 3 | Aidyn Rakhimbayev Anton Nikolaev | Mini | 05:51:03 | 00:13:11 | 3 | Yazeed Al-Rajhi Timo Gottschalk | Mini | 10:01:43 | 00:14:38 |
| 6 | 1 | Stephane Peterhansel Jean-Paul Cottret | Peugeot | 01:12:50 | | 1 | Cyril Despres David Castera | Peugeot | 11:06:35 | |
| 6 | 2 | Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena | Peugeot | 01:13:08 | 00:00:18 | 2 | Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena | Peugeot | 11:14:35 | 00:08:00 |
| 6 | 3 | Vladimir Vasilyev Konstantin Zhiltsov | Mini | 01:14:04 | 00:01:14 | 3 | Vladimir Vasilyev Konstantin Zhiltsov | Mini | 11:16:25 | 00:09:50 |

## Final standings
### Cars

| Pos | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Car | Entrant | Time | Gap |
| 1 | 104 | Cyril Despres | David Castera | Peugeot | Team Peugeot Total | 36:15:18 | |
| 2 | 103 | Yazeed Al-Rajhi | Timo Gottschalk | Mini | X-Raid Team | 36:41:09 | + 00:25:51 |
| 3 | 101 | Vladimir Vasilyev | Konstantin Zhiltsov | Mini | G-Energy Team | 37:05:04 | + 00:49:46 |
| 4 | 105 | Harry Hunt | Andreas Schulz | Mini | X-Raid Team | 38:10:05 | + 01:54:47 |
| 5 | 106 | Aidyn Rakhimbayev | Anton Nikolaev | Mini | Astana Motorsport | 38:28:03 | + 02:12:45 |
| 6 | 108 | Wei Han | Jean-Pierre Garcin | SMG | Geely Hangwei SMG Team | 38:53:46 | + 02:38:28 |
| 7 | 102 | Sébastien Loeb | Daniel Elena | Peugeot | Team Peugeot Total | 40:17:19 | + 04:02:01 |
| 8 | 116 | Jerome Pelichet | Eugenie Decré | Toyota | Raid Lynx | 40:44:02 | + 04:28:44 |
| 9 | 166 | Cornelis Koolen | Pascal Larroque | Optimus | MD Rallye Sport | 41:08:30 | + 04:53:12 |
| 10 | 109 | Bauyrzhan Issabayev | Vladimir Demyanenko | Mini | Astana Motorsport | 41:23:27 | + 05:08:09 |

### Trucks

| Pos | No. | Driver | Co-Driver & mechanic | Truck | Entrant | Time | Gap |
| 1 | 306 | Ayrat Mardeev | Aydar Belyaev Dmitriy Svistunov | Kamaz | Kamaz-Master | 39:23:18 | |
| 2 | 300 | Dmitry Sotnikov | Ruslan Akhmadeev Ivan Romanov | Kamaz | Kamaz-Master | 39:38:46 | + 00:15:28 |
| 3 | 301 | Maarten van den Brink | Peter Willemsen Daniel Kozlowski | Renault | Mammoet Rallysport | 39:56:44 | + 00:33:26 |
| 4 | 310 | Eduard Nikolaev | Evgeni Yakovlev Vladimir Rybakov | Kamaz | Kamaz-Master | 40:56:11 | + 01:32:53 |
| 5 | 315 | Hou Hongning | Shen Xin Andrey Mokeev | Kamaz | Kamaz-Master | 42:42:14 | + 03:18:56 |
| 6 | 302 | Siarhei Viazovich | Pavel Haranin Andrey Zhyhulin | MAZ | MAZ-Sport auto | 42:50:59 | + 03:27:51 |
| 7 | 305 | Pascal de Baar | Martin Roesinck Wouter Rosegaar | Renault | Mammoet Rallysport | 45:15:46 | + 05:52:28 |
| 8 | 303 | Anton Shibalov | Robert Amatych Almaz Khisamiev | Kamaz | Kamaz-Master | 45:57:56 | + 06:34:38 |
| 9 | 308 | Aleksandr Vasilevski | Dzmitry Vikhrenka Anton Zaparoshchanka | MAZ | MAZ-Sport auto | 46:04:04 | + 06:40:46 |
| 10 | 312 | Aliaksei Vishneuski | Maksim Novikau Konstantin Siniabok | MAZ | MAZ-Sport auto | 48:25:18 | + 09:02:00 |