page_title: Silk Way Rally
section_title: 2016
hierarchical_section_title: Silk Way Rally / Rallies / 2016
caption_attribution_description: Русский: Автомобиль зачетной группы Production (Т2) - серийные машины с минимальной доработкой на трассе ралли-марафона "Шелковый путь 2016"
context_page_description: The Silk Way Rally is an annual rally raid type of off-road race. The first Silk Way Rally was raced in 2009 from Kazan, Russia to Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. From 2010 to 2013, the race has taken place in Russia. The 2016 edition had a Moscow-Astana-Beijing route, the 2017 edition starts in Moscow and finishes in Xi'an, China. From 2009 to 2011, the rally was part of ASO's Dakar Series. The rally compete in three categories - moto, cars and trucks.
context_section_description: In 2016, after a two-year break, the "Silk Way" got a second wind when China joined the rally organization, hosting most of the stages on its territory. Thus, the rally raid increased its status on the international scene to the rally marathon. The crew of Cyril Despres and David Castera (Peugeot Total team) secured the overall victory; the "KAMAZ-master" team crew led by Ayrat Mardeev won the truck standings
  10735 km - total route length
  17 days - rally duration, 14 bivouacs
  41 countries presented their participants 
  1,100 participants and team members
  More than 2,500 people in Europe, Russia and China in the Rally organization
  145 Russian and international journalists received permanent accreditation
  560 media representatives received temporary accreditation
  TV reports from the "Silk Way 2016" Rally were broadcast in 196 countries of Europe, North and South America, Asia and Africa 
  Bivouac hosted up to 2,200 people daily
  550 vehicles arrived daily to the bivouac and went further along the rally route 
  125 sports crews (102 SUVs and 23 trucks) entered the rally
  192 "Assistance" crews
  168 cars of organizers to ensure the necessary services operation 
  Up to 15,000 people visited the spectator areas along the rally route every day
  16 aircraft
  14 auto transporters moved along the rally route
caption: Production group car on the stage of the Silk Way Rally 2016
exif: {"Image XResolution": "72", "Image YResolution": "72", "Image ResolutionUnit": "Pixels/Inch", "Image Copyright": "@)Lina Arnautova"}