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Vladimir Chagin

Vladimir Chagin
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Vladimir Chagin at the start of Transorientale 2008
Nationality Russian
Born (1970-01-05) 5 January 1970 (age 47)
Perm, Russian SFSR, USSR
Debut season 1990
Current team Kamaz-Master

Vladimir Gennadiyevich Chagin (Russian: Владимир Геннадьевич Чагин; IPA: [vlɐˈdʲimʲɪr gʲɪˈnadʲɪɪvɪtɕ ˈtɕægʲɪn]; 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".

As of January 2016 he holds the following records:


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