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Vladimir Chagin at the start of Transorientale 2008
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Nationality | Russian |
Born |
Perm, Russian SFSR, USSR |
5 January 1970
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[update] he holds the following records: