2011 Silk Way Rally
# 2011 Silk Way Rally

The 2011 Silk Way Rally is the third running of the event. The event started in Moscow, Russia, on July 10, and ran through Russia to finish in Sochi on July 16.

## Stages

| Stage | Date | Depart | Arrive | | | Cars | Trucks |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Stage | Date | Depart | Arrive | Km | SS | Winner | Winner |
| 1 | 10 July | Moscow | Lipetsk | 260,57 | 572,75 | Alexander Zheludov | Eduard Nikolajev |
| 2 | 11 July | Lipetsk | Volgograd | 483,68 | 849,69 | Stéphane Peterhansel | Firdaus Kabirov |
| 3 | 12 July | Volgograd | Astrakhan | 431,51 | 589 | Krzysztof Holowczyc | Ayrat Mardeev |
| 4 | 13 July | Astrakhan | Astrakhan | 399,53 | 419,67 | Stéphane Peterhansel | Aleš Loprais |
| 5 | 14 July | Astrakhan | Stavropol | 689,13 | 764,94 | Krzysztof Holowczyc | Firdaus Kabirov |
| 6 | 15 July | Stavropol | Maykop | 167,82 | 424,65 | Vladimir Vasiljev | Ayrat Mardeev |
| 7 | 16 July | Maykop | Sochi | 16,23 | 360,62 | Stage cancelled | Stage cancelled |
| Total | | | | 3981,32 | 2448,47 | Krzysztof Holowczyc | Aleš Loprais |

### Final standings

**Cars**

| Pos. | Driver | Navigator | Make | Time | Difference |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Krzysztof Holowczyc (POL) | Jean-Marc Fortin (BEL) | BMW | 29h 11' 27" | + 00' 00" |
| 2 | Stéphane Peterhansel (FRA) | Jean-Paul Cottret (FRA) | Mini | ? | + 1h 59' 28" |
| 3 | Alexander Zheludov (RUS) | Andrey Rundnitski (BLR) | Nissan | 51h 49' 11" | + 3h 24' 33" |
| 4 | Vadim Nestreychuk (UKR) | Laurent Lichtleucher (FRA) | Mitsubishi | ? | + 3h 58' 13" |
| 5 | Alexander Mironenko (RUS) | Sergey Lebedev (RUS) | BMW | ? | + 4h 20' 58" |

**Trucks**

| Pos. | Driver | Navigator | Mechanic | Make | Time | Difference |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Aleš Loprais (CZE) | Vojtěch Štajf (CZE) | Milan Holáň (CZE) | Tatra | 32h 23' 15" | + 00' 00" |
| 2 | Firdaus Kabirov (RUS) | Andrey Mokeev (RUS) | Anatolij Tanin (RUS) | Kamaz | 32h 39' 56" | + 16' 41" |
| 3 | Andrey Karginov (RUS) | Viatcheslav Mizyukaev (RUS) | Igor Děvjatkin (RUS) | Kamaz | 33h 01' 51" | + 38' 36" |
| 4 | Hans Stacey (NLD) | Peter Willemsen (BEL) | Bernard der Kinderen (NLD) | Iveco | 33h 25' 45" | + 1h 02' 30" |
| 5 | Ayrat Mardeev (RUS) | Aydar Belyaev (RUS) | Anton Mirnyj (RUS) | Kamaz | 34h 30' 24" | + 2h 07' 09" |
