[1] Along with the division into basic categories of moto, cars and trucks, each of them having its own overall classification, all vehicles that participate in Silk Way Rally are split into separate competition groups as required by FIA.First departure from Moscow for the Silk Way Rally, which saw its number of entries rise, to the delight of the thousands of Muscovites who came to Red Square for the ceremonial start.After the week of hard-fought action it was Poland's Krzysztof Holowczyc scoring the biggest win of his career, ahead of the disciplines greatest driver, Stéphane Peterhansel, while in the truck category, Alès Loprais got revenge from the previous year.[6] The 2022 race was held in July solely in Russia and had limited overseas entrants due to sanctions imposed on the country relating to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[12] In 2023, a joint investigation between Bellingcat, Der Spiegel, Le Monde, and The Insider uncovered internal Silk Way Rally Association documents that expressed plans to use the race to push Russian soft power in Eurasia.This was to culminate in a large route for the 2022 race that ran from Doha, Qatar, to Damascus, Syria, while also passing major cities in countries like Afghanistan, China, and Turkey.[12] A 2024 investigation by Der Spiegel, The Insider, and 60 Minutes into Unit 29155's ties to Havana syndrome noted Alexander Mishkin, who was involved in the poisoning of Sergei and Yulia Skripal, disguised himself as a mechanic to travel to China with the 2016 and 2017 rallies.
Start ceremony of the rally-marathon "Silk Way 2010" from the Palace Square in St. Petersburg, Russia
Vladimir Putin
on the bivouac of the rally-marathon "Silk Way" meets with the participants of the competition
Polish pilot Krzysztof Hołowczyc on the podium of the rally-marathon "Silk Way Rally 2011", Krasnaya polyana
Winner of the Silk Way Rally 2012 Boris Gadasin
Start of the rally-marathon "Silk Way Rally 2013" on Red Square in Moscow
Production group car on the stage of the Silk Way Rally 2016