Congratulations to Russian team – winner of Dakar 2018 rally 2018-01-20 20:00:00 Vladimir Putin congratulated Eduard Nikolayev, Yevgeny Yakovlev and Vladimir Rybakov on winning the 2018 Dakar rally in the truck category. The message reads, in part: “KAMAZ-Master teams have won the top titles and prizes many times in the long history of this rally. Today the Russian team came in first again. Your victory is a wonderful gift on the team’s 30th anniversary and convincing evidence of the team members’ unique skills, fighting spirit and determination to secure victory.”