The distance of the first special stage was 333 km and passed in the area of the city of Khail.
Sotnikov overcame the segment in 3:53:14.
The second finished crew of Eduard Nikolaev, also representing KAMAZ-Master, 38 seconds behind the leader.
The third was the crew of the Czech Ales Loprais from Instaforex Loprais Praga.
The crews of Russians Anton Shibalov and Andrey Karginov (both KAMAZ-Master) took fourth and fifth places, respectively.
Earlier it was reported that the Silk Way Rally will take place in 2022 in the cities associated with the name of Peter I.