Sotnikov covered 343.77 km in 4 hours 25 minutes 21 seconds.

The second place was taken by his teammate Eduard Nikolaev (+09:25), the top three was closed by Belarusian Sergei Vyazovich from MAZ-SPORTavto (+17:14).

The Silk Way Rally Marathon runs from 6 to 16 July with a start in Astrakhan and a finish in Moscow.

The total distance is 4474 km.

Earlier, the KamAZ-master crews took the entire podium at the third stage of the Silk Road.