Russian Vladimir Chagin (Kamaz) has won...

Chagin"s Kamaz covered the distance in 4 hours, 35 minutes and 7 seconds on Sunday. Another Russia"s Kamaz, driven by Firdaus Kabirov, was second in the race, trailing the leader by 3 minutes.

On Saturday, Chagin also won the first special stage of the rally, covering 251 kilometers (156 miles) of the route in 2 hours, 35 minutes and 47 seconds, just 27 seconds faster than Czech driver Ales Loprais"s Tatra.

Kabirov was third in the first special stage.

After two stages of the rally, Chagin is 6 minutes and 47 seconds ahead of Karibov, who is second in the general classification. Brazilian Andre de Azevedo is on third place.

The Russian team already has seven winning titles from the legendary off-road rally. Vladimir Chagin has so far won the race five times.

2010 Dakar Rally is the 31st event. It is in South America for the second successive time and will run until 16. Last year marked the first time that the rally, founded in 1979, has taken place

Pages: [1] 2