ASTRAKHAN, Jul 9 Russian pilot Nikita Mazepin showed the third time in the third stage rally-marathon «Silk Way» in the category of all-terrain vehicles (T3). The length of the special stage was 320.66 km. The stage passed along the route Astrakhan-Astrakhan. Alexey Cherkesov became the winner in this category, the result of which was 4 hours 7 minutes 25 seconds. The second was Dmitry Cherkesov (+1 minute and 48 seconds). The third is Mazepin (+1.53). Immediately after the finish, Mazepin's car ran out of gas and had to be manually pushed to refuel. Mazepin is a former Formula 1 driver. He spent the only season in the «royal races» last season, but never finished in the points. Due to the situation in Ukraine, the American team «Haas» terminated the agreement with the pilot, as well as with the title sponsor — the Russian company «Uralkali». In the SUV category (T1), Vladimir Vasilyev won the victory in a BMW with a result of 3 hours 36 minutes 51 seconds.
