Vladimir Chagin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Vladimir Chagin

Russian rally driver

Date of Birth: 05-Jan-1970

Place of Birth: Nytva, Russia

Profession: coach, racing automobile driver

Nationality: Russia

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Vladimir Gennadiyevich Chagin (Russian: ???????? ??????????? ?????, IPA: [vl?'d?im??r g??'nad???v?t? 't?æg??n]; born 5 January 1970) is a Russian rally raid driver.
He has won the Dakar Rally driving Kamaz trucks in 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2010 and 2011, becoming the most successful single category pilot in the history of the tournament earning him the nickname "The Tsar of Dakar".As of January 2016 he holds the following records: The most Dakar rally wins in the truck category with 7 (1 more than Karel Loprais) The second most Dakar rally stage wins in all categories with 63, 5 behind Stéphane Peterhansel The record for most stage wins in a single Dakar rally season in the truck category with 9 out of 14 in 2010.