Africa Eco Race-2013 Kazakhstan crews bound for Almaty

The T2 winners of Africa Eco Race-2013 and other members of Astana team will arrive to Almaty airport early in the morning on January 12, Vesti.kz reports citing the press-service of the team. A red carpet welcome will be arranged for the winners at the VIP entrance of the International Almaty Airport at 06:00 a.m. Astana team’s crew Kanat Shagirov and Aleksander Moroz driving MEBAR M440 won the Africa Eco Race-2013 race in T2 class. Kazakhstan crews Kanat Shagirov - Aleksander Moroz and Yury Sazonov - Arslan Sakhimov were ranked 11th and 18th correspondingly in their Auto category. Famous France’s racing driver Jean Louis Schlesser became the winner of the race for the fifth time in a row in Auto category. He drove a buggy of his own making. Sonangol Africa Eco Race-2013 rally raid started on December 27 in the French city of Saint Cyprien where the teams passed a technical certification. The participants of the rally overcame 11 stages across the territory of Morocco, Mauritania and Senegal. They finished the race at Rose Lake in Dakar.