Miki Biasion
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Massimo "Miki" Biasion (born 7 January 1958) is an Italian rally driver, two-time World Rally champion.
Career
Biasion was born in Bassano del Grappa, Veneto.
Biasion came to prominence in the early 1980s, winning both the Italian and European Rally Championships in 1983, driving a
After his championship years, Biasion was never able to achieve that level of success again. He failed to win an event for Lancia in 1991, and switched to Ford for 1992 on a contract that made him the highest-paid driver of his day, and gave him some managerial input. The optimism did not last. Biasion reputedly described the Ford Sierra RS Cosworth 4x4 as "a pile of shit" after his first event for the team (the 1992 Monte Carlo Rally), although on the Portuguese Rally he did give the car its best WRC result by finishing second. The following year, driving the new Ford Escort RS Cosworth, he won the Acropolis Rally and led the driver's championship for part of the season.
Throughout Biasion's tenure at Ford he was overshadowed by the younger
Throughout his entire career he was co-driven by Tiziano Siviero, the sole exception being the Portuguese Rally of 1988, where Siviero was replaced by Carlo Cassina due to health problems.
Biasion won the World Truck Championship in 1998 and 1999 driving an Iveco.
Personal life
Biasion was married to Italian rally driver Chantal Galli, who won the Italian women's rally championship several times.[1] They had four children, named Bettina, Isotta, Jacobo, and Olivia. The pair are now divorced, and Biasion is currently married to Paola.[2][3][4]
WRC victories
Complete WRC results
Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | WDC | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1980
|
Miki Biasion | Opel Ascona | MON | SWE | POR | KEN | GRC | ARG | FIN | NZL | ITA Ret |
FRA | GBR | CIV | - | 0 | ||
1981
|
Hawk Racing Club | Opel Ascona 400
|
MON | SWE | POR | KEN | FRA | GRC | ARG | BRA | FIN | ITA 6 |
CIV | GBR | 33rd | 6 | ||
1982
|
Conrero
|
Opel Ascona 400
|
MON | SWE | POR | KEN | FRA | GRC | NZL | BRA | FIN | ITA 8 |
CIV | GBR | 49th | 3 | ||
1983
|
Jolly Club Totip | Lancia Rally 037 | MON | SWE | POR | KEN | FRA | GRC | NZL | ARG | FIN | ITA 5 |
CIV | GBR | 21st | 8 | ||
1984
|
Jolly Club Totip | Lancia Rally 037 | MON 6 |
SWE | POR 4 |
KEN | FRA 2 |
GRC Ret |
NZL | ARG | FIN | ITA 3 |
CIV | GBR | 6th | 43 | ||
1985
|
Jolly Club | Lancia Rally 037 | MON 9 |
SWE | POR 2 |
KEN | FRA Ret |
GRC | NZL | ARG | FIN | ITA 6 |
CIV | GBR | 12th | 23 | ||
1986
|
Martini Lancia | Lancia Delta S4 | MON Ret |
SWE | POR Ret |
FRA Ret |
GRC 2 |
NZL 3 |
ARG 1 |
FIN | CIV | ITA 3[1] |
GBR | USA | 5th | 47 | ||
Lancia Rally 037 | KEN Ret |
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1987
|
Martini Lancia | Lancia Delta HF 4WD
|
MON 1 |
SWE | POR 8 |
KEN | FRA 3 |
GRC 7 |
USA 2 |
NZL | ARG 1 |
FIN | CIV | ITA 1 |
GBR | 2nd | 94 | |
1988
|
Martini Lancia | Lancia Delta HF 4WD
|
MON Ret |
SWE | 1st | 115 | ||||||||||||
Lancia Delta Integrale
|
POR 1 |
KEN 1 |
FRA | GRC 1 |
USA 1 |
NZL | ARG 2 |
FIN | CIV | ITA 1 |
GBR | |||||||
1989
|
Martini Lancia | Lancia Delta Integrale
|
SWE | MON 1 |
POR 1 |
KEN 1 |
FRA | GRC 1 |
NZL | ARG | FIN 6 |
AUS | 1st | 106 | ||||
Lancia Delta Integrale 16V
|
ITA 1 |
CIV | GBR | |||||||||||||||
1990
|
Martini Lancia | Lancia Delta Integrale 16V
|
MON 3 |
POR 1 |
KEN Ret |
FRA | GRC 3 |
NZL | ARG 1 |
FIN | AUS | ITA Ret |
CIV | GBR 3 |
4th | 76 | ||
1991
|
Martini Lancia | Lancia Delta Integrale 16V
|
MON 2 |
SWE | POR 3 |
KEN Ret |
FRA | GRC 3 |
NZL | ARG 2 |
FIN | AUS | ITA 2 |
CIV | ESP | GBR Ret |
4th | 69 |
1992
|
Ford Motor Co
|
Ford Sierra RS Cosworth 4x4
|
MON 8 |
SWE | POR 2 |
KEN | FRA 7 |
GRC 3 |
NZL | ARG | FIN 5 |
AUS | ITA 4 |
CIV | ESP | GBR 5 |
4th | 60 |
1993
|
Ford Motor Co
|
Ford Escort RS Cosworth | MON 3 |
SWE | POR 2 |
KEN | FRA 7 |
GRC 1 |
ARG 2 |
NZL Ret |
FIN | AUS Ret |
ITA Ret |
ESP 4 |
GBR | 4th | 76 | |
1994
|
Ford Motor Co
|
Ford Escort RS Cosworth | MON 4 |
POR 3 |
KEN | FRA 5 |
GRC Ret |
ARG Ret |
NZL Ret |
FIN | ITA 3 |
GBR Ret |
6th | 42 |
- 1 The results of the 1986 Rallye Sanremo were annulled by the FIA.
References
- ^ a b Kjellström, PeO (1987-08-19). "Rallykometen Miki Biason [sic]: Lancias bäste försäljare" [Rallying comet Miki Biason: Lancia's greatest salesman]. Teknikens Värld (in Swedish). 39 (18). Stockholm, Sweden: Specialtidningsförlaget AB: 21.
- ^ "Miki Biasion". Sports Car Legends (in Italian).
- ^ "Miki Story – Miki Biasion". Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2019-05-12.
- ^ "Acerca de Massimo "Miki" Biasion". www.iveco.com.