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Italian rally driver (born 1958)

Miki Biasion Biasion at 2018 Estoril Classic Week Personal information Nationality Italian Full name Massimo Biasion Born (1958-01-07) 7 January 1958 (age 68) Bassano del Grappa, Veneto, Italy World Rally Championship record Active years 1980–1994 Co-driver Tiziano Siviero Carlo Cassina Teams Lancia, Ford Rallies 78 Championships 2 (1988, 1989) Rally wins 17 Podiums 40 Stage wins 373 Total points 768 First rally 1980 Rallye Sanremo First win 1986 Rally Argentina Last win 1993 Acropolis Rally Last rally 1994 RAC Rally

**Massimo "Miki" Biasion** (born 7 January 1958) is an Italian rally driver, two-time [World Rally](/source/World_Rally_Championship) champion.

## Career

Biasion's [Lancia Delta S4](/source/Lancia_Delta_S4).

Biasion was born in [Bassano del Grappa](/source/Bassano_del_Grappa), [Veneto](/source/Veneto).

Biasion came to prominence in the early 1980s, winning both the Italian and European Rally Championships in 1983, driving a [Lancia 037](/source/Lancia_037). He began competing in 1979, in an [Opel Kadett GT/E](/source/Opel_Kadett_C).[1] He was later drafted in to play a key role for the works [Lancia](/source/Lancia) [World Rally Championship](/source/World_Rally_Championship) team in the mid-1980s as the squad sought to regroup after previous star driver [Henri Toivonen](/source/Henri_Toivonen)'s fatal crash, and would go on to dominate early [Group A](/source/Group_A) rallying, taking the world championship in the years 1988 and 1989. At his peak, Biasion was notching victories in almost three quarters of all events he entered. He also was only the second driver to successfully defend his title (after [Juha Kankkunen](/source/Juha_Kankkunen)) and the third one to win two titles (after Kankkunen and [Walter Röhrl](/source/Walter_R%C3%B6hrl)).

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](/source/Ford_Sierra_RS_Cosworth) as "a pile of shit" after his first event for the team (the 1992 [Monte Carlo Rally](/source/Monte_Carlo_Rally)), although on the [Portuguese Rally](/source/Rally_de_Portugal) he did give the car its best WRC result by finishing second. The following year, driving the new [Ford Escort RS Cosworth](/source/Ford_Escort_RS_Cosworth), he won the [Acropolis Rally](/source/Acropolis_Rally) and led the driver's championship for part of the season.

Biasion driving a [Lancia Delta Integrale 16v](/source/Lancia_Delta#Integrale_16v) at 2006 Rally Legend in [San Marino](/source/San_Marino).

Throughout Biasion's tenure at Ford he was overshadowed by the younger [François Delecour](/source/Fran%C3%A7ois_Delecour), who generally proved to be faster, especially on tarmac. Moreover, Delecour's road accident, which forced him to sit out much of the [1994 season](/source/1994_World_Rally_Championship_season), exposed the weaknesses in the team. Insufficient resources meant that development of the Escort slipped behind its rivals, and Biasion's relationship with the team worsened as the season progressed. He was subsequently dropped for the following year. After contesting a couple of rallies for private teams, he retired quietly at the end of the 1995 season (his two last WRC events were part of the 2LWC prior to the late [Colin McRae](/source/Colin_McRae)'s honor as 1995 World Rally Champion, but this truly last WRC event was the RAC (now Wales Rally GB) in 1994 when it was won by McRae himself and Didier Auriol's honor as 1994 World Rally Champion).

Throughout his entire career he was co-driven by [Tiziano Siviero](/source/Tiziano_Siviero), the sole exception being the Portuguese Rally of 1988, where Siviero was replaced by Carlo Cassina due to health problems.

He drove for the works Mitsubishi team on the Dakar rally in both 2003 [2] and 2004. In 2003, he finished the event's penultimate stage in third place, but his gearbox seized on the podium. Trying to move and fix the car in that area resulted in a 10-hour penalty. He fell from what was a podium in overall rally time to outside the top 10 in the final standings. In 2004, a roll ended his event - despite making it to service, the team could not fix the Pajero well enough to continue.

He returned to the event in 2006,[3] this time in the truck category. He drove for the manufacturer Iveco team, alongside team-mate [Markku Alén](/source/Markku_Al%C3%A9n). In 2007, he was part of the manufacturer Fiat team, running the diminutive Panda 4x4 ('PanDakar') on the event, alongside team-mate [Bruno Saby](/source/Bruno_Saby).[4] He would once again return in the works Iveco team for the [2012 Dakar Rally](/source/2012_Dakar_Rally), winning three stages and finishing sixth overall.

Biasion won the World Truck Championship in 1998 and 1999 driving an [Iveco](/source/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.[5][6][7]

## WRC victories

# Event Season Co-driver Car 1 Rally Argentina 1986 Tiziano Siviero Lancia Delta S4 2 Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo 1987 Tiziano Siviero Lancia Delta HF 4WD 3 Rally Argentina 1987 Tiziano Siviero Lancia Delta HF 4WD 4 Rallye Sanremo 1987 Tiziano Siviero Lancia Delta HF 4WD 5 Rallye de Portugal Vinho do Porto 1988 Carlo Cassina Lancia Delta Integrale 6 Safari Rally 1988 Tiziano Siviero Lancia Delta Integrale 7 Acropolis Rally 1988 Tiziano Siviero Lancia Delta Integrale 8 Olympus Rally 1988 Tiziano Siviero Lancia Delta Integrale 9 Rallye Sanremo – Rallye d'Italia 1988 Tiziano Siviero Lancia Delta Integrale 10 Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo 1989 Tiziano Siviero Lancia Delta Integrale 11 Rallye de Portugal Vinho do Porto 1989 Tiziano Siviero Lancia Delta Integrale 12 Safari Rally 1989 Tiziano Siviero Lancia Delta Integrale 13 Acropolis Rally 1989 Tiziano Siviero Lancia Delta Integrale 14 Rallye Sanremo – Rallye d'Italia 1989 Tiziano Siviero Lancia Delta Integrale 16V 15 Rally de Portugal Vinho do Porto 1990 Tiziano Siviero Lancia Delta Integrale 16V 16 Rally Argentina 1990 Tiziano Siviero Lancia Delta Integrale 16V 17 Acropolis Rally 1993 Tiziano Siviero Ford Escort RS Cosworth

## 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 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**](#ref_1986-Sanremo1) The results of the 1986 [Rallye Sanremo](/source/Rallye_Sanremo) were annulled by the FIA.

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-TV18.87_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-TV18.87_1-1) Kjellström, PeO (1987-08-19). "Rallykometen Miki Biason [sic]: Lancias bäste försäljare" [Rallying comet Miki Biason: Lancia's greatest salesman]. *[Teknikens Värld](/source/Teknikens_V%C3%A4rld)* (in Swedish). **39** (18). Stockholm, Sweden: Specialtidningsförlaget AB: 21.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Dakar 2003 (video 3 of 24)"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jc58-eVwsF0&list=PLy7z90r9IcNg_HAjpFkniHIMBsUgPLHrX&index=3&t=967s). *[YouTube](/source/YouTube)*. 7 March 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Dakar 2006 Video 3"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEnkbozyilo&list=PLy7z90r9IcNiasTFg9f4JlN6aICNJMIOr&index=3). *[YouTube](/source/YouTube)*. 31 March 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Dakar 2007 Video 1"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SbUSRGi0cs&list=PLy7z90r9IcNjQpWbSGZrwDTe2kQQz7t_H&index=1&t=877s). *[YouTube](/source/YouTube)*. 8 April 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Miki Biasion"](http://sportscarlegends.altervista.org/piloti/miki-biasion/). *Sports Car Legends* (in Italian).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Miki Story – Miki Biasion"](https://web.archive.org/web/20141006082422/http://www.mikibiasion.it/miki-story/). Archived from [the original](http://www.mikibiasion.it/miki-story/) on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2019-05-12.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Acerca de Massimo "Miki" Biasion"](https://www.iveco.com/argentina/institucional/pages/acercademikibiasion.aspx). *www.iveco.com*.

## External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to [Miki Biasion](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Miki_Biasion).

- [Official website](http://www.mikibiasion.it/)

- [Biasion at RallyBase](http://www.rallybase.nl/index.php?type=profile&driverid=2632)

- [Biasion at World Rally Archive](http://www.juwra.com/biasion_massimo.html)

Awards and achievements Preceded by Markku Alén Autosport International Rally Driver Award 1989 Succeeded by Carlos Sainz Sporting positions Preceded by Antonio Fassina European Rally Champion 1983 Succeeded by Carlo Capone Preceded by Juha Kankkunen World Rally Champion 1988–1989 Succeeded by Carlos Sainz Preceded by Walter Röhrl Race of Champions Classic Master 1998 Succeeded by Not held

v t e World Rally Champions 1977 S. Munari (FIA Cup) 1978 M. Alén (FIA Cup) 1979 B. Waldegård 1980 W. Röhrl 1981 A. Vatanen 1982 W. Röhrl 1983 H. Mikkola 1984 S. Blomqvist 1985 T. Salonen 1986 J. Kankkunen 1987 J. Kankkunen 1988 M. Biasion 1989 M. Biasion 1990 C. Sainz 1991 J. Kankkunen 1992 C. Sainz 1993 J. Kankkunen 1994 D. Auriol 1995 C. McRae 1996 T. Mäkinen 1997 T. Mäkinen 1998 T. Mäkinen 1999 T. Mäkinen 2000 M. Grönholm 2001 R. Burns 2002 M. Grönholm 2003 P. Solberg 2004 S. Loeb 2005 S. Loeb 2006 S. Loeb 2007 S. Loeb 2008 S. Loeb 2009 S. Loeb 2010 S. Loeb 2011 S. Loeb 2012 S. Loeb 2013 S. Ogier 2014 S. Ogier 2015 S. Ogier 2016 S. Ogier 2017 S. Ogier 2018 S. Ogier 2019 O. Tänak 2020 S. Ogier 2021 S. Ogier 2022 K. Rovanperä 2023 K. Rovanperä 2024 T. Neuville 2025 S. Ogier

v t e Winners of Autosport's International Rally Driver Award 1982: Michèle Mouton 1983: Stig Blomqvist 1984: Ari Vatanen 1985: Timo Salonen 1986–87: Juha Kankkunen 1988: Markku Alén 1989: Miki Biasion 1990–91: Carlos Sainz 1992: Didier Auriol 1993: Juha Kankkunen 1994–95: Colin McRae 1996: Tommi Mäkinen 1997: Tommi Mäkinen & Colin McRae 1998–99: Tommi Mäkinen 2000–01: Richard Burns 2002: Marcus Grönholm 2003: Petter Solberg 2004–06: Sébastien Loeb 2007: Marcus Grönholm 2008: Sébastien Loeb 2009: Mikko Hirvonen 2010–12: Sébastien Loeb 2013–18: Sébastien Ogier 2019: Ott Tänak 2020: Elfyn Evans 2021: Sébastien Ogier 2022–23: Kalle Rovanperä 2024: Sébastien Ogier

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