Massimo "Miki" Biasion (born 7 January 1958) is an Italian rally driver, two-time World Rally champion.
Career
thumb|left|Biasion's [[Lancia Delta S4.]]
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 Lancia 037. He began competing in 1979, in an Opel Kadett GT/E. 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, this time in the truck category. He drove for the manufacturer Iveco team, alongside team-mate Markku Alén. In 2007, he was part of the manufacturer Fiat team, running the diminutive Panda 4x4 ('PanDakar') on the event, alongside team-mate Bruno Saby. He would once again return in the works Iveco team for the 2012 Dakar Rally, winning three stages and finishing sixth overall.
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. They had four children, named Bettina, Isotta, Jacobo, and Olivia. The pair are now divorced, and Biasion is currently married to Paola.
WRC victories
{|class="wikitable"
! #
!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
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
! 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
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ITA<br /><small>Ret</small>
| FRA
| GBR
| CIV
|
|
! -
! 0
|-
| 1981
! Hawk Racing Club
! Opel Ascona 400
| MON
| SWE
| POR
| KEN
| FRA
| GRC
| ARG
| BRA
| FIN
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ITA<br /><small>6</small>
| CIV
| GBR
|
|
! 33rd
! 6
|-
| 1982
! Conrero
! Opel Ascona 400
| MON
| SWE
| POR
| KEN
| FRA
| GRC
| NZL
| BRA
| FIN
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ITA<br /><small>8</small>
| CIV
| GBR
|
|
! 49th
! 3
|-
| 1983
! Jolly Club Totip
! Lancia Rally 037
| MON
| SWE
| POR
| KEN
| FRA
| GRC
| NZL
| ARG
| FIN
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ITA<br /><small>5</small>
| CIV
| GBR
|
|
! 21st
! 8
|-
| 1984
! Jolly Club Totip
! Lancia Rally 037
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MON<br /><small>6</small>
| SWE
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| POR<br /><small>4</small>
| KEN
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| FRA<br /><small>2</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GRC<br /><small>Ret</small>
| NZL
| ARG
| FIN
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| ITA<br /><small>3</small>
| CIV
| GBR
|
|
! 6th
! 43
|-
| 1985
! Jolly Club
! Lancia Rally 037
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MON<br /><small>9</small>
| SWE
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| POR<br /><small>2</small>
| KEN
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| FRA<br /><small>Ret</small>
| GRC
| NZL
| ARG
| FIN
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ITA<br /><small>6</small>
| CIV
| GBR
|
|
! 12th
! 23
|-
|rowspan="2"| 1986
!rowspan="2"| Martini Lancia
! Lancia Delta S4
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MON<br /><small>Ret</small>
| SWE
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| POR<br /><small>Ret</small>
|
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| FRA<br /><small>Ret</small>
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| GRC<br /><small>2</small>
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| NZL<br /><small>3</small>
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| ARG<br /><small>1</small>
| FIN
| CIV
| ITA<br /><small>3</small>
| GBR
| USA
|
!rowspan="2" | 5th
!rowspan="2" | 47
|-
!Lancia Rally 037
|
|
|
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| KEN<br /><small>Ret</small>
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
| 1987
! Martini Lancia
! Lancia Delta HF 4WD
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| MON<br /><small>1</small>
| SWE
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| POR<br /><small>8</small>
| KEN
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| FRA<br /><small>3</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GRC<br /><small>7</small>
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| USA<br /><small>2</small>
| NZL
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| ARG<br /><small>1</small>
| FIN
| CIV
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| ITA<br /><small>1</small>
| GBR
|
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2nd
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 94
|-
|rowspan="2"| 1988
!rowspan="2"| Martini Lancia
! Lancia Delta HF 4WD
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MON<br /><small>Ret</small>
|SWE
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|rowspan="2" style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1st
|rowspan="2" style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 115
|-
!Lancia Delta Integrale
|
|
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| POR<br /><small>1</small>
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| KEN<br /><small>1</small>
| FRA
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| GRC<br /><small>1</small>
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| USA<br /><small>1</small>
| NZL
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"|ARG<br /><small>2</small>
| FIN
| CIV
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| ITA<br /><small>1</small>
| GBR
|
|-
|rowspan="2"| 1989
!rowspan="2"| Martini Lancia
! Lancia Delta Integrale
| SWE
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| MON<br /><small>1</small>
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| POR<br /><small>1</small>
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| KEN<br /><small>1</small>
| FRA
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| GRC<br /><small>1</small>
| NZL
| ARG
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| FIN<br /><small>6</small>
| AUS
|
|
|
|
|rowspan="2" style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1st
|rowspan="2" style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 106
|-
!Lancia Delta Integrale 16V
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| ITA<br /><small>1</small>
| CIV
| GBR
|
|-
| 1990
! Martini Lancia
! Lancia Delta Integrale 16V
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| MON<br /><small>3</small>
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| POR<br /><small>1</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| KEN<br /><small>Ret</small>
| FRA
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| GRC<br /><small>3</small>
| NZL
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| ARG<br /><small>1</small>
| FIN
| AUS
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ITA<br /><small>Ret</small>
| CIV
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| GBR<br /><small>3</small>
|
|
! 4th
! 76
|-
| 1991
! Martini Lancia
! Lancia Delta Integrale 16V
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| MON<br /><small>2</small>
| SWE
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| POR<br /><small>3</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| KEN<br /><small>Ret</small>
| FRA
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| GRC<br /><small>3</small>
| NZL
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| ARG<br /><small>2</small>
| FIN
| AUS
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| ITA<br /><small>2</small>
| CIV
| ESP
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GBR<br /><small>Ret</small>
! 4th
! 69
|-
| 1992
! Ford Motor Co
! Ford Sierra RS Cosworth 4x4
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MON<br /><small>8</small>
| SWE
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| POR<br /><small>2</small>
| KEN
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| FRA<br /><small>7</small>
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| GRC<br /><small>3</small>
| NZL
| ARG
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| FIN<br /><small>5</small>
| AUS
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ITA<br /><small>4</small>
| CIV
| ESP
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GBR<br /><small>5</small>
! 4th
! 60
|-
| 1993
! Ford Motor Co
! Ford Escort RS Cosworth
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| MON<br /><small>3</small>
| SWE
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| POR<br /><small>2</small>
| KEN
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| FRA<br /><small>7</small>
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| GRC<br /><small>1</small>
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| ARG<br /><small>2</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NZL<br /><small>Ret</small>
| FIN
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| AUS<br /><small>Ret</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ITA<br /><small>Ret</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ESP<br /><small>4</small>
| GBR
|
! 4th
! 76
|-
| 1994
! Ford Motor Co
! Ford Escort RS Cosworth
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MON<br /><small>4</small>
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| POR<br /><small>3</small>
| KEN
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| FRA<br /><small>5</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GRC<br /><small>Ret</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ARG<br /><small>Ret</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NZL<br /><small>Ret</small>
| FIN
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| ITA<br /><small>3</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GBR<br /><small>Ret</small>
|
|
|
|
! 6th
! 42
|}
:<small> The results of the 1986 Rallye Sanremo were annulled by the FIA.</small>
References
External links
- Biasion at RallyBase
- Biasion at World Rally Archive