Monday, July 8, 2013
Piero Liatti
Piero Liatti
Nationality Italian
Born 7 March 1962 (age 49)
World Rally Championship record
Active years 1990 - 2004
Teams Subaru, Ford, SEAT, Hyundai
Championships 0
Rally wins 1
Podiums 9
Stage wins 72
Total points 164
First rally 1990 San Remo Rally
First win 1997 Monte Carlo Rally
Last rally 2004 Rally Sardinia
Piero Liatti (born 7 March 1962) is an Italian rally driver. His speciality was driving on Tarmac rallies like Monte Carlo, Catalunya, Corsica and the San Remo Rally.
His WRC career began as a private entrant, driving a Lancia Delta Integrale, then a Subaru Impreza. His exploits in the Subaru in 1994 caught the eye of the Prodrive Subaru team and he was signed by then for 1995 through to 1998. A year each with SEAT, Ford and Hyundai team followed before, in 2002 he found himself without a works drive. 2003 saw him return to the WRC, albeit as a private entrant in a Super 1600 class Peugeot 206.
The highlight of his career was in 1996 when he came 5th in the World Rally Championship with the Subaru 555 team gaining no less than 56 points. Other highlights were wins in the Sanremo rally in 1995 (although that year, the event was not a round of the WRC) and the Monte Carlo rally in 1997.
World Rally Championship record
Active years 1990 - 2004
Teams Subaru, Ford, SEAT, Hyundai
Championships 0
Rally wins 1
Podiums 9
Stage wins 72
Total points 164
First rally 1990 San Remo Rally
First win 1997 Monte Carlo Rally
Last rally 2004 Rally Sardinia
Piero Liatti (born 7 March 1962) is an Italian rally driver. His speciality was driving on Tarmac rallies like Monte Carlo, Catalunya, Corsica and the San Remo Rally.
His WRC career began as a private entrant, driving a Lancia Delta Integrale, then a Subaru Impreza. His exploits in the Subaru in 1994 caught the eye of the Prodrive Subaru team and he was signed by then for 1995 through to 1998. A year each with SEAT, Ford and Hyundai team followed before, in 2002 he found himself without a works drive. 2003 saw him return to the WRC, albeit as a private entrant in a Super 1600 class Peugeot 206.
The highlight of his career was in 1996 when he came 5th in the World Rally Championship with the Subaru 555 team gaining no less than 56 points. Other highlights were wins in the Sanremo rally in 1995 (although that year, the event was not a round of the WRC) and the Monte Carlo rally in 1997.
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