Which Italian driver won WRC drivers' titles in 1988 and 1989?

Miki Biasion won WRC drivers’ titles in 1988 and 1989.

The Italian driver, whose full name is Massimo Biasion, captured both championships with the works Lancia team. He drove the Lancia Delta Integrale during this period, helping establish the car as a dominant force in the early Group A era after the end of Group B competition. His regular co-driver was Tiziano Siviero.

Biasion’s 1988 campaign included victories in Portugal, the Safari Rally, the Acropolis Rally, Olympus and Sanremo. In 1989 he again won major events such as Monte Carlo, Portugal, Safari, Acropolis and Sanremo, securing a second consecutive drivers’ crown. He became only the second driver, after Juha Kankkunen, to successfully defend a WRC title.

The other options belong to different chapters of Italian rally history. Sandro Munari was a Lancia star and 1970s legend, while Piero Liatti became known for later Subaru success. Attilio Bettega was a prominent Lancia driver, but he never won the WRC drivers’ championship.