| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Italian |
| Born | 7 May 1962 Biella |
| World Rally Championship record | |
| Active years | 1990–2004 |
| Co-driver | Carlo Cassina Fabrizia Pons Alessandro Alessandrini Luciano Tedeschini |
| 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 May 1962) is an Italian rally driver. His specialty was driving on tarmac rallies like Monte Carlo, Catalunya, Corsica and the San Remo Rally.
At the end of season 2021, Liatti is the last Italian driver to win a race in the World Rally Championship.[1]
Biography
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.
WRC results
Victories
| # | Event | Season | Co-driver | Car |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  65ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo |
1997 | Fabrizia Pons | Subaru Impreza WRC 97 |
Results
| Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | WDC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Piero Liatti | Lancia Delta Integrale 16V | MON | POR | KEN | FRA | GRC | NZL | ARG | FIN | AUS | ITA 5 |
CIV | GBR | 27th | 8 | ||||
| 1991 | A.R.T. Engineering | Lancia Delta Integrale 16V | MON | SWE | POR | KEN | FRA | GRC | NZL | ARG | FIN | AUS | ITA 5 |
CIV | ESP | GBR | 40th | 4 | ||
| 1992 | A.R.T. Engineering | Lancia Delta Integrale 16V | MON | SWE | POR | KEN | FRA 8 |
GRC | NZL 2 |
ARG | FIN | AUS | ITA 7 |
CIV | ESP | GBR | 12th | 22 | ||
| 1993 | A.R.T. Engineering | Subaru Legacy RS | MON | SWE | POR | KEN | FRA | GRC | ARG | NZL | FIN | AUS | ITA 4 |
ESP | GBR | 24th | 10 | |||
| 1994 | A.R.T. Engineering | Subaru Impreza 555 | MON | POR | KEN | FRA | GRC | ARG | NZL | FIN | ITA Ret |
GBR | - | 0 | ||||||
| 1995 | 555 Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza 555 | MON 8 |
SWE | POR | FRA 6 |
NZL | AUS | ESP 3 |
GBR | 8th | 21 | ||||||||
| 1996 | 555 Subaru WRT | Subaru Impreza 555 | SWE 12 |
KEN 5 |
IDN 2 |
GRC 4 |
ARG 7 |
FIN DNS |
AUS 7 |
ITA Ret |
ESP 2 |
5th | 56 | |||||||
| 1997 | 555 Subaru WRT | Subaru Impreza WRC'97 | MON 1 |
SWE | KEN | POR | ESP 2 |
FRA 5 |
ARG | GRC | NZL | FIN | IDN | ITA 2 |
AUS | GBR 7 |
6th | 24 | ||
| 1998 | 555 Subaru WRT | Subaru Impreza WRC'98 | MON 4 |
SWE 9 |
KEN Ret |
POR 6 |
ESP Ret |
FRA 3 |
ARG 6 |
GRC 6 |
NZL 6 |
FIN | ITA 2 |
AUS Ret |
GBR | 7th | 17 | |||
| 1999 | Seat Sport | Seat Cordoba WRC | MON 6 |
SWE | KEN Ret |
POR Ret |
ESP 10 |
FRA 9 |
ARG Ret |
GRC Ret |
NZL | FIN | 23rd | 1 | ||||||
| Seat Cordoba WRC Evo2 | CHN Ret |
ITA Ret |
AUS | GBR | ||||||||||||||||
| 2000 | Ford Motor Co Ltd | Ford Focus RS WRC '00 | MON | SWE | KEN | POR | ESP | ARG | GRC | NZL | FIN | CYP | FRA 6 |
ITA Ret |
AUS | GBR | 24th | 1 | ||
| 2001 | Hyundai Castrol WRT | Hyundai Accent WRC | MON Ret |
SWE | POR | - | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Hyundai Accent WRC2 | ESP Ret |
ARG | CYP Ret |
GRC | KEN | FIN | NZL | ITA Ret |
FRA 8 |
AUS | GBR Ret |
|||||||||
| 2003 | Piero Liatti | Peugeot 206 S1600 | MON | SWE | TUR | NZL | ARG | GRC | CYP | GER | FIN | AUS | ITA 15 |
FRA | ESP | GBR | - | 0 | ||
| 2004 | Piero Liatti | Peugeot 206 S1600 | MON | SWE | MEX | NZL | CYP | GRE | TUR | ARG | FIN | GER | JPN | GBR | ITA Ret |
FRA | ESP | AUS | - | 0 |
Summary
| Year | Team | Starts | Wins | Podiums | DNF's | Points | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Private | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 31st |
| 1991 | Private | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 46th |
| 1992 | Private | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 12th |
| 1993 | Private | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 26th |
| 1994 | Private | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| 1995 | Subaru | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 8th |
| 1996 | Subaru | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 56 | 5th |
| 1997 | Subaru | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 6th |
| 1998 | Subaru | 11 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 7th |
| 1999 | SEAT | 9 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 23rd |
| 2000 | Ford | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 24th |
| 2001 | Hyundai | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | - |
| 2003 | Private | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2004 | Private | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
References
- ↑ "L'addio alle WRC e i 20 anni senza vittorie italiane" (in Italian). corrieredellosport.it. Retrieved 24 January 2018.