Rolf Biland
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| Nationality | Swiss | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | April 1, 1951 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rolf Biland (born 1 April 1951) is a Swiss former sidecar racer. He is known not only for his seven FIM Sidecar World Championships and 80 Grand Prix wins, but for his experimentation and innovation with new types of machine, like the Seymaz, the BEO and the LCR. His success was not limited to Grand Prix tracks, as he finished second at the Isle of Man Sidecar TT at his first attempt.[1] Biland was instrumental in the development of the Swissauto V4 engine and won his last world title using it.[2]
Biland retired from sidecar competition and became team manager for the Muz 500 team in 1999, renaming it Team Biland GP1. The team had some success but failed to secure a sponsor and folded at the end of that year.[3]
Biland now runs Karting events in Switzerland.[4]
References
- ↑ IOM TT Database Competitor Race Results Retrieved 2014-09-25
- ↑ swissauto V4 500 engine Retrieved 2014-09-25
- ↑ Archived September 28, 2007, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Biland Karting Events
External links
- Biland Events Official Homepage
- Superside.com (inactive site, September 2014)
- IoM TT Database Competitor Profile and images
| Sporting positions | ||
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| Preceded by George O'Dell With: Kenny Arthur and Cliff Holland |
World Sidecar Champion 1978 With: Kenneth Williams |
Succeeded by Rolf Biland (B2A) With: Kurt Waltisperg |
| Succeeded by Bruno Holzer (B2B) With: Karl Meierhans | ||
| Preceded by Rolf Biland With: Kenneth Williams Combined championship |
B2A World Sidecar Champion 1979 With: Kurt Waltisperg |
Succeeded by Jock Taylor With: Benga Johansson Re-combined championship |
| Preceded by Jock Taylor With: Benga Johansson |
World Sidecar Champion 1981 With: Kurt Waltisperg |
Succeeded by Werner Schwärzel With: Andreas Huber |
| Preceded by Werner Schwärzel With: Andreas Huber |
World Sidecar Champion 1983 With: Kurt Waltisperg |
Succeeded by Egbert Streuer With: Bernard Schnieders |
| Preceded by Steve Webster With: Gavin Simmons |
World Sidecar Champion 1992-1994 With: Kurt Waltisperg |
Succeeded by Darren Dixon With: Andy Hetherington |