Rolf Biland

Rolf Biland
Nationality	Swiss
Born	April 1, 1951 (1951-04-01)
Motorcycle racing career statistics Grand Prix motorcycle racing Active years 1974 - 1996 First race 1974 French Grand Prix Last race 1959 Nations Grand Prix First win 1975 German Grand Prix Last win 1996 Catalan Grand Prix Championships Sidecars - 1978, 1979 (B2B), 1981, 1983, 1992, 1993, 1994 Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 89 80 114 2066 Isle of Man TT career TTs contested 4 (1977-1980) TT wins 0 Podiums 1

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. Biland was instrumental in the development of the Swissauto V4 engine and won his last world title with it.

Biland retired from sidecar competition and became team manager for the Muz 500 team in 1999 and renamed it Team Biland GP1. The team had some success but failed to secure a sponsor and folded at the end of that year.

Biland now runs Karting events in Switzerland.

External links

• Official site
• Superside.com
• TT Database

Sporting positions
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