Rolf Biland

Rolf Biland (2014)

Rolf Biland and Kurt Waltisperg at the Oldtimer Grand Prix in Schwanenstadt 2014

Rolf Biland (born April 1, 1951 ) is a former Swiss motorcycle racer .

With seven world championship titles , he is the second most successful sidecar driver behind Steve Webster , who won ten titles. In the list of the most Grand Prix victories in the sidecar world championship, Rolf Biland is the most successful with 81 races won, ahead of Steve Webster with 62.

Biland began his racing career in 1970, initially as a co-driver. Two years later he switched to the driver's seat and appeared in 1974 with Freddy Freiburghausen in the sidecar with a tenth place in the motorcycle world championship for the first time . In 1978 Biland won the first title with Kenny Williams in the BEO team. With Kurt Waltisperg as co-driver from the 1979 season , he had this title followed by six more in a period of one and a half decades.

Results in the World Team Championship

( races shown in bold = pole position - races shown in italics = fastest lap - DNF = did not finish)

year	class	Co-driver	brand	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	11	12	13	14th	15th	Points	space	Victories
1974	Teams	Freddy Freiburghaus	CAT crescent	FRA -	GER -	AUT 8	NAT 2	IMN -	NED -	BEL -			TCH -						15th	9.	0
1975	Teams	Freddy Freiburghaus / Bernd Grube	Seymaz - Yamaha	FRA -		AUT 8	GER 1	NAT depart.	IMN -	NED 2	BEL DNF			TCH -					30th	3.	1
1976	Teams	Kenny Williams	Seymaz-Yamaha	FRA 1	AUT DNF			IMN -	NED DNF	BEL -			TCH 3	GER 4					33	4th	1
1977	Teams	Kenny Williams	Schmid-Yamaha		AUT 1	GER 1			FRA DNF		NED 1	BEL DNF			TCH 4	GBR 8			56	2.	3
1978	Teams	Kenny Williams	TTM-Yamaha / BEO-Yamaha			AUT 1	FRA 1	NAT 1	NED DNF	BEL 3			GBR 2	GER DNF	TCH 2				79	World Champion	3
1979	Harnessed Cat. B2A	Kurt Waltisperg	Schmid-Yamaha		AUT -	GER -				NED 1	BEL 2	SWE 3		GBR 1	TCH 1				67	World Champion	3
1979	Carriages cat. B2B	Kurt Waltisperg	LCR -Yamaha		AUT 1		FRA 1							GBR DNF	GER 1	FRA 1	NED -		60	2.	4th
1980	Teams	Kurt Waltisperg	LCR Yamaha			FRA 1	YUG 1	NED -	BEL 3	FIN 4	GBR DNF	TCH 1	GER DNF						63	2.	3
1981	Teams	Kurt Waltisperg	LCR Yamaha		AUT 2	GER DNF		FRA 1	ESP 1		NED 3	BEL 1		GBR 1	FIN 1	SWE 1	TCH 1		127	World Champion	7th
1982	Teams	Kurt Waltisperg	LCR Yamaha		AUT 1				NED 1	BEL 1		GBR DNF	SWE 1	FIN 1	TCH DNF	SMR -	GER 1		82.5	2.	6th
1983	Teams	Kurt Waltisperg	LCR Yamaha		FRA 1		GER DNF		AUT 1		NED 1	BEL 1	GBR 4	SWE 1	SMR 1				98	World Champion	6th
1984	Teams	Kurt Waltisperg	LCR Yamaha				AUT -	GER DNF	FRA 1		NED 1	BEL DNF	GBR 2	SWE 1					57	4th	3
1985	Teams	Kurt Waltisperg	LCR-Yamaha / LCR- Krauser			GER 4		AUT 1		NED 1	BEL 2	FRA -	GBR depart.	SWE DNF					50	3.	2
1986	Teams	Kurt Waltisperg	LCR Krauser			GER 2	AUT -		NED DNF	BEL 4	FRA -	GBR DNF	SWE DNF		BWü 2				32	8th.	0
1987	Teams	Kurt Waltisperg	LCR Krauser		ESP DNF	GER -		AUT 1		NED 4	FRA 1	GBR DNF	SWE 1	TCH 1					68	3.	4th
1988	Teams	Kurt Waltisperg	LCR Krauser				E'92 1		GER 1	AUT 1	NED 1	BEL 1		FRA 1	GBR 2	SWE 2	TCH DNF		154	2.	6th
1989	Teams	Kurt Waltisperg	LCR Krauser			USA DNF			GER -	AUT 1		NED 3	BEL 3	FRA 1	GBR 3	SWE 1	TCH DNF		105	4th	3
1990	Teams	Kurt Waltisperg	LCR Krauser		USA DNF	ESP 3	NAT 1	GER 10	AUT 4	YUG 4	NED 2	BEL -	FRA 13	GBR 3	SWE 3	TCH -	HUN 2		134	4th	1
1991	Teams	Kurt Waltisperg	LCR- Honda			USA 4	ESP 4	ITA DNF	GER 3	AUT 2	EUR 4	NED 2	FRA 1	GBR 1	SMR DNF	TCH 1	LM 1		186	2.	4th
1992	Teams	Kurt Waltisperg	LCR Krauser				ESP -			GER 8	NED 1	HUN 1	FRA 1	GBR 1		NED 2			98	World Champion	4th
1993	Teams	Kurt Waltisperg	LCR Krauser				GER 2		GER 1	NED 1		AUT depart.	TCH 1		GBR 1	SWE 2	TCH 1	FIM 1	190	World Champion	6th
1994	Teams	Kurt Waltisperg	LCR- Swissauto			GBR DNF			GER 1	NED 1			AUT 3	GBR 1	TCH 1	NED 1	EUR DNF		141	World Champion	5
1995	Teams	Kurt Waltisperg	LCR- BRM					GER -	ITA DNF	NED DNF	FRA 1	GBR 1	TCH 1			EUR 1			100	2.	4th
1996	Teams	Kurt Waltisperg	LCR-BRM-Swissauto					ITA 4		NED 6	GER 6	GBR 2	AUT 3	TCH 1		CAT 1			119	2.	2

↑ After the spectators flocked to the racetrack due to Giacomo Agostini's victory in the 500 cc race, the race was canceled and canceled shortly after the start.
↑ ^a ^b Held as part of the Formula 750 supporting program.
↑ Held as part of the supporting program of the German Championship .
↑ The race was canceled due to heavy rain; the championship points were halved.
↑ ^a ^b Canceled due to bad weather.
↑ One-time race, only with classes 80 cm³, 125 cm³ and teams.
↑ One-time race to promote Expo 92 , replacement for the Portuguese Grand Prix .
↑ Held in the framework of the Dutch championship.
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Held as part of the Superbike World Championship supporting program.
↑ One-time race as a replacement for the South African Grand Prix .

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Biland events

personal data
SURNAME	Biland, Rolf
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Swiss motorcycle racer
DATE OF BIRTH	April 1, 1951

[1] After the spectators flocked to the racetrack due to Giacomo Agostini's victory in the 500 cc race, the race was canceled and canceled shortly after the start.

[Formel_750-2] Held as part of the Formula 750 supporting program.

[3] Held as part of the supporting program of the German Championship .

[4] The race was canceled due to heavy rain; the championship points were halved.

[Wetter-5] Canceled due to bad weather.

[6] One-time race, only with classes 80 cm³, 125 cm³ and teams.

[7] One-time race to promote Expo 92 , replacement for the Portuguese Grand Prix .

[8] Held in the framework of the Dutch championship.

[Superbike-9] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Held as part of the Superbike World Championship supporting program.

[10] One-time race as a replacement for the South African Grand Prix .