Alessandro "Alex" Fiorio was born on 10 March 1965 and is an Italian rally driver.
14 Facts About Alex Fiorio
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Alex Fiorio debuted in the World Rally Championship in 1986.
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Alex Fiorio's father Cesare Fiorio was a former racer, the head of Lancia's factory WRC team and sporting director for Scuderia Ferrari.
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Alex Fiorio retired in his first four rallies and then finished seventh at his home event, the Rallye Sanremo, where the stewards controversially disqualified the French Peugeot team and handed victory to home country's Lancia.
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Alex Fiorio took three wins in the production car class, and won the inaugural FIA Group N Cup.
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In 1988, Alex Fiorio drove a Delta Integrale in the WRC.
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Alex Fiorio finished second at the Monte Carlo Rally, the Rally Portugal, the Olympus Rally and the Rallye Sanremo, and took third place at the Acropolis Rally in Greece, each time losing the win to fellow Delta drivers.
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Alex Fiorio went on to finish second in Argentina and Sanremo, third in Portugal and Greece and fourth at a new WRC round, the Rally Australia.
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In 1990, Alex Fiorio drove to his last podium finish with a Lancia factory team Delta Integrale 16V in Australia.
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In 1991, Alex Fiorio drove a Ford Sierra RS Cosworth 4x4 in four events with ninth place in Sanremo as his best result.
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Alex Fiorio finished fourth at the Rally Argentina and at the Rally Catalunya, fifth at the Rallye Sanremo and seventh at the Acropolis Rally.
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Alex Fiorio then continued with Astra in the 1993 season again competing in four selected events.
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In 1994, Alex Fiorio competed in only two WRC events, retiring with a Ford Escort RS Cosworth in Portugal and taking fourth place with a Delta HF Integrale at the Acropolis Rally.
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Alex Fiorio took his Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution 7 to production car class victory at the Rally Finland, and finished fifth in the PWRC drivers' championship.