Maurizio Perissinot

Attilio Bettega’s co-driver survived the 1985 Tour de Corse accident that killed his driver. Together they had finished on the podium four times for Lancia.

4
podiums 1982–86
15
starts
2nd
1984 Sanremo
1951–2004
lifespan
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Career

Maurizio ‘Icio’ Perissinot was born in Pordenone on 1 February 1951. With Attilio Bettega in the Lancia 037 he was third in New Zealand and on the Sanremo in 1983, third in Portugal 1984 and second on the 1984 Rallye Sanremo, the pair’s best result. In 1983 he also finished fifth in Portugal with Adartico Vudafieri.

On 2 May 1985 Bettega’s 037 hit a tree on the Zerubia stage of the Tour de Corse. Bettega was killed; Perissinot escaped uninjured. He died in December 2004 after a long illness.

Statistics on this page cover world championship rallies from January 1982 to December 1986, excluding the annulled 1986 Rallye Sanremo, and are counted from the entry lists and results in Jonkka’s World Rally Archive. ‘Starts’ means appearances on an entry list.

Bettega’s co-driver, who survived the 1985 Corsica accident.

Career in the Group B years

World Rally Championship podiums of the co-driver, year by year (1982–1986). win 2nd 3rd

1982
0wins
0 podiums
1983
0wins
2 podiums
1984
0wins
2 podiums
1985
0wins
0 podiums
1986
0wins
0 podiums

0 WRC wins · 4 podium finishes, 1982–1986

In pictures 1 photos

Lancia 037
Lancia 037Photo: Calreyn88 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

Further resources

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Sources

  1. Wikipedia (EN), Maurizio Perissinot — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maurizio_Perissinot
  2. Wikipedia (EN), Attilio Bettega — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attilio_Bettega
  3. Jonkka's World Rally Archive (juwra.com), results and entry lists 1982–1986 — https://www.juwra.com/

All text is original writing for Grouve Sports Management Group, based on the sources above. Facts checked on 21 October 2026.

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