{
  "id": 1511969,
  "title": "Champion rally driver Alex Fiorio dies aged 61",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/champion-rally-driver-alex-fiorio-dies-aged-61",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-17T16:04:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Motorsport.com",
    "slug": "motorsport-com",
    "url": "https://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/champion-rally-driver-alex-fiorio-dies-aged-61/10846918/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Champion rally driver and 1989 World Rally Championship title runner-up Alex Fiorio has died aged 61 following a battle with cancer. The Italian, born 10 March 1965, enjoyed a successful career as a rally driver in the 1980s and 1990s, before briefly turning his hand at team management in MotoGP. It was in rallying where the son of Ferrari Formula 1 sporting director and Lancia WRC boss ... Keep…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}