| Birth date | 23 February 1949 (age 77) |
|---|---|
| Birth place | Grenoble |
| Nationality | French |
| Years | 1973 – 1991 |
| Codriver | Jacques Penon Jean-Christian Court-Payen Michel Guégan Daniel le Saux Jean-Marc Andrié "Tilber" Françoise Sappey Chris Williams Jean-François Fauchille Daniel Grataloup |
| Teams | Renault, Peugeot, Lancia |
| Races | 39 |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 2 |
| Podiums | 7 |
| Stagewins | 58 |
| Points | 192 |
| First race | 1973 Monte Carlo Rally |
| First win | 1986 Tour de Corse |
| Last win | 1988 Monte Carlo Rally |
| Last race | 1991 RAC Rally |
Bruno Saby (born 23 February 1949 in Grenoble) is a rally driver from France.
Career
In 1981, Saby became French Rally Champion in a Renault 5 Turbo. He drove for the works teams of Renault, Peugeot, Volkswagen and Lancia during his career in the World Rally Championship. He took two World Rally Championship wins in his career—his first, driving a Peugeot 205 Turbo 16 E2, was in the 1986 Tour de Corse, in which Henri Toivonen and his co-driver Sergio Cresto died. His only other win was with Lancia in the 1988 Monte Carlo Rally.
In 1978, Saby claimed the French Rallycross Championship title with an Alpine A110 1600. In the 1988 French Rallycross Championship, he drove a Lancia Delta S4 to become the runner-up to Champion Guy Fréquelin, who drove a Peugeot 205 Turbo 16 Evo 2.
Saby participated from 1992 to 2008 in cross country rallye and in the Dakar Rally, which he won in 1993 while driving for Mitsubishi.[1] Alongside Mitsubishi, he competed in a Chevrolet Pro-Truck, X-Raid BMW, Volkswagen and in 2006, even for Fiat with its Panda 4x4 on the Dakar with the 'PanDakar' project. [2] Driving for Volkswagen, he won the 2005 FIA cross-country rallye world championship. He retired in July 2008.
WRC victories
| # | Event | Season | Co-driver | Car |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30ème Tour de Corse | 1986 | Jean-François Fauchille | Peugeot 205 Turbo 16 E2 |
| 2 | 56ème Rallye Monte-Carlo | 1988 | Jean-François Fauchille | Lancia Delta HF 4WD |
References
- ^ "Another Mitsubishi holiday". Manila Standard. 18 January 1993. p. 23. Retrieved 25 March 2011.
- ^ = Dakar 2007 Video 1 "www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SbUSRGi0cs&list=PLy7z90r9IcNjQpWbSGZrwDTe2kQQz7t_H&index=1&t=877s = Dakar 2007 Video 1". YouTube. 8 April 2024.
External links
- Profile of Saby and list of results, Rallybase.nl