Bruno Saby

Bruno Saby
Saby in 2018
Personal information
NationalityFrance French
Born (1949-02-23) 23 February 1949 (age 77)
Grenoble
World Rally Championship record
Active years1973–1974, 1976, 1978–1991
Co-driverFrance Jacques Penon
France Jean-Christian Court-Payen
France Michel Guégan
France Daniel le Saux
France Jean-Marc Andrié
Monaco "Tilber"
France Françoise Sappey
United Kingdom Chris Williams
France Jean-François Fauchille
France Daniel Grataloup
TeamsRenault, Peugeot, Lancia
Rallies42
Championships0
Rally wins2
Podiums7
Stage wins58
Total points192
First rally1973 Monte Carlo Rally
First win1986 Tour de Corse
Last win1988 Monte Carlo Rally
Last rally1991 RAC Rally

Bruno Saby (born 23 February 1949 in Grenoble) is a rally driver from France.

Career

Saby in his Lancia Delta HF at the 1989 Monte Carlo Rally

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 Motors' Ralliart team. 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. 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 France 30ème Tour de Corse 1986 Jean-François Fauchille Peugeot 205 Turbo 16 E2
2 Monaco 56ème Rallye Monte-Carlo 1988 Jean-François Fauchille Lancia Delta HF 4WD

Racing record

Complete IMC results

Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
1971 Bruno Saby Ford Capri 2300 GT MON
Ret		 SWE ITA KEN MAR AUT GRE FRA GBR

Complete WRC results

Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 WDC Points
1973 Bruno Saby Renault 12 Gordini MON
Ret		 SWE POR KEN MOR N/A N/A
Opel Ascona SR GRE
Ret		 POL FIN AUT ITA USA GBR FRA
1974 Bruno Saby Opel Ascona SR POR KEN FIN
Ret		 ITA CAN USA GBR FRA N/A N/A
1976 Team Chardonnet Autobianchi A112 Abarth MON
Ret		 SWE POR KEN GRE MOR FIN ITA FRA GBR N/A N/A
1978 Team Chardonnet Autobianchi A112 Abarth MON
92		 SWE KEN POR GRE FIN CAN ITA CIV FRA N/A N/A
Bruno Saby Alpine A110 1600 GBR
Ret
1979 Renault Elf Calberson Renault 5 Turbo MON
94		 SWE POR KEN GRE NZL FIN CAN ITA FRA GBR NC 0
Bruno Saby CIV
Ret
1980 Garage Galtier Renault 5 Alpine MON
15		 SWE POR KEN GRC ARG FIN NZL ITA 25th 10
Renault 5 Turbo FRA
4		 GBR CIV
1981 Renault Elf Renault 5 Turbo MON
85		 SWE POR KEN NC 0
Garage Galtier FRA
Ret		 GRC ARG BRA FIN ITA CIV GBR
Ret
1982 Garage Galtier Renault 5 Turbo MON
5		 SWE POR KEN 9th 26
Renault Sodicam Elf FRA
5		 GRC NZL BRA FIN ITA
Renault Sport Elf CIV
4		 GBR
1983 Philips Auto Radio Renault 5 Turbo MON
13		 SWE POR KEN FRA
5		 GRC NZL ARG FIN ITA CIV GBR 20th 9
1984 Philips Auto Radio Renault 5 Turbo MON
83		 SWE POR KEN FRA
Ret		 GRE NZL ARG FIN
8		 ITA CIV GBR 43rd 3
1985 Peugeot Talbot Sport Peugeot 205 Turbo 16 MON
5		 SWE POR KEN
Ret		 11th 23
Peugeot 205 Turbo 16 E2 FRA
2		 GRC NZL ARG FIN ITA
Ret		 CIV GBR
1986 Peugeot Talbot Sport Peugeot 205 Turbo 16 E2 MON
6		 SWE POR KEN FRA
1		 GRE
3		 NZL ARG
Ret		 FIN CIV ITA
DSQ		 GBR USA 7th 38
1987 Martini Lancia Lancia Delta HF 4WD MON
Ret		 SWE POR KEN FRA
Ret		 GRE USA NZL ARG FIN CIV 20th 15
Team Chardonnet ITA
2		 GBR
1988 Martini Lancia Lancia Delta HF 4WD MON
1		 SWE POR KEN 6th 32
Lancia Delta Integrale FRA
3		 GRC USA NZL ARG FIN CIV ITA GBR
1989 Martini Lancia Lancia Delta Integrale SWE MON
3		 POR KEN FRA
Ret		 GRC NZL ARG FIN AUS ITA CIV GBR 25th 12
1990 Lancia Fina Lancia Delta Integrale 16V MON
6		 POR KEN FRA
4		 GRC NZL ARG FIN AUS ITA CIV GBR 15th 16
1991 Lancia Fina Lancia Delta Integrale 16V MON
6		 SWE POR KEN FRA
Ret		 GRE NZL ARG FIN AUS ITA CIV ESP GBR
9		 33rd 8

References

  1. ↑ "Another Mitsubishi holiday". Manila Standard. 18 January 1993. p. 23. Retrieved 25 March 2011.
  2. ↑ YouTube. 8 April 2024 = Dakar 2007 Video 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SbUSRGi0cs&list=PLy7z90r9IcNjQpWbSGZrwDTe2kQQz7t_H&index=1&t=877s = Dakar 2007 Video 1. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)