Bruno Saby (born 23 February 1949 in

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) is a

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from

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. In 1981, Saby became French Rally Champion in a

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. He drove for the works teams of

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and Lancia during his career in the

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. He took two

wins in his career—his first, driving a

Peugeot 205 Turbo 16 E2 The Peugeot 205 is a supermini (B-segment) car produced by the French manufacturer Peugeot from 1983 to 1999. It was declared "car of the decade" by ''CAR Magazine'' in 1990. It also won ''What Car?s Car of the Year for 1984. The 205 was introd ...

, was in the 1986

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, 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

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1600. In the 1988 French Rallycross Championship he drove a Lancia Delta S4 to become the runner-up to Champion

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who drove a Peugeot 205 Turbo 16 Evo 2. He participated from 1992 to 2008 in cross country rallye and in the

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, which he won in 1993 while driving for Mitsubishi. Driving for

, he won the 2005

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cross-country rallye world championship. He retired in July 2008.

WRC victories

References

External links

Profile of Saby and list of results
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