Bruno Saby
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| Bruno Saby | |
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| World Rally Championship record | |
| Nationality |  French |
| Active years | 1973 – 1991 |
| Teams | Renault, Peugeot, Lancia |
| World rallies | 39 |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 2 |
| Podium finishes | 7 |
| Stage wins | 58 |
| Points | 192 |
| First world rally | 1973 Monte Carlo Rally |
| First win | 1986 Tour de Corse |
| Last win | 1988 Monte Carlo Rally |
| Last world rally | 1991 RAC Rally |
Bruno Saby (b. 23 February 1949) is a rally driver from France.
In 1981, Saby became French Rally Champion in a Renault 5 Turbo. He drove for the works teams of Renault, Peugeot 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 T16, was in the infamous 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.
He is currently a driver for the Volkswagen Raid team and still participates in both rally raids and in the Dakar Rally, which he won in 1993 while driving for Mitsubishi.
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