Career
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 infamous 1986 Tour de Corse, in which Henri Toivonen and his co-driver Sergio Cresto died. In 1978 Saby claimed the French Rallycross Championship title with an Alpine A110 1600.
He retired in July 2008.