Erik Carlsson (5 March 1929 – 27 May 2015) was a Swedish rally driver for Saab. He was nicknamed “Carlsson på taketh” (“Carlsson on the roof” in reference to Astrid Lindgren’s children’s book character) as well as Mr. Saab (due to his public relations work for the company). Carlsson was born in Trollhättan. Erik Carlsson married Pat Moss on 9 July 1963 in London. Pat was also a famous…
In 1981, Saby (born 23/02/ 1949) 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.…
Didier Auriol (born 18 August 1958) is a French former rally driver. Born in Montpellier and initially an ambulance driver, he competed in the World Rally Championship throughout the 1990s. He became World Rally Champion in 1994, the first driver from his country to do so. He was a factory candidate for Lancia, Toyota…