Bruno SABY
French - Born : 23 February, 1949 - Married. Two children
After having built his career - and his reputation for attacking driving ! - in the French and World Rally Championship, the man from Grenoble had his first experience of this new discipline at the wheel of a Mitsubishi Pajero in the Paris-Sirte-Le Cap event in January 1992. Since then, Saby has proved the fastest marathon driver on several occasions, and his results include three wins. Bruno Saby started his rallying career in 1967 and has entered countless rallies since.
Recent results :
| 1990 | Monte Carlo Rally | 6th overall |
| Tour de Corse | 4th overall | |
| 1992 | Paris-Cape Town | 27th overall |
| Tunisia Rally | 18th overall | |
| Atlas Rally | 1st overall | |
| Paris-Beijing | 3rd overall | |
| 1993 | Paris-Dakar | 1st overall |
| Atlas Rally | 1st overall | |
| Desert Challenge | 4th overall | |
| 1994 | Atlas Rally | 2nd overall |
| 1995 | Granada-Dakar | 2nd overall |
| 1996 | Granada-Dakar | 7th overall |
| UAE Desert Challenge | 1st overall | |
| 1997 | Dakar-Agades-Dakar | 3rd overall |
French - Born : 4 July, 1961 - Married. One daughter
The head of planning at Grenoble Sport Auto (Bruno Saby's motor sport preparation business), Serieys has also been Saby's professional co-driver at Team Mitsubishi since the Atlas Rally in May 1992.
Recent results :
| 1992 | Atlas Rally | 1st overall |
| Paris-Beijing | 3rd overall | |
| 1993 | Paris-Dakar | 1st overall |
| Atlas Rally | 1st overall | |
| Desert Challenge | 4th overall | |
| 1994 | Atlas Rally | 2nd overall |
| 1995 | Granada-Dakar | 2nd overall |
| 1996 | Granada-Dakar | 7th overall |
| UAE Desert Challenge | 1st overall | |
| 1997 | Dakar-Agades-Dakar | 3rd overall |
French - Born : 24 June, 1957 - Married. One child
Jean-Pierre Fontenay gained considerable experience as a technician at Sonauto-Ralliart and has driven every possible version of the Pajero in competition. He started his rallying career in 1982 and has entered numerous cross country rallies since. In 1994 he won the FIA Marathon Cup.
Recent results :
| 1992 | Tunisia Rally | 4th overall | 1st T2 |
| Atlas Rally | 29th overall | ||
| Paris-Beijing | 1th overall | ||
| 1993 | Paris-Dakar | 12th overall | |
| Tunisia | 2nd overall | 1st T2 | |
| Atlas Rally | 6th overall | 1st T2 | |
| Baja Sardinia | 1st overall | (Pajero T2) | |
| 1992 | Tunisia Rally | 4th overall | 1st T2 |
| Atlas Rally | 29th overall | ||
| Paris-Beijing | 1th overall | ||
| 1993 | Paris-Dakar | 12th overall | |
| Tunisia | 2nd overall | 1st T2 | |
| Atlas Rally | 6th overall | 1st T2 | |
| Baja Sardinia | 1st overall | (Pajero T2) | |
| Baja Portugal | 4th overall | 1st T2 | |
| Baja Spain | 8th overall | 1st T2 | |
| Pharaohs Rally | 4th overall | 1st T2 | |
| 1994 | Tunisia Rally | 11th overall | 4th T1 |
| Atlas Rally | 4th overall | 1st T1 | |
| Baja Portugal | 5th overall | 1st T1 | |
| Baja Spain | 9th overall | 1st T1 | |
| Baja Italy | 4th overall | 1st T1 | |
| Australian Safari | 1st overall | 1st T1 | |
| 1995 | Granada-Dakar | 3rd overall | |
| Paris-Beijing | 1st overall | ||
| 1996 | Granada-Dakar | 3rd overall | |
| Baja Portugal | 4th overall | 1st T2 | |
| Baja Spain | 8th overall | 1st T2 | |
| Pharaohs Rally | 4th overall | 1st T2 | |
| 1994 | Tunisia Rally | 11th overall | 4th T1 |
| Atlas Rally | 4th overall | 1st T1 | |
| Baja Portugal | 5th overall | 1st T1 | |
| Baja Spain | 9th overall | 1st T1 | |
| Baja Italy | 4th overall | 1st T1 | |
| Australian Safari | 1st overall | 1st T1 | |
| 1995 | Granada-Dakar | 3rd overall | |
| Paris-Beijing | 1st overall | ||
| 1996 | Granada-Dakar | 3rd overall | |
| 1997 | Dakar-Agades-Dakar | 2nd overall |
French - Born : 2 July, 1949 - Single.
Bruno Musmarra first competed in a cross-country rally back in the 1980 Tunisia Rally as co-driver. He first teamed up with Jean-Pierre Fontenay for the 1985 Paris-Dakar. Since then they have competed in numerous rallies. Musmarra's results are therefore similar to those of his driver. Both are also technicians at Sonauto Mitsubishi.
Recent results :
| 1992 | Tunisia Rally | 4th overall | 1st T2 |
| Atlas Rally | 29th overall | ||
| Paris-Beijing | 11th overall | ||
| 1993 | Paris-Dakar | 12th overall | |
| Tunisia | 2nd overall | 1st T2 | |
| Atlas Rally | 6th overall | 1st T2 | |
| Baja Sardinia | 1st overall | (Pajero T2) | |
| Baja Portugal | 4th overall | 1st T2 | |
| Baja Spain | 8th overall | 1st T2 | |
| Pharaohs Rally | 4th overall | 1st T2 | |
| 1994 | Tunisia Rally | 11th overall | 4th T1 |
| Atlas Rally | 4th overall | 1st T1 | |
| Baja Portugal | 5th overall | 1st T1 | |
| Baja Spain | 9th overall | 1st T1 | |
| Baja Italy | 4th overall | 1st T1 | |
| Australian Safari | 1st overall | 1st T1 | |
| 1995 | Granada-Dakar | 3rd overall | |
| Paris-Beijing | 1st overall | ||
| 1996 | Granada-Dakar | 3rd overall | |
| 1997 | Dakar-Agades-Dakar | 2nd overall |
Kenjiro SHINOZUKA
Japanese - Born : 20 November, 1948 - Married. One child
The name of Shinozuka is greatly respected in Japanese motor sport circles. Having begun his career in 1968, he became the first Japanese driver to finish the Kenyan Safari Rally in 1976. And 15 years later, he became the first Japanese to win a round of the World Rally Championship, the Ivory Coast-Bandama Rally in 1991. The following year, he won the event for the second year running. After a long association with Mitsubishi Team in cross-country rallies, Kenjiro Shinozuka has come to be considered a very talented and experienced driver, and an excellent tactician.
Recent results :
| 1992 | Paris-Cape Town | 3rd overall |
| Safari Rally | 10th overall | |
| Paris-Beijing | 4th overall | |
| Ivory Coast Rally | 1st overall | |
| 1993 | Paris-Dakar | 5th overall |
| Hong Kong-Beijing | 4th overall | |
| 1994 | Safari Rally | 2nd overall |
| Baja Spain | 5th overall | |
| Indonesian Rally | 3rd overall | |
| Hong Kong-Beijing | 4th overall | |
| 1995 | Granada-Dakar | 3rd overall |
| Safari Rally | 2nd overall | |
| Rally Indonesia | 5th overall | |
| Hong Kong-Beijing | 6th overall | |
| 1996 | Rally of Malaysia | 3rd overall |
| Hong Kong-Beijing | 3rd overall | |
| 1997 | Dakar-Agades-Dakar | 1st overall |
French - Born : 9 May, 1953 - Single.
Henri Magne started his sporting career in 1976 as co-driver and since than he has sat beside such drivers as Pierre Lartigue, Jean De Silva, Bruno Saby and Saeed Al Hajri. He joined the Mitsubishi Team in 1988, starting out as Kenjiro Shinozuka's co-driver.
Recent results :
| 1990 | Australian Safari | 1st overall |
| Tunisia Rally | 1st overall | |
| Atlas Rally | 1st overall | |
| 1993 | Paris-Dakar | 5th overall |
| Tunisia Rally | 1st overall | |
| Baja Spain | 6th overall | |
| Desert Challenge | 1st overall | |
| 1994 | Baja Spain | 5th overall |
| 1995 | Granada-Dakar | 3rd overall |
| 1997 | Dakar-Agades-Dakar | 1st overall |
Japanese - Born : 13 March, 1960 - Married. One child
Started competing in 1979, but had his first good results in 1984 at the Pharaohs Rally. Then he was twice second in his category in 1990 and 1994, on the Paris-Dakar cross-country rally. Co-driver, Andreas Schulz joined him in 1994.
Recent results :
| 1983/84 | Off road Japanese Champion | ||
| Pharaohs Rally | 3rd overall | ||
| 1985 | "Markley 1000 Off-Road" (Australia - 4x4 series category) | ||
| Australian Safari | 3rd overall | ||
| 1986 | "Cerom Smokin' Wheels Off-Road" (4x4 category) | ||
| Australian Safari | 2nd overall | ||
| Atlas Rally | 2nd overall | ||
| 1990 | Paris-Dakar | 10th overall | 1st in T2 category |
| 1992 | Paris-Cape Town | 20th overall | |
| 1994 | Paris-Dakar | 4th overall | 1st in T2 category |
| 1996 | Granada-Dakar | 6th overall | |
| UAE Desert Challenge | 4th overall | ||
| 1997 | Dakar-Agades-Dakar | 4th overall | |
German - Born : 3 March, 1955 - Single.
Andreas Schulz works in Ralliart Germany : he has participated in the Mitsubishi victorious campaign in the World Rally Championship in 1995, which ended with Madeira's victory on his Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution III in Group N. Andreas Schulz also works with Jorge Recalde and Isolde Holderied, who has won the Ladies Cup for the second time. During this 1995 campaign, Andreas Schulz has gone to all rallies, apart from the RAC Rally in Great Britain.
Recent results :
| 1978 | co-driver for the first time, in a German race | ||
| Main participations in cross country rallies (Mitsubishi team) | |||
| 1990 | Paris Dakar : with E.Weber | ||
| 1994 | Paris-Dakar-Paris : with H. Masuoka | 4th overall | 1st in T2 |
| 1995 | Granada-Dakar : with H. Masuoka | 10th overall | 2nd in T2 |
| 1996 | Granada-Dakar | 6th overall | |
| UAE Desert Challenge | 4th overall | ||
| 1997 | Dakar-Agades-Dakar | 4th overall | |
Mitsubishi Truck FR415 4WD-RS #1 Crew Members
Main Driver : Gilbert Versino (France) Co-Driver : Christian Lacourt (France) Navigator : Christian Versino (France)
Gilbert VERSINO (driver)
Has been testing the Mitsubishi trucks since the beginning and has made a lot of test in Tunisia.
Unfortunately, he had to retire in Morocco in the last Granada-Dakar ; but he is now very confident for the 1997 event thanks to the number of tests already made with the truck.
Mitsubishi Truck FR415 4WD-RS #2 Crew Members
Main Driver : Christophe Granjon (France) Co-Driver : Masaaki Imai (Japan) Navigator : Anthony Martineau (France)
Masaaki IMAI (Co-driver)
Born on January 30th, 1952 (age: 44)
Married with three children. Lives in Aichi, Japan. Started his rally career in 1990 with a Mitsubishi Galant VR-4 and then got some good results in a lot of Japanese rallies with the Galant VR-4 followed by the Lancer.
