Philippe Bugalski

Philippe Bugalski was a French rally driver.
Bugalski became a works Renault driver in the French Rally Championship in 1994. In 1998, he joined the works Citroën team, with whom he won the French national title three years in a row, from 1998 to 2000.
By the mid-1990s he had become a regular choice as tarmac specialist for Citroën, along with teammate Jesús Puras. However, as the Citroën [World Rally Team|Citroën Total World Rally Team] entered the World Rally Championship full-time, employing such drivers as Sébastien Loeb, he was frequently entered as Citroën's 3rd driver for tarmac rallies. His top performances were on home soil on the Tour [de Corse], but he also showed potential in the Rallye Sanremo, Monte Carlo Rally, and Rallye Catalunya.
In 1999, he won 2 races overall with formula 2 cars.
After his breakthrough, he struggled to secure a firm place in Citroën's WRC team but was always a solid reserve driver and was only really used as a tarmac specialist. By 2003, he had stopped rallying professionally.
Bugalski died on 10 August 2012, aged 49, from injuries sustained when he fell out of a tree at his home in Seine-et-Marne.