Nicolas Gilsoul

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Nicolas Gilsoul
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Nicolas Gilsoul, 2013
Personal information
Nationality Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgian
Born (1982-02-05) 5 February 1982 (age 41)
Chênée, Belgium [1]
World Rally Championship record
Active years2007–2008, 2012–2020, 2022
Teams Citroën Junior, Qatar, Hyundai
Rallies114
Championships 0
Rally wins 13
Podiums43
Stage wins244
First rally 2007 Monte Carlo Rally
First win 2014 Rallye Deutschland
Last win 2020 Monte Carlo Rally
Last rally 2022 Ypres Rally

Nicolas Gilsoul (born 5 February 1982) is a Belgian rally co-driver. He is the former co-driver for Thierry Neuville and the current co-driver for Pierre-Louis Loubet. [2]

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Career

After competing in regional events from 2000, Gilsoul made his international debut in 2003 when co-driving with Bruno Thiry. He made his debut in the World Rally Championship in 2007.

Gilsoul started working with Thierry Neuville in 2011 and competed in the 2011 Intercontinental Rally Challenge. In 2012, Gilsoul co-drove for Neuville in the World Rally Championship. [2] The pair went on to drive for the Qatar World Rally Team in 2013 and they were a surprise runners-up in the championship after seven podiums from 13 events. [3] Gilsoul and Neuville made the switch to the newly created rally team Hyundai Motorsport in 2014. [3] He won his first rally in the WRC that year, winning the 2014 Rallye Deutschland, famously after rolling their World Rally Car at the pre-event shakedown. [4]

Gilsoul continued co-driving for Neuville in Hyundai Motorsport and went on to win a further twelve events together. [5] They were runners-up in the championship between 2016 and 2019. [5]

In 2021, right before the season start in the 2021 Monte Carlo Rally, it was announced that Neuville and Gilsoul had stopped their co-operation. Gilsoul was eventually replaced by Martijn Wydaeghe as Neuville's co-driver. [6]

Gilsoul made a return to the co-driving seat in April that year, now for French privateer Paul-Antoine Santoni at the Italian Rally championship round in Rallye Sanremo. [7]

In 2023, Gilsoul returned to the World Rally Championship co-driving for Pierre-Louis Loubet for the M-Sport Ford World Rally Team. [8]

WRC victories

 # EventSeasonDriverCar
1 Flag of Germany.svg 32. ADAC Rallye Deutschland 2014 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Thierry Neuville Hyundai i20 WRC
2 Flag of Italy.svg 13º Rally d'Italia Sardegna 2016 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Thierry Neuville Hyundai i20 WRC
3 Flag of France.svg 60ème Tour de Corse – Rallye de France 2017 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Thierry Neuville Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC
4 Flag of Argentina.svg 37° Rally Argentina 2017 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Thierry Neuville Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC
5 Flag of Poland.svg 74th Rally Poland 2017 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Thierry Neuville Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC
6 Flag of Australia (converted).svg 26th Rally Australia 2017 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Thierry Neuville Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC
7 Flag of Sweden.svg 66th Rally Sweden 2018 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Thierry Neuville Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC
8 Flag of Portugal.svg 52° Rally de Portugal 2018 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Thierry Neuville Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC
9 Flag of Italy.svg 15º Rally d'Italia Sardegna 2018 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Thierry Neuville Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC
10 Flag of France.svg 62ème Tour de Corse – Rallye de France 2019 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Thierry Neuville Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC
11 Flag of Argentina.svg 39° Rally Argentina 2019 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Thierry Neuville Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC
12 Flag of Spain.svg 55º RallyRACC Catalunya – Costa Daurada 2019 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Thierry Neuville Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC
13 Flag of Monaco.svg 88ème Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo 2020 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Thierry Neuville Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC

Career results

WRC results

YearEntrantCar12345678910111213141516WDCPoints
2007 Luc Dewinter Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX MON
28
SWE NOR MEX POR ARG ITA GRE FIN GER NZL ESP FRA JPN IRE GBR NC0
2008 Bernard Munster Subaru Impreza STi N14 MON SWE
30
MEX ARG JOR ITA GRE TUR FIN GER NZL ESP FRA JPN GBR NC0
2012 Citroën Junior World Rally Team Citroën DS3 WRC MON
Ret
SWE
12
MEX
13
POR
8
ARG
5
GRE
6
FIN
16
GER
12
GBR
7
FRA
4
ESP
12
7th53
Qatar World Rally Team NZL
5
ITA
18
2013 Qatar World Rally Team Ford Fiesta RS WRC MON
Ret
SWE
5
MEX
3
POR
17
ARG
5
GRE
3
ITA
2
FIN
2
GER
2
AUS
2
FRA
4
ESP
4
GBR
3
2nd176
2014 Hyundai Shell World Rally Team Hyundai i20 WRC MON
Ret
SWE
28
MEX
3
POR
7
ARG
5
ITA
16
POL
3
FIN
Ret
GER
1
AUS
7
FRA
8
ESP
6
GBR
4
6th105
2015 Hyundai Motorsport Hyundai i20 WRC MON
5
SWE
2
MEX
8
ARG
Ret
POR
38
ITA
3
POL
6
FIN
4
GER
5
AUS
7
FRA
23
ESP
8
6th90
Hyundai Motorsport N GBR
Ret
2016 Hyundai Motorsport Hyundai i20 WRC MON
3
SWE
14
MEX
Ret
ARG
6
POL
4
FIN
4
GER
3
CHN
C
FRA
2
ESP
3
GBR
3
AUS
3
2nd160
Hyundai Motorsport N POR
29
ITA
1
2017 Hyundai Motorsport Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC MON
15
SWE
13
MEX
3
FRA
1
ARG
1
POR
2
ITA
3
POL
1
FIN
6
GER
44
ESP
Ret
GBR
2
AUS
1
2nd208
2018 Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC MON
5
SWE
1
MEX
6
FRA
3
ARG
2
POR
1
ITA
1
FIN
9
GER
2
TUR
16
GBR
5
ESP
4
AUS
Ret
2nd201
2019 Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC MON
2
SWE
3
MEX
4
FRA
1
ARG
1
CHL
Ret
POR
2
ITA
6
FIN
6
GER
4
TUR
8
GBR
2
ESP
1
AUS
C
2nd227
2020 Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC MON
1
SWE
6
MEX
16
EST
Ret
TUR
2
ITA
2
MNZ
Ret
4th87
2022 East Belgian Racing Team Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo MON SWE CRO POR ITA KEN EST FIN BEL
13
GRE NZL ESP JPN NC0
2023 M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 MON
Ret
SWE
6
MEX
27
CRO POR ITA KEN EST FIN GRE CHL EUR JAP 10th*8*

* Season still in progress.

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