Nicolas Gilsoul

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

Nicolas Gilsoul
Nicolas Gilsoul, 2013
Personal information
Nationality Belgian
Born (1982-02-05) February 5, 1982
Chênée, Belgium[1]
World Rally Championship record
Active years2007–2008, 2012–2020
TeamsCitroën Junior, Qatar, Hyundai
Rallies113
Championships0
Rally wins13
Podiums43
Stage wins244
First rally2007 Monte Carlo Rally
First win2014 Rallye Deutschland
Last win2020 Monte Carlo Rally
Last rally2020 Rally Monza

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 WRC in 2007.

Gilsoul started working with Thierry Neuville in 2011 and competed in the 2011 Intercontinental Rally Challenge. Since 2012, they have been driving in the World Rally Championship.[2]

WRC victories

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

Career results

WRC results

Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 WDC Points
2007 Luc Dewinter Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX MON
28
SWE NOR MEX POR ARG ITA GRE FIN GER NZL ESP FRA JPN IRE GBR NC 0
2008 Bernard Munster Subaru Impreza STi N14 MON SWE
30
MEX ARG JOR ITA GRE TUR FIN GER NZL ESP FRA JPN GBR NC 0
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
7th 53
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
2nd 176
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
6th 105
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
6th 90
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
2nd 160
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
2nd 208
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
2nd 201
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
2nd 227
2020 Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC MON
1
SWE
6
MEX
16
EST
Ret
TUR
2
ITA
2
MNZ
Ret
4th 87

* Season still in progress.

References

  1. "Nicolas Gilsoul". motorsport.hyundai.com. Hyundai Motorsport. 2017. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  2. , wrc.com; accessed 30 November 2015.
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