Nicolas Gilsoul

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]

Nicolas Gilsoul
Nicolas Gilsoul, 2013
Personal information
NationalityBelgium Belgian
Born (1982-02-05) 5 February 1982
Chênée, Belgium[1]
World Rally Championship record
Active years2007–2008, 2012–2020, 2022
TeamsCitroën Junior, Qatar, Hyundai
Rallies114
Championships0
Rally wins13
Podiums43
Stage wins244
First rally2007 Monte Carlo Rally
First win2014 Rallye Deutschland
Last win2020 Monte Carlo Rally
Last rally2022 Ypres Rally

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
 #  Event Season Driver Car
1 Germany 32. ADAC Rallye Deutschland 2014 Belgium Thierry Neuville Hyundai i20 WRC
2 Italy 13º Rally d'Italia Sardegna 2016 Belgium Thierry Neuville Hyundai i20 WRC
3 France 60ème Tour de Corse – Rallye de France 2017 Belgium Thierry Neuville Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC
4 Argentina 37° Rally Argentina 2017 Belgium Thierry Neuville Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC
5 Poland 74th Rally Poland 2017 Belgium Thierry Neuville Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC
6 Australia 26th Rally Australia 2017 Belgium Thierry Neuville Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC
7 Sweden 66th Rally Sweden 2018 Belgium Thierry Neuville Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC
8 Portugal 52° Rally de Portugal 2018 Belgium Thierry Neuville Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC
9 Italy 15º Rally d'Italia Sardegna 2018 Belgium Thierry Neuville Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC
10 France 62ème Tour de Corse – Rallye de France 2019 Belgium Thierry Neuville Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC
11 Argentina 39° Rally Argentina 2019 Belgium Thierry Neuville Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC
12 Spain 55º RallyRACC Catalunya – Costa Daurada 2019 Belgium Thierry Neuville Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC
13 Monaco 88ème Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo 2020 Belgium 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
2022 East Belgian Racing Team Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo MON SWE CRO POR ITA KEN EST FIN BEL
13		 GRE NZL ESP JPN NC 0
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.

References
  1. "Nicolas Gilsoul". motorsport.hyundai.com. Hyundai Motorsport. 2017. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  2. , wrc.com; accessed 30 November 2015.
  3. "Emotional Neuville thankful to M-Sport before Hyundai switch". autosport.com. Autosport. 19 November 2013. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  4. "Rally Germany: Thierry Neuville, Hyundai take maiden WRC win". Autosport.com. Autosport. 22 August 2014. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
  5. "Nicolas Gilsoul". ewrc-results.com. eWRC-Results. 21 August 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  6. "Neuville splits with long-term co-driver Gilsoul ahead of 2021 WRC campaign". Autosport.com. Autosport. 15 January 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  7. "Nicolas Gilsoul is Back in the Co-Driver Seat at Sanremo". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. thecheckeredflag.co.uk. 5 April 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  8. Berry, Luke (12 December 2022). "Gilsoul to partner Loubet in WRC next year". dirtfish.com. DirtFish, LLC. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
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