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Nicolas Gilsoul

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2023}}

{{short description|Belgian rally co-driver (born 1982)}}

{{BLP sources|date=August 2021}}

{{Infobox WRC driver

| name = Nicolas Gilsoul

| image = Nicolas Gilsoul 2013-10-15 001 (cropped).jpg

| caption = Nicolas Gilsoul, 2013

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1982|02|05|df=y}}

| birth_place = Chênée, Belgium{{Cite web|url = https://motorsport.hyundai.com/drivers/nicolas-gilsoul/|title = Nicolas Gilsoul|date = 2017|access-date = 21 December 2017|website = motorsport.hyundai.com|publisher = Hyundai Motorsport}}

| nationality = {{flagicon|BEL}} Belgian

| Years = 2007–2008, 2012–2020, 2022

| Co-driver =

| Teams = Citroën Junior, Qatar, Hyundai

| Races = 114

| Championships = 0

| Wins = 13

| Podiums = 43

| Stagewins = 244

| First race = 2007 Monte Carlo Rally

| First win = 2014 Rallye Deutschland

| Last win = 2020 Monte Carlo Rally

| Last race = 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.[http://www.wrc.com/en/wrc/drivers/co-drivers/co-driver/nicolas-gilsoul/page/893-94-893--.html?h=2015/drivers/28], wrc.com; accessed 30 November 2015.

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. 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.{{Cite web|url = https://www.autosport.com/wrc/news/emotional-neuville-thankful-to-m-sport-before-hyundai-switch-4470125/4470125/|title = Emotional Neuville thankful to M-Sport before Hyundai switch|date = 19 November 2013|access-date = 21 August 2021|website = autosport.com|publisher = Autosport}} Gilsoul and Neuville made the switch to the newly created rally team Hyundai Motorsport in 2014. 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.{{Cite web|url = https://www.autosport.com/wrc/news/rally-germany-thierry-neuville-hyundai-take-maiden-wrc-win-5048480/5048480/|title = Rally Germany: Thierry Neuville, Hyundai take maiden WRC win|date = 22 August 2014|access-date = 22 August 2014|website = Autosport.com|publisher = Autosport }}

Gilsoul continued co-driving for Neuville in Hyundai Motorsport and went on to win a further twelve events together.{{Cite web|url = https://www.ewrc-results.com/coprofile/896-nicolas-gilsoul/1|title = Nicolas Gilsoul|date = 21 August 2021|access-date = 21 August 2021|website = ewrc-results.com|publisher = eWRC-Results}} They were runners-up in the championship between 2016 and 2019.

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.{{Cite web|url = https://www.autosport.com/wrc/news/neuville-splits-with-long-term-co-driver-gilsoul-ahead-of-2021-wrc-campaign-5115282/5115282/|title = Neuville splits with long-term co-driver Gilsoul ahead of 2021 WRC campaign|date = 15 January 2021|access-date = 21 August 2021|website = Autosport.com|publisher = Autosport }}

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.{{Cite web|url = https://www.thecheckeredflag.co.uk/2021/04/nicolas-gilsoul-is-back-in-the-co-driver-seat-at-sanremo/|title = Nicolas Gilsoul is Back in the Co-Driver Seat at Sanremo|date = 5 April 2021|access-date = 21 August 2021|website = thecheckeredflag.co.uk|publisher =thecheckeredflag.co.uk}}

In 2023, Gilsoul returned to the World Rally Championship co-driving for Pierre-Louis Loubet for the M-Sport Ford World Rally Team.{{cite web|url=https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/gilsoul-to-partner-loubet-in-wrc-next-year/|title=Gilsoul to partner Loubet in WRC next year|first=Luke|last=Berry|date=12 December 2022|accessdate=12 February 2023|website=dirtfish.com|publisher=DirtFish, LLC.}}

WRC victories

class="wikitable"

!  # 

! Event

! Season

! Driver

! Car

1

| {{flagicon|DEU}} 32. ADAC Rallye Deutschland

| 2014

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Thierry Neuville

| Hyundai i20 WRC

2

| {{flagicon|ITA}} 13º Rally d'Italia Sardegna

| 2016

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Thierry Neuville

| Hyundai i20 WRC

3

| {{flagicon|FRA}} 60ème Tour de Corse – Rallye de France

| 2017

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Thierry Neuville

| Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC

4

| {{flagicon|ARG}} 37° Rally Argentina

| 2017

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Thierry Neuville

| Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC

5

| {{flagicon|POL}} 74th Rally Poland

| 2017

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Thierry Neuville

| Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC

6

| {{flagicon|AUS}} 26th Rally Australia

| 2017

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Thierry Neuville

| Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC

7

| {{flagicon|SWE}} 66th Rally Sweden

| 2018

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Thierry Neuville

| Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC

8

| {{flagicon|POR}} 52° Rally de Portugal

| 2018

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Thierry Neuville

| Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC

9

| {{flagicon|ITA}} 15º Rally d'Italia Sardegna

| 2018

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Thierry Neuville

| Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC

10

| {{flagicon|FRA}} 62ème Tour de Corse – Rallye de France

| 2019

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Thierry Neuville

| Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC

11

| {{flagicon|ARG}} 39° Rally Argentina

| 2019

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Thierry Neuville

| Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC

12

| {{flagicon|ESP}} 55º RallyRACC Catalunya – Costa Daurada

| 2019

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Thierry Neuville

| Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC

13

| {{flagicon|MON}} 88ème Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo

| 2020

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Thierry Neuville

| Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC

Career results

=WRC results=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"

!Year

!Entrant

!Car

!1

!2

!3

!4

!5

!6

!7

!8

!9

!10

!11

!12

!13

!14

!15

!16

!{{Tooltip|WDC|Championship position}}

!Points

2007

!Luc Dewinter

!Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX

|style="background:#CFCFFF"|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

|style="background:#CFCFFF"|SWE
30

|MEX

|ARG

|JOR

|ITA

|GRE

|TUR

|FIN

|GER

|NZL

|ESP

|FRA

|JPN

|GBR

|

!NC

!0

rowspan=2|2012

!Citroën Junior World Rally Team

!rowspan=2|Citroën DS3 WRC

|style="background:#EFCFFF"|MON
Ret

|style="background:#CFCFFF"|SWE
12

|style="background:#CFCFFF"|MEX
13

|style="background:#DFFFDF"|POR
8

|style="background:#DFFFDF"|ARG
5

|style="background:#DFFFDF"|GRE
6

|

|style="background:#CFCFFF"|FIN
16

|style="background:#CFCFFF"|GER
12

|style="background:#DFFFDF"|GBR
7

|style="background:#DFFFDF"|FRA
4

|

|style="background:#CFCFFF"|ESP
12

|

|

|

!rowspan=2|7th

!rowspan=2|53

Qatar World Rally Team

|

|

|

|

|

|

|style="background:#DFFFDF"|NZL
5

|

|

|

|

|style="background:#CFCFFF"|ITA
18

|

|

|

|

2013

!Qatar World Rally Team

!Ford Fiesta RS WRC

|style="background:#EFCFFF"|MON
Ret

|style="background:#DFFFDF"|SWE
5

|style="background:#FFDF9F"|MEX
3

|style="background:#CFCFFF"|POR
17

|style="background:#DFFFDF"|ARG
5

|style="background:#FFDF9F"|GRE
3

|style="background:#DFDFDF"|ITA
2

|style="background:#DFDFDF"|FIN
2

|style="background:#DFDFDF"|GER
2

|style="background:#DFDFDF"|AUS
2

|style="background:#DFFFDF"|FRA
4

|style="background:#DFFFDF"|ESP
4

|style="background:#FFDF9F"|GBR
3

|

|

|

|style="background:#DFDFDF"|2nd

|style="background:#DFDFDF"|176

2014

!Hyundai Shell World Rally Team

!Hyundai i20 WRC

|style="background:#EFCFFF"|MON
Ret

|style="background:#CFCFFF"|SWE
28

|style="background:#FFDF9F"|MEX
3

|style="background:#DFFFDF"|POR
7

|style="background:#DFFFDF"|ARG
5

|style="background:#CFCFFF"|ITA
16

|style="background:#FFDF9F"|POL
3

|style="background:#EFCFFF"|FIN
Ret

|style="background:#FFFFBF"|GER
1

|style="background:#DFFFDF"|AUS
7

|style="background:#DFFFDF"|FRA
8

|style="background:#DFFFDF"|ESP
6

|style="background:#DFFFDF"|GBR
4

|

|

|

!6th

!105

rowspan=2|2015

!Hyundai Motorsport

!rowspan=2|Hyundai i20 WRC

|style="background:#DFFFDF"|MON
5

|style="background:#DFDFDF"|SWE
2

|style="background:#DFFFDF"|MEX
8

|style="background:#EFCFFF"|ARG
Ret

|style="background:#CFCFFF"|POR
38

|style="background:#FFDF9F"|ITA
3

|style="background:#DFFFDF"|POL
6

|style="background:#DFFFDF"|FIN
4

|style="background:#DFFFDF"|GER
5

|style="background:#DFFFDF"|AUS
7

|style="background:#CFCFFF"|FRA
23

|style="background:#DFFFDF"|ESP
8

|

|

|

|

!rowspan=2|6th

!rowspan=2|90

Hyundai Motorsport N

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|style="background:#EFCFFF"|GBR
Ret

|

|

|

rowspan=2|2016

!Hyundai Motorsport

!rowspan=2|Hyundai i20 WRC

|style="background:#FFDF9F"|MON
3

|style="background:#CFCFFF"|SWE
14

|style="background:#EFCFFF"|MEX
Ret

|style="background:#DFFFDF"|ARG
6

|

|

|style="background:#DFFFDF"|POL
4

|style="background:#DFFFDF"|FIN
4

|style="background:#FFDF9F"| GER
3

|CHN
C

|style="background:#DFDFDF"|FRA
2

|style="background:#FFDF9F"|ESP
3

|style="background:#FFDF9F"|GBR
3

|style="background:#FFDF9F"|AUS
3

|

|

|rowspan=2 style="background:#DFDFDF"|2nd

|rowspan=2 style="background:#DFDFDF"|160

Hyundai Motorsport N

|

|

|

|

|style="background:#CFCFFF"|POR
29

|style="background:#FFFFBF"|ITA
1

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

2017

!Hyundai Motorsport

!Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC

|style="background:#CFCFFF"|MON
15

|style="background:#CFCFFF"|SWE
13

|style="background:#FFDF9F"|MEX
3

|style="background:#FFFFBF"|FRA
1

|style="background:#FFFFBF"|ARG
1

|style="background:#DFDFDF"|POR
2

|style="background:#FFDF9F"|ITA
3

|style="background:#FFFFBF"|POL
1

|style="background:#DFFFDF"|FIN
6

|style="background:#CFCFFF"|GER
44

|style="background:#EFCFFF"|ESP
Ret

|style="background:#DFDFDF"|GBR
2

|style="background:#FFFFBF"|AUS
1

|

|

|

|style="background:#DFDFDF"|2nd

|style="background:#DFDFDF"|208

2018

!Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT

!Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC

|style="background:#DFFFDF"|MON
5

|style="background:#FFFFBF"|SWE
1

|style="background:#DFFFDF"|MEX
6

|style="background:#FFDF9F"|FRA
3

|style="background:#DFDFDF"|ARG
2

|style="background:#FFFFBF"|POR
1

|style="background:#FFFFBF"|ITA
1

|style="background:#DFFFDF"|FIN
9

|style="background:#DFDFDF"|GER
2

|style="background:#CFCFFF"|TUR
16

|style="background:#DFFFDF"|GBR
5

|style="background:#DFFFDF"|ESP
4

|style="background:#EFCFFF"|AUS
Ret

|

|

|

|style="background:#DFDFDF"|2nd

|style="background:#DFDFDF"|201

2019

! Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT

! Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC

|style="background:#DFDFDF"| MON
2

|style="background:#FFDF9F"| SWE
3

|style="background:#DFFFDF"| MEX
4

|style="background:#FFFFBF"| FRA
1

|style="background:#FFFFBF"| ARG
1

|style="background:#EFCFFF"| CHL
Ret

|style="background:#DFDFDF"| POR
2

|style="background:#DFFFDF"| ITA
6

|style="background:#DFFFDF"| FIN
6

|style="background:#DFFFDF"| GER
4

|style="background:#DFFFDF"| TUR
8

|style="background:#DFDFDF"| GBR
2

|style="background:#FFFFBF"| ESP
1

| AUS
{{small|C}}

|

|

!style="background:#DFDFDF"| 2nd

!style="background:#DFDFDF"| 227

2020

! Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT

! Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC

|style="background:#FFFFBF"| MON
1

|style="background:#DFFFDF"| SWE
6

|style="background:#CFCFFF"| MEX
16

|style="background:#EFCFFF"| EST
Ret

|style="background:#DFDFDF"| TUR
2

|style="background:#DFDFDF"| ITA
2

|style="background:#EFCFFF"| MNZ
Ret

|

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|

|

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|

|

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! 4th

! 87

2022

! East Belgian Racing Team

! Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo

| MON

| SWE

| CRO

| POR

| ITA

| KEN

| EST

| FIN

| style="background:#cfcfff;"| BEL
{{small|13}}

| GRE

| NZL

| ESP

| JPN

|

|

|

! NC

! 0

2023

! M-Sport Ford WRT

! Ford Puma Rally1

| style="background:#EFCFFF"| MON
Ret

| style="background:#DFFFDF"| SWE
6

| style="background:#CFCFFF"| MEX
27

| CRO

| POR

| ITA

| KEN

| EST

| FIN

| GRE

| CHL

| EUR

| JAP

|

|

|

! 10th*

! 8*

* Season still in progress.

References

{{reflist}}

External links

{{commonscat|Nicolas Gilsoul}}

  • [http://www.wrc.com/en/wrc/drivers/co-drivers/co-driver/nicolas-gilsoul/page/893-94-893--.html?h=2015/drivers/28 WRC Profile]

{{2023 World Rally Championship season}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gilsoul, Nicolas}}

Category:1982 births

Category:Living people

Category:Belgian rally co-drivers

Category:Place of birth missing (living people)

Category:World Rally Championship co-drivers