Thierry Neuville - Nicolas Gilsoul

66. Rally Sweden 2018

WRC #2 • WRC2 #2 • JWRC #1 • WRC3 #2

15. 2. – 18. 2. 2018, Torsby • snow - ice 314.25 km • total distance including road sections - 1400.79 km • Other years

Stage results

Neuville Thierry

Gilsoul Nicolas

Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC

ALZ***

Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT

RC1

Final results

1. overall

1. class RC1

1. WRC

Stage results

1. leg	Time	Pos.	km/h s/km	Overall	Pos. after
SS1 SSS Karlstad 1 (1.90 km)	1:33.7	6. 6. class RC1 6. WRC	73.0 km/h 0.53 s/km	1:33.7	6. 6. class RC1 6. WRC
SS2 Hof-Finnskog 1 (21.26 km)	10:39.2	4. 4. class RC1 4. WRC	119.7 km/h 0.31 s/km	12:12.9	4. 4. class RC1 4. WRC
"In some places more grip and suddenly you lose it. Not the perfect stage for visibility, I was looking for the road a lot. Not a good rhythm."
SS3 Svullrya 1 (24.88 km)	13:16.4	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC	112.5 km/h	25:29.3	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC
"I enjoyed every moment. I think the time is good."
SS4 Röjden 1 (19.13 km)	10:20.4	2. 2. class RC1 2. WRC	111.0 km/h 0.10 s/km	35:49.7	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC
"I took it a bit more carefully, lots and lots of snow. The road is getting better with each car, so I tried to use my advantage."
SS5 Hof-Finnskog 2 (21.26 km)	10:27.0	6. 6. class RC1 6. WRC	122.1 km/h 0.35 s/km	46:16.7	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC
"We had a good stage but I never know about the rhythm. The grip was good at the beginning but not at the end. We know we have quite a [road position] advantage."
SS6 Svullrya 2 (24.88 km)	13:21.4	5. 5. class RC1 5. WRC	111.8 km/h 0.16 s/km	59:38.1	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC
"Another good lap, but we have to see the times of the guys behind. They're going to use my lines and go faster I think."
SS7 Röjden 2 (19.13 km)	10:08.3	2. 2. class RC1 2. WRC	113.2 km/h 0.12 s/km	1:09:46.4	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC
"I'm fighting with the guys behind, trying to do the best in the conditions I have and fight for victory. It's tricky because sometimes I'm making a faster line to the benefit of the guys behind."
SS8 Torsby 1 (9.56 km)	6:26.7	2. 2. class RC1 2. WRC	89.0 km/h 0.30 s/km	1:16:13.1	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC
"I try to give my best, the car is working well. It's not easy, I'm fighting with the guys behind. I try to get the speed without taking risks."
2. leg
SS9 Torntorp 1 (19.88 km)	10:09.8	5. 5. class RC1 5. WRC	117.4 km/h 0.39 s/km	1:26:22.9	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC
SS10 Hagfors 1 (23.40 km)	13:07.5	7. 7. class RC1 7. WRC	107.0 km/h 0.40 s/km	1:39:30.4	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC
"The transmission is working, I fixed it, but I had a spin in the stage - a 360 degree. There was nothing I could do to avoid it, I'm pretty sure Andreas destroyed a snow bank in front of me."
SS11 Vargåsen 1 (14.21 km)	8:35.9	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC	99.2 km/h	1:48:06.3	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC
SS12 Torntorp 2 (19.88 km)	9:56.6	2. 2. class RC1 2. WRC	120.0 km/h 0.07 s/km	1:58:02.9	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC
"An okay run. He has two spare tyres and we have only one. We knew we would lose some because of that but I will have fresh tyres for later in the loop."
SS13 Hagfors 2 (23.40 km)	12:44.5	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC	110.2 km/h	2:10:47.4	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC
"I had quite a big push in there, the car worked well. I kept the rhythm and it seems like it is working well."
SS14 Vargåsen 2 (14.21 km)	8:28.2	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC	100.7 km/h	2:19:15.6	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC
"I touched the bank a bit over Colin's Crest. Last year I took it easy and went out. Now are in a fight so I'm pushing."
SS15 SSS Karlstad 2 (1.90 km)	1:35.5	4. 4. class RC1 4. WRC	71.6 km/h 0.42 s/km	2:20:51.1	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC
SS16 Torsby Sprint (3.43 km)	2:32.7	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC	80.9 km/h	2:23:23.8	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC
"It's already better than last year! A really lovely day for us. The car was working great, okay a small issue today that we could fix, other than that a good job. Good tyre management I think, I'm really pleased and big thanks to the team."
3. leg
SS17 Likenäs 1 (21.19 km)	11:28.0	11. 11. class RC1 11. WRC	110.9 km/h 0.76 s/km	2:34:51.8	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC
"I was quite careful in this one. We confirmed the pace notes for the second pass. Should be fine."
SS18 Likenäs 2 (21.19 km)	11:16.9	2. 2. class RC1 2. WRC	112.7 km/h 0.09 s/km	2:46:08.7	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC
Will he be pushing to take bonus points on the Power Stage? "Definitely not. No, no, no. We have increased the gap now and can go carefully."
SS19 Torsby 2[Power Stage] (9.56 km)	6:04.4	4. 4. class RC1 4. WRC	94.4 km/h 0.33 s/km	2:52:13.1	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC
"It's an incredible weekend. We didn't expect to be so fast over here year, but the team and the car gave us the chance to fight for victory. We deserved it last year, even more this year. There are more than 200 people in the team, they are committed and gave us everything. I'm really happy with the weekend and looking forward to the upcoming events."