Thierry Neuville - Nicolas Gilsoul - ADAC Rallye Deutschland 2017

35. ADAC Rallye Deutschland 2017

WRC #10 • WRC Trophy #10 • WRC2 #10 • JWRC #5 • WRC3 #10

17. 8. – 20. 8. 2017, Bostalsee • asphalt 309.17 km • total distance including road sections - 1165.25 km • Other years

Stage results

Neuville Thierry

Gilsoul Nicolas

Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC

ALZ***

Hyundai Motorsport

RC1

Final results

44. overall

14. class RC1

44. WRC

Stage results

1. leg	Time	Pos.	km/h s/km	Overall	Pos. after
SS1 SSS Saarbrücken (2.05 km)	2:08.6	9. 8. class RC1 9. WRC	57.4 km/h 1.32 s/km	2:08.6	9. 8. class RC1 9. WRC
"I had no good feeling in the stage after what I saw with Meeke. I took it quite steady. It's my first time starting a rally leading the championship. I thought we did quite well."
SS2 SSS Wadern-Weiskirchen 1 (9.27 km)	5:13.9	2. 2. class RC1 2. WRC	106.3 km/h 0.18 s/km	7:22.5	3. 3. class RC1 3. WRC
"Okay. Three hard tyres and one hard on the car. A different package to what Seb has. I think this was a good choice."
SS3 Mittelmosel 1 (22.00 km)	13:11.2	8. 8. class RC1 8. WRC	100.1 km/h 0.50 s/km	20:33.7	7. 7. class RC1 7. WRC
"I went off 1km from the start. The road was dry then suddenly wet section under braking and I went into the vines and lost the front (splitter) lip. Now I have no down force at all. It makes it very tricky."
SS4 Grafschaft 1 (18.35 km)	11:04.2	9. 9. class RC1 9. WRC	99.5 km/h 0.76 s/km	31:37.9	6. 6. class RC1 6. WRC
"I have a lot of understeer in the fast sections. In the slow corners it is okay."
SS5 SSS Wadern-Weiskirchen 2 (9.27 km)	5:15.9	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC	105.6 km/h	36:53.8	5. 5. class RC1 5. WRC
SS6 Mittelmosel 2 (22.00 km)	13:43.5	6. 6. class RC1 6. WRC	96.2 km/h 0.55 s/km	50:37.3	4. 4. class RC1 4. WRC
"I was full softs. I don't know what the best option would be. Many times I was sideways a lot and I had a spin near the end. I tried my best but it's not very nice in these conditions."
SS7 Grafschaft 2 (18.35 km)	11:18.6	2. 2. class RC1 2. WRC	97.3 km/h 0.17 s/km	1:01:55.9	4. 4. class RC1 4. WRC
"I was on the maximum I have to say. So much wheelspin and locking under braking, many times we nearly went off. I'm missing a lot of traction."
SS8 SSS Wadern-Weiskirchen 3 (9.27 km)	5:55.3	2. 2. class RC1 2. WRC	93.9 km/h 0.04 s/km	1:07:51.2	3. 3. class RC1 3. WRC
He's been off and there is a big branch stuck in the rear spoiler. "It happened on a very dirty corner, it was worse than aquaplaning. Nothing I could do. Happy to be here - still a long way to go."
2. leg
SS9 SSS Arena Panzerplatte 1 (2.87 km)	1:56.2	28. 13. class RC1 28. WRC	88.9 km/h 3.73 s/km	1:09:47.4	4. 4. class RC1 4. WRC
the rear-left wheel has is hanging off
"I have no idea." The wheel and tyre are attached, but at a crazy angle. There is no sign of damage to the wheel.
Neuville and co-driver Nicholas Gilsoul are inspecting the damage. It seems that the whole wheel hub has detached from the suspension arm. Nicholas suggests that they will need a miracle.
"It was just a slow junction, a left turn with a cut, and we don't understand what happened. We just felt a small touch on the rear axle. We probably touched something, we don't understand right now. It looks like something broke on the suspension. I don't know. We need to analyse first and then we will know more."
SS10 Panzerplatte 1 (41.97 km)	31:39.7 [N]	51. 15. class RC1 51. WRC	79.5 km/h 10.01 s/km	1:41:27.1 [SR]	17. 10. class RC1 17. WRC
SS11 Freisen 1 (14.78 km)	15:59.9 [N]	59. 15. class RC1 59. WRC	55.4 km/h 28.42 s/km	1:57:27.0 [SR]	28. 13. class RC1 28. WRC
SS12 Römerstraße 1 (12.28 km)	13:13.9 [N]	57. 15. class RC1 57. WRC	55.7 km/h 34.20 s/km	2:10:40.9 [SR]	38. 14. class RC1 38. WRC
SS13 SSS Arena Panzerplatte 2 (2.87 km)	8:43.3 [N]	57. 15. class RC1 57. WRC	19.7 km/h 146.34 s/km	2:19:24.2 [SR]	39. 14. class RC1 39. WRC
SS14 SSS Arena Panzerplatte 3 (2.87 km)	8:43.4 [N]	57. 15. class RC1 57. WRC	19.7 km/h 146.34 s/km	2:28:07.6 [SR]	49. 15. class RC1 49. WRC
SS15 Panzerplatte 2 (41.97 km)	30:52.0 [N]	49. 14. class RC1 49. WRC	81.6 km/h 10.01 s/km	2:58:59.6 [SR]	45. 14. class RC1 45. WRC
SS16 Freisen 2 (14.78 km)	15:44.8 [N]	52. 14. class RC1 52. WRC	56.3 km/h 28.42 s/km	3:14:44.4 [SR]	50. 14. class RC1 50. WRC
SS17 Römerstraße 2 (12.28 km)	13:12.0 [N]	52. 14. class RC1 52. WRC	55.8 km/h 34.20 s/km	3:27:56.4 [SR]	50. 14. class RC1 50. WRC
3. leg
SS18 Losheim am See 1 (13.02 km)	6:39.4	9. 9. class RC1 9. WRC	117.4 km/h 0.57 s/km	3:34:35.8 [SR]	49. 14. class RC1 49. WRC
"Not so nice. A lot of wheelspin and not good handling. We will make some changes. After yesterday, today is all about the Power Stage."
SS19 St. Wendeler Land 1 (12.95 km)	6:26.8	6. 6. class RC1 6. WRC	120.5 km/h 0.33 s/km	3:41:02.6 [SR]	48. 14. class RC1 48. WRC
"Fine, but the time is not so good. I tried. There are a couple of places I can go faster next time. I have to."
SS20 Losheim am See 2 (13.02 km)	6:33.9	8. 8. class RC1 8. WRC	119.0 km/h 0.35 s/km	3:47:36.5 [SR]	45. 14. class RC1 45. WRC
"I struggled this morning but we have to try for the Power Stage. I'm fighting a bit with the handling and the confidence."
SS21 St. Wendeler Land 2[Power Stage] (12.95 km)	6:20.8	6. 6. class RC1 6. WRC	122.4 km/h 0.27 s/km	3:53:57.3 [SR]	44. 14. class RC1 44. WRC
"Too many small mistakes probably. I didn't find the best set-up. I couldn't do me. For the championship let's see. I will give it everything."