Thierry Neuville - Nicolas Gilsoul - Neste Rally Finland 2018

68. Neste Rally Finland 2018

WRC #8 • WRC2 #8 • JWRC #4 • WRC3 #8

26. 7. – 29. 7. 2018, Jyväskylä • gravel 317.26 km • total distance including road sections - 1426.84 km • Other years

Stage results

Neuville Thierry

Gilsoul Nicolas

Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC

ALZ***

Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT

RC1

Final results

9. overall

9. class RC1

9. WRC

Stage results

1. leg	Time	Pos.	km/h s/km	Overall	Pos. after
SS1 Harju 1 (2.31 km)	1:49.9	2. 2. class RC1 2. WRC	75.7 km/h 0.30 s/km	1:49.9	2. 2. class RC1 2. WRC
"It is going to be a close fight this weekend, I was careful through this stage. I'm hoping the improvements mean we are going to be faster this year than last. We'll have to see what happens this weekend, we are in a championship battle and I don't want to take risks."
SS2 Moksi 1 (20.04 km)	10:16.1	9. 9. class RC1 9. WRC	117.1 km/h 1.00 s/km	12:06.0	9. 9. class RC1 9. WRC
SS3 Urria 1 (12.28 km)	6:19.4	10. 10. class RC1 10. WRC	116.5 km/h 0.78 s/km	18:25.4	9. 9. class RC1 9. WRC
SS4 Ässämäki 1 (12.33 km)	6:02.5	10. 10. class RC1 10. WRC	122.4 km/h 1.09 s/km	24:27.9	8. 8. class RC1 8. WRC
"We are doing our best but the conditions are very loose and I can't do any more to be honest. The car is not behaving as it should. We focus on our main goal of keeping in touch with Seb and finishing ahead of him at the end of the weekend."
SS5 Äänekoski 1 (7.71 km)	4:01.8	30. 12. class RC1 30. WRC	114.8 km/h 3.85 s/km	28:29.7	10. 10. class RC1 10. WRC
missed junction and spin
"I went off on this one, I made a mistake. It was a pace note that was too optimistic. I was thinking about changing it but I then didn't hear the next one."
SS6 Oittila (19.34 km)	10:05.9	11. 11. class RC1 11. WRC	114.9 km/h 1.07 s/km	38:35.6	10. 10. class RC1 10. WRC
"I try, but it is not working. A lot of loose, especially in the first pass being first on the road. Towards the end it felt like I was at the maximum. The rain wouldn't change anything."
SS7 Moksi 2 (20.04 km)	10:04.1	11. 11. class RC1 11. WRC	119.4 km/h 0.74 s/km	48:39.7	10. 10. class RC1 10. WRC
"It was okay, much better conditions than in the first pass, it was much more enjoyable. In these conditions the car is definitely working better."
SS8 Urria 2 (12.28 km)	6:14.2	11. 11. class RC1 11. WRC	118.1 km/h 0.59 s/km	54:53.9	10. 10. class RC1 10. WRC
"The situation is not so bad actually because Ogier is only two positions ahead of us. We have to do our best and keep the car on the road."
SS9 Ässämäki 2 (12.33 km)	5:54.1	9. 9. class RC1 9. WRC	125.4 km/h 0.58 s/km	1:00:48.0	10. 10. class RC1 10. WRC
"I can't be happy about the position, but we knew from the beginning it was going to be tough. Being first on the road has been a disaster but I can't do more than that."
SS10 Äänekoski 2 (7.71 km)	3:35.7	9. 9. class RC1 9. WRC	128.7 km/h 0.86 s/km	1:04:23.7	10. 10. class RC1 10. WRC
"It's not much to do, it's lot about road position. We struggled with grip and consistency in the car, there's not much I can do."
SS11 Harju 2 (2.31 km)	1:48.9	2. 2. class RC1 2. WRC	76.4 km/h 0.09 s/km	1:06:12.6	10. 10. class RC1 10. WRC
2. leg
SS12 Päijälä 1 (23.92 km)	12:01.1	10. 10. class RC1 10. WRC	119.4 km/h 1.03 s/km	1:18:13.7	10. 10. class RC1 10. WRC
SS13 Pihlajakoski 1 (14.90 km)	7:04.0	10. 10. class RC1 10. WRC	126.5 km/h 0.89 s/km	1:25:17.7	10. 10. class RC1 10. WRC
"The grip isn't really better. When you go at that speed and it is that loose you can't take any risks. Now there are some lines so I can push a bit harder. It is more enjoyable than yesterday."
SS14 Kakaristo 1 (23.66 km)	12:06.2	10. 10. class RC1 10. WRC	117.3 km/h 1.09 s/km	1:37:23.9	10. 10. class RC1 10. WRC
"Every car is going faster but I'm pleased to not be the first on the road any more."
SS15 Tuohikotanen 1 (8.95 km)	4:39.3	10. 10. class RC1 10. WRC	115.4 km/h 0.87 s/km	1:42:03.2	10. 10. class RC1 10. WRC
"We knew that at some point being first one on the road was going to be a disadvantage, we'll be happy as long as Ogier doesn't take too many points."
SS16 Tuohikotanen 2 (8.95 km)	4:31.0	10. 10. class RC1 10. WRC	118.9 km/h 0.56 s/km	1:46:34.2	10. 10. class RC1 10. WRC
"When it is good like now on the second pass it is a lot better. Plan is to keep it on the road and watch what happens in front of me."
SS17 Kakaristo 2 (23.66 km)	11:38.3	9. 9. class RC1 9. WRC	122.0 km/h 0.51 s/km	1:58:12.5	10. 10. class RC1 10. WRC
"Conditions are completely different now, much more enjoyable."
SS18 Päijälä 2 (23.92 km)	11:45.3	8. 8. class RC1 8. WRC	122.1 km/h 0.59 s/km	2:09:57.8	10. 10. class RC1 10. WRC
"The rears are going off, it is a little bit too hot for those tyres and they're starting to slide a bit. Small problem with the brakes at one point in the stage. I had to slow down a bit."
SS19 Pihlajakoski 2 (14.90 km)	6:54.9	6. 6. class RC1 6. WRC	129.3 km/h 0.30 s/km	2:16:52.7	10. 10. class RC1 10. WRC
"In these conditions I can't do more than that. I can't take risks. We knew we just had to do the job, we accept that."
3. leg
SS20 Laukaa 1 (11.74 km)	5:40.5	9. 9. class RC1 9. WRC	124.1 km/h 1.03 s/km	2:22:33.2	9. 9. class RC1 9. WRC
"The road is very slippy, in this condition you can really feel it. We have a lot of work to do."
SS21 Ruuhimäki 1 (11.12 km)	5:37.1	6. 6. class RC1 6. WRC	118.8 km/h 0.38 s/km	2:28:10.3	9. 9. class RC1 9. WRC
"I don't know. I tried to do a good stage to see what is possible for the Power Stage. It is hard to push the car hard on this stage."
SS22 Laukaa 2 (11.74 km)	5:32.2	9. 9. class RC1 9. WRC	127.2 km/h 0.89 s/km	2:33:42.5	9. 9. class RC1 9. WRC
"We will see what strategy M-Sport is playing and what problem Suninen is going to have. We'll push as hard as possible."
SS23 Ruuhimäki 2[Power Stage] (11.12 km)	5:27.4	4. 4. class RC1 4. WRC	122.3 km/h 0.11 s/km	2:39:09.9	9. 9. class RC1 9. WRC
"We tried, a difficult weekend for us but we knew that coming here. We were nearly first on the road all weekend. Ogier was in a better position because he had team-mates who could help him move up a position."