Thierry Neuville - Nicolas Gilsoul - ADAC Rallye Deutschland 2019

37. ADAC Rallye Deutschland 2019

WRC #10 • WRC2 #10 • WRC2 Pro #10 • RGT Cup #7

22. 8. – 25. 8. 2019, Bostalsee • ADAC e.V. • asphalt 344.04 km • total distance including road sections - 1228.23 km • Other years

Stage results

Neuville Thierry

Gilsoul Nicolas

#11

Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC

ALZ***

Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT

RC1

Final results

4. overall

4. class RC1

4. WRC

Stage results

1. leg	Time	Pos.	km/h s/km	Overall	Pos. after
SS1 SSS St. Wendeler Land (5.20 km)	2:40.4	4. 4. class RC1 4. WRC	116.7 km/h 0.19 s/km	2:40.4	4. 4. class RC1 4. WRC
"I have to say, the feeling was not so bad. There was a lot of dust in some areas so I was a little bit alarmed as I thought someone had gone off in front of me! I am satisfied with my time but I am sure the guys behind will push very hard as well."
SS2 Stein und Wein 1 (19.44 km)	10:40.4	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC	109.3 km/h	13:20.8	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC
"I tried. We know that this rally will be a big push from the beginning to the end. I felt like the car was sliding a little bit too much and the grip was low, but obviously the road conditions are like this."
SS3 Mittelmosel 1 (22.00 km)	12:28.8	2. 2. class RC1 2. WRC	105.8 km/h 0.11 s/km	25:49.6	2. 2. class RC1 2. WRC
"I was a bit hesitant in the tricky places but for the first pass it is not so bad. It is very slippery, even more than in previous years."
SS4 Wadern-Weiskirchen 1 (9.27 km)	5:05.1	2. 2. class RC1 2. WRC	109.4 km/h 0.16 s/km	30:54.7	2. 2. class RC1 2. WRC
I don't know how it was in there. I tried to be fast and clean but I don't know.
SS5 Stein und Wein 2 (19.44 km)	10:46.0	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC	108.3 km/h	41:40.7	2. 2. class RC1 2. WRC
"We had a good stage. I felt quite okay with the car so I enjoyed that one. It's still early in the rally but the rhythm is very fast."
SS6 Mittelmosel 2 (22.00 km)	12:29.0	2. 2. class RC1 2. WRC	105.7 km/h 0.05 s/km	54:09.7	2. 2. class RC1 2. WRC
"I can't say I am not trying. I don't want to make a mistake - I had a good run and it is the maximum that we can do without taking risks."
SS7 Wadern-Weiskirchen 2 (9.27 km)	5:05.5	2. 2. class RC1 2. WRC	109.2 km/h 0.02 s/km	59:15.2	2. 2. class RC1 2. WRC
"Tomorrow is a long day. We had a great day in the car and we felt quite comfortable, especially in the afternoon. In Panzerplatte, anything can happen and the two stages in the morning will be very tricky."
2. leg
SS8 Freisen 1 (14.78 km)	8:31.0	3. 3. class RC1 3. WRC	104.1 km/h 0.20 s/km	1:07:46.2	2. 2. class RC1 2. WRC
"I was on it but the road was really dirty. Plenty of surprises but I had some information from the gravel crew that allowed me to commit."
SS9 Römerstraße 1 (12.28 km)	6:02.6	9. 9. class RC1 9. WRC	121.9 km/h 0.42 s/km	1:13:48.8	2. 2. class RC1 2. WRC
"I was at a junction and I was late on the brakes and stalled a little bit. I struggled to restart the engine as a fuse was gone and we lost a lot of time."
SS10 Freisen 2 (14.78 km)	8:31.7	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC	104.0 km/h	1:22:20.5	2. 2. class RC1 2. WRC
"I had a very good stage. Conditions are very dirty but I am satisfied with the stage I have done."
SS11 Römerstraße 2 (12.28 km)	5:59.9	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC	122.8 km/h	1:28:20.4	2. 2. class RC1 2. WRC
"I tried but we have to see. I had a good rhythm and feeling with the car. The morning is down and the afternoon is going to be a different story."
SS12 Arena Panzerplatte 1 (10.73 km)	6:06.4	2. 2. class RC1 2. WRC	105.4 km/h 0.06 s/km	1:34:26.8	2. 2. class RC1 2. WRC
"I had a good stage - we changed the setup a little bit for this stage."
SS13 Panzerplatte 1 (41.17 km)	24:54.0	14. 11. class RC1 14. WRC	99.2 km/h 2.11 s/km	1:59:20.8	7. 7. class RC1 7. WRC
"We had a puncture on the rear-left. It's a lottery and we were really unlucky. We were in the middle of the road so I don't know where that came from but the rally is not over yet."
SS14 Arena Panzerplatte 2 (10.73 km)	6:05.4	5. 5. class RC1 5. WRC	105.7 km/h 0.10 s/km	2:05:26.2	7. 7. class RC1 7. WRC
"I had a good feeling with the car. It will be really tricky to get any time back and it is difficult now with the sun in our face. It will get harder in the long one."
SS15 Panzerplatte 2 (41.17 km)	23:30.9	7. 7. class RC1 7. WRC	105.0 km/h 0.32 s/km	2:28:57.1	5. 5. class RC1 5. WRC
"I just lost the rear suddenly and had to spin the car to avoid hitting anything. The worst thing was that I touched a button and lost the gear lever for a few miles before I realised what had happened."
3. leg
SS16 Grafschaft 1 (28.06 km)	16:16.2	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC	103.5 km/h	2:45:13.3	5. 5. class RC1 5. WRC
"I am still waiting for something to happen at the front and then we will see."
SS17 Dhrontal 1 (11.69 km)	7:36.0	3. 3. class RC1 3. WRC	92.3 km/h 0.08 s/km	2:52:49.3	5. 5. class RC1 5. WRC
"A very tricky stage to be honest - very dirty. I took a bit careful in some places but we were able to change our notes for the power stage."
SS18 Grafschaft 2 (28.06 km)	16:08.8	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC	104.3 km/h	3:08:58.1	5. 5. class RC1 5. WRC
"We had another good stage - it is quite a challenging one but interesting. We will see what we can do in the power stage now."
SS19 Dhrontal 2[Power Stage] (11.69 km)	7:30.2	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC	93.5 km/h	3:16:28.3	4. 4. class RC1 4. WRC
I tried very hard to be honest. I don't know if it's enough but I did the most I could without taking big risks. We were able to match the speed with Ott all weekend: we probably could have won but we got the puncture in Baumholder. Ott drove very well and he deserves the win - we are happy to be here.