Thierry Neuville - Nicolas Gilsoul - Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo 2017

85. Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo 2017

WRC #1 • WRC Trophy #1 • WRC2 #1 • WRC3 #1 • RGT Cup #1

18. 1. – 22. 1. 2017, Gap - Monaco • asphalt - snow 382.65 km - (cancelled 26.75 km) • total distance including road sections - 1411.85 km • Other years

1. leg	Time	Pos.	km/h s/km	Overall	Pos. after
SS1 Entrevaux - Val-de-Chalvagne - Ubraye (21.25 km)	cancelled
SS2 Bayons - Bréziers 1 (25.49 km)	15:01.1	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC	101.8 km/h	15:01.1	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC
"It was OK. The car was maybe moving a bit too much."
2. leg
SS3 Agnières-en-Dévoluy - Le Motty 1 (24.63 km)	19:19.4	2. 2. class RC1 2. WRC	76.5 km/h 0.06 s/km	34:20.5	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC
"It was okay, some places a bit wide but I enjoyed the stage even though it was very slippery. I have a good balance with the car. It feels great."
SS4 Aspres-lès-Corps - Chaillol 1 (38.94 km)	25:41.9	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC	90.9 km/h	1:00:02.4	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC
"The grip is not that good. Very tricky. I stalled the engine on a hairpin near the end. I tried to be as clean as possible. Not much grip near the end - probably the studs had gone."
SS5 St-Léger-les-Mélèzes - La Bâtie-Neuve 1 (16.83 km)	11:22.2	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC	88.8 km/h	1:11:24.6	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC
"It was OK - there less ice than in the recce so my pace notes were a bit too slow in the final part."
SS6 Agnières-en-Dévoluy - Le Motty 2 (24.63 km)	18:09.6	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC	81.4 km/h	1:29:34.2	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC
"We are cleaning a bit the line for the cars behind. Overall, this was more tricky than the first pass - difficult to know how much speed to carry."
SS7 Aspres-lès-Corps - Chaillol 2 (38.94 km)	24:37.4	4. 4. class RC1 4. WRC	94.9 km/h 0.50 s/km	1:54:11.6	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC
"The stage was okay but to be honest my pace notes had too much snow and ice. The road was cleaner that I expected. I dropped too much."
SS8 St-Léger-les-Mélèzes - La Bâtie-Neuve 2 (16.83 km)	11:13.0	2. 2. class RC1 2. WRC	90.0 km/h 0.45 s/km	2:05:24.6	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC
"We had a problem with the engine - we lost turbo boost. I stalled the engine a hairpin and did not press the reset button. It was not working properly. We drove for about 500 metres before we reset the system."
3. leg
SS9 Lardier-et-Valença - Oze 1 (31.17 km)	24:02.9	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC	77.8 km/h	2:29:27.5	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC
"Okay, not a massive difference but I had a clean run. No surprises for us, good information from our ice crew. l am committed and confident. The car is working really well. I've never had a car like this for the first rally in a season. It's enjoyable."
SS10 La Bâtie-Montsaléon - Faye 1 (16.78 km)	9:16.2	2. 2. class RC1 2. WRC	108.6 km/h 0.06 s/km	2:38:43.7	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC
"I had some understeer near the start so I had to slow the rhythm."
SS11 Lardier-et-Valença - Oze 2 (31.17 km)	22:55.1	2. 2. class RC1 2. WRC	81.6 km/h 0.07 s/km	3:01:38.8	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC
"I tried to be smoother. We had mud on the windscreen and I couldn't clear it. With the sun in front the visibility was bad."
SS12 La Bâtie-Montsaléon - Faye 2 (16.78 km)	9:11.7	5. 5. class RC1 5. WRC	109.5 km/h 0.89 s/km	3:10:50.5	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC
"I have the snow tyres this afternoon. This morning we were on slicks. It was the safe choice. We have a good lead, but we have to be clever."
SS13 Bayons - Bréziers 2 (25.49 km)	47:24.9	55. 11. class RC1 55. WRC	32.3 km/h 77.58 s/km	3:58:15.4	15. 8. class RC1 15. WRC
rear-left suspension damage
“At the exit of a slow corner, the rear of the car went wide and hit something”
4. leg
SS14 Lucéram - Col St-Roch 1 (5.50 km)	3:37.7	4. 4. class RC1 4. WRC	91.0 km/h 0.36 s/km	4:02:33.1 0:40	16. 9. class RC1 16. WRC
		Penalty 0:40 - Late (4 min) at TC
"A good stage for us. The guys have fixed it. I enjoyed the stage but you have to be careful. For sure now I am looking ahead to the Power Stage and trying get some points."
SS15 La Bollène-Vésubie - Peïra-Cava 1 (21.36 km)	14:08.6	6. 6. class RC1 6. WRC	90.6 km/h 0.82 s/km	4:16:41.7 0:40	15. 8. class RC1 15. WRC
"Terrible stage. My tyres were completely overheated mid-stage. I drove very carefully."
SS16 Lucéram - Col St-Roch 2 (5.50 km)	cancelled
SS17 La Bollène-Vésubie - Peïra-Cava 2[Power Stage] (21.36 km)	14:14.4	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC	90.0 km/h	4:30:56.1 0:40	15. 8. class RC1 15. WRC
"I pushed very hard in these tricky conditions. When I saw the snow coming I knew it would be hard. I know Juho had the snow tyres and we were quicker. I think we were the men to beat this week. I must thank the team, they have built an incredible car. I think it's promising.

85. Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo 2017

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