T. Neuville / N. Gilsoul (Hyundai New Generation i20 WRC): “Great things come to
those who go and earn it. This result goes to Philippe Bugalski. He helped me a lot with my
career and it would have been his birthday today. Hopefully this win will set me up for the
rest of the season. A great confidence boost. This weekend the feeling with the car was
great, we will see for the rest of the season. It is all about confidence”. [thierry's dad
watching, very happy and thanking everyone]
Nicholas Gilsoul : "Never doubted the driver, I was sure this moment would have come"

Alghero (SS), June 11, 2016. What a fight between Thierry Neuville and Jari-Matti Latvala at 2016 Rally
Italia Sardegna, underway in the north of the Mediterranean island as the sixth round of the World Rally
Championship. Co-driven by fellow co-driver Nicolas Gilsoul, Hyundai Motorsport Belgian driver holds the
lead of the rally on his i20 New Generation WRC. They won SS13 Monti di Alà 2 and SS15 Monte Lerno 2
never losing first position during the second leg. On their side, Latvala and his fellow Finn co-driver Mika
Antilla on Volkswagen Polo R WRC won SS14 Coiluna-Loelle 2 and still are close to the leaders, behind by
only 16.1 seconds with only Sunday's final leg to be run. French World Champion Sebastien Ogier is keeping
his third position from yesterday despite some little issues on the rear of his Polo R WRC towards the end of
the day.

Alghero (SS), June 10, 2016. Thierry Neuville and co-driver Nicolas Gilsoul ends in the lead the second day
of Rally Italia Sardegna after a wonderful fight against Jari-Matti Latvala, co-driven by Miikka Anttila. On their
Hyundai i20 New Generation WRC the Belgian crew was fastest in the last three special stages (SS7, SS8
and SS9) of Friday's competition of the sixth round of the World Rally Championship, regaining first position
overall as already happened in the morning, when they had won SS4 and SS5.

The event kicks off on Thursday June 9 with shakedown, Starting Ceremony and the Super
Special Stage at the Ittiri Arena. Eight tests will complete the first leg on Friday while six stages
are awaited on Saturday for the longest day of the 2016 World Rally Championship. Sunday's
Podium Ceremony will be held at 13:45 in Alghero

With the stages of the 2016 Vodafone Rally de Portugal completed, it was Abu Dhabi Total World Rally Team’s Kris Meeke who claimed the win after a weekend of impressive pace amidst an array of dramas and difficult stages.

The first full loop of stages in this year’s Vodafone Rally de Portugal saw Citroen’s Kris Meeke emerge as the initial leader, winning the first two of the day’s stages and narrowly missing his hat-trick on the third, by just 0.2 seconds.

Date: 7th May
Day: 1        Flash No: 8
Special Stage 6: Paleohori 2
Length: 12.43 km
Weather: Cloudy, 16o C
Road conditions: Rough gravel and mud

STAGE FLASH
Date: 7th May
Day: 1        Flash No: 2
Special Stage: SEAJETS New Gravia 1
Length: 25.70 km
Weather: Sunny, 18o C
Road conditions: Smooth gravel, muddy parts