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About Thierry
2024 WRC drivers’ champion Thierry is a true petrol head; he loves being behind the wheel. His success at junior levels enabled him to step up to WRC in 2009. After finishing second in the 2013 standings, his performance caught the eye of our fledgling team, and we signed him for our inaugural season in 2014.
Together, we have achieved a number of historic firsts. Thierry scored our team’s first podium in Mexico 2014, and a memorable 1-2 in Rallye Deutschland – our debut victory. Thierry helped us win our first manufacturers’ titles in 2019 and 2020, and also spearheaded our ultimate podium lock-out at Acropolis Rally in 2022. In 2024, the Belgian clinched our first ever WRC drivers’ championship title at a nail-biting finale in Japan – achieving his childhood dream after 11 seasons with us.
Hailing from St. Vith in the picturesque Ardennes forest, Thierry is impressively fluent in several languages – a reflection of his versatility both on and off the stages.
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Career
| 2024 | All rounds of the FIA World Rally Championship with Hyundai (13) |
| 2023 | All rounds of the FIA World Rally Championship with Hyundai (13) |
| 2022 | All rounds of the FIA World Rally Championship with Hyundai (13) |
| 2021 | All rounds of the FIA World Rally Championship with Hyundai (12) |
| 2020 | All rounds of the FIA World Rally Championship with Hyundai (7) |
| 2019 | All rounds of the FIA World Rally Championship with Hyundai (13) |
| 2018 | All rounds of the FIA World Rally Championship with Hyundai (13) |
| 2017 | All rounds of the FIA World Rally Championship with Hyundai (13) |
| 2016 | All rounds of the FIA World Rally Championship with Hyundai (13) |
| 2015 | All rounds of the FIA World Rally Championship with Hyundai (13) |
| 2014 | All rounds of the FIA World Rally Championship with Hyundai (13) |
| 2013 | All rounds of the FIA World Rally Championship (13) |
| 2012 | All rounds of the FIA World Rally Championship (13) |
| 2011 | All rounds of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge (11) |
| 2010 | Five rounds of the FIA Junior World Rally Championship (5) Six rounds of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge (6) |
| 2009 | Winner of the Citroën Rally Trophy Belux |
| 2008 | Winner of the RACB Rally Contest, an event organised by the Belgian Federation to discover a new young rally driver |
Q&A
Q1. Who is your motorsport idol?
My idol while growing up was my compatriot Bruno Thiry, but I was also a Schumacher fan in F1.
Q2. What are your hobbies?
Fitness, driving with my buggy and working on my cars.
Q3. What is your ideal destination for a holiday?
The Maldives are top of the list!
Q4. Which profession would you have chosen if you hadn’t become a rally driver?
I would have become a driving instructor instead.
Q5. What is your favourite food?
I love pasta.
Q6. Describe yourself in 3 words
Impatient, ambitious, sociable.
