About Thierry
Thierry is a true petrol head; he just loves being behind the wheel. He enjoyed huge success at junior levels before making the step up to WRC in 2009, finishing second in the 2013 standings after a competitive season. Those performances caught the eye of our fledgling team, and we signed him for our debut season. Alongside co-driver Nicolas, he scored our team’s debut podium in Mexico 2014, and a memorable 1-2 (ahead of Dani) in Rallye Deutschland – our maiden victory. A win in Sardinia was the highlight of 2016, in which he finished second in the Drivers’ Championship. Thierry then emerged as a genuine championship contender in 2017. He won four rallies in total, the most of any driver, and finished as a close runner-up in the championship. Hailing from St. Vith in the Ardennes forest, Thierry can speak several languages fluently. Although a native German speaker, he and Nicolas speak French in the car as the shorter words make communication more efficient.
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Career
| 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 | Several rounds of the FIA Junior World Rally Championship (5) |
| 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, quad and kart.
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.
