Martijn Wydaeghe

Martijn Wydaeghe
Personal information
Nationality	Belgian
Born	1 September 1992 (age 32); Izegem, Belgium
World Rally Championship record
Active years	2013–2019, 2021–present
Driver	Thierry Neuville
Teams	Hyundai Motorsport
Rallies	43
Championships	1 (2024)
Rally wins	8
Podiums	26
Stage wins	79
First rally	2013 Rallye de France-Alsace
First win	2021 Ypres Rally
Last win	2024 Acropolis Rally

Martijn Wydaeghe (Dutch pronunciation: [mɑrˈtɛiɱ ˈʋidaːxə]; born 1 September 1992) is a Belgian rallying co-driver. He is partnered with Thierry Neuville for Hyundai Motorsport in the World Rally Championship category.

Rally career

Wydaeghe made his WRC debut at the 2013 Rallye de France-Alsace.^[1] He is set to co-drive with five-time runner-up Thierry Neuville, replacing compatriot Nicolas Gilsoul.^[2]

#	Event	Season	Driver	Car
1	56º Renties Ypres Rally Belgium	2021	Thierry Neuville	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC
2	56º RallyRACC Catalunya – Costa Daurada	2021	Thierry Neuville	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC
3	66th EKO Acropolis Rally Greece	2022	Thierry Neuville	Hyundai i20 N Rally1
4	FORUM8 Rally Japan 2022	2022	Thierry Neuville	Hyundai i20 N Rally1
5	20º Rally Italia Sardegna	2023	Thierry Neuville	Hyundai i20 N Rally1
6	1st Central European Rally	2023	Thierry Neuville	Hyundai i20 N Rally1
7	92nd Monte Carlo Rally	2024	Thierry Neuville	Hyundai i20 N Rally1

Year	Entrant	Car	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	WDC	Points
2013	Philip Cracco	Ford Fiesta R5	MON	SWE	MEX	POR	ARG	GRE	ITA	FIN	GER	AUS	FRA 22	ESP	GBR		NC	0
2014	Autostal Duindistel	Ford Fiesta R2	MON	SWE	MEX	POR	ARG	ITA	POL	FIN	GER Ret	AUS	FRA	ESP	GBR		NC	0
2015	Mats van den Brand	Ford Fiesta R2T	MON	SWE	MEX	ARG	POR 50	ITA	POL Ret	FIN 53	GER 31	AUS	FRA	ESP Ret	GBR		NC	0
2016	Chewon Lim	Opel Adam R2	MON	SWE	MEX	ARG	POR	ITA	POL	FIN	GER Ret	CHN C	FRA	ESP	GBR	AUS	NC	0
2017	Hyundai Motorsport N	Hyundai i20 R5	MON 31	SWE	MEX	FRA	ARG	POR	ITA	POL	FIN	GER 22	ESP	GBR	AUS		NC	0
2018	Tamara Molinaro	Ford Fiesta R5	MON	SWE 35	MEX	FRA	ARG	POR	ITA	FIN	GER	TUR	GBR	ESP	AUS		NC	0
2019	Guillaume De Mévius	Citroën C3 R5	MON Ret	SWE	MEX	FRA 19	ARG	CHL	POR 17	ITA 34	FIN	GER 35	TUR	GBR 34	ESP 20	AUS C	NC	0
2021	Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	MON 3	ARC 3	CRO 3	POR 36	ITA 3	KEN Ret	EST 3	BEL 1	GRE 8	FIN Ret	ESP 1	MNZ 4			3rd	176
2022	Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	Hyundai i20 N Rally1	MON 6	SWE 2	CRO 3	POR 5	ITA 41	KEN 5	EST 4	FIN 5	BEL 20	GRE 1	NZL 4	ESP 2	JPN 1		3rd	193
2023	Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	Hyundai i20 N Rally1	MON 3	SWE 3	MEX 2	CRO 33	POR 5	ITA 1	KEN DSQ	EST 2	FIN 2	GRE 20	CHL 2	EUR 1	JPN 13		3rd	189
2024	Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	Hyundai i20 N Rally1	MON 1	SWE 4	KEN 5	CRO 3	POR 3	ITA 41	POL 4	LAT 8	FIN 2	GRE 1	CHL 4	EUR 3	JPN		1st*	225*

* Season still in progress.

^ "Martijn Wydaeghe". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
^ "Neuville parts ways with Gilsoul in shock move". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 15 January 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2021.