The departure of the Estonian Ott Tänak meant that he had problems with the steering of the car and could not complete.
Now it will be very difficult for Tänak to get involved in the battle for a new World Cup title.
- You know what that means, Tänak said sourly when asked what the crash means for the continuation of the World Cup series, where two races remain.
Won four of eight distances
But one who had the car in order was Thierry Neuville.
The Belgian won four of eight special stages and leads the rally ahead of Sunday's four final stages, where he has 33 seconds to go on second Sebastien Loeb.
In WRC 2, Swedish Pontus Tidemand leads by far, two minutes ahead of Frenchman Adrien Fourmax.