Reigning world champion Sebastien Loeb is on course for a record-breaking sixth consecutive Rally Germany crown after establishing a 37.8-second lead ahead of the final day.

World Championship leader Sebastien Loeb hit the front of the Rally Sardinia at the end of the first leg after spending much of the day running down the order.

Colin McRae will race his first rally for almost a year after being drafted in to replace world champion Sebastien Loeb in the Kronos Citroen team for Rally Turkey.

World rally champion Sebastien Loeb has broken his upper arm in a mountain biking accident, throwing his plans to land a hat-trick of titles into disarray.

Former world champion Colin McRae has backed Northern Ireland’s Kris Meeke to take the next step on his way to rally stardom.