SS12: Huge crowds lead to stage cancellation

Stage 12 of Rallye de France Alsace has been cancelled due to excessive numbers of spectators trying to gain vantage points in order to follow the dramatic action from round 11 of the FIA World Rally Championship.

Crews will now drive through the stage at liaison speed before heading to the Strasbourg Zenith for the midday service halt.

Sebastien Loeb, from France, leads the all-asphalt event in his Citroen DS3 WRC. He is 30.0s clear of Ford Fiesta RS WRC pilot Jari-Matti Latvala. Mikko Hirvonen, in a second Citroen, holds third.

Stage 13, Massif des Grands Crus-Ungersberg 2, is scheduled to get underway at 14:38hrs local time.