The Toyota driver was well placed to pocket valuable points, sitting in third behind teammate Sebastien Ogier and M-Sport’s Sebastien Loeb, both of whom will not be contesting a full season in the WRC.
After winning the day’s first stage, Evans set a blistering pace through the infamous Sisteron stage before misjudging a right-hand corner on the dry asphalt. It resulted in his new GR Yaris clipping the bank and coming to rest beached precariously on a hillside.
The stage was subsequently red flagged while a group of spectators helped push the car back on the road but the damage had been done.
The Welshman ended the day 26th overall, some 20 minutes and 39 seconds in arrears.
“It was pretty frustrating, it was going pretty good up until then,” Evans told Autosport.
“It was good morning overall and obviously I was going pretty well in that stage as well, and I just got caught out.
“I had information in my pacenotes to say it was unseen but it seemed to jump out of…
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