After an impressive start to the rally, Loubet was sitting fourth heading into stage three when he went off the road at high-speed.
The Frenchman appeared to carry too much speed into a right-hand corner which resulted in his car being sent into a frightening series of rolls, before coming to rest on its roof. Loubet and co-driver Nicolas Gilsoul luckily emerged from the wreckage without injury.
“Unfortunately on a very fast section, maybe we did not understand something with Nicolas and we did a mistake, and unfortunately there was a big crash,” said Loubet.
“The pacenote was fine, I think it was more the moment and everything around the pacenote.
“[The rally] was going well. We were leading the stages also, so everything was looking pretty good and I had no moments and I felt good in the car.
“I didn’t feel like I was over pushing, so it is big disappointment as it was not a proper mistake. I think it was something we need to check to make sure that will not happen again.
“This season has been very tough for me and the team. Today we showed that if we have had a bad championship we still have pace, but unfortunately it has finished in a bad way.
“It has happened to other drivers in the past and we need to continue to push and believe, I’m sure that will pay. It has been a hard season, but it is part of the work.”
Source: Autosport