The Ex-Formula One driver Robert Kubica saw his Rally of Portugal hopes crumble after a series of punctures consumed his remaining spare tyres.
Kubica, 28, whose F1 career careered to a halt when he suffered a horror crash in an Italian rally in February two years ago, was second in the standings in the production class when his race ended early today.
His Citroen suffered three punctures on the first four stages, and with only two spare tyres left, the Pole was unable to complete the 206km drive to the final stage in the Portuguese capital.
France's Sebastien Ogier, in a Volkswagen, finished the day in the overall lead.
The world championship leader was four seconds ahead of Spain's Dani Sordo in a Citroen, and 11 seconds up on Finland's Jari-Matti Latvala in the second Volkswagen.
