It was an eventful morning in Western Australia as home star Chris Atkinson crashed on the sixth stage.

BBC: Gonholm spits out the dust after his crash

Australian Chris Atkinson held third place in his Subaru Impreza, 3min 02.6 off the pace.

CNN: Loeb holds rally lead as Sordo quits

Another driver struggling on Saturday was Chris Atkinson, who damaged his Subaru in a heavy landing on stage eight.

BBC: Marcus Gronholm had won four of the six stages on day one

Australian Chris Atkinson came in third in his Subaru Impreza, 2 minutes 58 seconds off Loeb's winning pace for the 19 special stages.

CNN: Loeb lands record fifth Monte Carlo win

Australian Chris Atkinson continued his charge for the top 10 with success in stage 12 while Loeb increased his lead over Gronholm to 31 seconds.

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