TRIER, Germany (AP) Sebastien Loeb of France had a comfortable lead after the second day of Rally Germany, ahead of two other Citroens on Saturday.

 

Loeb will go into the final five of 19 stages on Sunday with a 35.7-second lead over Dani Sordo of Spain. Sebastien Ogier of France was 2 minutes, 7.1 seconds behind.

``I can be really pleased, everything went just fine,'' Loeb said.

The French driver has won five of 14 stages so far. Loeb was looking for his seventh World Rally Championship title.

Dutch driver Jasper van der Heuvel and his co-driver Martine Kolman suffered burns when their Mitsubishi caught fire.

Kolman was burned on her hands and face and van der Heuvel on his face and both were taken by helicopter to a hospital.

The Mitsubishi of Mexican driver Michael Jourdain also caught fire but no one was injured in that accident.

 

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