during the third stage of the rally, los mexicanos, ott tänak crashed his car into a lake, but he and co-driver raigo mõlder were able to extract themselves from the car prior to it submerging. the car was recovered from the lake, in anticipation for the car to be repaired by the m-sport world rally team. the team attempted to repair the car, dubbed the "titänak" – a portmanteau of the rms "titanic" passenger liner, that sank in 1912, and tänak's name – for the second day, but he was unable to start. he returned for sunday's stages, finishing 22nd overall and scoring a manufacturers' championship point.