The Japanese driver, competing in his first occasion as a manufacturing facility pilot, had been working in fifth place having ended the morning loop by profitable Stage 4, earlier than noon service.
Nevertheless, within the first check (Brattby 2) of the afternoon loop Katsuta clipped a snowbank on the exit of a left hander, which pitched the GR Yaris right into a roll, earlier than finally coming to relaxation on its wheels.
The automobile suffered heavy harm, shedding all the rear wing along with harm to the entrance. Katsuta and co-driver Aaron Johnston had been capable of attain the stage finish however misplaced 53.4s within the course of.
The duo reached Stage 6 and managed to start out the check though harm to the radiator pressured Katsuta to tug over within the driveway of a home on the stage.
Katsuta rushed to supply some water to try to restore the radiator however his efforts would come to nothing, as his day got here to a untimely finish.
“He began very well and we had been actually happy with the velocity and the efficiency he was doing, and speaking on the service there hadn’t been any massive moments,” stated Toyota WRC boss Jari-Matti Latvala.
“Then there was this left hand nook and we noticed Thierry Neuville nearly go into the financial institution and Taka got here in a bit too quick.
“He received sucked into the snowbank and sadly hit one thing on the entrance and rolled it.
“There was various harm, the radiator was leaking and he tried to restore it and he did a great job, however sadly the cooling bundle has taken an excessive amount of of an influence and he needed to cease.”
Hyundai’s Craig Breen has claimed the rally lead after profitable Stage 5 and Stage 6. The Irishman moved into a ten.5s benefit over M-Sport’s Ott Tanak with Hyundai’s Esapekka Lappi in third.
Toyota’s Elfyn Evans confirmed indicators of higher tempo to leap team-mate and world champion Kalle Rovanpera into fourth.
Two extra levels await crews on Friday.