▁a ▁crash ▁on ▁the ▁first ▁stage ▁of ▁the ▁Ron de ▁di ▁And ora ▁r ally . ▁He ▁was ▁driving ▁a ▁Super ▁ 2 0 0 0 - spec ification ▁Š k oda ▁Fab ia ▁in ▁Test ico ▁when ▁his ▁car ▁left ▁the ▁road ▁at ▁high ▁speed ▁and ▁hit ▁a ▁crash ▁bar rier , ▁near ▁the ▁church ▁of ▁San ▁Sebast iano . ▁Kub ica ▁was ▁tra pped ▁in ▁the ▁car ▁for ▁more ▁than ▁an ▁hour ▁before ▁rescue ▁workers ▁were ▁able ▁to ▁extr icate ▁him . ▁He ▁was ▁flow n ▁by ▁hel ic opter ▁to ▁Santa ▁Cor ona ▁Hospital ▁in ▁Piet ra ▁Lig ure ▁near ▁Sav ona , ▁where ▁it ▁was ▁confirmed ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁suffered ▁partial ▁am putation ▁of ▁his ▁for ear m , ▁comp ound ▁f ract ures ▁to ▁his ▁right ▁el bow , ▁shoulder ▁and ▁leg , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁significant ▁loss ▁of ▁blood . ▁The ▁sever ity ▁of ▁his ▁inj uries ▁was ▁the ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁crash ▁bar rier ▁pen etr ating ▁the ▁car ' s ▁co ck pit , ▁and ▁hitting ▁Kub ica , ▁while ▁leaving ▁his ▁co - driver ▁un sc athed . ▁Kub ica ▁under w ent ▁a ▁seven - hour ▁operation ▁by ▁seven ▁do ctors ▁split ▁into ▁two ▁teams , ▁without ▁comp lications . ▁Two ▁more ▁length y ▁operations ▁to ▁repair ▁f ract ures ▁to ▁his ▁leg , ▁shoulder ▁and ▁arm ▁were ▁performed ▁successfully ▁a ▁few ▁days ▁later . ▁The ▁condition ▁of ▁his ▁hand ▁was ▁not ▁clear ▁for ▁some ▁time ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁he ▁missed ▁the