Marcus Gronholm continues to lead the 2001 Network Q Rally of Great Britain with Richard Burns in second, but the main news from Day Three revolves not around the world Rally Championship climax, but an incident which casts a shadow over the entire event. Twice world champion Carlos Sainz crashed into a group of spectators after sliding off the road during Stage 11 in the Brechfa Forest near Carmarthen. The stage was stopped immediately with police, doctors and air ambulance crews dispatched to the scene. 13 spectators were injured, including a 12-year-old boy and 14-year-old girl suffering from lower limb injuries. Four will be detained overnight, with two requiring surgery. Sainz was visibly shaken after the incident and Ford have withdrawn from the event. As a result, Peugeot have clinched the 2001 Manufacturers' Championship, but not in the circumstances they would have desired. Organisers scrapped the 11th and 12th stages on Saturday, although the rally later resumed with Richard Burns edging closer to becoming the first Englishman to win the world title. Rally officials said nine people with minor injuries were discharged from West Wales General Hospital in Carmarthen on Saturday night. "A 12-year-old boy with severe bruising is expected to leave hospital today," said rally spokesman John Horton. "A 13-year-old girl is still in hospital and is expected to have surgery on a lower limb injury. One adult with head injuries is expected to be discharged later today and the adult with back injuries will be staying in hospital for another night." The investigation will be carried out by the Motor Sports Association, the sport's governing body in Britain. A report will be made to FIA, motor sport's world governing body. Officials are understood to have obtained video film from inside Sainz's car. His withdrawal guarantees a British world champion, with sidelined Scot Colin McRae the only alternative winner to Burns.