The next round of the season will be in Mexico on 10-12 March, the first gravel rally in the schedule, and Toyota has chosen Almeria as its testing venue for its loose surface preparations.
However, Latvala crashed his Yaris WRC just a few hundred metres after the start.
The Finn slid off the road at an uphill left-hander, and rolled his car once before coming to a halt.
Latvala and his co-driver Miikka Anttila escaped the incident unscathed, but Toyota’s testing programme was delayed due to neccessary repairs to the car.
By: David Gruz, Editorial assistant
Co-author: Giacomo Rauli, Journalist
Stoery: Motorsport.com