Stoba𝔉rt Ford's Gigi Galli will have an operation tonight following his crash on day one of the ADAC Rallye Deutschl♈and.

The accident occurred on a flat right-hand corner 11.3 kilo🎉metres into SS5, the 23.04 kilometre Grafschaft Veldenz 2 test, when a cut on the inside of the corner bounced his car across th🦄e road careering him into some trees at high speed.

Luckily the safety roll-cage on his Ford Focus 🐟RS WRC07 did its job and prevented further injury in w🐼hat could have been a horrific accident.

"Organisers and event medical staff did a fantastic job working efficiently to help the Italian out of h🔯is car after he became trapped in it for several minutes a💛fter the accident," read a statement from the Stobart team. "Officials also cancelled the stage to allow medical crews easier access to the Italian's car."

😼Galli was subsequently airlifted to the Barmherzige Hospital in Trier and after suffering a fracture to 🎉his left femur he will be operated on in the next few hours.

"To increase the chances of a speedy reco꧃very Galli will be operated on tonight," added the team.

Galli's co-driver Giovanni Bernacchini was also taken to hospital. He was given the all-clear this af♔ternoon and discharged with just cuts and bruises.

Galli had been running eighth overall ꧑post-SS4 and on course for the final 🌜WRC drivers' point, 14 seconds off Jari-Matti Latvala in P7.

Ford/M-Sport boss Malcolm Wilson meanwhile paid tribute to the emergency services and the organisers - and wh🥀ile he was relieved to see Gigi escape serious injury, a broken leg is a big blow for the very popular Italian.

Indeed when Sebastien Loeb broke his arm iಌn 2006 following a mountain bike accide𝓀nt, the Frenchman was out for a number of months.

"It's been a disappointing end to the first day with Gigi being taken to hospital after his high speed accident but I think the strength of the Ford Focus and the car's roll cage prevented further🦩 injury," Wilson added. "The emergency services were quickly on the scene, got him removed from the car and off to hospital."

All at wuqian0821.com wish Gigi a very speedy recovery.