Petter Solberg has been given a suspended ban for next month's Rally Sweden a𒉰fter being caught speeding 🏅on Rallye Monte Carlo, the opening round in the 2012 FIA World Rally Championship.

The Ford World Rally Team man was clocked doing 106 kꦜph on Saturday night in 50 kph zone following SS17, the final tes♑t of the day.

Solberg, who finished on the podium in third place, was subsequently gi🐬ven a fine and a reprimand, in addition to being warned he will be excluded from the results of🌱 next month's Rally Sweden, should he commit a speeding offence of '50 percent or more of an applicable speed limit in any of the next six WRC events in which he participates in during the 2012 season'.

The full statem💦ent from the stewards, issued today at 12.20 hours local time, r🧜ead:

From: The stewards of the meeting.
To: The entrant of car No. 4: Ford WRT / Crew: PETTER SOLBERG / CHRIS PATTERSON.

The stewards were informed by the C𒊎lerk of the Course of a speeding infringement committed by the driver of car no. 4, Petter Solberg, on January 21 2012 at 21.10 hours on Monaco-Boulevard Charles III.

The speed limit at this location is 50 k🌺ph and car no. 4 was being driven at 106 kph.

The Clerk of the Course had issued Decision No. 4, applying Article 20.3.1 of the 2012 FIA WRC Sporting Regulations and imposing a fine of 1400 Euros on that competitorꦬ.

Considering the excessive speed at which car no. 4 was driven, the stewards summoned the crew of car number 4 and an𝐆 entrant's representative to them.

The crew, accompanied by Mr. Malcoꦿlm Wilson and Mr. John Millington (from Ford), appear in front of the stewards at 12:00 hours on January 2012.

On being questioned, the driver explained that indeed, he was accelerating at the said speed in trying to pass a slower car and in doing so, he passed the continuous centre line on the road, but was then braking immediately. He apologised for his lapse.

The stewards, after due deli⭕beration on the facts,

DECIDE

That the excessive speed at which car no. 4 was driven as stated abov🐼e and also under consideration of the values defended by the FIA, including the promotion of the FIA Action for road safety, represents a breach of Article 151c of the 2012 FIA International Sporting Code.

"Any act prejudicial to the interest of any competition or to the interests of motorsport generally",

and of the Appendix B 🐼of the 2012 FIA Internat🍌ional Sporting Code.

"Respect of the FIA's objectives and interests

All FIA Licence-Holders and all Participants in International Events undert𓆏ake in particular:

-not to pursue any objective that diverges from those of the FIA,
-and not to cause, by words, actions 🅷or writings, damage to the standing and/or reputation of, or loss to, the FIA, its bodies, its members or its management, and moꦗre generally on the interests of motorsport and on the values defended by the FIA.",

in addition to the infringement of Arti♈cle 20.3.1 of the🦩 2012 FIA WRC Sporting Regulations,

And, under🧜 Article 152 of the 2012 FIA Internatio𒁏nal Sporting Code,

-To levy a fine of 1400 Euros onto the Competitor of car no. 4, irrespective of the fine levied by the C🐟lerk of the Course.

-To pass a sentence of suspension for the next WRC rally in which the Driver Petter SOLBERG participates and which is applied with suspension of sentence and will come into effect immediately should the Driver commit any speeding off🐎ence of 50 percent or more of any applicable speed limit in any of the next 6 WRC rallies in which he participates during the 2012 season.

-To iss𒐪ue a reprimand and warn the Driver as to his future conduct.

The competitor is reminded of his rig🥂ht to appeal.

Stewards of the meeting.