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

The Ford World Rally Team♑ man was clocked doing 106 kph on Saturday night in 50 kph zone follow♋ing SS17, the final test of the day.

Solberg, who finished on the podium in third place, was subsequently given 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 oꦡf the next six WRC events in which he participates in during the 2012 season'.

The full statement from the stewards, issued 🔯today at 12.20 hours local time, read:

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

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

The speed limit at this locat💞ion is 5♛0 kph 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 competitor.

Considering the excessive speed at whi♈ch car▨ no. 4 was driven, the stewards summoned the crew of car number 4 and an entrant's representative to them.

The crew, accompanied by Mr. Malcolm Wilson and Mr. Johnꦉ 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 st🔴ewards, after due deliberation on the facts,

DECIDE

That the excessive speed at which car no. 4 was driven as stated above and also und☂er 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 Inꦅternational Sporting Code.

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

and of the Aওppendix B of the 2012 FIA International Sport༺ing Code.

"Respect of the FIA's objectives and interests

All FIA Licence-Holders and all Participa🔯nts in Interౠnational Events undertake in particular:

-not to pursue any objective that diverges from those of the FIA,
-and not to 💮c🐟ause, 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 more generally on the interests of motorsport and on the values defended by the FIA.",

in addition to the infringement of Article 20.3.1 of thꦅe 2012 FIA WRC Sporting Regulations,

And, under Article 152 of the 2❀012 FIA International Sporting 🌳Code,

-To levy a fine of 14ꦺ00 Euros onto the Competitor of car no. 4, irrespective of the fine levied by the Clerk of the Course.

-To pass a sentence of suspension for the next WRC rally in which the Driver Petter SOLBERG par𝕴ticipates and which is applied with suspension of sentence and will come into effect immediately should the Driver commit any speeding offence 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 issue a reprimand and warn the Driver🐟 a🔯s to his future conduct.

The🦂 competitor is reminded of his right to appeal.

Stewards of the meeting.