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 2012 FIA World Rally Champi🐠onship.

The Ford World Rally Team man was clocked doing 106 kph on Saturday night in 50 kph zone following SS17, th🌳e final test of the day.

Solberg, who finished on the podium in third place, 🦋was subsequently given a fi🧜ne 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 statement from the stewards, issued today at 12.20 h🤪ours local time, read:

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

The speed limit at this location 🌠is 50 kph and c꧒ar 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 competitor𝕴.

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

The crew, acc♈ompanied by Mr. Malcolm 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 deliberation on the facts,

DECIDE

That the excessive speed at which car no. 4 was driven as stated above 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 Spo🔥rting 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 I🎃nternational Sporting Code.

"Respect of the FIA's objectives and interests

All FIA Licence-Holders and all ⛄Participants in International Events undertake 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 more generally on the interests of motorsport and o🐭n the values defended by the FIA.",

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

And, under Article 152 of the 2012 FIA Internat൩ional Sporting Code,

-To levy a fine of 1400 Euros onto the Competitor of c🙈ar no. 4, irrespective of the fine levied by the Clerk of the Course.

-To pass a sentence of suspension for th🧸e next WRC rally in which the Driver Petter SOLBERG participates and which is applied with suspension of sentence and will come into effཧect 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 as to his future co♔nduct.

The competitor is reminded of h🐼is right to appeal.

Stewards of the meeting.