Lefebvre fined for overtaking unmarked police car
Citroen WRC driver Stephane Lefebvre has been hit with over €3000 worth of fines for speeding and illegally overtaking an unmarked police car during Rally Australia.
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The Frenchman was originally slapped with a €1200 fine after being pinged doing 108 km/h in a 60 km/h zone on Friday, but that's now been increased to the tune of an extra €2000 after a stewards hearing.
According to the stewards report, Lefebvre was stopped by police after passing a van towing a trailer on a road marked with continuous white lines.
He also passed an unmarked police car, video footage from which was used during the hearing.
"The video shows that car No. 7 first overtakes an unmarked police car on a double continuous white line and then, two minutes later, the above-mentioned van with a trailer," read the stewards summary.
"The speeding and the overtaking by crossing the double continuous white line on two occasions during this incident are viewed as one single traffic infringement and note that the competitor was already penalised by the Clerk of the Course for the speeding offence under Art. 20.3.1 of the 2017 FIA WRC Sporting Rregulations.
"However on this incident the driving manners of the driver represent not only a breach of the local traffic laws but also a clear infringement of Art. 12.1.1.c of the 2017 International Sporting Code.
"The stewards therefore after due deliberation decide to levy an additional fine of €2000 onto the driver of car No. 7 Stephane Lefebvre."
The additional fine is suspended for the first three rallies he contests in the 2018 season, and will be enforced if he commits any further traffic infringement.
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